Micro-Cap Frenzy Propels Small-Cap Stocks to 57% Average Rally
By ATTN Desk · Editorial oversight: Sean Han
Daily Market Recap – November 18, 2025
Stocks across the small-cap universe staged a broad‐based rally on November 18, with every ticker in our coverage posting gains. Advancing by an average of roughly 57%, today’s session was led by heavy volume and steep percentage moves in the beaten-down micro-cap segment. Below is a snapshot of key price and volume data, followed by an overview of prevailing market trends and a closer look at the most notable movers.
Summary Table
| Ticker | ATTN Price | Current Price | Volume | Price Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLMA | 13.4687 | 20.2050 | 51,702,302 | 50.03% |
| ARVN | 10.6276 | 13.0000 | 11,091,606 | 22.27% |
| ONFO | 0.8013 | 0.9477 | 12,681,422 | 18.29% |
| IVP | 0.1802 | 0.2516 | 4,104,027 | 39.66% |
| CMND | 0.1077 | 0.2140 | 48,181,447 | 98.75% |
| CGTL | 0.2760 | 0.7138 | 15,960,583 | 158.64% |
| LOBO | 0.3446 | 0.5035 | 57,712,978 | 46.08% |
| CPOP | 0.3432 | 0.4329 | 897,016 | 26.16% |
| LFMD | 3.4110 | 4.0865 | 5,870,440 | 19.83% |
| EPSM | 1.1195 | 2.7000 | 15,974,142 | 141.22% |
| ENR | 17.0385 | 19.4350 | 3,300,025 | 14.09% |
| ITRM | 0.2902 | 0.3945 | 4,632,363 | 35.92% |
| MVO | 0.9378 | 1.6317 | 785,603 | 74.00% |
| TRUG | 0.7143 | 1.2500 | 1,234,311 | 75.00% |
| ASBP | 0.0808 | 0.1056 | 130,407,583 | 30.74% |
Market Trends and Patterns
Today’s session was characterized by uniform upside across our small-cap sample. All 15 names closed higher, driving an average gain of roughly 57%. Volume was elevated on most tickers, with ASBP leading all with over 130 million shares traded. The distribution of gains was skewed toward high-beta names in the sub-$1.00 category, as investors gravitated toward deeply discounted issues seeking outsized returns.
Liquidity rotated through names that boast recent corporate developments: biotechnology and tech-driven companies outperformed more traditional sectors. Spikes in both price and volume suggest a continuation of speculative flows into micro-caps, while names trading above $10 displayed more modest advances in the mid-teens to low-20% range.
Small-cap rally by Lina Bob
Significant Movers and Volume Surges
Creative Global Technology (CGTL) drew particular attention, surging 158.6% on nearly 16 million shares as the company readies capital deployment from its recent IPO. EPSIUM (EPSM) mirrored that strength, climbing 141.2% amid elevated turnover, while Clearmind Medicine (CMND) nearly doubled on a 98.8% rally that accompanied a fresh patent filing and funding announcement.
Among other notable moves, MV Oil Trust (MVO) jumped 74.0% despite a relatively subdued volume profile, pointing to renewed interest in energy-related income trusts. TruGolf (TRUG) added 75.0% after announcing a reverse stock split and a large-scale S-3 registration, and ITRM, IVP and LOBO all posted gains north of 35% on meaningful upticks in daily volume.
tl;dr
• Every stock in today’s small-cap set rallied, averaging a 57% gain
• CGTL (+158.6%), EPSM (+141.2%) and CMND (+98.8%) led on heavy volume
• ASBP saw the highest turnover at 130 million shares
• Broad speculative interest drove steep advances in sub-$1 names
• More mature issues like ENR (+14.1%) and ARVN (+22.3%) saw modest, yet respectable, gains