On Monday, U.S. lithium battery concept stocks continued their upward momentum, with Quantumscape Corp. (QS.US) surging over 17%, Lithium Americas (LAC.US) climbing over 14%, Enovix (ENVX.US) gaining over 9%, and Albemarle (ALB.US) rising over 7%. On the news front, JPMorgan Chase indicated that as part of its $1.5 trillion plan, it will make up to $100 billion in direct equity investments in areas including critical minerals and frontier technologies to meet national security requirements.