Why SNDX fell 24.8% on Oct 12 2026: phase 2 trial failure
SNDX-24.8%on Mon Oct 12 2026
Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was down 24.8% on the day at $12.78, ranked #10 on 1.4× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this drop at 16:02 ET during after hours.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT
- 16:02 ETMOVER · AFTER-HOURS
$12.78 · ▼ 24.8% ON THE DAY · 1.4× 5M RVOL · RANK #10
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE5/5SNDX fell 41.1% to $10.00, including a 39.61% drop in the last five minutes. The Phase 2 axatilimab trial missed its primary endpoint and IPF development was halted, a major clinical setback that supports the sharp decline.
WHYA 41% one-day plunge and near-40% late-session collapse are large but proportionate to a failed Phase 2 endpoint and termination of the IPF program.ANALYZED 16:02 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:02 ET
LAST12.78DAY▼ 24.8%5 MIN▼ 22.83%5M RVOL1.4×5M $VOL$2.0MFLOAT*88.6MRANK#10SESSIONAFTER-HOURSVWAP16.43HOD17.03LOD9.00OR HIGH16.89OR LOW16.76PREV CLOSE16.99PM HIGH17.03PM LOW16.95GAP▼ 0.65%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $16.88, -0.7% on the previous close of $16.99
- 09:36 ETRegular-session high, $16.95
- 15:11 ETRegular-session low, $16.37
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $16.54, -2.6% on the previous close of $16.99
- Volume: 989K shares in regular hours, 601 before the open
SNDX opened at $16.88, briefly reached $16.95, and then declined to a $16.37 low before ending the regular session at $16.54, down 2.6% from the previous close. There were no halts, but TapeRank later recorded a sharp move to $12.78 at 16:02 ET; its read tied the decline to Syndax’s announcement that the Phase 2 axatilimab trial in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis missed its primary endpoint and that IPF development was halted, calling the move justified with 5/5 confidence.
WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 18:04 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
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