Shopify stock rallies as Meta expands its partnership with the e-commerce platform. Options traders believe SHOP shares will rip higher from here in the weeks ahead.

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Shares of Shopify ( SHOP +7.69%) charged sharply higher on Wednesday, surging as much as 8.9%. As of 11:59 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 7.3%. The catalyst that sent the e-commerce platform provider higher was its decision to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) agent shopping.

On April 7, 2025, Business Insider reported that the company’s Shopify’s CEO, Tobias Lutke said before hiring anyone new, employees must prove AI can’t do the job better. CNBC reported that staffers needed to prove jobs can’t be done by AI before asking for more headcount.

It's time to scoop up shares of Shopify as the company is primed to recover from an artificial intelligence-led sell-off, according to Bernstein. The bank initiated coverage of the e-commerce company with an outperform rating.

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