Most Volatile Stocks
Stocks with the widest 52-week trading range relative to their current price. High beta names that swing hard in both directions.
200 stocks
Updated May 9, 2026
+2.25%
Avg Change
$103.23
Avg Price
$1.21 – $1,952.37
Price Range
$3.48T
Total Market Cap
The most volatile stocks are those experiencing the largest price swings relative to their average. Volatility measures the degree of price variation over time — highly volatile stocks can move 5-10% or more in a single day, creating both significant profit opportunities and substantial risks.
Volatile stocks are typically found among small-cap companies, biotech firms, meme stocks, and companies undergoing major transitions or facing uncertain catalysts. Traders are drawn to volatile stocks for the potential of quick profits, while conservative investors generally avoid them due to the higher risk of large drawdowns.
This list ranks stocks by recent price volatility, identifying the most active movers in the market. Data includes current prices, daily changes, and market caps updated throughout the trading day.
| # | Symbol | Name | Price | Range % | 52W High | 52W Low | Change % | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AXTI | Axt Inc | $106.00 | 8,908.1% | $110.80 | $1.23 | +10.42% | 6.40B |
| 2 | TCGL | Techcreate Group Ltd-A | $172.84 | 8,887.3% | $355.00 | $3.95 | +100.14% | 3.53B |
| 3 | SBET | Sharplink Inc | $7.27 | 5,057.5% | $124.12 | $2.41 | -2.42% | 1.47B |
| 4 | BMNR | Bitmine Immersion Technologi | $22.17 | 4,931.3% | $161.00 | $3.20 | +0.77% | 12.53B |
| 5 | BW | Babcock & Wilcox Enterpr | $14.07 | 4,539.7% | $18.80 | $0.41 | -10.15% | 2.01B |
| 6 | ASST | Strive Inc-A | $15.92 | 3,723.4% | $268.40 | $7.02 | +2.98% | 1.07B |
| 7 | SNDK | Sandisk Corp | $1,562.34 | 3,234.5% | $965.00 | $28.94 | +16.60% | 135.71B |
| 8 | TNGX | Tango Therapeutics Inc | $20.98 | 2,658.3% | $28.41 | $1.03 | -2.96% | 3.39B |
| 9 | CRML | Critical Metals Corp | $12.91 | 2,390.5% | $32.15 | $1.29 | +3.78% | 1.57B |
| 10 | VTYX | Ventyx Biosciences Inc | $14.00 | 2,281.0% | $25.00 | $1.05 | +0.14% | 1.00B |
| 11 | ERAS | Erasca Inc | $10.12 | 2,190.6% | $24.28 | $1.06 | -2.69% | 3.23B |
| 12 | LWLG | Lightwave Logic Inc | $15.57 | 2,102.4% | $18.28 | $0.83 | -6.88% | 2.23B |
| 13 | HYMC | Hycroft Mining Holding Co-A | $38.44 | 2,067.2% | $58.73 | $2.71 | -1.13% | 3.55B |
| 14 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc | $5.01 | 2,039.8% | $10.87 | $0.51 | -5.83% | 5.10B |
| 15 | RGC | Regencell Bioscience Holding | $29.28 | 2,027.2% | $83.60 | $3.93 | -6.96% | 15.56B |
| 16 | ONDS | Ondas Inc | $9.06 | 1,990.0% | $15.28 | $0.73 | +1.91% | 4.31B |
| 17 | TERN | Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc | $52.95 | 1,903.4% | $53.19 | $2.66 | +0.04% | 6.12B |
| 18 | ABTC | American Bitcoin Corp-A | $1.21 | 1,802.6% | $14.65 | $0.77 | +5.22% | 1.23B |
| 19 | KOD | Kodiak Sciences Inc | $43.68 | 1,602.6% | $47.84 | $2.81 | -4.82% | 2.71B |
| 20 | LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc | $903.80 | 1,590.1% | $960.00 | $56.80 | +1.26% | 67.61B |
| 21 | CELC | Celcuity Inc | $131.06 | 1,488.0% | $151.02 | $9.51 | +0.27% | 6.34B |
| 22 | GLTO | Galecto Inc | $24.99 | 1,464.3% | $38.33 | $2.45 | +1.22% | 1.73B |
| 23 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics Inc | $148.94 | 1,428.0% | $191.87 | $12.56 | -5.46% | 13.90B |
| 24 | BE | Bloom Energy Corp- A | $261.03 | 1,405.3% | $241.60 | $16.05 | +0.92% | 65.25B |
| 25 | INBX | Inhibrx Biosciences Inc | $128.79 | 1,332.6% | $155.29 | $10.84 | -0.33% | 1.82B |
| 26 | NKTR | Nektar Therapeutics | $81.89 | 1,264.2% | $109.00 | $7.99 | -1.78% | 2.71B |
| 27 | AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | $97.23 | 1,171.5% | $102.48 | $8.06 | +6.54% | 2.96B |
| 28 | PL | Planet Labs Pbc | $39.04 | 1,126.8% | $41.71 | $3.40 | +10.78% | 12.20B |
| 29 | SCZM | Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd | $7.88 | 1,119.4% | $23.90 | $1.96 | -3.43% | 1.12B |
| 30 | IREN | Iren Ltd | $61.20 | 1,108.6% | $76.87 | $6.36 | +7.65% | 18.86B |
| 31 | WDC | Western Digital Corp | $480.00 | 1,011.2% | $416.37 | $37.47 | +3.47% | 138.65B |
| 32 | ALMS | Alumis Inc | $23.66 | 1,008.7% | $30.60 | $2.76 | -0.42% | 3.02B |
| 33 | NVTS | Navitas Semiconductor Corp | $17.55 | 981.4% | $19.79 | $1.83 | +10.24% | 3.69B |
| 34 | XXI | Twenty One Capital Inc-Cl A | $9.05 | 965.1% | $59.75 | $5.61 | +1.91% | 4.84B |
| 35 | MLTX | Moonlake Immunotherapeutics | $17.18 | 954.6% | $62.75 | $5.95 | -0.12% | 1.25B |
| 36 | TE | T1 Energy Inc | $5.15 | 951.6% | $9.78 | $0.93 | -2.28% | 1.44B |
| 37 | RAPT | Rapt Therapeutics Inc | $58.02 | 925.1% | $58.02 | $5.66 | +0.07% | 1.68B |
| 38 | ORKA | Oruka Therapeutics Inc | $64.59 | 921.3% | $91.00 | $8.91 | +0.81% | 3.87B |
| 39 | UAMY | United States Antimony Corp | $12.15 | 916.0% | $19.71 | $1.94 | +1.17% | 1.57B |
| 40 | PRAX | Praxis Precision Medicines I | $330.02 | 911.9% | $356.00 | $35.18 | -0.98% | 9.28B |
| 41 | LASR | Nlight Inc | $73.91 | 909.7% | $80.27 | $7.95 | +11.66% | 4.12B |
| 42 | AMPX | Amprius Technologies Inc | $16.70 | 908.8% | $22.80 | $2.26 | +3.66% | 2.21B |
| 43 | ALM | Almonty Industries Inc | $19.68 | 892.6% | $33.35 | $3.36 | -0.71% | 7.59B |
| 44 | CAR | Avis Budget Group Inc | $145.75 | 886.2% | $847.70 | $85.96 | -5.39% | 5.13B |
| 45 | COGT | Cogent Biosciences Inc | $34.74 | 861.1% | $43.73 | $4.55 | -0.14% | 5.94B |
| 46 | TMQ | Trilogy Metals Inc | $4.45 | 856.6% | $15.21 | $1.59 | +0.68% | 1.07B |
| 47 | BITF | Bitfarms Ltd/Canada | $3.09 | 845.9% | $9.27 | $0.98 | +1.98% | 2.71B |
| 48 | SOC | Sable Offshore Corp | $12.33 | 840.9% | $35.00 | $3.72 | -3.90% | 1.89B |
| 49 | CAPR | Capricor Therapeutics Inc | $33.50 | 838.8% | $40.37 | $4.30 | +8.38% | 1.79B |
| 50 | OLMA | Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc | $14.32 | 832.1% | $36.26 | $3.89 | -0.62% | 1.32B |
| 51 | SATS | Echostar Corp-A | $127.15 | 822.4% | $137.44 | $14.90 | +3.69% | 34.58B |
| 52 | HUT | Hut 8 Corp | $98.46 | 794.3% | $111.33 | $12.45 | -2.69% | 11.22B |
| 53 | WULF | Terawulf Inc | $23.39 | 791.3% | $25.76 | $2.89 | -2.62% | 10.99B |
| 54 | NNNN | Anbio Biotechnology Ltd | $25.84 | 777.8% | $55.65 | $6.34 | -0.15% | 3.72B |
| 55 | URGN | Urogen Pharma Ltd | $30.22 | 777.2% | $30.00 | $3.42 | +13.65% | 1.43B |
| 56 | APLD | Applied Digital Corp | $41.25 | 769.4% | $44.25 | $5.09 | -0.67% | 11.87B |
| 57 | MAAS | Maase Inc-A | $9.64 | 766.8% | $20.89 | $2.41 | -0.62% | 4.11B |
| 58 | CIFR | Cipher Mining Inc | $20.55 | 765.1% | $25.52 | $2.95 | -0.65% | 8.46B |
| 59 | FIG | Figma Inc-Cl A | $20.66 | 761.0% | $142.92 | $16.60 | +0.49% | 10.79B |
| 60 | FLNC | Fluence Energy Inc | $24.16 | 752.7% | $33.51 | $3.93 | +27.36% | 3.49B |
| 61 | CRVS | Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc | $15.46 | 751.5% | $26.95 | $3.17 | +1.78% | 1.29B |
| 62 | MXL | Maxlinear Inc | $77.18 | 742.5% | $87.70 | $10.41 | +9.09% | 8.94B |
| 63 | FRMI | Fermi Inc | $5.23 | 727.5% | $36.99 | $4.47 | +2.15% | 3.26B |
| 64 | QURE | Uniqure Nv | $27.66 | 719.0% | $71.50 | $8.73 | +14.53% | 1.51B |
| 65 | CIEN | Ciena Corp | $548.11 | 718.9% | $529.89 | $64.71 | +1.74% | 77.42B |
| 66 | VSAT | Viasat Inc | $70.01 | 700.8% | $68.92 | $8.61 | +5.55% | 8.55B |
| 67 | FBYD | Falcon'S Beyond Global Inc-A | $12.48 | 682.2% | $29.02 | $3.71 | +4.00% | 1.21B |
| 68 | OKLO | Oklo Inc | $72.51 | 654.2% | $193.84 | $25.70 | +0.95% | 12.47B |
| 69 | NBIS | Nebius Group Nv | $177.05 | 653.6% | $197.89 | $26.26 | -4.18% | 45.29B |
| 70 | USAS | Americas Gold And Silver Cor | $6.63 | 652.1% | $14.14 | $1.88 | +3.92% | 2.84B |
| 71 | STX | Seagate Technology Holdings | $782.64 | 649.3% | $534.23 | $71.30 | +2.11% | 115.97B |
| 72 | PVLA | Palvella Therapeutics Inc | $126.84 | 648.4% | $151.18 | $20.20 | -1.15% | 1.62B |
| 73 | GLUE | Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc | $19.39 | 634.2% | $25.77 | $3.51 | -2.12% | 1.59B |
| 74 | HL | Hecla Mining Co | $18.61 | 630.1% | $34.17 | $4.68 | +2.99% | 12.44B |
| 75 | VICR | Vicor Corp | $256.47 | 629.9% | $293.95 | $40.27 | -1.86% | 11.61B |
| 76 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | $746.81 | 628.6% | $535.50 | $73.50 | +15.49% | 599.50B |
| 77 | BRBR | Bellring Brands Inc | $17.20 | 627.1% | $67.00 | $9.22 | -3.37% | 1.22B |
| 78 | TTMI | Ttm Technologies | $157.31 | 615.8% | $180.00 | $25.15 | +2.30% | 16.12B |
| 79 | LAR | Lithium Argentina Ag | $10.33 | 601.2% | $11.99 | $1.71 | +1.57% | 1.91B |
| 80 | QBTS | D-Wave Quantum Inc | $22.57 | 585.5% | $46.75 | $6.82 | +2.64% | 8.15B |
| 81 | FUBO | Fubotv Inc -Class A | $10.80 | 581.6% | $56.64 | $8.31 | +3.55% | 1.17B |
| 82 | VIAV | Viavi Solutions Inc | $51.21 | 581.3% | $60.43 | $8.87 | +0.31% | 11.93B |
| 83 | IBRX | Immunitybio Inc | $8.51 | 579.2% | $12.43 | $1.83 | +9.66% | 8.72B |
| 84 | UUUU | Energy Fuels Inc | $21.38 | 564.3% | $27.90 | $4.20 | -8.44% | 5.40B |
| 85 | PLUG | Plug Power Inc | $3.12 | 563.8% | $4.58 | $0.69 | -0.32% | 4.33B |
| 86 | TSEM | Tower Semiconductor Ltd | $211.02 | 556.9% | $232.67 | $35.42 | +0.49% | 23.58B |
| 87 | MAZE | Maze Therapeutics Inc | $27.17 | 550.7% | $53.65 | $8.25 | +2.22% | 1.41B |
| 88 | LEU | Centrus Energy Corp-Class A | $207.33 | 549.0% | $464.25 | $71.53 | +0.50% | 4.04B |
| 89 | SMR | Nuscale Power Corp | $12.55 | 548.8% | $57.42 | $8.85 | -0.24% | 4.32B |
| 90 | RLAY | Relay Therapeutics Inc | $12.76 | 548.7% | $17.32 | $2.67 | +2.00% | 2.40B |
| 91 | ARWR | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals In | $72.69 | 538.9% | $79.48 | $12.44 | -6.75% | 10.30B |
| 92 | RGTI | Rigetti Computing Inc | $18.94 | 536.2% | $58.15 | $9.14 | +3.27% | 6.09B |
| 93 | DOCN | Digitalocean Holdings Inc | $163.95 | 533.8% | $162.00 | $25.56 | +8.99% | 15.70B |
| 94 | NUVB | Nuvation Bio Inc | $4.49 | 521.0% | $9.75 | $1.57 | +0.90% | 1.68B |
| 95 | COHR | Coherent Corp | $335.26 | 520.2% | $364.80 | $58.82 | +5.03% | 65.39B |
| 96 | DUOL | Duolingo | $107.99 | 520.0% | $544.93 | $87.89 | -4.95% | 5.29B |
| 97 | SYRE | Spyre Therapeutics Inc | $75.05 | 518.6% | $76.00 | $12.29 | +2.66% | 6.35B |
| 98 | AUGO | Aura Minerals Inc | $82.11 | 513.5% | $110.32 | $17.98 | +1.28% | 6.86B |
| 99 | FORM | Formfactor Inc | $147.87 | 510.0% | $159.09 | $26.08 | +2.20% | 11.52B |
| 100 | LCID | Lucid Group Inc | $6.34 | 499.6% | $33.70 | $5.62 | +4.79% | 2.00B |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are volatile stocks?
Volatile stocks are those with large and frequent price fluctuations. Volatility is often measured using beta (compared to the overall market) or standard deviation of returns. A stock with a beta of 2.0 is expected to move twice as much as the market in either direction. Highly volatile stocks include small-cap biotechs, meme stocks, early-stage technology companies, and stocks with heavy short interest.
Why are some stocks more volatile than others?
Volatility is driven by uncertainty about future earnings, low market capitalization, limited analyst coverage, high short interest, and speculative investor bases. Companies in pre-revenue stages or facing binary events (FDA decisions, earnings reports) are inherently more volatile. Stocks with low float (few shares available for trading) can experience exaggerated price moves because it takes less buying or selling pressure to move the price.
How to trade volatile stocks?
Trading volatile stocks requires strict risk management. Use smaller position sizes than you would for stable stocks, set tight stop-loss orders to limit downside, and define profit targets before entering trades. Technical analysis tools like Bollinger Bands and ATR (Average True Range) help identify volatility levels and potential reversal points. Never risk more than 1-2% of your portfolio on a single volatile stock trade.
What is beta in stocks?
Beta measures a stock's volatility relative to the overall market. A beta of 1.0 means the stock moves in line with the market. Above 1.0 indicates higher volatility — a beta of 1.5 means the stock tends to move 50% more than the market. Below 1.0 indicates lower volatility. Negative beta (rare) means the stock moves opposite to the market. Growth and technology stocks typically have higher betas, while utilities and consumer staples have lower betas.
Are volatile stocks good for day trading?
Volatile stocks are the primary focus of day traders because larger price swings create more opportunities to profit from short-term moves. However, the same volatility that creates opportunity also creates risk — volatile stocks can reverse direction quickly, trapping traders in losing positions. Successful day traders combine volatility with high volume and clear technical patterns rather than simply trading the most volatile stocks blindly.
What is the VIX?
The VIX (CBOE Volatility Index) measures expected market volatility over the next 30 days, calculated from S&P 500 options prices. Often called the "fear index," the VIX rises when investors expect larger market swings and falls during calm periods. A VIX below 15 indicates low volatility and complacency, 15-25 is normal, and above 30 signals elevated fear. The VIX measures overall market volatility, not individual stock volatility.
How to reduce portfolio volatility?
To reduce volatility, diversify across sectors and market capitalizations, include bonds and other asset classes, tilt toward low-beta stocks like utilities and consumer staples, and limit individual position sizes. Dividend-paying stocks tend to be less volatile than non-payers. For a quantified approach, use the minimum volatility ETF strategies offered by providers like iShares (USMV) and Invesco (SPLV) that systematically construct lower-volatility portfolios.
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