Market Movers | Winners: LCID, SOC, PGY | Losers: CDNA, ELV, SAH


On Thursday, July 17, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.54%, the Dow 30 rising 0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.76%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.

List of Market Winners

The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns on the last trading day:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 LCID Lucid 36.2% 3.3%
2 SOC Sable Offshore 28.4% 23.8%
3 PGY Pagaya Technologies 25.4% 217.5%
4 SSII SS Innovations International 22.4% 5.4%
5 MCRI Monarch Casino & Resort 20.0% 33.8%
6 QS QuantumScape 19.8% 162.0%
7 SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics 19.5% -81.9%
8 BBAI BigBear.ai 15.4% 84.7%
9 QBTS D-Wave Quantum 13.8% 129.0%
10 AIR AAR 13.6% 38.9%

List of Market Losers

On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 CDNA CareDx -38.5% -44.8%
2 ELV Elevance Health -12.2% -17.3%
3 SAH Sonic Automotive -10.4% 21.7%
4 OSCR Oscar Health -9.6% 3.2%
5 GPI Group 1 Automotive -8.6% -3.4%
6 ABT Abbott Laboratories -8.5% 8.1%
7 ABG Asbury Automotive -7.5% -5.6%
8 LAD Lithia Motors -7.1% -13.6%
9 PAG Penske Automotive -6.4% 9.3%
10 GRND Grindr -5.9% 11.8%

Movers – Last One Week

Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 rising 0.27%, the Dow 30 falling 0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.10%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.

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List of 1-Week Market Winners

The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns over the last week:

# Ticker Company Name 1-W
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 SSII SS Innovations International 55.2% 5.4%
2 QS QuantumScape 49.6% 162.0%
3 JOBY Joby Aviation 43.7% 118.0%
4 UUUU Energy Fuels 40.7% 78.6%
5 LCID Lucid 33.9% 3.3%
6 MP MP Materials 33.2% 286.3%
7 RGTI Rigetti Computing 31.5% 12.3%
8 RKLB Rocket Lab USA 31.3% 101.5%
9 ASTS AST SpaceMobile 30.7% 172.3%
10 UEC Uranium Energy 30.1% 22.0%

List of 1-Week Market Losers

Similarly, the following table shows the 10 stocks that were at the bottom in terms of returns:

# Ticker Company Name 1-W
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 CDNA CareDx -42.8% -44.8%
2 SLP Simulations Plus -27.2% -54.1%
3 HPK HighPeak Energy -18.1% -42.8%
4 MLAB Mesa Laboratories -16.8% -42.9%
5 WAT Waters -16.0% -20.0%
6 QDEL QuidelOrtho -15.4% -40.1%
7 GPI Group 1 Automotive -15.4% -3.4%
8 ENOV Enovis -14.1% -29.7%
9 OSPN OneSpan -13.7% -17.2%
10 LAD Lithia Motors -13.7% -13.6%

Movers – Last One Month

On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 5.36%, the Dow 30 rising 5.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.70%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.

List of 1-Month Market Winners

The following table shows the 10 stocks that generated the maximum returns over the last one month:

# Ticker Company Name 1-M
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 QS QuantumScape 213.4% 162.0%
2 SSII SS Innovations International 135.0% 5.4%
3 BBAI BigBear.ai 121.0% 84.7%
4 JOBY Joby Aviation 106.0% 118.0%
5 RKLB Rocket Lab USA 102.0% 101.5%
6 MP MP Materials 97.3% 286.3%
7 ENVX Enovix 93.8% 46.6%
8 SYM Symbotic 93.7% 128.5%
9 AAOI Applied Optoelectronics 90.2% -20.2%
10 IREN IREN 83.6% 83.8%

List of 1-Month Market Losers

In the same period, these 10 stocks were at the bottom in terms of returns:

# Ticker Company Name 1-M
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 RXST RxSight -48.1% -78.5%
2 CNC Centene -47.2% -51.9%
3 CURV Torrid -46.3% -47.6%
4 LVWR LiveWire -40.9% -30.4%
5 SRPT Sarepta Therapeutics -39.3% -81.9%
6 CDNA CareDx -36.5% -44.8%
7 DYN Dyne Therapeutics -34.8% -60.1%
8 SLP Simulations Plus -32.9% -54.1%
9 MOH Molina Healthcare -31.5% -29.8%
10 HPK HighPeak Energy -29.8% -42.8%

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