Trading Halts Today: August 21, 2026 — 50 Stocks Halted (LULD & T1)

TL;DR: As of 9:45 PM ET on August 21, 2026, Tapeboard tracked 50 trading halts during the session. The most recent was GAME — News pending (T1), halted at 7:50 PM ET and still awaiting a resumption time.

On August 21, 2026, U.S. exchanges issued 50 trading halts: 41 LULD/volatility pauses, 8 T1 news-pending halts, and 1 other regulatory halt. The most newsworthy event came late in the session, when eight securities — SKYE, INCR, BIAF, GRML, VCIG, GRMLW, BIAFW, and GAME — were simultaneously placed under a T1 halt at 7:50 PM ET pending the release of material news, with no resumption times yet reported. Earlier in the day, small-cap names such as JATT, MFI, and RFAI repeatedly triggered a circuit breaker under the LULD halt framework.

Today's Trading Halt Log

*Source: Tapeboard halt feed, August 21, 2026. Halt codes per FINRA and exchange definitions. Times ET.*

Halt-by-Halt Summary

The day's most notable development was the cluster of eight T1 news-pending halts — SKYE, INCR, BIAF, GRML, VCIG, GRMLW, BIAFW, and GAME — issued simultaneously at 7:50 PM ET. These are regulatory halts, not volatility halts; each remains in effect pending the release of material news, and the feed has not yet reported resumption times. Among the volatility halts, JATT (five times), MFI (six times), and RFAI (five times) were the most frequently paused names, each tripping LULD bands repeatedly through the morning and midday sessions.

What Is an LULD Halt?

A Limit Up-Limit Down halt pauses trading when a stock's price moves more than a defined percentage away from its recent five-minute average. The bands are 5% for most large-cap S&P 500 names, 10% for smaller stocks, and 20% for stocks under $3. Most LULD halts last five minutes. See our LULD halt glossary entry for more detail.

What Does a T1 Halt Mean?

A T1 halt is a regulatory pause pending the release of material news. It has no fixed duration and resumes when the exchange determines an orderly market can be maintained. See our T1 halt glossary entry for more detail.

Halt Code Reference

How to Track Halts in Real Time

Tapeboard surfaces halt alerts in the live scanner as they are issued, so you can see the halt code, timestamp, and symbol the moment a pause hits the tape.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I see today's trading halts?

Tapeboard publishes a daily trading-halt log at tapeboard.com, updated through the trading day with halt codes, timestamps, and resumption status.

What is an LULD halt?

A Limit Up-Limit Down halt pauses trading when a stock's price moves more than a defined percentage away from its recent five-minute average. The bands are 5% for most large-cap S&P 500 names, 10% for smaller stocks, and 20% for stocks under $3. Most LULD halts last five minutes.

How long does a trading halt last?

LULD halts are typically five minutes; T1 news halts often run 30+ minutes; regulatory T12 halts can extend for days.

Data and Methodology

Halt records are sourced from Tapeboard's real-time regulatory halt feed, built on NYSE and NASDAQ exchange halt notifications per FINRA and SEC frameworks; publication may lag actual events by several minutes. A halted name often appears on the short-squeeze candidates board or the highest borrow-fee list.

Halt data is sourced from Tapeboard's real-time regulatory feed; publication may lag actual events by several minutes. This post is for informational purposes only and is not trading advice. Tapeboard is not affiliated with FINRA, the SEC, or any national securities exchange. Editor: Marcus Reilly.