Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 7, 2026

Upside

– $LPCN +40% (Health Canada approves TLANDO for testosterone replacement therapy)

– $APUS +9.4% (extends a high-volume rally tied to the BlockAssure agreement to build and operate the AssureChain insurance network)

– $PENG +4.3% (Q4 beat and FY27 sales and EPS outlook topped prior guidance and Street expectations on accelerating AI-infrastructure demand)

– CNQ +1.6%, APA +1.2%, OXY +1.0%, COP +1.0% (oil producers rise as crude climbs back above $100 a barrel)

Downside

– $CRBU -42% (launches a strategic-alternatives review, discontinues two allogeneic CAR-T programs and plans substantial workforce reductions)

– $BULL -30% (bipartisan House panel report says structural China ties pose national-security and US-user-data risks)

– $STM -5.4%, $TER -3.0%, $ASML -3.0%, $AMAT -2.7%, $LRCX -3.0%, $MU -2.8% (chip stocks fall in the risk-off technology tape as oil-driven inflation concerns pressure rate-sensitive growth shares)

– $BMNR -5.0%, $CRCL -4.0%, $MSTR -3.8%, $COIN -3.1%, $HOOD -3.0% (crypto-linked stocks fall as digital-asset prices weaken)

– $AAOI -4.8%, $CIEN -3.8%, $MTSI -3.0%, $COHR -3.2%, $GLW -3.3% (AI-networking and optical winners pull back after sharp recent rallies as technology exposure is reduced)

– $DB -4.7%, $SAN -4.2%, $HSBC -3.9%, $NWG -3.5%, $BCS -3.3% (European-bank ADRs fall as oil-driven inflation and sovereign-bond stress deepen fiscal concerns, with UK lenders also facing budget-tax fears)

– $STZ -3.9% (quarter beat, but adjusted FY guidance was merely reiterated and beer depletions declined)

– $BE -3.8%, $CEG -3.5%, $EME -1.9% (AI-power and data-center infrastructure winners give back part of recent gains amid the broader risk-off rotation)

Upside, Downside Movers in the A.M.

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 2, 2026

Upside

– AMOD +108.5% (closed a bitcoin-funded private placement and regained Nasdaq listing compliance)

– NIVF +40.0% (closed an approximately $1.25M public offering)

– SDEV +36.0% (extends Thursday’s surge in the SKY-token treasury name; no clear fresh company-specific catalyst identified)

– TNMG +20.0% (agreed to sell its Japanese business in a $5.5M management buyout)

– $SYNA +15.0%, ON +8.0% (revised merger makes ON’s acquisition of SYNA an all-cash deal at $123 per share)

– $CYPH +8.5%, $FWDI +6.5%, $MSTR +5.0%, $COIN +1.5% (digital-asset treasury and crypto-linked names rise as Bitcoin and major tokens rally)

– $BETR +7.5% (Cantor Fitzgerald upgrades to Overweight from Neutral)

– $XRPN +7.0% (shareholders approved the proposed business combination with Evernorth)

Downside

– $RZAI -21.0% (extends volatile post-direct-listing selling after Thursday’s 29% drop)

– $NXL -20.0% (gives back part of Thursday’s 76% spike following a 10-year Latin American distribution agreement)

– $STX -11.5%, WDC -7.0% (HDD makers fall after Toshiba outlined plans to double capacity and target sharply higher market share)

– $NKE -9.0% (mixed FQ1 as revenue missed and the FY sales outlook implied a surprise steep decline, alongside job cuts and a business reorganization)

– $FICO -8.5%, $EFX -3.5%, $TRU -2.5% (mortgage-credit names fall on a reported FHFA plan requiring lenders to pull data from two credit bureaus instead of three for GSE loans)

– $ASTS -3.5% (B. Riley downgrades to Neutral from Buy)

A Hawkish Fed Does Little To Soothe Markets

Avatar photo NeilSethi on September 16, 2026

The S&P 500 falls for the 7th time in 8 sessions straining against key downside levels as a more hawkish than expected Fed does little to soften expectations for higher volatility in stock and bond markets.