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PPBT ran +81% before the open, then closed +19%

Wed 02 Sep 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. LHAI had the biggest gap at +52% on a 9.71M float. The most money went through PPBT: $84.2M before the open, 22.3 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
LHAI+52%+58%9.71M$58.5M538%USA
PPBT+43%+81%1.62M$84.2M2,235%Israel
JLHL+27%+41%1.28M$56.8M616%China
VIOT+23%+59%31.71M$12.1M32%China
UPC+18%+40%2.59M$13.9M102%China

Why they moved

  • LHAI: Linkhome set up a new AI computing subsidiary and started an early review of a possible European AI computing project using up to 144 NVIDIA GPUs.
  • PPBT: Purple Biotech received a U.S. patent allowance protecting its CAPTN-3 platform for tri-specific antibodies.
  • JLHL: No company news found before the open.
  • VIOT: No company news found before the open.
  • UPC: Universe Pharmaceuticals saw eight investors disclose ownership stakes after the company's recent patent acquisition.

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
LHAI$1.30$1.25$0.83$0.8208
PPBT$3.00$2.37$1.79$1.66
JLHL$7.92$7.13$6.00$5.62
VIOT$1.54$1.19$0.9824$0.9693
UPC$5.96$5.05$4.65$4.27

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 PPBT: +81% at its pre-market high, +44% at the open, +19% at the close. VIOT was the strongest close at +84%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
LHAI+49%+56%+17%+34%
PPBT+44%+56%+14%+19%
JLHL+26%+36%+10%+13%
VIOT+22%+93%+18%+84%
UPC+19%+25%−7%+12%

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 PPBT give-backPPBT reached +81% before the open on $84.2M of trading, 22.3 times its float, and closed the day +19%.

SuperAlerts at the close

1 name met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

VIOT

Float 31.71M · day +51% · range 64% · AI Score 4 · China

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