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Stocks Under $1

TheDesperateTrader.com· Most active · Thursday, Aug 6
The most active stocks under $1 from the latest session, ranked by dollar volume so the list reflects real liquidity, not just the lowest-priced tickers. Sub-$1 stocks are the most volatile corner of the market, capable of huge percentage moves and just as capable of failing. Tap any ticker for its live chart and unusual-volume alert history.
As of Thu, Aug 6 close
Most active under $1 · 50
1ENSCEnsysce Biosciences, Inc. Common Stock$0.62+72.0% · $69M2SURGSurgePays, Inc. Common Stock$0.38+68.0% · $49M3MGRXMangoceuticals, Inc. Common Stock$0.60+41.0% · $15M4FGLFounder Group Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$0.82-4.8% · $6M5VNRXVolitionRx Limited$0.77-2.0% · $5M6MVSTMicrovast Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$0.86+0.0% · $3M7XCHXCHG Limited American Depositary Share$0.26-40.6% · $3M8SESSES AI Corporation$0.54-3.4% · $2M9ALBTAvalon GloboCare Corp. Common Stock$0.28-2.2% · $2M10CISSC3is Inc. Common Stock$0.10-5.5% · $2M11YMTYimutian Inc. American Depositary Shares$0.41-5.6% · $2M12SIDCompanhia Siderurgica Nacional S.A. (CSN)$0.98+4.9% · $2M13GVHGlobavend Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares$0.91+3.6% · $2M14UCARU Power Limited Class A Ordinary Shares$0.93-5.6% · $2M15RITRReitar Logtech Holdings Limited Ordinary shares$0.20-25.6% · $1M16INVZInnoviz Technologies Ltd. Ordinary shares$0.42+0.0% · $1M17GPROGoPro, Inc.$0.73-5.3% · $1M18GCTKGlucoTrack, Inc. Common Stock$0.51-14.0% · $1M19DVLTDatavault AI Inc. Common Stock$0.30+4.4% · $1M20TNYATenaya Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.78+5.3% · $1M21BZAIBlaize Holdings, Inc. Common Stock$0.95+0.0% · $988,25622QSIQuantum-Si Incorporated Class A Common Stock$0.77+0.6% · $922,22323SRFMSurf Air Mobility Inc.$0.81-2.5% · $817,09624IVVDInvivyd, Inc. Common Stock$0.62+8.2% · $739,86525OPTUOptimum Communications, Inc.$0.79-10.0% · $701,95626SBEVSplash Beverage Group, Inc.$0.38+8.9% · $693,82227FNGRFingerMotion, Inc. Common Stock$0.28+9.4% · $678,45928SPWRSunPower Inc. Common Stock$0.27-10.5% · $671,64729FUSEFusemachines Inc. Common stock$0.87-15.5% · $627,41430LABStandard BioTools Inc. Common Stock$0.82+0.0% · $621,48531CANCanaan Inc. American Depositary Shares$0.20-1.0% · $589,33932CGCCanopy Growth Corporation Common Shares$0.93+0.0% · $558,23133RNTXRein Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock$0.71-6.6% · $529,80534HUMAHumacyte, Inc. Common Stock$0.71+0.0% · $523,82435YOOVConcorde International Group Ltd Class A Ordinary Shares$0.49-7.5% · $520,25336BYNDBeyond Meat, Inc. Common Stock$0.60-1.5% · $505,48737GUTSFractyl Health, Inc. Common Stock$0.69+0.0% · $505,42538PROPPrairie Operating Co. Common Stock$0.75+0.0% · $492,99939OPTTOcean Power Technologies, Inc.$0.18+0.4% · $490,43240GETYGetty Images Holdings, Inc.$0.48+0.0% · $488,20141BCDABioCardia, Inc. Common Stock$0.91+0.0% · $485,19442CYPHCypherpunk Technologies Inc. Common Stock$0.69+0.0% · $465,11143ZONECleanCore Solutions Inc.$0.32-4.5% · $451,25044TLSATiziana Life Sciences Ltd. Common Shares$0.97+0.0% · $449,98645KIDZKIDZ AI Inc. Class B Common Stock$0.43-3.5% · $446,44546CYCUCycurion, Inc. Common Stock$0.69-10.6% · $412,96547BLNKBlink Charging Co. Common Stock$0.56-0.8% · $407,78048CTMCastellum, Inc.$0.79-0.1% · $400,22749DEFTDefi Technologies, Inc.$0.49+4.8% · $390,06350GOSSGossamer Bio, Inc. Common Stock$0.18-3.1% · $385,411
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Everything you need to know about stocks under $1 on TheDesperateTrader.

What are the most active stocks under $1 today?
This page ranks stocks trading under $1 by dollar volume (price times shares traded) from the latest session, so it surfaces the sub-$1 names with real liquidity and interest rather than dead tickers. It updates daily and each name links to its live chart.
Are sub-$1 stocks worth trading?
Stocks under $1 are extremely high risk: very thin liquidity, wide spreads, extreme volatility, frequent dilution and delisting risk. Many day traders avoid them entirely. This page is a data tool, not a recommendation. Always do your own research and manage risk. Nothing here is investment advice.
What is the difference between stocks under $1 and penny stocks?
Penny stocks are commonly defined as any share under $5. Stocks under $1 are the most extreme subset of that, sometimes called sub-penny or sub-dollar stocks, with the highest volatility and the highest risk.
How do I catch these before they run?
They usually spike on unusual volume first. Our free real-time scanner flags any stock, including sub-$1 names, the moment it trades well above its normal volume, across the whole market with no 15-minute delay.

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