No. 28
Market temperatureSmall Cap Market Map heatVery hot

Market breadthUp1,315Down1,557Flat89Gap-ups (≥1M shares) 1,006

No. 28Closed 16:00 ETRanking stored Inside: Top movers A2 Why they moved A3 HOD timing A4 Market map & FESCI A5 Articles A6

Sections of this recap

Lead · largest opening gap

Top gappers on : VIVK, VEEA and MI

4 of the top 10 had an SEC filing or a trading halt between the previous close and this session’s close.

Rank 1VIVKVivakor, Inc.

Opening gap
+74.81%
Day
-5.24%
HOD (ET)
8.3009:30 ET
Est. turnover
$188.8M
Gap-ups (≥1M shares)
1,006

On Friday, October 9, 2026, 1,006 US-listed common stocks and common-stock ADRs opened above their previous close with at least 1M shares of daily volume. The largest opening gap was VIVK at +74.81%.

VIVK (Vivakor, Inc.) opened at 7.01, +74.81% from the previous close of 4.01. Its high of day was 8.30 at 09:30 ET. It closed at 3.80, -5.24% on the day, on an estimated $188.8M of turnover. No SEC filing or news found by the close.

Pre-market: 2 of 4 highs of day.

Across the small caps the map tracks, 1,315 advanced and 1,557 declined, with an estimated $18.6B in dollar volume.

Behind it in the ranking: VEEA +43.15% (+47.29% on the day); MI +24.20% (+1.22% on the day); FRGT +20.90% (+14.55% on the day); OFAL +16.59% (+33.59% on the day); HUM +16.37% (+11.56% on the day); OLB +14.75% (-9.84% on the day).

4 of the top 10 had an SEC filing or a trading halt between the previous close and this session’s close.

Continued in Why they moved

Stocks in focus

  1. Rank 2VEEA+43.15%Day +47.29%

    VEEA INC.

    High of day 7.09 at 11:45 ET; estimated turnover $496.2M.

  2. Rank 3MI+24.20%Day +1.22%

    NFT Ltd424B5

    Offering. NFT Ltd filed a 424B5

    SEC EDGAR

  3. Rank 6HUM+16.37%Day +11.56%

    HUMANA INC8-K

    Other. HUMANA INC filed an 8-K: Regulation FD

    SEC EDGAR

  4. Rank 8CLOV+12.88%Day +4.59%

    CLOVER HEALTH INVESTMENTS, CORP. /DE8-K

    Contract. Star ratings support Clover’s continued ability to offer market-leading and low out-of-pocket costs for members

    SEC EDGAR

  5. Rank 10SAIQ+11.07%Day -15.06%

    WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp.SCHEDULE 13D

    Ownership filing. WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. filed a SCHEDULE 13D

    SEC EDGAR

Stored Top Gappers ranking and HOD archive

Market map & FESCI

The Small Cap Market Map for this session loads here.Market Map data as of

Small-cap dollar volume (est.)
$18.6B

Top movers

HOD timing

Pre-market: 2 of 4 highs of day

The Gapper HOD Timeline for this session loads here.

  1. Pre-market04:00–09:302 of 4
  2. First 30 minutes09:30–10:001 of 4
  3. Morning10:00–12:001 of 4
  4. Afternoon12:00–16:000 of 4
  5. After hours16:00–20:000 of 4

Learning corner

Lessons and terms behind this session

Retrospective data built after the session from stored records, with links to the original sources. Not real-time, not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security.