No. 42
FESCI5.52+5.96% vs prior day

Market breadthUp1,408Down1,525Flat63Gap-ups (≥1M shares) 1,095

No. 42Closed 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 : NCPL, PCLA and BURU

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

Rank 1NCPLNetcapital Inc.

Opening gap
+43.18%
Day
+61.82%
HOD (ET)
2.2216:59 ET
Est. turnover
$92.2M
Gap-ups (≥1M shares)
1,095

On Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1,095 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 NCPL at +43.18%.

NCPL (Netcapital Inc.) opened at 1.57, +43.18% from the previous close of 1.10. Its high of day was 2.22 at 16:59 ET. It closed at 1.78, +61.82% on the day, on an estimated $92.2M of turnover. No SEC filing or news found by the close.

PCLA (PicoCELA Inc.) opened at 8.34, +39.82% from the previous close of 5.96. Its high of day was 12.40 at 13:34 ET. It closed at 11.10, +86.09% on the day, on an estimated $280.5M of turnover.

BURU (Nuburu, Inc.) opened at 0.24, +39.45% from the previous close of 0.1721. Its high of day was 0.5499 at 17:29 ET. It closed at 0.3717, +115.98% on the day, on an estimated $332.7M of turnover.

INLF (INLIF Ltd) opened at 0.2351, +30.61% from the previous close of 0.18. Its high of day was 0.2994 at 09:59 ET. It closed at 0.265, +47.22% on the day, on an estimated $63.4M of turnover.

NUWE (Nuwellis, Inc.) opened at 6.94, +22.61% from the previous close of 5.66. Its high of day was 7.48 at 09:03 ET. It closed at 5.78, +2.12% on the day, on an estimated $99.5M of turnover.

Pre-market: 2 of 10 highs of day.

Across the small caps the map tracks, 1,408 advanced and 1,525 declined, with an estimated $20.8B in dollar volume.

Behind it in the ranking: PCLA +39.82% (+86.09% on the day); BURU +39.45% (+115.98% on the day); INLF +30.61% (+47.22% on the day); NUWE +22.61% (+2.12% on the day).

5 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 4ADT+33.33%Day +33.20%

    ADT Inc.8-K

    M&A. ADT to be Acquired by Thrive Holdings in $15.3 Billion Transaction

    SEC filing

  2. Rank 7MAX+19.80%Day +20.56%

    MediaAlpha, Inc.8-K

    Earnings. All-Time Record Revenue of $375.9 million, up 23% year over year

    SEC filing

  3. Rank 8PRCH+19.39%Day +28.16%

    Porch Group, Inc.8-K

    Earnings. Porch Group Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

    SEC filing

  4. Rank 9CROX+16.97%Day +25.54%

    Crocs, Inc.8-K

    Earnings. Crocs, Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2026 Results; Raises Full-Year 2026 Outlook

    SEC filing

  5. Rank 10GKOS+16.30%Day +33.65%

    GLAUKOS Corp8-K

    Earnings. Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Affairs

    SEC filing

Market map & FESCI

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

Small-cap dollar volume (est.)
$20.8B

Top movers

Held or faded

8 of 10 closed at or above the open

  1. NUWE+22.61%+2.12%-16.7%
  2. ADT+33.33%+33.20%-0.1%

Stored Top Gappers ranking

HOD timing

Pre-market: 2 of 10 highs of day

The Gapper HOD Timeline for this session loads here.

  1. Pre-market04:00–09:302 of 10
  2. First 30 minutes09:30–10:002 of 10
  3. Morning10:00–12:002 of 10
  4. Afternoon12:00–16:002 of 10
  5. After hours16:00–20:002 of 10

Learning corner

Lessons and terms behind this session

Further reading

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.