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3 AI Penny Stocks That Could Explode in September

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Written by Timothy Sykes Fact-checked by Bryce Tuohey
Updated 9/4/2025, 6:23 pm ET 9/4/2025, 6:23 pm ET | 6 min 6 min read
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AI momentum is still fueling some of the market’s sharpest small-cap moves. While mega-cap leaders like Nvidia dominate headlines, penny stocks tied to real adoption stories are quietly building their own momentum.

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Here are three AI penny stocks to watch closely this month…

3 AI Penny Stocks to Watch in September 2025

Stock TickerCompany
NASDAQ: RRRichtech Robotics Inc
NASDAQ: IRENIREN Ltd
NASDAQ: SOUNSoundHound AI, Inc

These aren’t stocks that I’m necessarily buying…

These are stocks that I’m watching.

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The following three picks I’m watching extra closely…

Richtech Robotics Inc (NASDAQ: RR) — The AI-Driven Retail Automation Stock

Richtech Robotics just landed a multi-year master services agreement with a top global retailer, effective August 21. The name of the partner has not been disclosed, but the structure of the deal suggests serious long-term potential. It’s a two-year base agreement that automatically renews unless canceled, positioning Richtech as a potential core automation partner inside one of the world’s largest retail operations.

Stay up-to-date on key RR catalysts here.

  • What they do: Robotic servers (Matradee), autonomous cleaning units (DUST-E), and heavy-duty logistics bots (Titan) deployed across restaurants, hospitals, casinos, and more.
  • Why it matters now: The MSA structure implies multi-site rollout potential — credibility and visibility for a micro-cap in a blue-chip footprint.
  • What to watch next: Retail pilots turning into site counts, expansion into hospitality and healthcare, and follow-on contracts tied to performance metrics.

IREN Ltd (NASDAQ: IREN) — The AI Data Center Stock With the Nvidia Shoutout

IREN has been aggressively pivoting from crypto mining to AI infrastructure. On August 29, the company announced a $168 million GPU order: 1,200 Nvidia B300s and 1,200 liquid-cooled GB300s, set to power its Prince George campus in Canada. A new 10MW liquid-cooled facility is also under construction.

Read more about the catalysts pushing IREN higher.

Momentum accelerated on September 3 when IREN was named a Nvidia Preferred Partner, validating its growth strategy and boosting credibility with institutional investors.

  • What they do: Operates GPU-powered cloud campuses with ~11,000 GPUs (H100s, H200s, B200s, B300s, and GB300s) plus ~3GW of grid power for hyperscale AI deployments.
  • Why it matters now: Preferred Partner status with Nvidia and access to non-dilutive financing underscore strong execution and vendor confidence.
  • What to watch next: Continued revenue diversification into AI cloud services, further expansion of liquid-cooled data centers, and scaling annualized revenue toward $1.25 billion by year-end.

More Breaking News

SoundHound AI Inc (NASDAQ: SOUN) — The Post-Spike AI Voice Stock

SoundHound AI has become one of the most explosive names in the AI sector. Its conversational AI tools power voice interfaces across cars, TVs, kiosks, and enterprise platforms. After multiple triple-digit rallies since 2023, the stock is back on breakout watch thanks to strong earnings and bullish guidance tied to its Vision AI platform.

Should you worry about a SOUN crash?

  • What they do: Conversational AI stack including Houndify, Smart Answering, and SoundHound Chat AI, powering branded voice-first solutions in autos and enterprise.
  • Why it matters now: Despite rallying 130% year-to-date, SOUN is still more than 30% below its highs. With high short interest and rising call activity, conditions are ripe for another squeeze.
  • What to watch next: Analyst upgrades, new auto OEM integrations, and enterprise adoption of Vision AI that could drive recurring revenue growth.

Bottom Line

AI penny stocks remain magnets for volatility and speculation. Richtech Robotics is building credibility in retail automation, IREN is scaling into a credible AI cloud operator with Nvidia’s backing, and SoundHound continues to trade like a high-volatility short squeeze candidate. Each has catalysts that could make them breakout stocks to watch in September 2025.

Key Tips for September 2025:

  • Track earnings, contract wins, and sector headlines daily.
  • Watch for volume confirmation and don’t chase—sell into strength.
  • Use support and resistance to plan entries and exits, not hope.
  • Be prepared for volatility, especially with ongoing macro risks and earnings season in full swing.

After 20+ years in the trenches, my #1 rule hasn’t changed: Trade with a plan, not hope. I’ll only enter these names if they hit my preferred setups—breakouts on real volume, or panic dips with clear support.

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The available research on day trading suggests that most active traders lose money. Fees and overtrading are major contributors to these losses.

A 2000 study called “Trading is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors” evaluated 66,465 U.S. households that held stocks from 1991 to 1996. The households that traded most averaged an 11.4% annual return during a period where the overall market gained 17.9%. These lower returns were attributed to overconfidence.

A 2014 paper (revised 2019) titled “Learning Fast or Slow?” analyzed the complete transaction history of the Taiwan Stock Exchange between 1992 and 2006. It looked at the ongoing performance of day traders in this sample, and found that 97% of day traders can expect to lose money from trading, and more than 90% of all day trading volume can be traced to investors who predictably lose money. Additionally, it tied the behavior of gamblers and drivers who get more speeding tickets to overtrading, and cited studies showing that legalized gambling has an inverse effect on trading volume.

A 2019 research study (revised 2020) called “Day Trading for a Living?” observed 19,646 Brazilian futures contract traders who started day trading from 2013 to 2015, and recorded two years of their trading activity. The study authors found that 97% of traders with more than 300 days actively trading lost money, and only 1.1% earned more than the Brazilian minimum wage ($16 USD per day). They hypothesized that the greater returns shown in previous studies did not differentiate between frequent day traders and those who traded rarely, and that more frequent trading activity decreases the chance of profitability.

These studies show the wide variance of the available data on day trading profitability. One thing that seems clear from the research is that most day traders lose money .

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Citations for Disclaimer

Barber, Brad M. and Odean, Terrance, Trading is Hazardous to Your Wealth: The Common Stock Investment Performance of Individual Investors. Available at SSRN: “Day Trading for a Living?”

Barber, Brad M. and Lee, Yi-Tsung and Liu, Yu-Jane and Odean, Terrance and Zhang, Ke, Learning Fast or Slow? (May 28, 2019). Forthcoming: Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Available at SSRN: “https://ssrn.com/abstract=2535636”

Chague, Fernando and De-Losso, Rodrigo and Giovannetti, Bruno, Day Trading for a Living? (June 11, 2020). Available at SSRN: “https://ssrn.com/abstract=3423101”