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GPRO ran +109% before the open, then closed +40%

Tue 01 Sep 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. GPRO had the biggest gap at +79% on a 125.06M float. The most money went through GPRO: $202.3M before the open, 1.0 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
GPRO+79%+109%125.06M$202.3M104%USA
BIAF+58%+85%0.57M$108.9M2,674%USA
SSM+42%+78%1.04M$37.4M879%Germany
LIDR+40%+57%44.52M$92.9M133%USA
WETO+39%+50%0.86M$30.8M473%China

Why they moved

  • GPRO: GoPro agreed to merge with Starman Optical in a $285 million deal targeting AI data centers and defense, after filings revealed a major YouTuber stake.
  • BIAF: bioAffinity Technologies said it is working on a potential new use for its CyPath Lung diagnostic test.
  • SSM: Sono Group signed a non-binding letter of intent to combine with Sports One, whose affiliated investors also bought a 19.9% stake.
  • LIDR: AEye's long-range Apollo lidar was chosen by Lunar Outpost for integration onto its Pegasus lunar terrain vehicle.
  • WETO: Wetour Robotics showed off a system pairing muscle-signal sensing with first-person video to gather hand-movement data for training robots.

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
GPRO$1.83$1.57$1.28$0.8762
BIAF$8.43$7.21$4.49$4.56
SSM$4.77$3.81$3.57$2.68
LIDR$1.81$1.61$1.14$1.15
WETO$8.20$7.62$6.80$5.48

How they traded 09:30–16:00

5 of 5 closed above the previous day's close, and 1 closed at or above their 09:25 gap. The biggest give-back was GPRO: +109% at its pre-market high, +54% at the open, +40% at the close. SSM was the strongest close at +77%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
GPRO+54%+87%+32%+40%
BIAF+69%+89%+34%+45%
SSM+40%+86%+37%+77%
LIDR+37%+43%+18%+28%
WETO+40%+54%+3%+8%

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 GPRO give-backGPRO reached +109% before the open on $202.3M of trading, 1.0 times its float, and closed the day +40%.

SuperAlerts at the close

2 names met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

FLYE

Float 1.56M · day +22% · range 64% · AI Score 7 · USA

OLOX

Float 1.19M · day +8% · range 46% · AI Score 6 · USA
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