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 Aug 8, 2026
+3.02% Avg Change
$90.42 Avg Price
$1.28 – $1,212.21 Price Range
$1,376.08T 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 $60.43 7,204.1% $143.16 $1.96 +28.74% 5.57B
2 WOLF Wolfspeed Inc $30.84 6,867.2% $80.82 $1.16 +11.78% 1.43B
3 MGRT Mega Fortune Co Ltd $95.52 6,303.0% $170.00 $2.66 +0.02% 1.31B
4 SNDK Sandisk Corp $1,212.21 5,709.0% $2,354.39 $40.53 -3.68% 179.52B
5 ASST Strive Inc-A $12.48 3,489.7% $252.00 $7.02 +1.38% 1.05B
6 RXT Rackspace Technology Inc $4.90 2,088.3% $8.60 $0.39 +1.66% 1.24B
7 BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterpr $9.52 1,832.5% $22.03 $1.14 -6.11% 1.39B
8 ERAS Erasca Inc $18.41 1,725.6% $24.28 $1.33 +0.77% 6.39B
9 AGL Agilon Health Inc $91.61 1,678.6% $133.04 $7.48 -5.31% 1.60B
10 HYMC Hycroft Mining Holding Co-A $26.54 1,658.4% $58.73 $3.34 +11.51% 2.47B
11 GLTO Galecto Inc $30.83 1,464.3% $38.33 $2.45 +2.70% 1.73B
12 RGC Regencell Bioscience Holding $5.41 1,429.9% $69.00 $4.51 -0.92% 2.68B
13 AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc $135.63 1,163.1% $233.67 $18.50 +9.19% 9.97B
14 MU Micron Technology Inc $877.57 1,075.6% $1,255.00 $106.75 -0.44% 985.62B
15 SLS Sellas Life Sciences Group I $10.01 1,042.2% $15.88 $1.39 -2.72% 2.22B
16 VTYX Ventyx Biosciences Inc $14.00 1,008.6% $25.00 $2.26 +0.14% 1.00B
17 WDC Western Digital Corp $434.30 993.6% $799.87 $73.14 -3.81% 155.63B
18 XXI Twenty One Capital Inc-Cl A $4.53 965.1% $59.75 $5.61 +3.90% 4.84B
19 LCID Lucid Group Inc $7.04 964.6% $25.23 $2.37 +0.86% 2.77B
20 MLTX Moonlake Immunotherapeutics $18.18 954.6% $62.75 $5.95 +0.83% 1.54B
21 TE T1 Energy Inc $5.55 940.8% $12.49 $1.20 +1.46% 1.63B
22 PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines I $360.76 928.6% $382.54 $37.19 -2.54% 10.06B
23 MXL Maxlinear Inc $66.82 904.7% $128.30 $12.77 -0.15% 6.84B
24 FCEL Fuelcell Energy Inc $22.50 902.1% $37.88 $3.78 +5.44% 1.58B
25 LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc $890.17 902.1% $1,085.68 $108.34 +6.22% 69.08B
26 TERN Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc $52.95 896.1% $53.19 $5.34 +0.00% 6.12B
27 CAR Avis Budget Group Inc $142.18 886.2% $847.70 $85.96 +2.77% 4.96B
28 ANRO Alto Neuroscience Inc $28.26 883.0% $29.49 $3.00 -0.74% 1.11B
29 BE Bloom Energy Corp- A $219.34 879.9% $351.28 $35.85 -4.20% 64.47B
30 EMAT Evolution Metals & Technolog $2.81 844.5% $24.09 $2.55 +4.46% 1.75B
31 LWLG Lightwave Logic Inc $7.87 840.2% $18.71 $1.99 +3.69% 1.25B
32 REPL Replimune Group Inc $11.20 826.7% $13.90 $1.50 +107.02% 1.01B
33 MAAS Maase Inc-A $17.79 773.7% $24.90 $2.85 -2.04% 8.36B
34 VICR Vicor Corp $221.20 750.9% $382.65 $44.97 +1.13% 10.43B
35 PL Planet Labs Pbc $23.93 748.5% $51.76 $6.10 +5.33% 8.53B
36 FBRX Forte Biosciences Inc $76.85 748.4% $77.20 $9.10 +0.03% 1.57B
37 CRML Critical Metals Corp $5.49 742.7% $32.15 $3.82 -1.26% 1.06B
38 ALMS Alumis Inc $27.60 733.8% $31.35 $3.76 -0.72% 3.54B
39 FRMI Fermi Inc $6.18 727.5% $36.99 $4.47 -0.16% 3.94B
40 ICHR Ichor Holdings Ltd $65.03 724.8% $113.58 $13.77 -0.46% 2.46B
41 QURE Uniqure Nv $43.63 719.0% $71.50 $8.73 +3.41% 3.15B
42 OLMA Olema Pharmaceuticals Inc $11.45 711.2% $36.26 $4.47 -3.13% 1.05B
43 SMR Nuscale Power Corp $9.82 696.4% $57.42 $7.21 +3.70% 4.22B
44 STX Seagate Technology Holdings $812.76 691.0% $1,145.00 $144.75 -4.71% 184.21B
45 FBYD Falcon'S Beyond Global Inc-A $9.94 682.2% $29.02 $3.71 +0.30% 1.22B
46 ORKA Oruka Therapeutics Inc $96.51 677.3% $99.80 $12.84 -1.38% 5.99B
47 AEHR Aehr Test Systems $79.98 673.0% $126.62 $16.38 +4.05% 3.28B
48 VOR Vor Biopharma Inc $21.15 672.3% $50.20 $6.50 -2.98% 1.27B
49 UWMC Uwm Holdings Corp $1.28 667.5% $7.14 $0.93 +6.67% 2.06B
50 INBX Inhibrx Biosciences Inc $82.05 655.7% $155.29 $20.55 -3.16% 1.26B
51 CIEN Ciena Corp $412.39 655.3% $637.51 $84.41 +2.14% 59.17B
52 MBX Mbx Biosciences Inc $65.93 654.3% $72.64 $9.63 -0.80% 3.19B
53 HUT Hut 8 Corp $88.59 653.7% $140.80 $18.68 -2.27% 11.17B
54 SYRE Spyre Therapeutics Inc $103.42 645.5% $108.14 $14.51 -0.89% 9.25B
55 BLZE Backblaze Inc-A $13.72 635.7% $23.99 $3.26 +8.63% 1.16B
56 BFLY Butterfly Network Inc $8.83 634.1% $9.69 $1.32 +6.39% 2.25B
57 INTC Intel Corp $101.65 626.3% $142.35 $19.60 +1.84% 511.36B
58 FUBO Fubotv Inc -Class A $9.00 612.5% $56.64 $7.95 -15.57% 1.00B
59 EVC Entravision Communications-A $12.00 604.6% $13.74 $1.95 +5.17% 1.06B
60 TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd $252.49 603.0% $319.94 $45.51 +12.37% 28.69B
61 RLAY Relay Therapeutics Inc $18.44 587.3% $20.79 $3.03 -2.07% 4.31B
62 UCTT Ultra Clean Holdings Inc $83.14 571.1% $144.22 $21.49 +3.67% 3.95B
63 BITF Bitfarms Ltd/Canada $3.97 567.3% $10.81 $1.62 -1.98% 3.43B
64 CRVS Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc $13.26 565.3% $26.95 $4.05 +0.53% 1.15B
65 RAPT Rapt Therapeutics Inc $58.02 563.1% $58.02 $8.75 +0.07% 1.68B
66 CIFR Cipher Mining Inc $17.18 562.4% $30.14 $4.55 -5.66% 7.13B
67 NNNN Anbio Biotechnology Ltd $10.61 562.0% $54.95 $8.30 +8.82% 1.40B
68 PACS Pacs Group Inc $48.44 559.9% $49.49 $7.50 +3.79% 7.39B
69 DOCN Digitalocean Holdings Inc $124.15 551.3% $187.50 $28.79 +1.57% 14.60B
70 KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc $41.58 546.5% $47.84 $7.40 -2.16% 2.84B
71 ATEX Anterix Inc $93.02 542.8% $113.00 $17.58 -0.60% 1.91B
72 OPEN Opendoor Technologies Inc $3.49 539.4% $10.87 $1.70 +1.16% 3.38B
73 WULF Terawulf Inc $17.08 539.0% $29.84 $4.67 -3.04% 8.73B
74 EOSE Eos Energy Enterprises Inc $4.15 538.6% $19.86 $3.11 +5.33% 1.51B
75 IBRX Immunitybio Inc $7.64 537.4% $12.43 $1.95 +4.37% 7.93B
76 ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals In $87.65 536.2% $95.49 $15.01 +2.12% 12.29B
77 ANAB Anaptysbio Inc $56.22 534.7% $72.36 $11.40 +2.65% 1.67B
78 SBET Sharplink Inc $6.42 533.6% $28.26 $4.46 +2.07% 1.36B
79 DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics Inc $109.92 533.6% $114.55 $18.08 -2.29% 6.05B
80 BAND Bandwidth Inc-Class A $45.67 532.6% $79.08 $12.50 -1.15% 1.66B
81 NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp $12.35 528.1% $34.17 $5.44 -2.68% 3.63B
82 GLUE Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc $16.02 525.5% $25.77 $4.12 +1.97% 1.34B
83 ALM Almonty Industries Inc $14.18 523.4% $33.35 $5.35 +5.66% 4.40B
84 VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc $39.14 509.2% $60.43 $9.92 -3.57% 10.38B
85 LUNR Intuitive Machines Inc $16.40 500.9% $46.75 $7.78 +9.85% 3.24B
86 CGCT Cartesian Growth Corp I-Cl A $5.50 497.4% $25.33 $4.24 +3.58% 1.49B
87 RVMD Revolution Medicines Inc $205.15 497.1% $203.00 $34.00 +3.71% 43.85B
88 AIP Arteris Inc $29.65 496.9% $50.26 $8.42 -6.23% 1.38B
89 APAD A Paradise Acquisition - A $2.78 495.7% $14.00 $2.35 +0.36% 2.23B
90 FORM Formfactor Inc $117.39 493.6% $160.27 $27.00 +1.89% 9.21B
91 VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc $35.41 490.2% $69.47 $11.77 +8.02% 5.03B
92 RHLD Resolute Holdings Manag $128.66 488.4% $236.19 $40.14 +0.05% 1.06B
93 BLSH Bullish $23.62 474.2% $118.00 $20.55 +2.52% 3.46B
94 TTMI Ttm Technologies $137.21 471.0% $223.83 $39.20 +0.63% 15.18B
95 HL Hecla Mining Co $16.85 465.7% $34.17 $6.04 +6.24% 11.17B
96 DFTX Definium Therapeutics Inc $43.70 465.5% $49.20 $8.70 +3.26% 6.06B
97 HSPT Horizon Space Acquisition Ii $2.73 464.1% $14.31 $2.54 -2.50% 1.48B
98 BMNR Bitmine Immersion Technologi $18.82 460.5% $71.74 $12.80 +2.84% 11.35B
99 PENG Penguin Solutions Inc $52.60 460.2% $89.86 $16.04 -0.06% 3.02B
100 SATS Echostar Corp-A $87.03 456.3% $147.25 $26.47 -0.80% 30.12B

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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