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AKAN ran +133% before the open, then closed +29%

Fri 14 Aug 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. WETO had the biggest gap at +192% on a 0.86M float. The most money went through WETO: $268.0M before the open, 33.2 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
WETO+192%+225%0.86M$268.0M3,322%China
CAPR+87%+128%52.31M$181.0M42%USA
AKAN+58%+133%0.54M$56.4M1,180%United Kingdom
HHS+54%+78%3.91M$9.7M54%USA
CGTL+36%+97%1.09M$89.0M1,355%Hong Kong

Why they moved

  • WETO: No company news found before the open.
  • CAPR: Capricor posted second-quarter results with a wider-than-expected loss and gave a corporate update on the FDA review of its Deramiocel therapy.
  • AKAN: Akanda said its towers and fiber unit finished building a 200-kilometer fiber network, with half already accepted and billing customers.
  • HHS: Harte Hanks agreed to be acquired by Star Equity Holdings for $5.00 per share in cash and preferred stock.
  • CGTL: No company news found before the open.

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
WETO$11.74$10.55$3.60$3.61
CAPR$9.61$7.87$6.73$4.21
AKAN$11.67$7.89$7.46$5.01
HHS$4.99$4.34$4.20$2.81
CGTL$7.25$4.99$3.79$3.68

How they traded 09:30–16:00

5 of 5 closed above the previous day's close, and 0 closed at or above their 09:25 gap. The biggest give-back was AKAN: +133% at its pre-market high, +56% at the open, +29% at the close. WETO was the strongest close at +128%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
WETO+195%+259%+101%+128%
CAPR+82%+94%+43%+58%
AKAN+56%+73%+24%+29%
HHS+51%+60%+45%+53%
CGTL+37%+47%+11%+20%

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 AKAN give-backAKAN reached +133% before the open on $56.4M of trading, 11.8 times its float, and closed the day +29%.

SuperAlerts at the close

1 name met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

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