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No. 009Friday, November 6, 2026Fri, Nov 6, 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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Lam Research LRCX

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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
Fri, Nov 6, 2026Case file: Lam's $25 billion check for the rout+8.7%A day after the chips' worst session since March 2020, Lam Research's board authorized $25 billion of buybacks, about a tenth of the company, and the stock bounced 8.7% with the sector.to cometo come

Its biggest days of the past ten years

Best daysMove
Tue, Mar 24, 2020+20.3%
Wed, Apr 9, 2025+18.0%
Thu, Jul 30, 2026+18.0%
Worst daysMove
Mon, Mar 16, 2020−18.4%
Thu, Nov 5, 2026−16.4%
Wed, Mar 18, 2020−15.3%

How it took its last 8 reports

The stock's move in the first session after each quarterly report. Next report: Friday, January 29, 2027.

Results filedNext session
Wed, Oct 21, 2026−11.8%
Wed, Jul 29, 2026+18.0%
Wed, Apr 22, 2026−2.6%
Wed, Jan 28, 2026+3.6%
Wed, Oct 22, 2025+4.5%
Wed, Jul 30, 2025−4.3%
Wed, Apr 23, 2025+6.2%
Wed, Jan 29, 2025+7.4%

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

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