UNEXPLAINED MOVE · MOVER · FRI SEP 25 2026

Why VRME fell 17.9% on Sep 25 2026: reverse stock split

VRME-17.9%on Fri Sep 25 2026

VerifyMe, Inc. Common Stock was down 17.9% on the day at $0.9600, ranked #2 on 14.2× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this unexplained move at 09:26 ET during the pre-market session. TapeRank recorded 2 events for VRME that day, between 09:26 and 09:30 ET, and each is in the timeline below.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 2 EVENTS

  1. 09:26 ET
    UNEXPLAINED MOVE · PRE-MARKET

    $0.9600 · ▼ 17.9% ON THE DAY · 14.2× 5M RVOL · RANK #2

    JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE4/5

    VRME is down 23.1% pre-market, with an additional 18.9% drop in five minutes, after filing a 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective September 29. The reverse split does not itself reduce ownership value, but it is a concrete bearish signal for a sub-$1 stock and can drive immediate order-flow selling ahead of the effective date.

    WHYA 23.1% decline is substantial, but it is broadly consistent with the market reaction to a newly disclosed 1-for-10 reverse split in a sub-$1 stock, rather than clearly exceeding the news.
    ANALYZED 09:26 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 09:26 ET
    LAST0.9600
    DAY▼ 17.9%
    5 MIN▼ 13.50%
    5M RVOL14.2×
    5M $VOL$74K
    FLOAT*13.2M
    RANK#2
    SESSIONPRE-MARKET
    VWAP1.15
    HOD1.24
    LOD1.08
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE1.17
    PM HIGH1.24
    PM LOW1.08
    GAP▼ 7.69% (indicated)

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

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

  2. 09:30 ET
    MOVER · REGULAR

    $0.8300 · ▼ 29.1% ON THE DAY · 10.5× 5M RVOL · RANK #5

    The same verdict as at 09:26 ET.

    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 09:30 ET
    LAST0.8300
    DAY▼ 29.1%
    5 MIN▼ 22.79%
    5M RVOL10.5×
    5M $VOL$520K
    FLOAT*13.2M
    RANK#5
    SESSIONREGULAR
    VWAP1.10
    HOD1.24
    LOD0.8500
    OR HIGH—
    OR LOW—
    PREV CLOSE1.17
    PM HIGH1.24
    PM LOW0.8500
    GAP▼ 20.51% (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 $0.9322, -20.3% on the previous close of $1.17
  • 09:30 ETRegular-session low, $0.8060
  • 14:34 ETRegular-session high, $0.9816
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $0.9550, -18.4% on the previous close of $1.17
  • Volume: 3.5M shares in regular hours, 818K before the open

VRME opened at $0.9322 after a sharp premarket decline and fell to $0.8060 at 09:30 ET, its session low. TapeRank read the move as justified by the filing of a 1-for-10 reverse stock split effective September 29, tying the filing to the early selling; the stock then recovered to $0.9816 at 14:34 ET and finished at $0.9550, below the previous close of $1.17. No halts occurred during the regular session.

WRITTEN THU OCT 15 2026 19:24 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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