Monday, August 10, 2026 · archived brief
Where the market stands, what's moving, and what to check before chasing it. Not picks — patterns.
Where the tape and the chatter stand this morning — descriptive, not directional.
This morning · live
Futures as of 8:01 AM ET, before the open
Last completed session · Fri, Aug 7
This morning: S&P 500 futures +0.04%, Nasdaq 100 futures +0.10% — as of 8:01 AM ET, before the open.
Last session's close (Fri, Aug 7): S&P 500 +0.62%, Nasdaq +1.30%, Dow +0.28% — the last completed session.
VIX closed at 15.4 (Fri, Aug 7) — a moderate volatility backdrop.
Social chatter leans bullish (49% bullish / 12% bearish / 39% neutral).
Index levels are Fri, Aug 7 closes; futures and mood snapshot as of Aug 10, 8:01 AM ET
Liquid names already trading away from their prior close this morning, ranked by the size of the forming gap.
Forming gaps against the Fri, Aug 7 close, priced from extended-hours trades as of 8:01 AM ET. The candidate pool is that session's most-active movers re-priced — FMP publishes no full-market pre-market scan, so a name that was quiet last session and gaps today will not appear here. 75 of 80 candidates had a fresh pre-market print at 8:01 AM ET.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed +38.5% Fri, Aug 7.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed +35.2% Fri, Aug 7.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed +35.3% Fri, Aug 7.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed +31.9% Fri, Aug 7.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed +28.5% Fri, Aug 7.
Trading away from its prior close in the pre-market session. Closed -33.9% Fri, Aug 7.
Top gainers and losers among liquid names ($500M+ cap, 1M+ volume) — real market movers, separate from microcap traps.
Close-to-close moves from the last completed session (Fri, Aug 7) — not this morning. FMP's movers lists report the prior session until today's open.
Volume 6.1× its daily average.
Volume 3.9× its daily average.
Volume 3.8× its daily average.
Volume 16.1× its daily average.
Volume 6.4× its daily average.
Volume 4.4× its daily average.
Volume 2.6× its daily average.
Volume 2.6× its daily average.
Notable reporters ($2B+) with FinPile's verdict chips — tensions called out where FinPile's own verdicts conflict.
No $2B+ reporters today — coming up this week:
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What's moving on fragile structure, plus overnight verdict and chatter changes.
Moving big early — and structurally fragile (high dilution risk or thin float). Spikes on these can reverse violently.
Forming gaps against the Fri, Aug 7 close, as of 8:01 AM ET — 75/80 names had a fresh pre-market print; the rest still show their Fri, Aug 7 move.
Gapping +74.0% pre-market — flagged for micro-float structure (risk band itself is Low — the thin float is what flags it here). 2 reverse splits; split-adjusted dilution +0.0% YoY. Pattern: micro-float mover.
Gapping +53.9% pre-market — flagged for micro-float structure (risk band itself is Low — the thin float is what flags it here). Pattern: micro-float mover.
Gapping +61.3% pre-market — flagged for severe dilution risk. 3 reverse splits; split-adjusted dilution +73.0% YoY.
Gapping +59.4% pre-market — flagged for high dilution risk. Thin structure amplifies moves in both directions.
Gapping +71.4% pre-market — flagged for micro-float structure (risk band itself is Low — the thin float is what flags it here). 1 reverse split; split-adjusted dilution +1.7% YoY. Pattern: micro-float mover.
No risk-band changes or sentiment flips flagged today.
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Composed automatically from FinPile's existing signals each trading morning; nothing in it is a recommendation.