Penny Stocks Under $1

The active movers among penny stocks priced below $1.00: top gainers, biggest losers, most active by volume, and unusual-volume names. Sub-$1 stocks have the widest spreads and the largest percentage swings in the entire equity market — both directions, both at once.

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

Top Gainers

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M
2CHAICore AI Holdings, Inc. Common Shares$0.400057.11%268.3M
3CYABCyabra, Inc. Common Stock$0.446745.36%179.9M
4DUOFangdd Network Group Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.960237.56%45.8M
5NCPLNetcapital Inc. Common Stock$0.691628.41%8.7M
6CLGNCollPlant Biotechnologies Ltd Ordinary Shares$0.358023.58%734K
7XTNTXtant Medical Holdings, Inc.$0.384016.36%6.1M
8QNMEQuanome Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$0.354015.99%473K

Top Losers

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1BTAIBioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.1814-74.76%44.5M
2TAOPTaoping Inc. BVI Ordinary Shares (0 par)$0.7695-31.29%240K
3FBDTFirst Breach Inc. Common Stock$0.7006-27.77%884K
4LGCLLucas GC Limited Ordinary Shares$0.0389-27.02%8.7M
5MIMIMint Incorporation Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$0.9594-25.63%745K
6DDCDDC Enterprise Limited$0.4150-23.43%364K
7TRUGTruGolf Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$0.4630-22.90%317K
8GSUNGolden Sun Technology Group Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$0.2700-20.21%548K

Most Active

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1CHAICore AI Holdings, Inc. Common Shares$0.400057.11%268.3M
2CYABCyabra, Inc. Common Stock$0.446745.36%179.9M
3DUOFangdd Network Group Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.960237.56%45.8M
4FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M

Unusual Volume

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %VolumeVol Ratio
1BTAIBioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.1814-74.76%44.5M71.11x
2XTNTXtant Medical Holdings, Inc.$0.384016.36%6.1M31.60x
3FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.3980129.53%109.1M15.35x
4XELBXCEL BRANDS INC.$0.97914.43%774K10.59x
5VNRXVolitionRx Limited$0.4493-10.32%7.1M5.12x
6VRMEVerifyMe, Inc. Common Stock$0.6399-9.25%184K4.42x

What's Different About Sub-$1 Stocks

Stocks below $1 sit in a distinctly different regime from the $1-$5 part of the penny universe. The math, the spreads, the participants, and the risks all shift:

  • Volatility: sub-$1 stocks routinely move 20-50% in a single session. A $0.40 stock can be $0.60 by lunch and $0.45 by close.
  • Spreads: a $0.02 bid/ask spread on a $0.40 stock is 5% — a hidden cost on every trade. Sub-$0.10 names can be 10-30% spread.
  • Dilution risk: sub-$1 companies are usually cash-constrained. ATM offerings, S-1s, and toxic convertibles are common — see our dilution explainer.
  • Nasdaq compliance: a stock that closes below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days gets a Nasdaq deficiency notice. The fix is usually a reverse stock split.
  • Broker access: some brokers (Robinhood especially) restrict or block sub-$1 OTC stocks.

See also: sub-penny stocks (under $0.10), full penny mover universe, oversold penny setups, breakout penny stocks.