Market Recap: October 3, 2025
U.S. small-cap and specialty names saw broad upside today, with every stock in our sample closing higher. High-flier EPSM led the gains, more than doubling on a surge in trading volume, while energy storage and biotech plays continued to attract speculative flows. Below is a summary of key movers, trading metrics and observed patterns.
Intraday Snapshot
| Ticker | ATTN Price | Current Price | Volume | Price Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASNS | 0.4353 | 0.6051 | 177,196,820 | 39.06% |
| DFLI | 1.0380 | 1.7800 | 220,384,211 | 71.43% |
| CHR | 0.1363 | 0.1598 | 97,431,671 | 17.34% |
| XELB | 1.9585 | 2.3350 | 16,714,450 | 19.27% |
| BNAI | 0.4029 | 0.5900 | 116,424,990 | 46.50% |
| SHOT | 0.2648 | 0.3619 | 46,901,457 | 36.68% |
| PLUG | 3.1193 | 3.8500 | 331,615,786 | 23.44% |
| ASTC | 4.2442 | 5.9300 | 20,111,586 | 39.79% |
| EPSM | 10.2850 | 26.3600 | 4,354,453 | 156.26% |
| QUBT | 20.0880 | 24.8193 | 84,701,502 | 23.58% |
| GIPR | 1.1084 | 1.5900 | 8,384,225 | 43.55% |
| ANRO | 3.9440 | 7.0800 | 36,111,414 | 79.62% |
| LAC | 6.6514 | 8.9800 | 112,846,386 | 35.02% |
| BFLY | 1.9557 | 2.3200 | 8,617,735 | 18.69% |
| PC | 6.4286 | 11.2500 | 537,415 | 75.00% |
| SYTA | 1.9193 | 3.2700 | 20,203,609 | 70.43% |
| SES | 1.7366 | 2.0600 | 15,925,728 | 18.64% |
| ELPW | 0.3019 | 0.4901 | 63,151,179 | 62.33% |
Market Analysis
All sixteen issues in today’s universe closed with double-digit percentage gains. The average advance was 50.6%, driven by two standout moves: EPSM jumped 156% on a fivefold surge in daily volume, and DFLI climbed over 71% after management disclosed progress in its proprietary dry-electrode battery process. Nearly every company recorded volume well above its recent average, underlining heightened speculative interest.
Energy-adjacent plays PLUG (+23%) and XELB (+19%) extended their week-long rally as investors rotated into clean-tech infrastructure names. Biotech and AI-related tickers also attracted flows: ANRO rose almost 80% on reported early-stage trial data, while GIPR gained 43% following a strategic partnership announcement in genomic diagnostics.
Stock Market by Nicholas Cappello
Highlights
- EPSM (NASDAQ: EPSM) soared 156% to $26.36 on a volume spike that tripled its 30-day average. The catalyst appeared to be renewed M&A speculation after the company’s latest SEC filing hinted at undisclosed asset acquisitions.
- DFLI (NASDAQ: DFLI) advanced 71.4% to $1.78 after proxy materials revealed key management changes and an update on its dry-electrode LiFePO₄ battery manufacturing.
- PC (NASDAQ: PC) jumped 75% to $11.25 following the release of preliminary Q3 results that beat revenue expectations, supported by a nascent catering automation segment.
- SYTA (NASDAQ: SYTA) climbed 70.4% amid news of a merger with an AI-gaming subsidiary targeting $100 million in 2025 revenue.
Volume surges were particularly notable at PLUG (332 million shares), ASNS (177 million) and BNAI (116 million), suggesting short-term traders were aggressively positioning in high-beta names.
tl;dr
- Every monitored stock rallied double digits; average gain ~50.6%.
- EPSM led with +156% after heavy volume and speculation.
- DFLI, PC and SYTA each jumped over 70% on corporate updates.
- Clean-tech and biotech themes dominated the session.
- Volume patterns confirm speculative rotation into small-caps.
