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No. 007Wednesday, November 4, 2026Wed, Nov 4, 2026Open 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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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
Wed, Nov 4, 2026Case file: Hospitals and solar get a new Congress+6.9%Hospital owner HCA rises 6.9% and solar-tracker maker Nextpower 11.0% as investors buy what a Democratic Congress might help.to cometo come

Its biggest days of the past ten years

Best daysMove
Thu, Mar 19, 2020+22.6%
Tue, Jul 20, 2021+14.4%
Mon, Apr 6, 2020+14.4%
Worst daysMove
Fri, Apr 22, 2022−21.8%
Mon, Mar 16, 2020−19.0%
Wed, Mar 18, 2020−12.0%

How it took its last 8 reports

The stock's move in the first session after each quarterly report. Next report: Friday, January 22, 2027.

Results filedNext session
Tue, Oct 27, 2026−3.3%
Fri, Jul 24, 2026+1.5%
Fri, Apr 24, 2026−8.8%
Tue, Jan 27, 2026+7.1%
Fri, Oct 24, 2025+1.6%
Fri, Jul 25, 2025−2.1%
Fri, Apr 25, 2025−4.0%
Fri, Jan 24, 2025−3.8%

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

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