Market Movers | Winners: CPHI, UTZ, VIVK | Losers: BURU, LSTA, QMLS
The day’s most extreme stock moves were not isolated events, but the continuation of powerful month-long trends.
China Pharma (CPHI) returned +790.1% today, a move that stands out even on a strong tape. The broader market saw gains, with the S&P 500 up +0.9% and the Nasdaq-100 adding +1.9%. But the most important pattern is not the size of a single day’s move, but whether it is an echo or a fresh signal. The day’s biggest winners and losers tell that story.
Tuesday’s Market Winners
The 9 stocks with the highest returns on the last trading day:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CPHI | China Pharma | 790.1% | 569.4% |
| 2 | UTZ | Utz Brands | 88.7% | 37.8% |
| 3 | VIVK | Vivakor | 49.1% | -93.5% |
| 4 | GREE | Greenidge Generation | 36.6% | 96.6% |
| 5 | KIDZ | KIDZ AI | 35.9% | -99.4% |
| 6 | GRML | Greenland Mines | 31.3% | -15.2% |
| 7 | WGRX | Wellgistics Health | 29.9% | -82.4% |
| 8 | AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 27.9% | 389.9% |
| 9 | NXXT | NextNRG | 25.9% | -75.9% |
Tuesday’s Market Losers
And the 9 stocks with the lowest returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURU | Nuburu | -43.7% | -94.9% |
| 2 | LSTA | Lisata Therapeutics | -36.5% | 20.4% |
| 3 | QMLS | QumulusAI | -28.2% | n/a |
| 4 | KUST | Kustom Entertainment | -24.3% | n/a |
| 5 | SLND | Southland | -22.8% | -75.8% |
| 6 | ADVB | Advanced Biomed | -20.4% | 21.3% |
| 7 | VTIX | Virtuix | -17.9% | n/a |
| 8 | ATER | Aterian | -17.6% | 48.1% |
| 9 | ERNA | Ernexa Therapeutics | -16.4% | -84.9% |
What happens when a one-day story has been building for a month?
Today’s extremes are not new arrivals. The one-month return of China Pharma is +950.4%, making today’s jump part of a longer trend. The day’s weakest name, Nuburu (BURU), shows the same persistence in the other direction, with a one-day return of -43.7% and a one-month return of -75.6%.
The business fundamentals add another layer. The revenue of China Pharma declined 7.1% over the last twelve months, while its market value is about $207.4 million. In contrast, Nuburu’s revenue grew 595.9% over the same period, though its market value is about $4.7 million.
Movers Over The Last Week
Widening the window to five trading days, these are the strongest and weakest Market names:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CPHI | China Pharma | 1217.5% | 569.4% |
| 2 | SHOT | RMG ML Sports | 650.4% | 281.0% |
| 3 | CJMB | Callan Jmb | 91.8% | 29.7% |
| 4 | UTZ | Utz Brands | 88.0% | 37.8% |
| 5 | LVLU | Lulus Fashion Lounge | 76.3% | 213.8% |
| 6 | LCID | Lucid | 58.4% | -30.7% |
| 7 | NUAI | New Era Energy & Digital | 42.1% | 101.7% |
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAG | Planet Green | -71.2% | -75.4% |
| 2 | BURU | Nuburu | -68.1% | -94.9% |
| 3 | VIVK | Vivakor | -57.2% | -93.5% |
| 4 | NVVE | Nuvve | -55.3% | -84.5% |
| 5 | SNTI | Senti Biosciences | -52.4% | -55.7% |
| 6 | SNWV | SANUWAVE Health | -49.3% | -79.7% |
| 7 | VIVS | VivoSim Labs | -46.1% | -75.1% |
| 8 | EXYN | Exyn Technologies | -45.0% | n/a |
| 9 | ILLR | Triller | -44.2% | 303.1% |
Movers Over The Last Month
And over the last 21 trading days:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIME | Neutron | 2836.0% | 2836.0% |
| 2 | CPHI | China Pharma | 950.4% | 569.4% |
| 3 | BRKH | Burtech Acquisition II | 604.3% | 409.2% |
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YHC | LQR House | -97.9% | -97.9% |
| 2 | WHLR | Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust | -90.6% | -99.5% |
| 3 | KALA | Kala Bio | -79.7% | -97.4% |
| 4 | BURU | Nuburu | -75.6% | -94.9% |
| 5 | LESL | Leslies | -74.0% | 44.2% |
| 6 | BJDX | Bluejay Diagnostics | -74.0% | -56.5% |
| 7 | VIVK | Vivakor | -73.6% | -93.5% |
| 8 | VMAR | Vision Marine Technologies | -72.0% | -99.0% |
| 9 | CAST | FreeCast | -70.6% | n/a |
A large price change is a question, not an answer.
The weekly and monthly lists shown earlier demonstrate how quickly leadership can change, or how trends can build over time. A disciplined investor uses these tables not as a shopping list, but as a map of market attention and perceived risk.
A stock appearing on any of these lists is a signal to check the underlying business, not an instruction to act. The price is only the beginning of the story.
The next step is never to trade the list; it is to test it. Our Guidance Momentum screen shows which risers have management raising guidance behind them, and our Buy the Dip screen shows which of the fallers still generate the growth and cash that make a recovery plausible.
Today’s Winner Is Tomorrow’s Loser Often Enough
The movers list is the most honest picture of single-stock risk the market prints each day: the same volatility that makes the winners column also fills the losers column, and no one reliably knows which side a stock lands on next.
That is the case for owning a disciplined basket instead of chasing the tape. The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio holds roughly 30 businesses selected for consistent cash generation, strong margins, and resilient balance sheets, sized and rebalanced with rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines all major indices – the S&P 500, S&P Mid-cap, and Russell 2000. Watch the movers for information; let the portfolio do the compounding.