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: 8/29/2026 12:00:29 AM

Cheap Stocks With Biggest Gains Today

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M
2CHAICore AI Holdings, Inc. Common Shares$0.400057.11%268.3M
3WCTWellchange Holdings Company Limited Class A Ordinary shares$1.090045.53%18.6M
4CYABCyabra, Inc. Common Stock$0.446745.36%179.9M
5SWVLSwvl Holdings Corp Class A Common Shares$3.120041.18%4.5M
6DUOFangdd Network Group Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.960237.56%45.8M
7NCPLNetcapital Inc. Common Stock$0.691628.41%8.7M
8ORIOOrion Digital Corp. Common Shares$1.090025.26%753K
9YDESYD Bio Limited Ordinary Shares$4.800024.03%22K
10CLGNCollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd Ordinary Shares$0.358023.58%734K
11NCNANuCana plc American Depositary Share$1.760019.73%331K
12ARENThe Arena Group Holdings, Inc.$1.120019.15%793K
13XTNTXtant Medical Holdings, Inc.$0.384016.36%6.1M
14JELDJELD-WEN Holding, Inc.$2.530016.06%2.4M
15QNMEQuanome Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$0.354015.99%473K
16AEMDAETHLON MEDICAL INC$2.490014.75%27.3M
17FEMYFemasys Inc. Common Stock$3.200014.70%512K
18NTRPNextTrip, Inc. Common Stock$1.570014.60%69K
19ABLVAble View Global Inc. Class B Ordinary Shares$1.179414.50%31K
20DWTXDogwood Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$2.650014.22%112K

Most Actively Traded Cheap Stocks

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1KEELKeel Infrastructure Corp. Common Stock$3.2200-8.26%40.1M
2CHAICore AI Holdings, Inc. Common Shares$0.400057.11%268.3M
3AEMDAETHLON MEDICAL INC$2.490014.75%27.3M
4DNNDenison Mines Corp$3.3900-7.63%29.5M
5PLUGPlug Power Inc.$2.1900-3.52%43.3M
6CYABCyabra, Inc. Common Stock$0.446745.36%179.9M
7ABEVAMBEV S.A.$2.8600-0.69%28.9M
8OPENOpendoor Technologies Inc Common Stock$3.2900-2.66%21.4M
9BBDBanco Bradesco S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing one Preferred Shares)$3.25000.62%19.5M
10BTEBaytex Energy Corp.$4.7400-1.66%12.9M
11JBLUJetBlue Airways Corp$4.8000-1.84%12.5M
12DUOFangdd Network Group Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.960237.56%45.8M
13FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M
14WITWipro Limited$1.82001.11%23.9M
15HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. Common Shares$2.7750-9.31%15.4M
16NIONIO Inc. American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share$4.37000.23%8.4M
17RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock$3.3400-2.91%8.9M
18VZLAVizsla Silver Corp.$4.0000-3.85%7.5M
19SBSCOMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO B SICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO-SABESP ADS'S$4.87001.04%5.0M
20TET1 Energy Inc.$4.7900-3.43%4.8M

Unusual Volume - Stepped-In Buying

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %VolumeVol Ratio
1AEMDAETHLON MEDICAL INC$2.490014.75%27.3M401.23x
2BTAIBioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.1814-74.76%44.5M71.11x
3XTNTXtant Medical Holdings, Inc.$0.384016.36%6.1M31.60x
4PPCBPropanc Biopharma, Inc. Common Stock$1.3500-39.46%2.8M30.63x
5BMRABIOMERICA INC$2.14001.90%118K19.14x
6BCABBioAtla, Inc. Common Stock$1.7350-44.75%743K16.26x
7FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M15.35x
8SHIMShimmick Corporation Common Stock$3.9900-0.63%1.2M13.12x
9CELUCelularity Inc. Class A Common Stock$1.5800-24.76%882K11.04x
10XELBXCEL BRANDS INC.$0.97914.43%774K10.59x
11NMTCNeuroOne Medical Technologies Corporation Common Stock$1.7700-10.61%405K7.61x
12ARENThe Arena Group Holdings, Inc.$1.120019.15%793K7.47x
13XAIRBeyond Air, Inc. Common Stock$4.4800-21.40%212K6.47x
14KTCCKEY Tronic Corp$2.7600-28.31%77K5.79x
15VNRXVolitionRx Limited$0.4493-10.32%7.1M5.12x
16GNSSGenasys Inc. Common Stock$1.4500-6.45%405K5.07x
17AMODAlpha Modus Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$2.5000-11.97%108K5.00x
18VRMEVerifyMe, Inc. Common Stock$0.6399-9.25%184K4.42x
19UPXIUpexi, Inc. Common Stock$1.0800-6.49%6.6M4.25x
20SIEBSiebert Financial Corp$2.190011.17%165K4.24x

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).