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 Jun 24, 2026
-0.71% Avg Change
$119.27 Avg Price
$1.55 – $1,963.60 Price Range
$1,378.19T 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 TCGL Techcreate Group Ltd-A $172.84 8,887.3% $355.00 $3.95 +100.14% 3.53B
2 AXTI Axt Inc $84.57 7,853.3% $143.16 $1.80 -8.19% 5.53B
3 SNDK Sandisk Corp $1,963.60 5,365.6% $2,191.69 $40.10 -13.64% 323.54B
4 BMNR Bitmine Immersion Technologi $15.13 4,007.1% $161.00 $3.92 -4.60% 9.19B
5 ASST Strive Inc-A $13.95 3,489.7% $252.00 $7.02 -5.81% 1.18B
6 BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterpr $17.38 2,424.9% $22.03 $0.87 +1.28% 2.59B
7 RXT Rackspace Technology Inc $7.14 2,088.3% $8.60 $0.39 +4.46% 1.80B
8 OPEN Opendoor Technologies Inc $4.20 2,039.8% $10.87 $0.51 -1.87% 4.31B
9 ERAS Erasca Inc $15.07 1,906.6% $24.28 $1.21 -0.07% 4.25B
10 HYMC Hycroft Mining Holding Co-A $23.14 1,904.4% $58.73 $2.93 -7.62% 2.38B
11 AGL Agilon Health Inc $113.80 1,480.9% $118.25 $7.48 +8.72% 1.90B
12 BE Bloom Energy Corp- A $321.98 1,474.3% $329.51 $20.93 -6.90% 93.56B
13 LWLG Lightwave Logic Inc $9.47 1,472.2% $18.71 $1.19 -5.58% 1.51B
14 GLTO Galecto Inc $23.89 1,464.3% $38.33 $2.45 +12.51% 1.73B
15 CRML Critical Metals Corp $10.15 1,431.0% $32.15 $2.10 +0.79% 1.24B
16 TERN Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc $52.95 1,398.3% $53.19 $3.55 +0.00% 6.12B
17 KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc $36.14 1,294.8% $47.84 $3.43 +1.20% 2.26B
18 AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Inc $147.44 1,282.7% $233.67 $16.90 -13.89% 12.99B
19 WDC Western Digital Corp $670.75 1,266.6% $799.87 $58.53 -8.45% 257.21B
20 CELC Celcuity Inc $90.21 1,239.4% $151.02 $11.28 +0.31% 4.28B
21 NKTR Nektar Therapeutics $60.98 1,218.0% $109.00 $8.27 +0.10% 2.06B
22 VTYX Ventyx Biosciences Inc $14.00 1,182.1% $25.00 $1.95 +0.14% 1.00B
23 LITE Lumentum Holdings Inc $827.92 1,154.0% $1,085.68 $86.58 -7.38% 66.13B
24 AEHR Aehr Test Systems $115.30 1,062.7% $126.62 $10.89 +2.38% 3.63B
25 ONDS Ondas Inc $8.53 1,023.5% $15.28 $1.36 -4.05% 4.79B
26 MU Micron Technology Inc $1,051.77 1,011.8% $1,149.43 $103.38 -13.18% 1.28T
27 INBX Inhibrx Biosciences Inc $93.05 1,011.6% $155.29 $13.97 -1.22% 1.37B
28 ALMS Alumis Inc $24.51 1,008.7% $30.60 $2.76 -0.37% 2.98B
29 TE T1 Energy Inc $9.73 986.1% $12.49 $1.15 -6.44% 2.61B
30 XXI Twenty One Capital Inc-Cl A $5.72 965.1% $59.75 $5.61 -0.35% 4.84B
31 PL Planet Labs Pbc $28.53 956.3% $51.76 $4.90 -0.83% 10.06B
32 MLTX Moonlake Immunotherapeutics $21.61 954.6% $62.75 $5.95 -2.48% 1.41B
33 UAMY United States Antimony Corp $7.85 916.0% $19.71 $1.94 +2.48% 1.16B
34 CAR Avis Budget Group Inc $190.46 886.2% $847.70 $85.96 +2.24% 6.66B
35 PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines I $305.37 885.5% $366.52 $37.19 +0.65% 7.87B
36 BITF Bitfarms Ltd/Canada $5.96 845.9% $9.27 $0.98 +5.30% 5.03B
37 CAPR Capricor Therapeutics Inc $29.88 838.8% $40.37 $4.30 +1.84% 1.64B
38 HUT Hut 8 Corp $120.51 822.7% $140.80 $15.26 -0.44% 14.01B
39 CIFR Cipher Mining Inc $27.64 812.2% $30.01 $3.29 -1.78% 11.94B
40 STX Seagate Technology Holdings $1,038.59 778.6% $1,145.00 $130.32 -5.07% 239.98B
41 WULF Terawulf Inc $28.78 772.6% $29.67 $3.40 +1.66% 14.36B
42 CIEN Ciena Corp $459.85 770.6% $637.51 $73.23 -0.10% 60.62B
43 MAAS Maase Inc-A $18.90 766.8% $20.89 $2.41 +5.35% 8.36B
44 VICR Vicor Corp $336.12 766.6% $361.89 $41.76 -8.05% 15.10B
45 SOC Sable Offshore Corp $9.05 765.1% $32.18 $3.72 -3.42% 1.56B
46 FIG Figma Inc-Cl A $18.99 761.0% $142.92 $16.60 -0.47% 9.98B
47 ORKA Oruka Therapeutics Inc $83.40 744.9% $91.00 $10.77 -2.32% 4.36B
48 RAPT Rapt Therapeutics Inc $58.02 743.3% $58.02 $6.88 +0.07% 1.68B
49 MXL Maxlinear Inc $89.08 734.9% $106.28 $12.73 -7.63% 7.95B
50 FRMI Fermi Inc $8.69 727.5% $36.99 $4.47 -3.12% 6.06B
51 QURE Uniqure Nv $49.04 719.0% $71.50 $8.73 +10.48% 2.89B
52 RHLD Resolute Holdings Manag $122.82 716.8% $236.19 $28.92 -4.61% 1.06B
53 BRBR Bellring Brands Inc $9.46 704.1% $62.88 $7.82 +4.30% 1.10B
54 SBET Sharplink Inc $5.11 699.5% $40.46 $5.06 -3.77% 1.04B
55 IREN Iren Ltd $54.72 698.0% $76.87 $9.63 -3.78% 21.40B
56 FBYD Falcon'S Beyond Global Inc-A $16.26 682.2% $29.02 $3.71 -0.91% 1.99B
57 TSEM Tower Semiconductor Ltd $282.65 678.6% $302.86 $38.90 -10.79% 32.05B
58 ALM Almonty Industries Inc $18.19 664.9% $33.35 $4.36 -2.52% 7.52B
59 CRVS Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc $11.91 659.2% $26.95 $3.55 -0.75% 1.00B
60 ICHR Ichor Holdings Ltd $92.77 659.1% $99.60 $13.12 -6.87% 3.44B
61 LCID Lucid Group Inc $5.19 653.9% $33.70 $4.47 +0.58% 2.09B
62 PVLA Palvella Therapeutics Inc $113.10 648.4% $151.18 $20.20 +0.42% 1.62B
63 TNGX Tango Therapeutics Inc $27.97 647.6% $34.39 $4.60 -13.38% 4.55B
64 RGC Regencell Bioscience Holding $11.08 634.8% $69.00 $9.39 +5.42% 5.95B
65 DOCN Digitalocean Holdings Inc $157.18 633.6% $187.50 $25.56 -5.45% 18.08B
66 FCEL Fuelcell Energy Inc $24.04 632.5% $27.69 $3.78 +19.96% 1.63B
67 VSAT Viasat Inc $63.88 624.1% $89.79 $12.40 -0.54% 8.76B
68 INTC Intel Corp $132.28 614.2% $135.48 $18.97 -6.14% 673.43B
69 AMPX Amprius Technologies Inc $14.12 606.3% $24.23 $3.43 -9.78% 2.29B
70 SLS Sellas Life Sciences Group I $8.05 584.2% $9.51 $1.39 +3.74% 1.50B
71 NBIS Nebius Group Nv $275.25 580.8% $298.80 $43.89 -2.95% 72.15B
72 BFLY Butterfly Network Inc $7.67 577.3% $8.94 $1.32 +5.50% 2.33B
73 VIAV Viavi Solutions Inc $49.97 558.3% $60.43 $9.18 -5.61% 11.64B
74 HYLN Hyliion Holdings Corp $8.10 550.6% $8.49 $1.31 +5.74% 1.44B
75 SYRE Spyre Therapeutics Inc $100.35 549.9% $90.99 $14.00 +13.60% 7.67B
76 SMR Nuscale Power Corp $10.86 548.8% $57.42 $8.85 -3.38% 4.29B
77 IBRX Immunitybio Inc $7.32 537.4% $12.43 $1.95 +1.39% 7.71B
78 ANAB Anaptysbio Inc $62.23 534.7% $72.36 $11.40 +3.73% 1.67B
79 LAR Lithium Argentina Ag $8.64 532.5% $12.05 $1.91 -3.68% 1.49B
80 UCTT Ultra Clean Holdings Inc $112.04 532.3% $123.37 $19.51 -9.01% 5.44B
81 COGT Cogent Biosciences Inc $36.31 531.9% $43.73 $6.92 +1.31% 5.90B
82 NVTS Navitas Semiconductor Corp $24.02 528.1% $34.17 $5.44 +7.52% 5.61B
83 GLUE Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc $19.37 525.5% $25.77 $4.12 +3.75% 1.55B
84 HL Hecla Mining Co $15.07 523.5% $34.17 $5.48 -5.69% 10.70B
85 FLNC Fluence Energy Inc $21.21 518.3% $33.51 $5.42 -15.80% 4.57B
86 LQDA Liquidia Corp $74.04 517.9% $73.22 $11.85 -1.92% 6.32B
87 NUVB Nuvation Bio Inc $5.56 517.1% $9.75 $1.58 +4.32% 1.94B
88 TTMI Ttm Technologies $213.17 513.6% $217.94 $35.52 -3.75% 22.48B
89 FORM Formfactor Inc $142.79 510.0% $159.09 $26.08 -8.85% 11.66B
90 SATS Echostar Corp-A $103.92 509.7% $147.25 $24.15 -2.34% 31.64B
91 BAND Bandwidth Inc-Class A $51.39 507.8% $75.98 $12.50 +1.08% 1.65B
92 NNNN Anbio Biotechnology Ltd $15.70 504.9% $55.65 $9.20 -4.68% 2.39B
93 LUNR Intuitive Machines Inc $20.95 500.9% $46.75 $7.78 -4.73% 4.96B
94 CRCL Circle Internet Group Inc $75.68 499.2% $298.99 $49.90 -5.34% 19.94B
95 APAD A Paradise Acquisition - A $3.66 495.7% $14.00 $2.35 -2.40% 2.23B
96 ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals In $79.90 491.2% $84.55 $14.30 -2.56% 11.52B
97 VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc $64.90 490.2% $69.47 $11.77 +7.58% 8.83B
98 RLAY Relay Therapeutics Inc $15.88 486.2% $17.47 $2.98 +2.06% 3.46B
99 VPG Vishay Precision Group $141.34 482.1% $148.39 $25.49 +5.91% 1.88B
100 DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics Inc $87.07 479.9% $96.50 $16.64 -0.34% 4.51B

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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