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MOVER · MON SEP 21 2026

Why OPTX rose 22.7% on Sep 21 2026: satellite order

OPTX+22.7%on Mon Sep 21 2026

Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock was up 22.7% on the day at $8.33, ranked #7 on 21.8× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this spike at 09:46 ET during regular hours.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT

  1. 09:46 ET
    MOVER · REGULAR

    $8.33 · ▲ 22.7% ON THE DAY · 21.8× 5M RVOL · RANK #7

    STRETCHEDCONFIDENCE4/5

    OPTX is up 25.3% on news of a major government satellite-constellation order and an expected space backlog above $100 million. The announcement is strategically significant but provides no contract value, revenue timing, margins, or binding terms, so the move is larger than the disclosed financial support.

    WHYA 25.3% move with 14.3x volume is large relative to an unquantified order and an expected, rather than contracted, backlog above $100 million.
    ANALYZED 09:50 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 09:46 ET
    LAST8.33
    DAY▲ 22.7%
    5 MIN▲ 3.50%
    5M RVOL21.8×
    5M $VOL$501K
    FLOAT*40.3M
    RANK#7
    SESSIONREGULAR
    VWAP7.83
    HOD8.25
    LOD6.81
    OR HIGH8.25
    OR LOW7.80
    PREV CLOSE6.79
    PM HIGH8.08
    PM LOW6.81
    GAP▲ 18.41%

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

THE SESSION

  • 09:30 ETOpened at $8.04, +18.4% on the previous close of $6.79
  • 09:30 ETRegular-session low, $7.80
  • 09:50 ETRegular-session high, $8.56
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $7.89, +16.2% on the previous close of $6.79
  • Volume: 1.0M shares in regular hours, 194K before the open

OPTX opened at $8.04 after closing at $6.79, briefly dipping to $7.80 before reaching $8.56 by 09:50 ET. TapeRank recorded the stock at rank #7 near the high and read the move as tied to news that Syntec Optics had secured a major order supporting government satellite constellations and reconnaissance operations, with an expected space backlog above $100 million; it noted the announcement did not disclose contract value, timing, margins, or binding terms. With no halts, the stock later reversed to finish at $7.89, still above the previous close.

WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 17:52 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE

FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE

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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
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UNEXPLAINED
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