Author Bio Evan is a senior technology specialist at The Motley Fool. He was previously a senior trading specialist at Charles Schwab, and worked briefly at Tesla. Evan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a CFA charterholder. Follow @TMFNewCow What happened Shares of Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) jumped as much as 23% after the company announced that a customer was making progress on a joint development agreement (JDA). As of 12:30 p.m. EST, the stock had given back much of those gains and was up just 5% as the broader market pulled back and tech stocks remain weak today.