Arm Holdings Trading Volume Surges 89.95% to 7.13 Billion, Ranks 134th in Daily Volume

On May 27, 2025, Arm Holdings (ARM) saw a significant surge in trading volume, reaching 7.13 billion, marking an 89.95% increase from the previous day. This surge placed Arm in the 134th position in terms of trading volume for the day, with its stock price rising by 5.33%.

Arm Holdings has been facing challenges with its Flatpak project, which has seen a slowdown in development. Sebastian Wick, a member of the GNOME project and an employee at Red Hat, highlighted several issues during a presentation at the Linux Application Summit (LAS). Despite the project's initial success, Wick noted that the development has stagnated, with few developers available to review and merge code beyond basic maintenance. This has led to a backlog of new feature requests and a lack of progress on major changes.

One of the key issues Wick addressed was the project's reliance on OSTree for content delivery, which has not seen active development. He suggested that the project should consider using OCI (Open Container Initiative) images, which are more widely supported and could simplify the development process. However, this transition would require significant effort to rewrite and merge the necessary code.

Wick also discussed the challenges of integrating Flatpak with modern container tools and the need for better support for nested sandboxes. He mentioned that the project is exploring the use of Rust for rewriting Flatpak, which could improve its performance and security. Additionally, Wick highlighted the importance of improving Flatpak's handling of audio access and network namespaces to enhance user experience and security.