OPTU halted on Oct 22 2026 at $0.5200
OPTU-26.4%on Thu Oct 22 2026
Optimum Communications, Inc. was down 26.4% on the day at $0.5200, ranked #3 on 15.2× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this trading halt at 10:24 ET during regular hours when it was halted. TapeRank recorded 3 events for OPTU that day, between 10:24 and 10:33 ET, and each is in the timeline below.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 3 EVENTS
- 10:24 ETHALT · REGULAR
HALTED AT $0.5200 · ▼ 26.4% ON THE DAY · 15.2× 5M RVOL · RANK #3
UNEXPLAINEDNO FILINGS · RULEOPTU is down 26.4% on the day on 15.9x its normal volume for this time of day, and trading is halted under code M. 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 10:25 ET · <1 MIN AGO · RULE, NO MODELTHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 10:24 ET
LAST0.5200DAY▼ 26.4%5 MIN▼ 23.84%5M RVOL15.2×5M $VOL$127KFLOAT*272.6MRANK#3SESSIONREGULARVWAP0.6724HOD0.7238LOD0.5200OR HIGH0.7106OR LOW0.6784PREV CLOSE0.7065PM HIGH0.7038PM LOW0.7000GAP▼ 3.98%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
- 10:24 ETUNEXPLAINED MOVE · REGULAR
$0.5200 · ▼ 26.4% ON THE DAY · 15.2× 5M RVOL · RANK #3
The same verdict as at 10:24 ET.
THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 10:24 ET
LAST0.5200DAY▼ 26.4%5 MIN▼ 23.84%5M RVOL15.2×5M $VOL$127KFLOAT*272.6MRANK#3SESSIONREGULARVWAP0.6724HOD0.7238LOD0.5200OR HIGH0.7106OR LOW0.6784PREV CLOSE0.7065PM HIGH0.7038PM LOW0.7000GAP▼ 3.98%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
- 10:33 ETMOVER · REGULAR
$0.5050 · ▼ 28.5% ON THE DAY · 109× 5M RVOL · RANK #5
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5Optimum Communications is down 21.6% after a report that it is preparing for bankruptcy to implement a restructuring deal. The bankruptcy risk is a concrete, material catalyst, while the 10.72% five-minute rebound follows a circuit-breaker halt rather than new fundamental news.
WHYA 21.6% decline is proportionate to a reported imminent bankruptcy preparation, while the five-minute rebound reflects post-halt order flow.ANALYZED 10:32 ET · 1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 10:33 ET
LAST0.5050DAY▼ 28.5%5 MIN▲ 0.98%5M RVOL109×5M $VOL$532KFLOAT*272.6MRANK#5SESSIONREGULARVWAP0.6054HOD0.7238LOD0.4786OR HIGH0.7106OR LOW0.6784PREV CLOSE0.7065PM HIGH0.7038PM LOW0.7000GAP▼ 3.98%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $0.6784, -4.0% on the previous close of $0.7065
- 09:56 ETRegular-session high, $0.7238
- 10:24 ETHalted (M); resumed 10:29 ET, after 5 minutes
- 10:29 ETRegular-session low, $0.4786
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $0.6017, -14.8% on the previous close of $0.7065
- Volume: 11.4M shares in regular hours, 1K before the open
OPTU opened at $0.6784, briefly rose to $0.7238, then fell to $0.4786 by 10:29 ET after a five-minute trading halt began at 10:24 ET. TapeRank tied the decline to a report that Optimum Communications was preparing for bankruptcy to implement a restructuring deal, while noting that the rebound after the halt reflected the resumption of trading rather than new fundamental news. The stock recovered to finish the regular session at $0.6017, down 14.8% from the previous close, and TapeRank found no additional filing or headline explaining the move.
WRITTEN THU OCT 22 2026 16:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
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