Cheap Stocks to Buy Now

Cheap stocks (US-listed, priced under $5) showing the biggest gains, the most active trading, and the most unusual volume in the current session. The buy-side view of the penny universe — we surface what's catching bids, not what's falling. Updated every session.

Session: NORMAL · Last updated: 7/15/2026 12:00:12 AM

Cheap Stocks With Biggest Gains Today

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1CNEYCN Energy Group Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.750056.35%36.2M
2LEDSSemiLEDS Corporation$2.240047.37%42.3M
3CRMTAmerica's Car Mart Inc$4.280041.72%3.7M
4SHPHShuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$4.160040.54%23.8M
5ARBEArbe Robotics Ltd. Ordinary Shares$0.874027.02%9.3M
6PDCPerpetuals.com Ltd American Depositary Shares$4.060026.48%307K
7NIXXNixxy, Inc. Common Stock$1.400022.81%2.7M
8LHAILinkhome Holdings Inc. Common stock$1.220022.00%49.5M
9LANVLanvin Group Holdings Limited$1.470019.51%20K
10JSPRJasper Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.722818.90%3.0M
11DYAIDyadic International, Inc.$1.210018.63%743K
12NAKANakamoto Inc. Common Stock$3.980018.10%426K
13BTAIBioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$1.030016.75%4.4M
14ACTUActuate Therapeutics, Inc. Common stock$1.730015.33%2.5M
15NUWENuwellis, Inc. Common Stock$3.220015.00%143K
16ALPAlpha Compute Corp Common Stock$0.333114.51%4.9M
17BNZIBanzai International, Inc. Class A Common Stock$2.740014.17%417K
18GCTKGlucoTrack, Inc. Common Stock$0.529114.13%465K
19YXTYXT.COM GROUP HOLDING LIMITED American Depository Shares$3.880014.12%36K
20ZCMDZhongchao Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares$1.720013.91%325K

Most Actively Traded Cheap Stocks

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1LCIDLucid Group, Inc. Common Stock$4.6200-16.15%143.5M
2OPENOpendoor Technologies Inc Common Stock$4.55001.45%91.2M
3SHPHShuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$4.160040.54%23.8M
4BBDBanco Bradesco S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing one Preferred Shares)$3.63000.55%41.5M
5ACHRArcher Aviation Inc.$4.85006.59%25.2M
6SNAPSnap Inc.$4.68000.43%25.6M
7VMARVision Marine Technologies Inc. Common Shares$1.3200-6.38%45.6M
8LHAILinkhome Holdings Inc. Common stock$1.220022.00%49.5M
9KEELKeel Infrastructure Corp. Common Stock$4.49002.98%22.9M
10GRABGrab Holdings Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$3.8000-3.55%25.3M
11LEDSSemiLEDS Corporation$2.240047.37%42.3M
12PLUGPlug Power Inc.$2.27004.61%38.5M
13BTEBaytex Energy Corp.$4.24000.71%19.3M
14LGHLLion Group Holding Ltd. American Depositary Share$2.420010.88%33.0M
15RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock$3.34001.21%22.7M
16DNNDenison Mines Corp$3.17004.62%23.4M
17EOSEEos Energy Enterprises, Inc. Class A Common Stock$4.2900-1.38%15.6M
18RXTRackspace Technology, Inc. Common Stock$4.65002.88%13.7M
19BTGB2Gold Corp.$3.79000.26%16.8M
20KOSKosmos Energy Ltd.$2.50002.46%25.1M

Unusual Volume - Stepped-In Buying

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %VolumeVol Ratio
1LEDSSemiLEDS Corporation$2.240047.37%42.3M1729.28x
2AEONAEON Biopharma, Inc.$0.357010.84%11.2M985.56x
3SGLYSingularity Future Technology Ltd. Common Stock$0.2440-14.98%2.3M42.15x
4MTNBMatinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.$0.3498-27.13%3.3M35.68x
5SOBRSOBR Safe, Inc. Common Stock$1.1700-2.50%13.8M33.24x
6LESLLeslie's, Inc. Common Stock$3.3000-41.07%11.7M24.75x
7ALBTAvalon GloboCare Corp. Common Stock$0.2562-2.70%3.1M22.27x
8SHPHShuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$4.160040.54%23.8M19.49x
9BEATHeartbeam, Inc. Common Stock$0.5608-2.96%2.5M19.16x
10ENSCEnsysce Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock$0.29256.17%3.4M18.83x
11TOONKartoon Studios, Inc.$0.59010.27%15.4M13.61x
12ACTUActuate Therapeutics, Inc. Common stock$1.730015.33%2.5M13.26x
13CAPSCapstone Holding Corp. Common Stock$0.25681.66%516K11.55x
14VSEEVSee Health, Inc. Common Stock$0.09840.41%5.1M10.70x
15LCIDLucid Group, Inc. Common Stock$4.6200-16.15%143.5M9.78x
16BRLSBorealis Foods Inc. Class A Common Shares$1.00004.40%157K9.01x
17PMIPicard Medical, Inc.$0.1400-1.75%67.7M7.70x
18JTAIJet.AI Inc. Common Stock$4.8700-15.01%627K7.34x
19XTNTXtant Medical Holdings, Inc.$0.458712.40%634K7.26x
20SPROSpero Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$1.7000-22.02%7.8M7.21x

What Counts as a "Cheap Stock" Here

"Cheap stocks" and "penny stocks" mean the same thing in practice: US-listed equities priced under $5 per share. Some traders draw a finer line — cheap for $1 to $5 names where most major brokers participate, true pennies for sub-$1, sub-pennies for under $0.10. All three live here.

The "to buy now" framing matters: this page is intentionally biased toward the buy side. We show today's gainers (what's catching bids), today's most-active names (where retail attention is concentrated), and unusual-volume names (where someone is stepping in meaningfully). The falling stuff lives on our bearish setup pages.

How to Use This List

  • Gainers + volume confirmation: a 30% gain on 10,000 shares is noise. The same gain on 2M shares is real interest. Always check both columns.
  • Unusual volume signal: the "Vol Ratio" column compares today's volume to the recent baseline. A 5x ratio means today is 5x heavier than usual.
  • Catalyst check: does the move have a news driver (8-K, earnings, contract, FDA), or is it untethered? Untethered moves on sub-$1 stocks are the classic pump pattern.
  • Dilution risk: a stock surging on no news may be priming an offering. Check recent S-1/S-3 filings.
  • Spread reality: sub-$1 names often have 5-20% bid/ask spreads — the spread is a hidden cost on every trade. See our spread explainer.

See also: full mover board (gainers + losers + actives), cheap stocks under $1, sub-penny stocks under $0.10, today's top gainers (gainers-only view), trending on Reddit (WSB / r/pennystocks).