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Company	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Market Cap	Volume	Average Volume	Indicator(s)
SPWR CSLM Acquisition	$0.40 +58.2%	N/A	$53.06 million	$116.80 million	$1.97 million	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
ORBS Eightco	$0.97 +15.8%	N/A	$359.98 million	$28.76 million	$12.25 million	News Coverage High Trading Volume
MDCX Medicus Pharma	$0.17 -34.4%	N/A	$16.42 million	$16.18 million	$217.55 thousand	News Coverage Positive News Gap Down High Trading Volume
IQ iQIYI	$0.88 +2.6%	N/A	$829.92 million	$12.70 million	$7.16 million	News Coverage
CAN Canaan	$0.39 +27.8%	N/A	$220.38 million	$10.32 million	$8.49 million	Upcoming Earnings Gap Up
CHGG Chegg	$0.97 +17.7%	N/A	$91.85 million	$8.71 million	$1.06 million	High Trading Volume
AKBA Akebia Therapeutics	$0.98 +0.3%	N/A	$271.65 million	$7.33 million	$9.11 million	Analyst Downgrade
MVST Microvast	$0.70 +0.9%	N/A	$266.71 million	$6.77 million	$5.24 million	Trending News
DVLT Datavault AI	$0.27 -4.7%	N/A	$271.05 million	$6.41 million	$10.71 million	Trending News
LX LexinFintech	$0.85 +3.8%	1.01	$137.50 million	$4.35 million	$4.29 million	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade
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OTLK Oncobiologics	$0.65 +3.6%	N/A	$152.47 million	$4.30 million	$14.62 million
PBK PowerBank	$0.40 -1.2%	N/A	$23.92 million	$3.83 million	$280.05 thousand	News Coverage High Trading Volume
EVTL Vertical Aerospace	$0.60 +2.2%	N/A	$74.46 million	$3.46 million	$6.46 million	Gap Up
LDI loanDepot	$0.93 +3.5%	N/A	$304.85 million	$3.04 million	$2.82 million	Positive News Insider Trade Gap Up
SES SES AI	$0.51 +1.0%	N/A	$185.68 million	$3.00 million	$6.08 million
FNGR FingerMotion	$0.20 -4.6%	N/A	$15.04 million	$2.47 million	$2.62 million	Gap Down
OPTT Ocean Power Technologies	$0.19 +16.4%	N/A	$52.49 million	$2.41 million	$1.56 million
COSM Cosmos Health	$0.27 +18.7%	N/A	$22.57 million	$2.25 million	$704.11 thousand	High Trading Volume
IVVD Invivyd	$0.84 +3.9%	N/A	$236.99 million	$2.15 million	$3.54 million	Gap Up
VERI Veritone	$0.82 +2.5%	N/A	$80.78 million	$2.04 million	$4.01 million
HCTI Healthcare Triangle	$0.86 +4.5%	N/A	$12.28 million	$1.93 million	$2.23 million	News Coverage Gap Up
DEFT DeFi Technologies	$0.68 +4.6%	11.33	$251.99 million	$1.84 million	$2.01 million	News Coverage
IINN Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N.	$0.82 +2.2%	N/A	$29.35 million	$1.83 million	$287.73 thousand	Gap Up High Trading Volume
HUMA Humacyte	$0.60 -0.1%	N/A	$165.73 million	$1.72 million	$6.16 million
GUTS Fractyl Health	$0.69 -2.7%	N/A	$112.49 million	$1.69 million	$1.07 million	News Coverage
CGC Canopy Growth	$0.97 +0.5%	N/A	$434.97 million	$1.66 million	$4.02 million
BLNK Blink Charging	$0.59 +14.5%	N/A	$75.15 million	$1.52 million	$695.80 thousand	Gap Up High Trading Volume
LAB Standard BioTools	$0.67 +0.1%	3.06	$264.32 million	$1.43 million	$1.04 million
BZAI Blaize	$0.50 +5.1%	N/A	$69.03 million	$1.40 million	$3.91 million
INVZ Innoviz Technologies	$0.33 +0.1%	N/A	$69.81 million	$1.31 million	$1.13 million
HOWL Werewolf Therapeutics	$0.94 -5.5%	N/A	$48.52 million	$1.25 million	$19.02 million	Gap Down
TCRX TScan Therapeutics	$0.37 -2.7%	N/A	$25.83 million	$1.15 million	$267.30 thousand	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
VWAV VisionWave	$0.61 -6.2%	N/A	$19.64 million	$1.10 million	$1.82 million	Gap Down
TNYA Tenaya Therapeutics	$0.70 -0.6%	N/A	$156.80 million	$1.08 million	$1.33 million
SAFX XCF Global Capital	$0.38 +0.6%	N/A	$154.92 million	$1.02 million	$1.74 million
PROP Prairie Operating	$0.47 +3.1%	N/A	$51.55 million	$1.02 million	$1.30 million	Positive News
GOSS Gossamer Bio	$0.18 +1.7%	N/A	$40.53 million	$1.00 million	$3.73 million
AMBR Amber International	$0.94 -7.9%	N/A	$96.16 million	$1.00 million	$1.03 million	News Coverage Earnings Report
NNOX Nano-X Imaging	$0.71 -6.7%	N/A	$60.03 million	$1.00 million	$745.48 thousand	Upcoming Earnings
UFG Uni-Fuels	$0.66 +17.4%	N/A	$18.17 million	$962.03 thousand	$605.32 thousand	Gap Up
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LUCD Lucid Diagnostics	$0.95 -3.9%	N/A	$201.19 million	$796.58 thousand	$743.06 thousand	Positive News
QTEX Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N.	$0.82 +0.2%	N/A	$29.35 million	$776.64 thousand	$2.44 million	News Coverage Gap Up
NAUT Nautilus Biotechnology	$0.92 -4.4%	N/A	$122.39 million	$731.20 thousand	$590.96 thousand
QSI Quantum-Si	$0.76	N/A	$166.57 million	$729.49 thousand	$2.22 million
WWR Westwater Resources	$0.55 -3.9%	N/A	$71.34 million	$702.38 thousand	$1.25 million
PRZO ParaZero Technologies	$0.86 +2.8%	N/A	$21.74 million	$690.93 thousand	$4.11 million	Analyst Upgrade Short Interest Decrease
SRFM Surf Air Mobility	$0.67 +1.5%	N/A	$81.78 million	$629.41 thousand	$1.41 million
STEX Biosig Technologies	$0.69 -4.8%	N/A	$84.44 million	$579.32 thousand	$653.77 thousand
REKR Rekor Systems	$0.52 +1.5%	N/A	$70.48 million	$566.23 thousand	$857.06 thousand
SJ Scienjoy	$0.87 -8.8%	N/A	$37.72 million	$562.03 thousand	$10.94 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up High Trading Volume
FBDT First Breach	$0.78 -6.6%	N/A	$46.57 million	$536.18 thousand	$1.55 million	News Coverage Earnings Report
CNTX Context Therapeutics	$0.36 +0.1%	N/A	$33.33 million	$523.11 thousand	$840.57 thousand	Gap Up
HYPR Hyperfine	$0.84 +3.8%	N/A	$85.47 million	$507.54 thousand	$457.12 thousand	Gap Up
ONCY Oncolytics Biotech	$0.86 -2.7%	N/A	$112.21 million	$499.20 thousand	$581.79 thousand	Analyst Revision
TLSA Tiziana Life Sciences	$0.97 +4.6%	N/A	$118.54 million	$494.14 thousand	$1.01 million	News Coverage Analyst Forecast Gap Up
RNTX Rein Therapeutics	$0.84 +8.9%	N/A	$66.84 million	$479.15 thousand	$369.87 thousand	News Coverage
MERC Mercer International	$0.36 +1.8%	N/A	$24 million	$469.97 thousand	$3.21 million
AIFC ALT5 Sigma	$0.57 +7.6%	1.35	$73.57 million	$454.49 thousand	$547.60 thousand
GETY Getty Images	$0.23 -2.8%	N/A	$99.35 million	$432.44 thousand	$912.03 thousand	Gap Down
HRTX Heron Therapeutics	$0.33 +5.5%	N/A	$59.40 million	$431.10 thousand	$1.08 million	Positive News Gap Up
NFE New Fortress Energy	$0.28 +1.0%	N/A	$78.86 million	$418.03 thousand	$531.86 thousand	Gap Up
TELA TELA Bio	$0.78 +3.8%	N/A	$33.78 million	$408.17 thousand	$224.60 thousand
ARBE Arbe Robotics	$0.62 -0.8%	N/A	$77.27 million	$397.67 thousand	$525.86 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
PRPB CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II	$0.24 +1.7%	N/A	$19.83 million	$388.22 thousand	$116.72 thousand	High Trading Volume
SLQT SelectQuote	$0.54 +3.0%	N/A	$93.41 million	$378.52 thousand	$752.38 thousand	Gap Up
MIRA MIRA Pharmaceuticals	$0.74 -12.9%	N/A	$35.70 million	$362.78 thousand	$1.14 million
RANI Rani Therapeutics	$0.85 -0.7%	N/A	$119.60 million	$334.03 thousand	$585.88 thousand
GWH ESS Tech	$0.34 +3.5%	N/A	$10.72 million	$329.28 thousand	$423.51 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
KALA KALA BIO	$0.56 +7.4%	N/A	$10.10 million	$322.69 thousand	$370.14 thousand	News Coverage
DXLG Destination XL Group	$0.63 +3.3%	N/A	$33.61 million	$322.51 thousand	$23.56 thousand	Upcoming Earnings Gap Up High Trading Volume
DARE Dare Bioscience	$0.71 -3.6%	N/A	$14.56 million	$321.10 thousand	$844.92 thousand
NXXT NextNRG	$0.22 +4.8%	N/A	$34.69 million	$317.10 thousand	$587.33 thousand	Analyst Upgrade
FLD Fold	$0.49 +6.5%	N/A	$25.35 million	$306.78 thousand	$332.42 thousand	Trending News
SKIN Beauty Health	$0.70 -1.4%	N/A	$92 million	$295.46 thousand	$299.20 thousand
MBRX Moleculin Biotech	$0.68 -2.7%	N/A	$13.52 million	$292.28 thousand	$615.80 thousand	News Coverage Analyst Revision
GCL GCL Global	$0.60 +20.5%	N/A	$63.65 million	$280.71 thousand	$763.24 thousand	Buyback Announcement
GTBP GT Biopharma	$0.25 -10.8%	N/A	$12.77 million	$279.81 thousand	$102.27 thousand	High Trading Volume
CTSO Cytosorbents	$0.35 -8.8%	N/A	$24.12 million	$267.05 thousand	$135.65 thousand	News Coverage Gap Down
ELBM Electra Battery Materials	$0.56 -1.1%	N/A	$60.79 million	$263.55 thousand	$227.06 thousand
SDA SunCar Technology Group	$0.59 -10.3%	N/A	$69.85 million	$260.03 thousand	$46.00 thousand	Gap Down High Trading Volume
JSPR Jasper Therapeutics	$0.69 -2.6%	N/A	$23.45 million	$249.88 thousand	$511.36 thousand
OBAI TG-17	$0.34 -3.0%	N/A	$10.54 million	$245.11 thousand	$1.34 million	Gap Up
MREO Mereo BioPharma Group	$0.27 +1.9%	N/A	$42.67 million	$238.70 thousand	$2.64 million
BEAT HeartBeam	$0.42 -6.7%	N/A	$25.36 million	$235.54 thousand	$185.14 thousand
MAPS WM Technology	$0.42 -1.5%	21.00	$66.75 million	$231.04 thousand	$547.77 thousand
FLNA Cassava Sciences	$0.83 -3.4%	N/A	$41.43 million	$226.27 thousand	$217.86 thousand	Gap Up
LGO Largo	$0.71 -1.6%	N/A	$73.65 million	$223.69 thousand	$1.01 million	Positive News Gap Up
HAIN The Hain Celestial Group	$0.75 +8.6%	N/A	$61.94 million	$208.57 thousand	$602.86 thousand	Positive News
WDH Waterdrop	$1.00 +2.7%	4.76	$351.28 million	$201.59 thousand	$181.06 thousand	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
EHTH eHealth	$0.95 -0.1%	N/A	$30.46 million	$198.82 thousand	$293.60 thousand	News Coverage Gap Up
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ATYR aTyr Pharma	$0.50 +2.1%	N/A	$48.36 million	$191.70 thousand	$318.25 thousand	Gap Up
HODO Brag House	$0.24 +1.6%	N/A	$19.80 million	$189.68 thousand	$265.26 thousand
NIXX Nixxy	$0.62 +2.4%	N/A	$17.57 million	$188.93 thousand	$412.61 thousand
RCT RedCloud	$0.20 -11.4%	N/A	$15.13 million	$185.34 thousand	$184.55 thousand	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade Gap Down
CIRC Atlantic International	$0.66 +0.1%	N/A	$60.69 million	$183.74 thousand	$698.89 thousand
PDSB PDS Biotechnology	$0.22 +3.8%	N/A	$11.87 million	$183.15 thousand	$679.68 thousand
ILLR Triller Group	$0.93 -5.8%	N/A	$20.19 million	$179.21 thousand	$448.13 thousand	Gap Down
COOT Australian Oilseeds	$0.54 +3.4%	N/A	$14.67 million	$161.49 thousand	$2.94 million
INTZ Intrusion	$0.83 -3.2%	N/A	$20.95 million	$160.44 thousand	$251.93 thousand	Analyst Revision Gap Down
ONMD OneMedNet	$0.59 +3.4%	N/A	$33.67 million	$155.77 thousand	$278.78 thousand

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Penny stocks can offer high-reward opportunities but come with significant risks due to volatility, low liquidity, and potential for fraud. They are best suited for experienced or risk-tolerant investors.

Most penny stocks trade on OTC markets, where companies don’t need to meet strict listing requirements. Some also trade on major exchanges like the NYSE or Nasdaq if they qualify.

Penny stocks are often thinly traded, lack financial transparency, and can be subject to price manipulation, making them riskier than traditional stocks.

Use resources like MarketBeat.com to research financial reports, company news, volume trends, industry potential, analyst ratings, insider activity, and top penny stock movers. This list of the most active penny stocks is a great place to start your search.

Penny stocks are defined by share price (typically under $1.00 or $5.00), while micro-cap stocks are classified by market capitalization, usually under $300 million. Some overlap, but they aren’t always the same.

Yes, penny stocks are legal, but they are more lightly regulated, especially those trading on OTC markets. Be cautious of pump-and-dump schemes.

Rarely. Most penny stocks belong to small or struggling companies that reinvest profits instead of paying dividends.

Use stop-loss orders, trade liquid stocks, avoid hype, and only invest money you can afford to lose.

This page shows the most active penny stocks today. Sorting penny stocks by trading volume helps traders identify stocks with higher liquidity, which allows investors to enter and exit positions without significantly impacting the stock price. With active penny stocks, investors are less likely to get stuck with a stock, unable to sell it at a price that makes sense. High trading volume can also indicate investor interest and that the price may move up or down soon. While by default these stocks are sorted by the highest dollar volume of trading, you can also sort by most shares traded. Be sure to check the average trading column as well to compare the stock's volume so far today with the stock's volume on an average day.

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