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SLND ran +72% before the open, then closed +13%

Tue 29 Sep 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

Pre-Market Roundup · 29 Sep09:25 ET
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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. BKYI had the biggest gap at +56% on a 1.31M float. The most money went through BKYI: $80.2M before the open, 21.2 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
BKYI+56%+114%1.31M$80.2M2,120%USA
SLND+54%+72%14.35M$68.0M527%USA
SSTI+50%+55%9.29M$9.8M13%USA
EVGN+44%+58%9.96M$5.3M96%Israel
SANG+39%+44%24.10M$2.7M2%Canada

Why they moved

  • BKYI: BIO-key formed a partnership with Al Majlis Group to bring its phishing-resistant biometric login technology to customers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
  • SLND: Southland's Oscar Renda Contracting unit won a roughly $71 million job building a welded steel water pipeline with trenchless crossings in the Southwest.
  • SSTI: SoundThinking agreed to be bought by Transom Capital for $8.00 per share in cash plus a contingent value right worth up to $3.00.
  • EVGN: No company news found before the open.
  • SANG: Sangoma agreed to be acquired by BRC Group for cash plus BRC stock, valuing it near $204 million, alongside fourth-quarter results that missed 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
BKYI$3.60$2.62$1.90$1.68
SLND$1.05$0.9384$0.61$0.61
SSTI$8.50$8.18$5.58$5.47
EVGN$0.6018$0.549$0.462$0.38
SANG$5.16$4.99$4.71$3.59

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 SLND: +72% at its pre-market high, +44% at the open, +13% at the close. BKYI was the strongest close at +86%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
BKYI+101%+177%+61%+86%
SLND+44%+69%+8%+13%
SSTI+52%+54%+50%+50%
EVGN−3%+24%−5%+8%
SANG+38%+41%+36%+37%

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 SLND give-backSLND reached +72% before the open on $68.0M of trading, 5.3 times its float, and closed the day +13%.

SuperAlerts at the close

1 name met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

SDEV

Float 1.79M · day +99% · range 143% · AI Score 9 · USA
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