Robinhood Markets unveiled a broad expansion of its AI-driven brokerage tools, round-the-clock trading, and crypto derivatives at its third annual HOOD Summit in Houston. The company’s stock rose 5.42% to $122.52 following the announcements.
The centerpiece was an expansion of Robinhood Agents, allowing users to create AI-powered bots that research markets and place trades. Since a preview launch in May, more than 150,000 customers have opened agentic trading accounts, and agents now process nearly 30 million tool queries daily, according to company data cited by Barron’s.
Robinhood also introduced Agent Apps, which connect its agents to specialized third-party tools. One of the first integrations is Narravance’s ChatterFlow Viral Stocks Detector, which tracks social sentiment and emerging narratives around thousands of U.S. stocks. The service costs $8 per month after a 30-day free trial and lets an investor ask a Robinhood Agent which stocks are going viral or whether chatter around a watchlist name is accelerating.
Beyond AI, Robinhood said it plans to introduce weekend trading for U.S. equities next year, expanding on its 24/5 trading option launched in 2023. It is also extending trading hours for select options contracts to 7:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. ET and preparing to offer crypto perpetual futures, giving traders leveraged crypto exposure without holding the underlying coins.
CEO Vlad Tenev framed the moves as a push to give retail traders tools previously limited to institutions: “Ownership doesn’t work without markets, and markets don’t work without traders.”
Analyst reaction was largely positive. Deutsche Bank trimmed its HOOD price target to $134 while keeping a Buy rating, saying the announcements show Robinhood moving quickly across AI, prediction markets, and crypto, though scale will take time. Morgan Stanley reiterated a Buy rating and $150 price target, implying roughly 30% upside. The analyst consensus on TipRanks remains a Strong Buy, based on 19 Buy ratings and two Holds, with an average target of $138.49.
The product push places Robinhood in closer competition with Coinbase and traditional brokers such as Charles Schwab, which has added 24/7 trading for select crypto futures on thinkorswim. For the crypto market, Robinhood’s derivatives plans could deepen retail access, while its AI-agent marketplace signals a broader shift in how financial data is distributed and consumed.
