S&P 500 Movers | Winners: RCL, UAL, CCL | Losers: LYB, DOW, NFLX
On Friday, April 17, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 1.20%, the Dow 30 rising 1.79%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.29%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of S&P 500 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 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| 2 | UAL | United Airlines | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 3 | CCL | Carnival | 7.0% | -3.9% |
| 4 | CVNA | Carvana | 7.0% | -8.2% |
| 5 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | 6.0% | -13.9% |
| 6 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 5.5% | -14.0% |
| 7 | IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances | 5.3% | 13.3% |
| 8 | COHR | Coherent | 5.2% | 86.9% |
| 9 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 5.1% | 3.8% |
| 10 | PHM | PulteGroup | 5.0% | 8.1% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
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- Intuit Stock Near Crucial Support – Buy Signal?
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 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -12.0% | 54.9% |
| 2 | DOW | Dow | -10.8% | 54.1% |
| 3 | NFLX | Netflix | -9.7% | 3.8% |
| 4 | CF | CF Industries | -9.6% | 46.5% |
| 5 | ALB | Albemarle | -8.3% | 40.2% |
| 6 | VLO | Valero Energy | -7.5% | 38.2% |
| 7 | APA | APA | -5.7% | 47.5% |
| 8 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | -5.5% | 32.1% |
| 9 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | -5.4% | 31.4% |
| 10 | COP | ConocoPhillips | -4.5% | 24.9% |
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 CF Industries (CF) attractive
Ask yourself – Is holding SPX stock risky? Of course it is. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio mitigates that risk.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 4.54%, the Dow 30 rising 3.19%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.20%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of 1-Week S&P 500 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 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 31.2% | -19.8% |
| 2 | ORCL | Oracle | 26.8% | -9.6% |
| 3 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 22.9% | -8.8% |
| 4 | APP | AppLovin | 21.9% | -29.2% |
| 5 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 20.9% | 53.3% |
| 6 | DASH | DoorDash | 20.5% | -18.8% |
| 7 | DDOG | Datadog | 20.2% | -6.9% |
| 8 | APO | Apollo Global Management | 19.5% | -13.6% |
| 9 | ARES | Ares Management | 17.2% | -26.1% |
| 10 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | 17.1% | -0.5% |
List of 1-Week S&P 500 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 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -10.1% | 54.9% |
| 2 | DOW | Dow | -8.7% | 54.1% |
| 3 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -7.5% | 18.2% |
| 4 | APA | APA | -7.5% | 47.5% |
| 5 | DVN | Devon Energy | -7.4% | 21.4% |
| 6 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | -7.2% | 31.4% |
| 7 | CF | CF Industries | -7.1% | 46.5% |
| 8 | PCG | PG&E | -6.9% | 7.7% |
| 9 | FAST | Fastenal | -6.9% | 14.7% |
| 10 | EIX | Edison International | -6.6% | 21.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 7.57%, the Dow 30 rising 6.97%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 9.20%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of 1-Month S&P 500 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 | INTC | Intel | 52.1% | 85.6% |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 39.6% | 30.0% |
| 3 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 37.3% | 53.3% |
| 4 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 36.8% | 62.3% |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology | 34.7% | 99.2% |
| 6 | COHR | Coherent | 34.1% | 86.9% |
| 7 | CVNA | Carvana | 33.1% | -8.2% |
| 8 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 31.7% | 56.8% |
| 9 | CIEN | Ciena | 31.7% | 117.0% |
| 10 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 30.4% | -11.9% |
List of 1-Month S&P 500 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 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -20.8% | -29.1% |
| 2 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -20.3% | 47.3% |
| 3 | NOW | ServiceNow | -15.0% | -36.9% |
| 4 | APTV | Aptiv | -15.0% | -21.6% |
| 5 | NKE | Nike | -13.9% | -27.3% |
| 6 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | -12.9% | -20.2% |
| 7 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | -11.9% | 9.9% |
| 8 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -11.9% | 54.9% |
| 9 | INTU | Intuit | -11.7% | -40.3% |
| 10 | MOS | Mosaic | -11.6% | 2.9% |
Picking winners on a consistent basis is not an easy task – especially given the volatility associated with a single stock. Instead, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.