Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 16, 2026

Upside

– $TCRT +25.0% (extends its surge after closing a PAH-focused biotech acquisition and securing about $350M of financing)

– $NCPL +19.0% (regains Nasdaq minimum-bid compliance)

– $SITC +18.0% (declares a $3.00 special cash distribution after an asset sale and plans to delist from the NYSE)

– $FFR +9.0% (launches the $2,490 FF Nova humanoid robot and outlines a proposed roughly $200M robotics combination)

– $ASM +6.5% (Roth/MKM upgrades to Buy from Neutral and raises its target to $8)

– $SMTC +4.0% (raises Q3 sales, operating-margin and EPS outlooks at its data-center analyst day)

– $TSLA +3.0% (unveils a redesigned Roadster featuring rocket-style thrusters)

– $STLA +3.0% (better-than-feared Q3 shipment update showed consolidated volumes down just 1% year over year)

– $FRO +3.0% (tanker shares rebound as geopolitical disruption continues to support shipping rates)

– $RBRK +3.0%, $VRNS +2.5% (cybersecurity names rise after VRNS agreed to a $6.3B all-cash acquisition)

– $NOK +2.5%, $AAOI +2.0% (networking and optical names gain after SMTC raised its data-center outlook)

Downside

– GUTS -53.0% (REMAIN-1 met its six-month co-primary endpoint, but 5.1% weight regain versus 8.2% for sham and a still-pending one-year co-primary fell short of elevated expectations)

– $JAGX -29.0% (special preferred-stock dividend was paid, with each preferred share set to convert into five common shares on November 2, intensifying dilution concerns)

– $MDXH -17.0% (suspends FY revenue guidance after preliminary Q3 revenue of about $22.7M)

– $TLK -15.0% (Indonesia ADR slumps after a warning that the country could face an emerging-market index downgrade)

– $CRWV -5.0%, $IREN -3.5%, $NBIS -2.5% (AI-infrastructure names extend their selloff on debt-funded buildout and profitability concerns)

– $TRV -4.0% (Q3 beat with lower-than-expected catastrophe losses, but shares sell the news after elevated expectations)

– $SKHY -3.5%, $SNDK -2.5%, $MU -2.5%, $ALAB -2.5%, $WDC -2.0%, $AMD -2.0% (chip and storage names weaken as the AI trade de-risks amid higher-rate concerns)

– $IONQ -2.5%, $ASTS -2.5% (speculative long-duration growth names weaken as rate-hike expectations rise)

– $MSTR -2.5%, $HUT -2.0%, $CRCL -1.5% (crypto-linked shares trade lower amid broad risk-off positioning)

Select Premarket Movers

Avatar photo Doug Kass on October 14, 2026

Upside

– $LQDA +41.0% ($380.7M global settlement resolves six lawsuits and preserves uninterrupted YUTREPIA commercialization)

– $TCRT +25.5% (completed Velaris acquisition and secured an approximately $350M private placement to fund development through 2029)

– $VSTM +11.0% (VS-7375 produced a 50% confirmed response rate in eight second-line pancreatic-cancer patients, with FDA alignment on a Phase 3 plan)

– $ENVX +10.0% (received a 100,000-battery drone order and reported preliminary Q3 revenue above guidance)

– $BLK +5.0% (Q3 beat as $205B of net inflows and strong organic base-fee growth topped expectations)

– $ACN +4.0% (investor day targets)

Downside

– $BMEA -20.0% (Phase 1 BMF-650 weight-loss data disappointed investors despite no severe or serious treatment-emergent events)

– $STT -8.5% (Q3 EPS was roughly in line, but revenue missed and fee revenue declined sequentially)

– $FAST -4.5% (Q3 revenue came in slightly light and the 2026 device-signings target was trimmed despite an EPS beat and better operating margin)

– $BAC -4.5% (Q3 adjusted EPS and revenue missed as a $1.2B regulatory-settlement charge weighed on results)

– $HPE -4.5%, NTAP -4.0%, DELL -3.0% (Barclays downgrades the hardware names to Equal Weight, citing valuation and a lack of meaningful AI-driven growth inflection)

– $CRWV -4.0% (no clear fresh company-specific catalyst identified; unusually large premarket move)

Position: None