Small-cap stocks on August 28, 2026: gappers, halts and filings
On August 28, 2026, these are the small-cap stocks that moved, read from the same data the replay plays: the pre-market gappers, the day's gainers, intraday runners, losers and fades, the after-hours movers, every halt, and the offerings and splits filed or in effect. A day's high runs from 4 a.m., pre-market included, to the 4 p.m. close. The biggest gapper was QNRX, up 50.7% at the open.
Pre-market gappers
Fewer than three small caps met the rule at 9:30 a.m. ET, so there is no list.
The small-cap rule: price from 2 to 20 dollars, gapped up 10% or more before the open, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
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Gainers
Fewer than three small caps met the rule at 4:00 p.m. ET, so there is no list.
The small-cap rule: price from 2 to 20 dollars, up 10% or more on the day, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
Intraday runners
The small caps whose high from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, pre-market and after hours included, was the furthest above the previous close, wherever they finished: a stock that spiked before the bell, during the day or after the close and gave it back is here.
The small-cap rule: the high priced from 2 to 20 dollars, a high 10% or more above the previous close, held by at least 3 one-minute bars that closed at or above that level on 100 shares or more, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
Or in play: up 30% or more at any moment on $3 million or more really traded, whatever its price, relative volume or float, its high at $1 or more.
| Symbol | Previous close | High, 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. | After-hours high, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Close, 4 p.m. | Volume, 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Relative volume by 8 p.m. | Float |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTFT why it ran | $0.5816 | $0.6098 | $2.60 | $0.5547 | 59,834 | 167.7× | 31.66 million |
| WHLR why it ran | $1.12 | $3.12 | $1.07 | $1.06 | 24.15 million | 116.8× | 770,379 |
| QNRX why it ran | $4.81 | $10.80 | $6.32 | $6.15 | 15.63 million | 1214.6× | 2.01 million |
| YDDL why it ran | $1.71 | $1.74 | $3.38 | $1.63 | 22,684 | n/m | 22.02 million |
| NCPL why it ran | $0.5386 | $1.04 | $0.75 | $0.6984 | 28.68 million | 2.6× | 6.71 million |
| WCT why it ran | $0.749 | $1.34 | $1.09 | $1.08 | 7.60 million | 12.6× | 2.61 million |
| IOTR why it ran | $2.40 | $2.58 | $4.20 | $2.44 | 10,174 | n/m | 2.94 million |
| DUO why it ran | $0.698 | $1.15 | $1.01 | $0.95 | 19.44 million | 1622.2× | 38.53 million |
| TNON why it ran | $5.02 | $8.17 | $5.12 | $4.98 | 3.95 million | 2.3× | 606,596 |
| AEMD why it ran | $2.17 | $3.51 | $2.49 | $2.48 | 18.65 million | 41.4× | 709,685 |
| RDIB why it ran | $15.40 | $23.96 | $18.68 | $18.14 | 254,384 | 1.1× | 521,602 |
| AREN why it ran | $0.94 | $1.37 | $1.30 | $1.10 | 7.01 million | 113.6× | not available |
| SWVL why it ran | $2.21 | $3.15 | $3.18 | $3.13 | 1.38 million | 0.7× | 16.04 million |
| NA why it ran | $2.12 | $3.02 | $2.35 | $2.22 | 7.94 million | 556.7× | 18.65 million |
| BJDX why it ran | $0.9095 | $1.24 | $0.99 | $0.8952 | 3.18 million | 1.2× | 4.41 million |
| XPON why it ran | $7.97 | $10.77 | $7.73 | $7.45 | 2.74 million | 0.9× | 924,887 |
| WETO why it ran | $11.50 | $15.52 | $8.00 | $5.75 | 700,380 | 0.3× | 914,205 |
| JZ why it ran | $1.56 | $1.89 | $2.06 | $1.31 | 436,397 | 2.6× | 14.38 million |
| AEHL why it ran | $5.09 | $5.22 | $6.70 | $3.43 | 160,848 | 22.1× | 938,191 |
Losers
Fewer than three small caps met the rule at 4:00 p.m. ET, so there is no list.
The small-cap rule: price from 2 to 20 dollars, down 10% or more on the day, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
Fades
Fewer than three small caps met the rule at 4:00 p.m. ET, so there is no list.
The small-cap rule: price from 2 to 20 dollars, gapped up 10% or more and closed 10% or more below the open, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
After hours
Fewer than three small caps met the rule at 8:00 p.m. ET, so there is no list.
The small-cap rule: price from 2 to 20 dollars, moved 10% or more after the close, relative volume 5× or more, float under 20 million shares.
Why they ran
The stocks we wrote up for this day, each with its gap, float, halts, the news before the move and a chart.
Halts
Every trading halt in the exchange's feed that day, in New York time: the small caps in the lists above first, then every other stock. See LULD halts.
| Halted | Symbol | Resumed | Length | Reason in the feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:58 a.m. | WCT | 11:03 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 11:03 a.m. | WCT | 11:08 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 11:09 a.m. | WCT | 11:14 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 7:50 p.m. | FTFT | did not resume that day | News pending |
Every other halt that day: 32
| Halted | Symbol | Resumed | Length | Reason in the feed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:00 a.m. | IPHXU | 10:53 a.m. | 413 min 11 s | No reason given in the feed |
| 9:03 a.m. | BAK | 9:46 a.m. | 43 min 6 s | News pending |
| 9:33 a.m. | BRNX | 9:38 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 9:38 a.m. | KALA | 9:43 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 9:42 a.m. | XLAB | 9:52 a.m. | 10 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 9:50 a.m. | PSQL | 9:55 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 10:00 a.m. | FNGR | 10:05 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 10:13 a.m. | KXIN | 10:18 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 10:18 a.m. | KXIN | 10:23 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 10:24 a.m. | KXIN | 10:29 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 10:30 a.m. | ANTA | 10:35 a.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:20 p.m. | CRE | 12:30 p.m. | 10 min 1 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:23 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:28 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:24 p.m. | PFSA | 12:29 p.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:29 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:34 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:35 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:40 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:40 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:45 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:45 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:50 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 12:50 p.m. | ZVZZT | 12:55 p.m. | 5 min 3 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 3:41 p.m. | RFAIU | 3:46 p.m. | 5 min 0 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 3:43 p.m. | YDES | 4:00 p.m. | 16 min 20 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 3:55 p.m. | PSQL | 4:00 p.m. | 4 min 44 s | LULD pause (limit up-limit down) |
| 7:50 p.m. | VBIO | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | VEEA | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | CHGA | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | ARTL | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | CALC | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | GCTK | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | OMH | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | NXL | did not resume that day | News pending | |
| 7:50 p.m. | TPET | did not resume that day | Corporate action | |
| 7:50 p.m. | HCWC | did not resume that day | Corporate action |
Offerings filed
Offering filings with the SEC that day, from EDGAR, in New York time: the small caps in the lists above first, then the others. See offerings.
| Filed | Symbol | Form |
|---|---|---|
| 12:15 a.m. | WCT | EFFECT |
| 2:13 p.m. | WCT | 424B4 |
| 4:39 p.m. | WHLR | S-11 |
| 12:15 a.m. | LCFY | EFFECT |
| 12:15 a.m. | FRNM | EFFECT |
| 12:15 a.m. | PYXS | EFFECT |
| 6:08 a.m. | KZIA | 424B5 |
| 7:06 a.m. | PYXS | 424B2 |
| 2:53 p.m. | LIVE | S-3/A |
| 4:10 p.m. | KRP | S-3 |
| 4:13 p.m. | ENTX | 424B3 |
| 4:15 p.m. | OPAD | 8-A12B |
| 4:15 p.m. | CANF | F-3 |
| 4:25 p.m. | OSS | S-3/A |
| 4:35 p.m. | XNDU | 424B3 |
| 4:35 p.m. | XNDU | 424B3 |
| 4:42 p.m. | HCWB | S-1/A |
| 4:49 p.m. | ADIL | S-3 |
| 4:52 p.m. | RIV | 424B2 |
| 5:00 p.m. | BANL | 424B5 |
| 5:00 p.m. | SXTC | F-3/A |
| 5:11 p.m. | OBX | S-1 |
| 5:12 p.m. | NXB | S-1 |
| 5:12 p.m. | TE | 424B7 |
Splits that took effect
| Symbol | Split | Took effect |
|---|---|---|
| CYCU | 1-for-8 reverse split | August 28, 2026 |
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