Pre-Market Penny Stock Movers

Today's biggest pre-market penny stocks (under $5): top gainers, biggest losers, most active, and unusual-volume names before the regular session opens. Pre-market action often telegraphs where momentum is concentrated at the open.

Session: PRE · Last updated: 8/18/2026 1:29:58 PM

Top Gainers

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1XOSXos, Inc. Common Stock$4.5480117.61%55.6M
2SLESuper League Enterprise, Inc. Common Stock$6.2060105.50%21.2M
3SGLYSingularity Future Technology Ltd. Common Stock$6.705049.33%9.0M
4BIAFbioAffinity Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$0.532035.71%108.7M
5EJHE-Home Household Service Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares$1.875029.31%10.4M
6WFFWF Holding Limited Ordinary Shares$2.501023.81%13.9M
7AEIAlset Inc. Common Stock (TX)$1.770018.00%104K
8AIXCAIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$0.834017.43%19K
9DVLTDatavault AI Inc. Common Stock$0.360012.39%35.3M
10SLMTBrera Holdings PLC Class B Ordinary Shares$4.399010.81%32
11TRUGTruGolf Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$1.696010.13%28.4M
12EFOIEnergy Focus, Inc.$3.20509.76%1K
13YSGYatsen Holding Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty (20) Class A Ordinary Shares$3.50009.72%0
14DFSCDEFSEC Technologies Inc. Common Stock$2.36909.68%222K
15CHRSCoherus Oncology, Inc. Common Stock$1.26009.57%220K
16SLSNSolesence, Inc. Common Stock$1.02409.47%2K
17XRTXXORTX Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock$2.25509.47%0
18YYAIAiRWA Inc. Common Stock$1.33409.34%9.1M
19GLBSGlobus Maritime Limited$4.00008.99%840
20ERNAErnexa Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock$4.42508.99%127

Top Losers

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1NCPLNetcapital Inc. Common Stock$0.2150-32.69%791K
2SNYRSynergy CHC Corp. Common Stock$0.1130-27.05%3.7M
3UCLuCloudlink Group Inc. American Depositary Shares$0.5250-22.79%3.7M
4LGCLLucas GC Limited Ordinary Shares$1.1050-21.63%102K
5ZTGZenta Group Company Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$2.6450-19.11%109K
6DCGODocGo Inc. Common Stock$0.5770-18.74%177K
7LGHLLion Group Holding Ltd. American Depositary Share$0.6100-17.79%302K
8NOMANOMADAR Corp. Class A Common Stock$2.2900-16.73%101K
9FAMIFarmmi, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares$0.1110-15.78%4.1M
10PETZTDH Holdings, Inc. Common Shares$1.1950-12.13%13K
11AIXIXIAO-I Corporation American Depositary Shares$0.7950-10.90%600K
12JCTCJewett-Cameron Trading$2.9610-10.27%5K
13PLAGPlanet Green Holdings Corp.$0.7570-10.23%313K
14SCKTSocket Mobile, Inc. New$0.8260-10.22%99K
15NSRXNasus Pharma Ltd.$3.3430-9.65%2
16MODDModular Medical, Inc. Common Stock$2.1450-9.49%10K
17XPONExpion360 Inc. Common Stock$4.0150-9.37%147K
18LGPSLogProstyle Inc.$0.8330-9.27%11K
19APUSApimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.$3.8890-9.14%3K
20ZJYLJIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD. Class A Ordinary Shares$3.1440-9.13%56K

Most Active

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %Volume
1XOSXos, Inc. Common Stock$4.5480117.61%55.6M
2BIAFbioAffinity Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$0.532035.71%108.7M
3TRUGTruGolf Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$1.696010.13%28.4M
4SXTCChina SXT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares$4.77000.00%9.0M
5WFFWF Holding Limited Ordinary Shares$2.501023.81%13.9M
6EJHE-Home Household Service Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares$1.875029.31%10.4M
7OSRHOSR Health, Inc. Common Stock$0.64308.98%26.3M
8GNPXGenprex, Inc. Common Stock$4.2100-5.92%3.4M
9DVLTDatavault AI Inc. Common Stock$0.360012.39%35.3M
10YYAIAiRWA Inc. Common Stock$1.33409.34%9.1M
11HAOHaoxi Health Technology Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$4.17902.43%1.6M
12LPLLG Display Co. Ltd.$3.4000-3.68%1.8M
13PLUGPlug Power Inc.$2.1850-4.17%2.6M
14CDTGCDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited ordinary shares$2.93404.79%1.7M
15KEELKeel Infrastructure Corp. Common Stock$3.6970-1.94%1.4M
16NIONIO Inc. American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share$4.5090-1.98%852K
17TET1 Energy Inc.$4.6660-4.39%804K
18GRABGrab Holdings Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$3.4950-2.37%941K
19AUUDAuddia Inc. Common Stock$1.00603.70%3.2M
20BAOSBaosheng Media Group Holdings Limited Ordinary shares$0.48000.06%5.8M

Unusual Volume

#SymbolCompanyPriceChg %VolumeVol Ratio
1AIXCAIxCrypto Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$0.834017.43%19K1663.56x
2SLESuper League Enterprise, Inc. Common Stock$6.2060105.50%21.2M1529.88x
3XOSXos, Inc. Common Stock$4.5480117.61%55.6M459.51x
4BIAFbioAffinity Technologies, Inc. Common Stock$0.532035.71%108.7M431.01x
5OSRHOSR Health, Inc. Common Stock$0.64308.98%26.3M176.48x
6TRUGTruGolf Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$1.696010.13%28.4M47.93x
7GNLNGreenlane Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock$2.0000-0.50%14838.45x
8SIEBSiebert Financial Corp$2.10008.25%430K37.83x
9NOMANOMADAR Corp. Class A Common Stock$2.2900-16.73%101K30.95x
10AEIAlset Inc. Common Stock (TX)$1.770018.00%104K30.51x
11IVFINVO Fertility, Inc. Common Stock$1.54000.65%1.4M26.09x
12SNYRSynergy CHC Corp. Common Stock$0.1130-27.05%3.7M19.24x
13HCWBHCW Biologics Inc. Common Stock$2.4710-1.94%853K18.49x
14GNPXGenprex, Inc. Common Stock$4.2100-5.92%3.4M18.35x
15BRFHBarfresh Food Group Inc. Common Stock$1.38003.76%5K11.82x
16AVDAmerican Vanguard Corporation$2.25000.90%2K8.51x
17DVLTDatavault AI Inc. Common Stock$0.360012.39%35.3M7.72x
18SGLYSingularity Future Technology Ltd. Common Stock$6.705049.33%9.0M7.63x
19EMATEvolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Common Stock$2.7490-1.47%35K7.26x
20DCGODocGo Inc. Common Stock$0.5770-18.74%177K6.76x

Why Pre-Market Penny Stocks Matter

Pre-market trading (roughly 4:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET) is thinner than regular hours, but for penny stocks it's often where the day's narrative gets set. A penny stock gapping up 30% pre-market on news will typically see continued momentum or a sharp fade once the open liquidity arrives — both setups offer trade structure.

Things to weigh when looking at pre-market movers:

  • Volume: a 50% pre-market gain on 20,000 shares is noise; the same gain on 2M shares is real interest.
  • Catalyst: is there an 8-K, earnings, or news item driving it, or is it untethered?
  • Float: low-float names amplify both the rip and the fade.
  • Prior-day close: a stock gapping from $1.20 to $1.80 has very different implications than $0.20 to $0.80.

See also: daily archive of this scan, after-hours penny stocks, full-session movers, short squeeze candidates.