Market Movers | Winners: LAZR, NBY, FPAY | Losers: DHAI, EGRX, MGRX
On Friday, December 19, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 0.88%, the Dow 30 rising 0.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.31%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | LAZR | Luminar Technologies | 174.7% | -88.8% |
| 2 | NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals | 79.7% | 1234.0% |
| 3 | FPAY | FlexShopper | 53.3% | -99.9% |
| 4 | GDC | GD Culture | 51.6% | 178.3% |
| 5 | SOS | SOS | 47.7% | -67.8% |
| 6 | IBO | Impact BioMedical | 46.3% | -55.2% |
| 7 | CYPH | Cypherpunk Technologies | 39.0% | -54.8% |
| 8 | ASTI | Ascent Solar Technologies | 37.8% | 29.4% |
| 9 | LUNR | Intuitive Machines | 37.7% | -17.7% |
| 10 | SIDU | Sidus Space | 35.7% | -76.3% |
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 | DHAI | DIH US | -95.5% | -100.0% |
| 2 | EGRX | Eagle Pharmaceuticals | -50.0% | -40.0% |
| 3 | MGRX | Mangoceuticals | -45.6% | -70.5% |
| 4 | PULM | Pulmatrix | -36.3% | -66.0% |
| 5 | GOVX | Geovax Labs | -33.7% | -93.6% |
| 6 | RPGL | Republic Power | -32.3% | -94.5% |
| 7 | PBM | Psyence Biomedical | -31.5% | -94.1% |
| 8 | IRBT | iRobot | -30.1% | -94.0% |
| 9 | FCUV | Focus Universal | -29.9% | -41.7% |
| 10 | GALT | Galectin Therapeutics | -28.9% | 239.5% |
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. Among the stocks above, we find NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NBY) attractive
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), investors saw an uneven session with the S&P 500 rising 0.10%, the Dow 30 falling 0.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.59% delivering a mixed bag. The inconsistency extended to broader equity trends as well.
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 | TTSH | Tile Shop | 188536.4% | 180334.8% |
| 2 | CMND | Clearmind Medicine | 3587.8% | -95.0% |
| 3 | NVVE | Nuvve | 3360.5% | -96.9% |
| 4 | PCSA | Processa Pharmaceuticals | 1300.0% | -82.9% |
| 5 | STAI | ScanTech AI Systems | 1127.0% | -92.7% |
| 6 | BENF | Beneficient | 1041.3% | 15.0% |
| 7 | XBP | XBP Global | 1025.7% | -40.8% |
| 8 | AMCI | AMC Robotics | 256.5% | 41.2% |
| 9 | NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals | 89.3% | 1234.0% |
| 10 | ATHA | Athira Pharma | 80.1% | 18.8% |
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 | DHAI | DIH US | -95.2% | -100.0% |
| 2 | IRBT | iRobot | -89.2% | -94.0% |
| 3 | NOW | ServiceNow | -82.0% | -26.7% |
| 4 | VTGN | Vistagen Therapeutics | -81.7% | -73.6% |
| 5 | CCHH | CCH | -77.0% | -86.3% |
| 6 | ASNS | Actelis Networks | -76.8% | -95.7% |
| 7 | PYXS | Pyxis Oncology | -70.3% | -18.3% |
| 8 | EVTV | Envirotech Vehicles | -62.5% | -96.6% |
| 9 | ZYXI | Zynex | -60.3% | -96.3% |
| 10 | GOVX | Geovax Labs | -57.5% | -93.6% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 2.90%, the Dow 30 rising 4.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.86%. 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 | TTSH | Tile Shop | 197519.0% | 180334.8% |
| 2 | CDNL | Cardinal Infrastructure | 1750.8% | 1750.8% |
| 3 | PHGE | BiomX | 694.8% | -84.6% |
| 4 | NBY | NovaBay Pharmaceuticals | 430.0% | 1234.0% |
| 5 | CAPR | Capricor Therapeutics | 382.0% | 101.5% |
| 6 | YCBD | cbdMD | 183.3% | -49.7% |
| 7 | FOXX | Foxx Development | 175.4% | -17.5% |
| 8 | ASTI | Ascent Solar Technologies | 161.1% | 29.4% |
| 9 | VELO | Velo3D | 161.0% | 85.1% |
| 10 | SBNY | Signature Bank | 154.5% | 2.2% |
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 | DHAI | DIH US | -96.8% | -100.0% |
| 2 | CHOW | ChowChow Cloud International | -90.7% | -89.6% |
| 3 | ATPC | Agape ATP | -90.6% | -89.7% |
| 4 | INHD | Inno | -90.6% | -98.5% |
| 5 | CCHH | CCH | -90.0% | -86.3% |
| 6 | TII | Titan Mining | -85.7% | -85.7% |
| 7 | ASNS | Actelis Networks | -82.8% | -95.7% |
| 8 | VTGN | Vistagen Therapeutics | -82.7% | -73.6% |
| 9 | RZLT | Rezolute | -82.6% | -63.9% |
| 10 | GRI | GRI Bio | -79.9% | -97.6% |
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