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APUS ran +117% before the open, then closed +43%

Mon 05 Oct 2026·Daily recap

Pre-market 09:25 ET

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5 names cleared the screen at 09:25. MI had the biggest gap at +213% on a 0.54M float. The most money went through VEEA: $153.4M before the open, 18.3 times its float.

TickerGap 09:25PM highFloatPM $RotationCountry
MI+213%+394%0.54M$64.4M3,985%Hong Kong
BEAT+82%+119%45.81M$58.5M182%USA
APUS+64%+117%0.56M$113.4M3,447%USA
VEEA+62%+80%1.59M$153.4M1,826%USA
ALEC+57%+79%82.36M$132.3M57%USA

Why they moved

  • MI: No company news found before the open.
  • BEAT: HeartBeam said US regulators granted its at-home heart attack assessment system a breakthrough device designation, which can speed the review process.
  • APUS: Apimeds' MindWave unit signed a two-year deal to build and operate an insurance blockchain network for BlockAssure, receiving a share of planned tokens.
  • VEEA: No company news found before the open.
  • ALEC: Alector licensed its brain-penetrant enzyme replacement therapy for Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases to Genentech under a global agreement.

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
MI$4.42$2.80$0.869$0.894
BEAT$0.95$0.7922$0.47$0.4346
APUS$6.99$5.29$3.21$3.22
VEEA$6.00$5.40$3.87$3.33
ALEC$3.24$2.85$1.86$1.81

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 APUS: +117% at its pre-market high, +55% at the open, +43% at the close. MI was the strongest close at +683%.

TickerOpenHighLowCloseDay
MI+234%+1066%+126%+683%
BEAT+73%+119%+38%+51%
APUS+55%+81%+31%+43%
VEEA+61%+104%+40%+72%
ALEC+51%+51%+8%+10%

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 APUS give-backAPUS reached +117% before the open on $113.4M of trading, 34.5 times its float, and closed the day +43%.

SuperAlerts at the close

1 name met the SuperAlerts screen at the close.

MI

Float 0.54M · day +134% · range 416% · AI Score 15 · Hong Kong
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