HALT · WED SEP 16 2026

Why CIEN was halted on Sep 16 2026: three-year targets

CIEN+1.4%on Wed Sep 16 2026

Ciena Corporation was up 1.4% on the day at $338.92, ranked #1232 on — its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this trading halt at 14:01 ET during regular hours when it was halted.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT

  1. 14:01 ET
    HALT · REGULAR

    HALTED AT $338.92 · ▲ 1.4% ON THE DAY · — 5M RVOL · RANK #1232

    JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5

    CIEN is up 2.8% on three-year targets calling for approximately 30% revenue CAGR through 2029 and strong profitability. The magnitude is modest relative to those material long-term targets, although the sharp five-minute reversal shows active profit-taking or order-flow volatility.

    WHYA 2.8% daily gain is proportionate to quantified multi-year growth and margin targets, while the 2.49% five-minute drop reflects trading flow rather than a mismatch with the catalyst.
    ANALYZED 14:22 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 14:01 ET
    LAST338.92
    DAY▲ 1.4%
    5 MIN· 0.00%
    5M RVOL—
    5M $VOL—
    FLOAT*141.6M
    RANK#1232
    SESSIONREGULAR
    VWAP343.02
    HOD351.24
    LOD338.13
    OR HIGH350.72
    OR LOW343.12
    PREV CLOSE334.33
    PM HIGH351.24
    PM LOW338.13
    GAP▲ 4.71%

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

THE SESSION

  • 09:30 ETOpened at $350.09, +4.7% on the previous close of $334.33
  • 13:43 ETHalted (T1); resumed 14:11 ET, after 28 minutes
  • 14:11 ETRegular-session high, $375.20
  • 15:19 ETRegular-session low, $327.50
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $340.50, +1.9% on the previous close of $334.33
  • Volume: 3.6M shares in regular hours, 45K before the open

CIEN opened at $350.09, above the previous close, and rose to a session high of $375.20 before a 13:43 ET halt that resumed at 14:11 ET. TapeRank’s read tied the move to three-year targets calling for approximately 30% revenue CAGR through 2029 and strong profitability, then noted a sharp reversal as trading flow volatility; the stock subsequently fell to $327.50 and recovered to finish at $340.50, while no filings or news were found in the preceding 24 hours.

WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 17:50 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE

FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE

No SEC filings or wire news in the 24 hours before this was recorded. A move on news that never reached the wire shows nothing here, which is what UNEXPLAINED means.

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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