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SLE ran +133% before the open, then closed +82%

Tue 18 Aug 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. XOS had the biggest gap at +123% on a 6.75M float. The most money went through XOS: $246.0M before the open, 8.1 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
XOS+123%+157%6.75M$246.0M810%USA
SLE+109%+133%1.56M$110.4M1,305%USA
PFSA+94%+182%0.13M$105.3M7,952%USA
AMLX+37%+45%94.61M$109.8M4%USA
WEAV+32%+33%67.30M$27.9M6%USA

Why they moved

  • XOS: Xos landed its first U.S. Air Force contract, a prototype deal to supply deployable battery-based mobile charging for electrified support equipment.
  • SLE: Super League agreed to sell a roughly 95.7% stake to Metaplanet for 2,100 bitcoin plus cash, and will rename itself Superplanet.
  • PFSA: No company news found before the open.
  • AMLX: Amylyx reported its Phase 3 avexitide trial in post-bariatric hypoglycemia hit its main goal, cutting serious low blood sugar events by 55% versus placebo.
  • WEAV: Weave agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners in a deal valuing the company's equity at about $650 million.

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
XOS$5.38$4.66$3.33$2.09
SLE$7.05$6.30$2.56$3.02
PFSA$12.79$8.81$7.40$4.53
AMLX$31.02$29.34$24.01$21.43
WEAV$7.37$7.29$5.47$5.53

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 SLE: +133% at its pre-market high, +106% at the open, +82% at the close. PFSA was the strongest close at +507%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
XOS+117%+137%+92%+112%
SLE+106%+144%+31%+82%
PFSA+95%+525%+89%+507%
AMLX+40%+65%+31%+64%
WEAV+32%+32%+32%+32%

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 SLE give-backSLE reached +133% before the open on $110.4M of trading, 13.0 times its float, and closed the day +82%.

SuperAlerts at the close

2 names met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

AIXC

Float 6.81M · day +54% · range 269% · AI Score 12 · USA
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CAST

Float 19.68M · day +144% · range 168% · AI Score 6 · USA
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