MOVER · UNEXPLAINED MOVE · FRI OCT 2 2026

Why QTEX rose 22.3% on Oct 2 2026: independent testing

QTEX+22.3%on Fri Oct 2 2026

QTREX Quantum Ltd. Ordinary Shares was up 22.3% on the day at $0.9599, ranked #9 on 218× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this spike at 04:19 ET during the pre-market session. TapeRank recorded 2 events for QTEX that day, between 04:19 and 13:31 ET, and each is in the timeline below.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 2 EVENTS

  1. 04:19 ET
    MOVER · PRE-MARKET

    $0.9599 · ▲ 22.3% ON THE DAY · 218× 5M RVOL · RANK #9

    JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE4/5

    QTEX is up 10.9% in pre-market trading after independently tested cryogenic interconnect performance showed over 100 dB channel isolation and the company said it is finalizing a binding definitive agreement. The quantified low-temperature test result and potential binding commercial agreement provide a concrete catalyst for a double-digit move, while the filing's incorporation into multiple registration statements creates issuance risk into strength.

    WHYA 10.9% move is proportionate to quantified independent performance validation and a prospective binding agreement, though the agreement is not yet finalized; recent registration statements support dilution risk.
    ANALYZED 04:01 ET · 17 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 04:19 ET
    LAST0.9599
    DAY▲ 22.3%
    5 MIN▲ 2.93%
    5M RVOL218×
    5M $VOL$608K
    FLOAT*56.0M
    RANK#9
    SESSIONPRE-MARKET
    VWAP0.9107
    HOD0.9483
    LOD0.8477
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE0.7846
    PM HIGH0.9483
    PM LOW0.8477
    GAP▲ 20.09% (indicated)

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

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

  2. 13:31 ET
    UNEXPLAINED MOVE · REGULAR

    $1.28 · ▲ 63.8% ON THE DAY · 375× 5M RVOL · RANK #1

    UNEXPLAINEDNO FILINGS · RULE

    QTEX is up 63.8% on the day on 372x 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 13:31 ET · <1 MIN AGO · RULE, NO MODEL
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 13:31 ET
    LAST1.28
    DAY▲ 63.8%
    5 MIN▲ 2.91%
    5M RVOL375×
    5M $VOL$1.6M
    FLOAT*56.0M
    RANK#1
    SESSIONREGULAR
    VWAP1.07
    HOD1.29
    LOD0.8400
    OR HIGH0.9400
    OR LOW0.8753
    PREV CLOSE0.7846
    PM HIGH0.9745
    PM LOW0.8400
    GAP▲ 19.78%

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

THE SESSION

  • 09:30 ETOpened at $0.9398, +19.8% on the previous close of $0.7846
  • 09:31 ETRegular-session low, $0.8753
  • 13:32 ETRegular-session high, $1.30
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $1.11, +41.5% on the previous close of $0.7846
  • Volume: 97.5M shares in regular hours, 25.2M before the open

QTEX opened at $0.9398, dipped to $0.8753 at 09:31 ET, and then advanced to $1.30 at 13:32 ET. TapeRank tied the early move to independent testing that showed over 100 dB channel isolation in a cryogenic interconnect and the company’s statement that it was finalizing a binding definitive agreement, while its later move was unexplained because no filings or headlines within 24 hours accounted for it. The stock ended the regular session at $1.11, up 41.5% from the previous close, with no halts.

WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 18:00 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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