UNEXPLAINED MOVE · MOVER · HALT · THU SEP 17 2026

Why BIAF was halted on Sep 17 2026: hong kong patent

BIAF+100.0%on Thu Sep 17 2026

bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. Common Stock was up 100.0% on the day at $10.70, ranked #1 on 388× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this trading halt at 12:26 ET during regular hours when it was halted. TapeRank recorded 3 events for BIAF that day, between 08:01 and 12:26 ET, and each is in the timeline below.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 3 EVENTS

  1. 08:01 ET
    UNEXPLAINED MOVE · PRE-MARKET

    $6.32 · ▲ 18.1% ON THE DAY · 12.7× 5M RVOL · RANK #1

    UNEXPLAINEDNO FILINGS · RULE

    BIAF is up 18.8% on the day on 11.1x its normal volume for this time of day. No filings or headlines were found in SEC EDGAR filings and Benzinga wire headlines in the last 24 hours, so this is order flow rather than a disclosed catalyst.

    WHYNo filings or headlines within 24 hours of the move.
    ANALYZED 08:01 ET · <1 MIN AGO · RULE, NO MODEL
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 08:01 ET
    LAST6.32
    DAY▲ 18.1%
    5 MIN▲ 17.25%
    5M RVOL12.7×
    5M $VOL$357K
    FLOAT*592K
    RANK#1
    SESSIONPRE-MARKET
    VWAP6.20
    HOD6.95
    LOD5.30
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE5.35
    PM HIGH6.95
    PM LOW5.30
    GAP▲ 19.55% (indicated)

    * FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE

    — MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO

  2. 08:04 ET
    MOVER · PRE-MARKET

    $6.58 · ▲ 23.0% ON THE DAY · 22.7× 5M RVOL · RANK #3

    The same verdict as at 08:01 ET.

    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 08:04 ET
    LAST6.58
    DAY▲ 23.0%
    5 MIN▲ 22.08%
    5M RVOL22.7×
    5M $VOL$1.3M
    FLOAT*592K
    RANK#3
    SESSIONPRE-MARKET
    VWAP6.12
    HOD6.95
    LOD5.30
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE5.35
    PM HIGH6.95
    PM LOW5.30
    GAP▲ 10.47% (indicated)

    * FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE

    — MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO

  3. 12:26 ET
    HALT · REGULAR

    HALTED AT $10.70 · ▲ 100.0% ON THE DAY · 388× 5M RVOL · RANK #1

    STRETCHEDCONFIDENCE5/5

    BIAF is up 55.3% on news that Hong Kong granted a patent for its lung-cancer detection platform. The patent adds intellectual-property protection and potential Asian-market positioning, but provides no disclosed revenue, approval, or commercial milestone to support a move of this size.

    WHYA 55.3% rally is far larger than the immediate economic impact of a single regional patent grant with no quantified commercial terms.
    ANALYZED 12:09 ET · 17 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 12:26 ET
    LAST10.70
    DAY▲ 100.0%
    5 MIN▲ 11.81%
    5M RVOL388×
    5M $VOL$14.8M
    FLOAT*592K
    RANK#1
    SESSIONREGULAR
    VWAP7.76
    HOD10.70
    LOD6.45
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE5.35
    PM HIGH—
    PM LOW—
    GAP▲ 30.84%

    * FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE

    — MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO

THE SESSION

  • 09:30 ETOpened at $7.00, +30.8% on the previous close of $5.35
  • 09:45 ETRegular-session low, $6.45
  • 12:26 ETHalted (LUDP); resumed 12:27 ET, after 1 minute
  • 12:32 ETRegular-session high, $11.00
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $8.83, +65.0% on the previous close of $5.35
  • Volume: 18.2M shares in regular hours, 6.4M before the open

BIAF opened at $7.00 after TapeRank first recorded an unexplained move at $6.32 before the open, then dipped to a $6.45 low at 09:45 ET. TapeRank tied the rally to news that Hong Kong granted a patent for bioAffinity’s lung-cancer detection platform, while noting that the announcement disclosed no revenue, approval, or commercial milestone; it also judged the move stretched. The stock reached $11.00 by 12:32 ET after a one-minute volatility halt at 12:26 ET, then reversed to finish at $8.83, still 65.0% above the previous close.

WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 17:51 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE

FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE

On the tape right now

WHERE THE LIST STOODWED NOV 4 2026 · 13:49 ETRECORDED LIVE · 742 QUALIFY

01
ECGSURGING 0:05
79.71
▼ 29.3%
▼ 1.41%
41.0×
FAD
$6.2M
51.1M*
STRETCHED
02
CAVASURGING 0:00
64.78
▲ 7.4%
▲ 1.30%
9.3×
ORBHODVWH
$11.6M
116.8M*
UNEXPLAINED
03
URGNSURGING 0:00
29.16
▼ 15.2%
▼ 1.29%
15.6×
FAD
$1.4M
48.9M*
JUSTIFIED
04
MPTISURGING 0:00
64.15
▼ 1.5%
▲ 0.96%
23.8×
VWH
$637K
4.3M*
UNEXPLAINED
05
LSPDSURGING 0:00
11.52
▲ 4.9%
▼ 1.24%
16.5×
ORB
$426K
133.3M*
UNEXPLAINED
06
CRCTSURGING 0:00
8.90
▲ 49.2%
▼ 0.72%
15.1×
GAPORBVWHEXT
$395K
54.7M*
STRETCHED
07
BROSSURGING 0:00
43.97
▲ 0.9%
▼ 0.91%
4.0×
FAD
$4.3M
137.9M*
UNEXPLAINED
08
LMRICOOLING 1:35
12.85
▲ 14.5%
▲ 1.06%
132×
ORBHODVWH
$1.7M
—
UNEXPLAINED
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