Today's Top Penny Stock Gainers

The biggest penny stock gainers in the current session — US-listed common stocks priced under $5 with the largest percentage gains today, ranked by % change. Pure gainers list, no losers, no actives, no volume filtering. Updated tick-by-tick during market hours.

Session: NORMAL · Last updated: 8/29/2026 12:00:29 AM

Today's Top Penny Stock Gainers

#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

Reading Today's Top Gainers

A gainer list is the most basic momentum view in trading. It answers the simplest question: what's up the most right now? For penny stocks specifically, the answer matters because outsized gains are the entire game — sub-$5 stocks routinely double or triple in a single session when a catalyst hits, and the gainers list is where you find them as they're moving.

But "up the most" is a noisy signal on its own. A 200% gain on 2,000 shares is one retail order; the same gain on 5M shares is a real move with real participation. Things to weigh alongside the % change column:

  • Volume: dollar-volume matters more than share count. A 50% gain on $5M of dollar volume is durable; a 50% gain on $20K is one buyer.
  • News driver: check the stock's recent SEC filings, press releases, and social mentions. A catalyst-backed run is different from an untethered pump.
  • Float context: low-float names (under 5M shares) amplify both moves. A 100% gainer on a 2M float can give back the entire gain in 30 minutes.
  • Spread cost: wide bid/ask spreads on sub-$1 stocks can eat 10-20% on a round trip. Limit orders only.
  • Halt risk: stocks running 50%+ intraday often get a volatility halt (LUDP). See our halt guide.

See also: daily archive of this scan, cheap stocks to buy now (gainers + actives + unusual volume), full mover board (gainers + losers), pre-market penny stock movers, after-hours penny stock movers, trending on Reddit.