{"slug":"why-stocks-halt-limit-up-limit-down","qid":"price_regimes","label":"Where listed symbols sit by price, and which band rule governs each zone","post_title":"Why Stocks Halt: Limit Up-Limit Down Bands","post_url":"/blog/why-stocks-halt-limit-up-limit-down#q-price_regimes","columns":["price_zone","stock_count","share_of_tape_pct"],"rows":[{"price_zone":"under $0.75","stock_count":720,"share_of_tape_pct":5.6},{"price_zone":"$0.75 to $3","stock_count":946,"share_of_tape_pct":7.3},{"price_zone":"$3 to $20","stock_count":3560,"share_of_tape_pct":27.5},{"price_zone":"$20 to $100","stock_count":6562,"share_of_tape_pct":50.7},{"price_zone":"$100 to $500","stock_count":1083,"share_of_tape_pct":8.4},{"price_zone":"$500 and up","stock_count":82,"share_of_tape_pct":0.6}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    price_zone,\n    stock_count,\n    round(stock_count * 100.0 / sum(stock_count) OVER (), 1) AS share_of_tape_pct\nFROM\n(\n    SELECT\n        multiIf(last_price < 0.75, 'under $0.75',\n                last_price < 3,    '$0.75 to $3',\n                last_price < 20,   '$3 to $20',\n                last_price < 100,  '$20 to $100',\n                last_price < 500,  '$100 to $500',\n                                   '$500 and up') AS price_zone,\n        count()                                   AS stock_count\n    FROM\n    (\n        SELECT\n            ticker,\n            toFloat64(argMax(close, window_start)) AS last_price\n        FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs\n        WHERE window_start >= today() - 8\n          AND window_start <  today() - 1\n          AND volume > 0\n        GROUP BY ticker\n        HAVING last_price > 0\n    )\n    GROUP BY price_zone\n)\nORDER BY multiIf(price_zone = 'under $0.75', 1,\n                 price_zone = '$0.75 to $3', 2,\n                 price_zone = '$3 to $20', 3,\n                 price_zone = '$20 to $100', 4,\n                 price_zone = '$100 to $500', 5,\n                 6)","computed_at":"2026-08-22T04:37:19.570151+00:00","elapsed":1.029126481}