Market Movers | Winners: GDRX, DAY, OPEN | Losers: SLDP, KODK, CRK
On Monday, August 18, markets stayed flat overall, as seen in the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 falling 0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 remaining flat. Still, certain stocks experienced more movement than the indices suggested.
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 | GDRX | GoodRx | 37.3% | 10.1% |
| 2 | DAY | Dayforce | 26.0% | -8.3% |
| 3 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 19.2% | 136.2% |
| 4 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics | 16.8% | -29.1% |
| 5 | SHLS | Shoals Technologies | 16.4% | 9.2% |
| 6 | CIFR | Cipher Mining | 16.1% | 30.4% |
| 7 | APLD | Applied Digital | 16.0% | 113.9% |
| 8 | SHCO | Soho House | 14.9% | 17.9% |
| 9 | TROX | Tronox | 14.0% | -57.2% |
| 10 | DUOL | Duolingo | 12.9% | 13.9% |
List of Market Losers
On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:
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| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLDP | Solid Power | -9.5% | 142.3% |
| 2 | KODK | Eastman Kodak | -6.4% | -11.1% |
| 3 | CRK | Comstock Resources | -5.7% | -17.5% |
| 4 | AR | Antero Resources | -5.7% | -13.9% |
| 5 | PBT | Permian Basin Royalty Trust | -5.5% | 36.9% |
| 6 | AA | Alcoa | -5.2% | -20.8% |
| 7 | TRIP | Tripadvisor | -5.1% | 13.2% |
| 8 | SLNO | Soleno Therapeutics | -4.9% | 51.5% |
| 9 | SOUN | SoundHound AI | -4.9% | -25.3% |
| 10 | FWRD | Forward Air | -4.9% | -12.2% |
Why does this matter? Significant stock moves – up or down – deserve your attention. Sharp declines in fundamentally strong names can offer smart buying opportunities. And when momentum aligns with solid fundamentals, riding the trend can be highly rewarding.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.19%, the Dow 30 rising 2.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.80%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | WULF | TeraWulf | 73.7% | 65.7% |
| 2 | PGEN | Precigen | 69.5% | 163.4% |
| 3 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 63.6% | 136.2% |
| 4 | ARRY | Array Technologies | 53.6% | 39.4% |
| 5 | GDRX | GoodRx | 47.1% | 10.1% |
| 6 | ULCC | Frontier | 44.1% | -32.9% |
| 7 | AGL | Agilon Health | 42.5% | -35.3% |
| 8 | GDOT | Green Dot | 42.0% | 32.5% |
| 9 | STOK | Stoke Therapeutics | 40.7% | 67.8% |
| 10 | SHLS | Shoals Technologies | 35.4% | 9.2% |
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 | ACDC | ProFrac | -36.8% | -50.4% |
| 2 | EVEX | Eve | -24.7% | -16.9% |
| 3 | KLC | KinderCare Learning Companies | -22.3% | -58.0% |
| 4 | SLNO | Soleno Therapeutics | -20.6% | 51.5% |
| 5 | COHR | Coherent | -20.3% | -4.5% |
| 6 | PUBM | PubMatic | -20.0% | -42.4% |
| 7 | LEU | Centrus Energy | -19.0% | 166.6% |
| 8 | BBAI | BigBear.ai | -17.5% | 31.5% |
| 9 | AVXL | Anavex Life Sciences | -15.5% | -10.7% |
| 10 | CAVA | Cava | -15.2% | -38.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 2.42%, the Dow 30 rising 1.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.81%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | COMM | CommScope | 99.9% | 201.2% |
| 2 | LQDA | Liquidia | 90.6% | 135.7% |
| 3 | BE | Bloom Energy | 86.1% | 109.4% |
| 4 | TLRY | Tilray Brands | 83.5% | -14.3% |
| 5 | WULF | TeraWulf | 82.8% | 65.7% |
| 6 | ALAB | Astera Labs | 82.5% | 40.8% |
| 7 | AVAH | Aveanna Healthcare | 77.8% | 54.0% |
| 8 | VSAT | Viasat | 74.2% | 221.9% |
| 9 | TREE | LendingTree | 69.1% | 65.5% |
| 10 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 68.0% | 136.2% |
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 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -58.7% | 180.4% |
| 2 | REPL | Replimune | -55.9% | -56.0% |
| 3 | RDW | Redwire | -53.4% | -45.1% |
| 4 | ACDC | ProFrac | -51.5% | -50.4% |
| 5 | NFE | New Fortress Energy | -50.5% | -85.1% |
| 6 | AGL | Agilon Health | -42.0% | -35.3% |
| 7 | SABR | Sabre | -40.4% | -50.7% |
| 8 | QS | QuantumScape | -39.9% | 69.6% |
| 9 | AI | C3.ai | -36.6% | -47.1% |
| 10 | SG | Sweetgreen | -35.2% | -71.1% |
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