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MOVER · WED NOV 4 2026

Why RIOT rose 20.5% on Nov 4 2026: earnings beat

RIOT+20.5%on Wed Nov 4 2026

Riot Platforms, Inc. Common Stock was up 20.5% on the day at $16.90, ranked #1 on 286× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this spike at 08:29 ET during the pre-market session.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT

  1. 08:29 ET
    MOVER · PRE-MARKET

    $16.90 · ▲ 20.5% ON THE DAY · 286× 5M RVOL · RANK #1

    JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5

    Riot is up 15.5% pre-market, with a sharp acceleration in the last five minutes, after reporting a Q3 EPS and revenue beat. The positive earnings surprise is a concrete catalyst that reasonably supports a double-digit move, while the custodial-agreement termination is routine and immaterial.

    WHYUp 15.5% on a 103.7% EPS beat versus a $(0.27) estimate and 12.9% revenue beat is broadly proportional to the earnings news.
    ANALYZED 08:10 ET · 18 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 08:29 ET
    LAST16.90
    DAY▲ 20.5%
    5 MIN▲ 5.03%
    5M RVOL286×
    5M $VOL$10.3M
    FLOAT*375.3M
    RANK#1
    SESSIONPRE-MARKET
    VWAP15.29
    HOD17.00
    LOD13.10
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE14.02
    PM HIGH17.00
    PM LOW13.10
    GAP▲ 19.47% (indicated)

    * 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 $15.62, +11.4% on the previous close of $14.02
  • 09:37 ETRegular-session low, $15.07
  • 10:29 ETRegular-session high, $16.20
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $15.39, +9.8% on the previous close of $14.02
  • Volume: 62.7M shares in regular hours, 17.3M before the open

RIOT began the day sharply higher, opening at $15.62 after TapeRank recorded it at $16.90 and up 20.5% before the open. It dipped to $15.07 early, then climbed to a $16.20 high before ending the regular session at $15.39, still 9.8% above the previous close, with no halts. TapeRank’s read tied the move to Riot’s Q3 earnings beat: EPS came in at $0.01 versus a $(0.27) estimate and revenue reached $181.426M versus a $160.747M estimate; the SEC filing also reported termination of a material definitive agreement, which TapeRank considered routine and immaterial.

WRITTEN WED NOV 4 2026 16:01 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
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UNEXPLAINED
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