10/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/16/2026 23:03
On Friday, October 16, the S&P 500 dropped 1.1%, the Nasdaq-100 slid 2.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%. Over the past week the S&P 500 is down 1.9%, and over the past month it is up 0.3%.
Decliners outnumbered gainers 2,841 to 1,269 within the Trefis coverage universe. At the extremes, Crescent Energy (CRGY) gained 10.1% and Recursion Pharmaceuticals (RXRX) fell 16.7%.
Friday's Market Winners
The 10 US-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe worth at least $300 million with the highest returns on Friday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRGY | Crescent Energy | 10.1% | 69.0% |
| 2 | ALOY | REalloys | 8.2% | n/a |
| 3 | GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources | 7.1% | 23.9% |
| 4 | MTDR | Matador Resources | 7.0% | 38.6% |
| 5 | AR | Antero Resources | 6.1% | 12.2% |
| 6 | HPK | HighPeak Energy | 6.0% | 122.6% |
| 7 | NOG | Northern Oil & Gas | 5.5% | 34.1% |
| 8 | SM | SM Energy | 5.3% | 115.8% |
| 9 | NEWP | New Pacific Metals | 5.1% | 86.9% |
| 10 | BRBR | BellRing Brands | 4.9% | -64.7% |
Friday's Market Losers
And the 10 US-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe worth at least $300 million with the lowest returns on Friday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RXRX | Recursion Pharmaceuticals | -16.7% | -15.3% |
| 2 | EOSE | Eos Energy Enterprises | -15.7% | -84.1% |
| 3 | OMER | Omeros | -13.8% | -5.7% |
| 4 | KOPN | Kopin | -13.5% | 40.6% |
| 5 | FOXF | Fox Factory | -13.3% | -6.3% |
| 6 | BLZE | Backblaze | -13.2% | 84.5% |
| 7 | GRAL | GRAIL | -13.0% | n/a |
| 8 | VICR | Vicor | -12.9% | 74.7% |
| 9 | DNA | Ginkgo Bioworks | -12.7% | 23.6% |
| 10 | BAND | Bandwidth | -12.6% | 180.5% |
Which Of Friday's Movers Were Already On A Run?
Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE) appears on both the one-day and one-month losers lists. It fell 15.7% on Friday and is down 54.3% over the past month; excluding Friday, it had already lost 45.7% over the other sessions.
Movers Over The Last Week
Widening the window to five trading days, these are the strongest and weakest names in the Trefis coverage universe:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMBL | Bumble | 133.9% | 66.4% |
| 2 | LQDA | Liquidia | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 3 | FIGS | FIGS | 21.2% | 68.3% |
| 4 | CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 20.5% | 178.1% |
| 5 | BH | Biglari | 19.3% | 30.6% |
| 6 | BH-A | Biglari | 17.0% | 21.0% |
| 7 | BBWI | Bath & Body Works | 16.1% | 3.3% |
| 8 | PTLO | Portillos | 15.9% | 2.6% |
| 9 | BLMN | Bloomin Brands | 15.7% | 61.3% |
| 10 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 15.5% | -54.4% |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIFR | Cipher Digital | -33.6% | -39.2% |
| 2 | BLZE | Backblaze | -32.2% | 84.5% |
| 3 | FMC | FMC | -32.2% | -58.3% |
| 4 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics | -31.1% | 116.8% |
| 5 | INDI | Indie Semiconductor | -30.0% | -48.4% |
| 6 | ICHR | Ichor | -29.7% | 128.5% |
| 7 | FUN | Six Flags Entertainment | -28.9% | -47.1% |
| 8 | OUST | Ouster | -28.7% | 31.4% |
| 9 | AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | -28.4% | 200.1% |
| 10 | VICR | Vicor | -28.0% | 74.7% |
Movers Over The Last Month
And over the last 21 trading days, the strongest and weakest names in the Trefis coverage universe:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BMBL | Bumble | 100.7% | 66.4% |
| 2 | CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 58.2% | 178.1% |
| 3 | PCRX | Pacira BioSciences | 48.4% | 40.4% |
| 4 | GRAL | GRAIL | 47.4% | n/a |
| 5 | SG | Sweetgreen | 46.8% | 48.5% |
| 6 | FIGS | FIGS | 46.4% | 68.3% |
| 7 | PTC | PTC | 43.5% | 10.8% |
| 8 | RXO | RXO | 41.9% | 126.3% |
| 9 | TTAN | ServiceTitan | 38.2% | -29.6% |
| 10 | MRNA | Moderna | 37.9% | n/a |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name |
1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMAT | Evolution Metals & Technologies | -61.7% | n/a |
| 2 | EOSE | Eos Energy Enterprises | -54.3% | -84.1% |
| 3 | QURE | uniQure | -50.6% | -9.0% |
| 4 | LQDA | Liquidia | -49.8% | -0.4% |
| 5 | BLSM | BlossomHill Therapeutics | -48.0% | n/a |
| 6 | NKTR | Nektar Therapeutics | -47.7% | -15.4% |
| 7 | CIFR | Cipher Digital | -47.0% | -39.2% |
| 8 | PCT | PureCycle Technologies | -46.0% | -64.3% |
| 9 | FMC | FMC | -44.0% | -58.3% |
Today's Winner Is Tomorrow's Loser Often Enough
The movers list is the most honest picture of single-stock risk the market prints each day: the same volatility that makes the winners column also fills the losers column, and no one reliably knows which side a stock lands on next.
That is the case for owning a disciplined basket instead of chasing the tape. The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio holds roughly 30 businesses selected for consistent cash generation, strong margins, and resilient balance sheets, sized and rebalanced with rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Watch the movers for information; let the portfolio do the compounding.