Low Float

Planet Green Holdings Corp (NYSE: PLAG) was halted Friday morning for “news pending” after skyrocketing more than 330 percent. What Happened? On Thursday afternoon, Planet Green filed a Form 4 indicating the company’s CEO and its chief strategy officer had purchased about 1.17...

Some major fundamental news for a little-known Chinese stock has triggered some extreme volatility in low float, U.S.-listed Chinese stocks on Thursday. What Happened On Wednesday, China’s Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd. (NASDAQ: YECO) announced the completion of a $50-million acquisition of...

Shares of Newater Technology Inc (NASDAQ: NEWA) bounced back Wednesday as a volatile, high-volume week continued for the wastewater purification company, which operates in China via subsidiary Yantai Jinzheng Eco-Technology. This week’s trading action was so surprising that management even...

The Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) train kept rolling Tuesday, with the stock up another 77 percent following an update on its listing status from the Nasdaq. What Happened A day after Gevo stock skyrocketed 261 percent, the stock was trading up Tuesday after Nasdaq informed the company it has...

Shares of biofuel stock Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) skyrocketed more than 320 percent on Monday following big news from the Environmental Protection Agency. What Happened The EPA approved up to a 16 percent blend of isobutanol for use in automobiles. Prior to Monday’s decision, isobutanol,...

Carver Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: CARV) stock dropped 17 percent on Friday morning after the company on Thursday afternoon issued a press release addressing the recent surge in trading activity in the stock. What Happened Over the past two days, Carver stock has experienced extreme trading volume...

Integrated Media Technology Ltd (NASDAQ: IMTE) is the latest and one of the most extreme examples of the powerful combination of low float and high trading volume. Integrated Media shares were trading higher by a staggering 1,400 percent in mid-day trading on Wednesday. With no major news out from...

Genprex Inc (NASDAQ: GNPX) stock is up another 35 percent on Friday, bringing its five-day gain to a whopping 258 percent. At a price of nearly $16 per share, Genprex has more than tripled in value since its IPO just under one month ago. While Genprex investors certainly aren’t complaining,...

Check Cap Ltd (NASDAQ: CHEK) stock took a breather on Wednesday, but the stock has rallied an incredible 232 percent in the past five trading sessions. With no major news out from the medical diagnostics company, it’s likely the stock’s incredibly low float that is fueling the rally....

Net Element International Inc (NASDAQ: NETE) stock jumped 71.6 percent Thursday after the company announced Najarian Family co-founder and CNBC analyst Jon Najarian joined the company’s board of directors. This week’s volatile trading is the latest move in what has been a wild ride for...

Zosano Pharma Corp (NASDAQ: ZSAN) stock rocketed higher by more than 50 percent Thursday and is now up 295 percent in the past week after coming alive following a new patent last Friday. The huge run-up may be related more to the short-term market dynamics of a low float stock rather than the...

Pyxis Tankers Inc (NASDAQ: PXS) stock is tanking more than 20 percent on Tuesday after the stock skyrocketed more than 450 percent in a matter of days on no fundamental news from the company. The huge run-up appears to related more to the short-term market dynamics of a low-float stock rather than...

A handful of under-the-radar stocks are making massive moves on Wednesday as momentum traders pile into some particularly explosive small-cap stocks. The Movers Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA) spiked 50 percent in a little over an hour on Wednesday morning before traders swooped in to take...

There were some heavy hitters involved when President Donald Trump announced $250 billion in economic deals with China this week, including Boeing Co (NYSE: BA), General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). But while none of the big name stocks the president mentioned are...

Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) shares are trading higher by 300 percent on Wednesday after the company reported it has completed its financial restructuring. After a previous 10-to-1 reverse split in summer of 2016, the new restructuring will effectively result in another 5.67-to-1 reverse...