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.
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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