Daily Market Recap – 2025-09-29

Introduction

Stocks across small-cap and specialty sectors surged amid broad speculative trading on September 29. A handful of names saw triple-digit gains, propelled by heavy volume and late-day buying, while several higher-priced issues recorded steady advances. Below is a summary of key movers and an analysis of overall market patterns.

Key Securities Table

Ticker	ATTN Price	Current Price	Volume	Price Change %
MSS	0.2894	1.0900	50,744,375	277.13%
IOBT	0.2541	0.3772	24,176,275	48.42%
BYND	0.9861	1.7800	45,118,936	80.49%
MRUS	91.7500	93.5800	24,825,289	1.95%
JFB	9.1380	12.3000	13,312,886	34.64%
DWTX	5.8870	7.9100	22,132,857	34.37%
DFLI	0.4827	0.6528	98,417,341	35.26%
ZURA	2.2730	3.0800	17,064,265	35.51%
SOS	1.5730	2.0200	529,190	28.40%
APLT	0.4516	0.5922	21,668,191	31.12%
KALA	0.9080	2.0300	24,338,917	123.64%
POAI	0.6020	1.1700	31,605,595	94.42%
TLRY	1.2970	1.8200	266,569,305	40.30%
MLTX	5.3332	6.3998	48,768,035	20.00%
JZXN	0.2395	0.4300	4,302,763	79.55%
SCOR	6.8400	9.0400	1,852,769	32.19%
IBG	2.5310	3.3500	2,729,590	32.33%
ORIS	0.1103	0.1949	13,182,015	76.67%
LRMR	2.6500	3.4200	14,561,318	29.03%
KAVL	0.2995	0.4699	11,048,371	56.91%

Speculative Trading by Maxim Hopman

Market Analysis

Trading activity on September 29 was dominated by small-cap names experiencing rapid percentage gains. Volume spiked notably in both ultrapenny‐priced issues and established micro‐caps. The average price change among our sample exceeded 50 percent, reflecting a speculative appetite for dramatic short‐term moves rather than fundamental catalysts.

Broadly speaking, the market displayed two distinct patterns. First, extremely low‐priced securities (sub-$1) such as MSS, KALA and ORIS drew disproportionate volume, leading to three- and four-digit percentage gains. Second, a smaller group of mid-single-digit and double-digit issues—BYND, JFB and TLRY—registered strong breakout sessions near their recent highs, driven by momentum traders stepping in on heavy volume.

Despite the overall bullish tilt among small-caps, larger small- and mid-caps like MRUS and MLTX advanced more modestly, suggesting selective risk appetite. Major indices were mixed, constrained by profit-taking in technology and energy sectors, but the pronounced strength in speculative names underscores a two-tiered market.

Notable Movers and Volume Surges

Maison Solutions Inc. (MSS) led all securities with a 277 percent gain, rocketing from around $0.29 to $1.09 on over 50 million shares traded. A series of late‐session block trades in IOBT and ORIS drove their respective jumps of 48 percent and 77 percent. KALA Bio Inc. more than doubled after reports of accelerated clinical‐trial timelines, while Predictive Oncology (POAI) rallied 94 percent amid expanded AI partnerships. Tilray Brands (TLRY) saw one of the highest absolute volumes—over 266 million shares—as traders chased a break above $1.80.

Other names of note included DeepTrack Lithium (DFLI) and Zura Bio (ZURA), each advancing roughly 35 percent on outsized daily volume, and Beyond Meat (BYND), which bounced back nearly 80 percent from recent lows.

tl;dr

On September 29, speculative small-caps outperformed with massive percentage gains, led by MSS’s 277 percent surge. Volume concentrated in penny and micro-cap issues, while mid-caps like TLRY and BYND posted solid rallies. The market exhibited a bifurcated tone: aggressive risk-seeking in low‐priced names versus cautious gains in higher-priced issues.