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No. 005Monday, November 2, 2026Mon, Nov 2, 2026Close edition

We give you the facts, the moves, and, of course, The facts, the moves, and what we make of it all.

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Apple AAPL

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iPhone, Mac, services

Every time it made the issue

We cover a company only when it moves enough to matter. Each row is one of those days, what we made of it, and how the stock did over the next 5 and 20 trading days, next to the S&P 500.

DateWhereMoveOur read5 days later20 days later
Mon, Nov 2, 2026Earnings, after the bell+0.2%Revenue rose 12% and iPhone sales of $57.58 billion beat estimates, and gross margin was 47.9%, including about a point from tariff refunds, via CNBC.to cometo come

Its biggest days of the past ten years

Best daysMove
Wed, Apr 9, 2025+15.3%
Fri, Mar 13, 2020+12.0%
Fri, Jul 31, 2020+10.5%
Worst daysMove
Mon, Mar 16, 2020−12.9%
Thu, Jan 3, 2019−10.0%
Thu, Mar 12, 2020−9.9%

How it took its last 8 reports

The stock's move in the first session after each quarterly report. Next report: not yet announced.

Results filedNext session
Thu, Jul 30, 2026−7.4%
Thu, Apr 30, 2026+3.2%
Thu, Jan 29, 2026+0.5%
Thu, Oct 30, 2025−0.4%
Thu, Jul 31, 2025−2.5%
Thu, May 1, 2025−3.7%
Thu, Jan 30, 2025−0.7%
Thu, Oct 31, 2024−1.3%

Moves are daily closing prices. Past moves don't predict future ones.

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