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XHG ran +1876% before the open, then closed +348%

Thu 13 Aug 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. XHG had the biggest gap at +557% on a 46.47M float. The most money went through ARX: $353.8M before the open.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
XHG+557%+1876%46.47M$154.6M73%China
FGI+87%+105%0.52M$255.4M5,924%USA
DFSC+83%+98%2.65M$35.2M643%Canada
GXAI+54%+79%10.53M$48.0M329%USA
ARX+44%+45%56.08M$353.8M32%Cayman Islands

Why they moved

  • XHG: XChange TEC signed a non-binding letter of intent to buy First Cycle, a Hong Kong AI company focused on insurance, with terms undisclosed.
  • FGI: FGI Industries posted second-quarter adjusted earnings above expectations while sales fell short, and it reaffirmed its full-year 2026 sales outlook.
  • DFSC: DEFSEC Technologies reported fiscal third-quarter results showing revenue nearly doubling from a year earlier and a narrower per-share loss.
  • GXAI: Gaxos.ai reported record second-quarter revenue and a small profit, both ahead of analyst expectations, with sales up sharply from last year.
  • ARX: Accelerant agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash deal valued above $4 billion and also beat second-quarter estimates.

Pre-market levels reference prices at 09:25

The prices traders were watching going into the open: the pre-market high and low, the 09:25 price, and yesterday's close.

TickerPM high09:25PM lowPrev close
XHG$18.08$6.01$0.91$0.915
FGI$9.70$8.84$4.81$4.73
DFSC$2.46$2.27$1.22$1.24
GXAI$1.56$1.34$1.22$0.8705
ARX$19.78$19.60$19.27$13.61

How they traded 09:30–16:00

5 of 5 closed above the previous day's close, and 2 closed at or above their 09:25 gap. The biggest give-back was XHG: +1876% at its pre-market high, +534% at the open, +348% at the close.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
XHG+534%+690%+245%+348%
FGI+79%+321%+49%+148%
DFSC+108%+188%+68%+86%
GXAI+50%+65%+30%+45%
ARX+44%+44%+43%+43%

All moves are against the previous day's close. The bar runs from the day's low to its high, and the tick is the close.

The XHG give-backXHG reached +1876% before the open on $154.6M of trading, 0.7 times its float, and closed the day +348%.

SuperAlerts at the close

4 names met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

BYSI

Float 31.19M · day +31% · range 78% · AI Score 2 · USA
Regulatory win

FGI

Float 0.52M · day +38% · range 182% · AI Score 6 · USA
Earnings up

HCTI

Float 1.91M · day +33% · range 82% · AI Score 8 · USA

IVDA

Float 10.63M · day +12% · range 34% · AI Score 1 · USA
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