Market Movers | Winners: SDGR, CYPH, INDP | Losers: FLNC, AN, GBLI

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Today’s biggest market moves are not always what they seem, with some sharp gains and losses accelerating trends that were already weeks in the making.

The S&P 500 returned +1.1% while the Nasdaq-100 returned +1.7%. The day’s extremes were wide, with Schrodinger (SDGR) returning +26.4% while Fluence Energy (FLNC) returned -15.4%. This raises a key question for today’s tape: are the sharpest moves fresh starts, or the continuation of trends already in motion? The day’s largest percentage moves are below.

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Thursday’s Market Winners

The 10 US-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe with the highest returns on the last trading day:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 SDGR Schrodinger 26.4% 69.1%
2 CYPH Cypherpunk Technologies 25.8% 164.7%
3 INDP Indaptus Therapeutics 22.4% 35.1%
4 GNRC Generac 18.3% 52.0%
5 VICR Vicor 17.7% 97.4%
6 VITL Vital Farms 16.7% -63.4%
7 EYPT EyePoint 15.7% -78.2%
8 ABSI Absci 15.3% 165.6%
9 TEM Tempus AI 14.8% 36.1%
10 FISN Deep Fission 14.4% n/a

Thursday’s Market Losers

And the 10 US-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe with the lowest returns:

# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 FLNC Fluence Energy -15.4% -61.3%
2 AN AutoNation -10.5% -15.3%
3 GBLI Global Indemnity -9.5% -1.8%
4 SAH Sonic Automotive -9.3% 8.4%
5 ASTH Astrana Health -9.0% 38.3%
6 MAMA Mama’s Creations -8.0% -2.8%
7 MTZ MasTec -7.9% -4.4%
8 DKNG DraftKings -7.6% -34.8%
9 ANGX Angel Studios -7.5% 4.9%
10 XRAY Dentsply Sirona -7.5% -18.0%

Are these moves new, or just louder?

The day’s extremes show persistence. The top gainer, Schrodinger (SDGR), also appears on the one-month winners list with a total return of +71.1%. Its strength extends beyond a single session, as it still gained +35.4% over the other periods.

The pattern holds for the biggest loser, Fluence Energy (FLNC), which is also on the one-month losers list. Its one-month return is -34.8%, and it still lost 23.0% over the other sessions.

Movers Over The Last Week

Widening the window to five trading days, these are the strongest and weakest names in the Trefis coverage universe:

Winners

# Ticker Company Name 1-W
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 SDGR Schrodinger 60.9% 69.1%
2 INDP Indaptus Therapeutics 53.5% 35.1%
3 ACVA ACV Auctions 45.2% 30.7%
4 CYPH Cypherpunk Technologies 39.5% 164.7%
5 ELMT Elmet 38.0% n/a
6 TEM Tempus AI 36.8% 36.1%
7 EMAT Evolution Metals & Technologies 30.5% n/a
8 BBNX Beta Bionics 29.2% -29.7%
9 CAI Caris Life Sciences 28.6% 14.6%
10 FOSL Fossil 25.4% 49.7%

Losers

# Ticker Company Name 1-W
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 SWMR Swarmer -33.2% n/a
2 ALHC Alignment Healthcare -31.8% -55.9%
3 ALMS Alumis -21.0% -19.9%
4 FLNC Fluence Energy -20.9% -61.3%
5 ENVA Enova International -19.7% 13.9%
6 ARTV Artiva Biotherapeutics -19.0% 96.7%
7 ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals -18.1% 2.0%
8 SPRY ARS Pharmaceuticals -18.0% -64.4%
9 MPLT MapLight Therapeutics -17.9% -35.6%
10 ASMB Assembly Biosciences -16.8% -25.5%

Movers Over The Last Month

And over the last 21 trading days, the strongest and weakest names in the Trefis coverage universe:

Winners

# Ticker Company Name 1-M
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 INDP Indaptus Therapeutics 319.8% 35.1%
2 CYPH Cypherpunk Technologies 281.2% 164.7%
3 MRNA Moderna 151.1% 436.0%
4 ARCT Arcturus Therapeutics 106.2% 176.2%
5 BRR ProCap Financial 80.1% -2.5%
6 PURR Hyperliquid Strategies 78.2% 260.4%
7 SDGR Schrodinger 71.1% 69.1%
8 TEM Tempus AI 62.8% 36.1%
9 EBS Emergent BioSolutions 50.6% -43.2%
10 CVI CVR Energy 47.7% 114.1%

Losers

# Ticker Company Name 1-M
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 ALMS Alumis -68.6% -19.9%
2 SWMR Swarmer -48.7% n/a
3 RARE Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical -43.1% -37.0%
4 KRMN Karman -40.7% -51.8%
5 TTAN ServiceTitan -40.5% -49.1%
6 ALOY REalloys -38.9% n/a
7 IMUX Immunic -38.8% 93.9%
8 FLNC Fluence Energy -34.8% -61.3%
9 FBYD Falcons Beyond Global -34.8% -54.2%
10 DKS Dick’s Sporting Goods -34.7% -36.0%

A big move is a question, not an answer.

The tables of market movers earlier in this report are a map of market attention. A large percentage change is information about risk and investor focus. It is never an instruction to act.

The disciplined response is to check the business behind the ticker. For example, Schrodinger (SDGR) has a market value of about $2.3 billion and its revenue grew 8.9% over the last twelve months. This is the starting point for actual research, not the end.

Either side of these lists can be a lead worth following, with the same follow-up question: does the business back the move? For the winners, our Guidance Momentum screen tracks which companies raised their own forward numbers. For the losers, our Buy the Dip screen flags which marked-down names still have the fundamentals to recover.

Volatility Is The Cost Of Owning Stocks. Concentration Makes It A Bill

Every name on these lists made a move big enough to notice. A diversified holder reads that as noise; a concentrated holder feels it as real money. The difference is not the stock, it is the portfolio around it.

Building that portfolio is what the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio does: roughly 30 businesses with the cash generation and balance-sheet strength to absorb bad days, selected and rebalanced by rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Let the movers list remind you why diversification exists.