The spread is simply the net effect of extremely low volume. The MMs make their money off the spread... Low volume equals big spreads, high volume equals smaller spreads.
Do a simple market scan for stocks trading below 1.00 with average shares traded set below 50,000/day. My results are well over 500 stocks with similar spreads. No biggy...
Use this time to jump the bid and try to snag shares at .56 while NITE is at .55.