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Penny Stocks

TheDesperateTrader.com· Most active · Friday, Jul 17
The most active penny stocks trading under $5 from the latest session, ranked by dollar volume so you see where real money and liquidity are moving, not just the cheapest tickers. Penny stocks are volatile and higher risk, which is exactly why day traders watch the ones on unusual volume. Tap any ticker for its live chart and alert history.
As of Fri, Jul 17 close
Most active under $5 · 50
1SNDQTradr 2X Short SNDK Daily ETF$4.19+7.2% · $1.4B2OPENOpendoor Technologies Inc Common Stock$4.50-1.5% · $479M3NVDGraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF$4.97+4.6% · $373M4SLNDSouthland Holdings, Inc.$1.14+67.3% · $234M5SNAPSnap Inc.$4.53-3.4% · $194M6GRABGrab Holdings Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$3.57-4.3% · $150M7MSTUT-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF$1.86+1.4% · $146M8DAMDDefiance Daily Target 2X Short AMD ETF$1.80+1.7% · $136M9PLUGPlug Power Inc.$2.17+0.9% · $124M10BBDBanco Bradesco S.A. American Depositary Shares (Each representing one Preferred Shares)$3.54-0.3% · $122M11IOVAIovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$5.00+7.3% · $117M12EOSEEos Energy Enterprises, Inc. Class A Common Stock$4.13+4.3% · $117M13ACHRArcher Aviation Inc.$4.44-1.1% · $113M14NIONIO Inc. American depositary shares, each representing one Class A ordinary share$4.88-2.2% · $110M15BIYABaiya International Group Inc Class A Ordinary Shares$4.14+36.2% · $107M16BTEBaytex Energy Corp.$4.18+2.0% · $102M17KEELKeel Infrastructure Corp. Common Stock$3.95+0.4% · $100M18CONLGraniteShares ETF Trust GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF$4.80-4.2% · $96M19AMCAMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS, INC.$1.94-6.3% · $82M20BBAIBigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.$2.84-2.7% · $78M21BTGB2Gold Corp.$3.67+0.3% · $74M22STAKSTAK Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares$1.92-46.4% · $61M23DNNDenison Mines Corp$2.82-1.1% · $61M24ADBGLeverage Shares 2X Long ADBE Daily ETF$3.94+1.5% · $59M25CJMBCallan JMB Inc. Common Stock$1.22+41.7% · $59M26RXRXRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock$2.95-2.5% · $57M27NOWLGraniteShares 2x Long NOW Daily ETF$4.64-1.5% · $56M28KLRSKalaris Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$4.38-5.0% · $48M29ABEVAMBEV S.A.$3.03-0.7% · $47M30GGBGerdau S.A.$4.72+0.0% · $46M31GOROGold Resource Corporation$1.00+7.8% · $43M32BATLBattalion Oil Corporation$1.74+10.8% · $42M33LAESSEALSQ Corp Ordinary Shares$2.54+4.1% · $42M34BTBTBit Digital, Inc. Ordinary Shares$1.40-4.8% · $35M35RXTRackspace Technology, Inc. Common Stock$4.15-1.4% · $35M36SPCEVirgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.$2.56-1.2% · $35M37SOCSable Offshore Corp.$4.35+5.1% · $34M38KOSKosmos Energy Ltd.$2.24+4.2% · $33M39HIVEHIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. Common Shares$2.85-1.0% · $33M40HTZHertz Global Holdings, Inc Common Stock$1.80-3.7% · $32M41OKLLDefiance Daily Target 2x Long OKLO ETF$2.92-2.7% · $31M42PHKPIMCO High Income Fund$4.71+0.0% · $31M43COTYCOTY INC$2.61+4.8% · $31M44CBRGLeverage Shares 2X Long CBRS Daily ETF$3.33-9.0% · $30M45ENVXEnovix Corporation Common Stock$4.72+0.4% · $28M46CRMGLeverage Shares 2X Long CRM Daily ETF$4.78-2.2% · $28M47DGXXDigi Power X Inc. Subordinate Voting Shares$3.77+1.3% · $28M48JSPRJasper Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.89+14.3% · $26M49ASPIASP Isotopes Inc. Common Stock$3.88-1.8% · $26M50LACLithium Americas Corp.$2.95+0.3% · $26M
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Everything you need to know about penny stocks on TheDesperateTrader.

What are penny stocks?
Penny stocks are low-priced shares, commonly defined as trading under $5 (the SEC threshold). They are popular with day traders because a small price move is a large percentage move, but that same volatility, plus thinner liquidity, makes them higher risk than large-cap stocks.
What are the most active penny stocks today?
This page ranks penny stocks under $5 by dollar volume (price times shares traded) from the latest session, so it surfaces the ones with real liquidity and interest rather than dead tickers. It updates daily and each name links to its live chart.
Are penny stocks a good investment?
Penny stocks carry significant risk: low liquidity, wide spreads, high volatility and a higher rate of promotions and dilution. This page is a data tool, not a recommendation to buy any stock. Always do your own research and manage risk carefully. Nothing here is investment advice.
How do I catch penny stocks before they run?
The names that move usually spike on unusual volume first. Our free real-time scanner flags stocks trading well above their normal volume the moment it happens, across every U.S. stock, including penny stocks, with no 15-minute delay.

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