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Market recaps wey dey break am down Matt ConnorBy Matt Connor · Updated 2026-07-24 · data as of July 24, 2026 · refreshed weekly

Stock gainers and losers for 2026

See which stocks dey rise and fall for 2026. We rank dem based on real exchange tape liquidity, excluding stock splits and leveraged funds.

The best performing stocks of 2026 so far na SNDK, wey up 554.9% from when market open for the year till the last session wey finish. This page rank the biggest stock gainers and losers of 2026 for names wey dey real trade, wey we take from exchange tape instead of vendor summary, and e dey refresh as the year dey go. We strip out stock splits and leveraged funds before we rank anything, because na there most year-to-date lists dey go wrong.

Biggest stock gainers of 2026

Every name wey dey below pass liquidity floor before dem rank am: at least $100 million of stock must change hands for every completed session for the past month. If stock nobody dey trade, big percentage na just quote, no be real result.

QueryBiggest stock gainers of 2026: top ten year to date among heavily traded names
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
universe AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           sum(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume)) / uniqExact(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) AS adv
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 21 DAY
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= today() - 20
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT d FROM complete)
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING adv >= 100000000
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
      AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
      AND ticker NOT IN ('KORU','SOXL','SOXS','SOXY','TQQQ','SQQQ','QQQU','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','SPYU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','GDXU','GDXD','FNGU','FNGD','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT','BITX','BITU','SBIT','ETHU','ETHT','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','NVDX','NVDU','NVDD','NVDQ','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','TSLR','TSLT','TSLS','TSDD','AAPU','AAPD','MSFU','MSFD','GGLL','GGLS','AMZU','AMZD','METU','METD','PLTU','PLTD','SMCX','SMCZ','CONL','CONI','MSTX','MSTU','MSTZ','BRKU','AMDL','AMUU','AMDD','ELIL','ELIS','HOOX','AVGX','AVGU','TSMX','TSMZ','MULL')
      AND ticker NOT IN (SELECT ticker FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
                         WHERE execution_date BETWEEN toDate('2026-01-01') AND today())
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
)
SELECT e.ticker AS ticker,
    round((e.latest_close / e.year_open - 1) * 100, 1) AS ytd_return_pct,
    round(u.adv / 1e6, 0) AS avg_daily_dollar_m
FROM edges AS e
INNER JOIN universe AS u ON e.ticker = u.ticker
WHERE e.year_open >= 10
ORDER BY (e.latest_close / e.year_open) DESC
LIMIT 10

SNDK dey lead the year at 554.9%, with MXL dey second at 386.3% and AEHR dey third at 345%. Tenth place for the board, AAOI, still dey up 204.3%, so the whole table don run far ahead of any broad index.

The dollar column beside every move get same information as the percentage. AAOI dey average about $817 million of turnover for day. SNDK for top of the board dey average $18348 million. Every name for here pass $100 million for day, and the range above that floor wide enough wey the same headline percentage fit mean two different things for its two ends. Thin name dey easy to push and e dey hard to exit for the price wey dey screen.

Biggest stock losers of 2026

The same measure, but reverse: the biggest year-to-date declines for names wey drop below the same liquidity floor.

QueryBiggest stock losers of 2026: worst ten year to date among heavily traded names
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
universe AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           sum(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume)) / uniqExact(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) AS adv
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 21 DAY
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= today() - 20
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT d FROM complete)
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING adv >= 100000000
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
      AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
      AND ticker NOT IN ('KORU','SOXL','SOXS','SOXY','TQQQ','SQQQ','QQQU','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','SPYU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','GDXU','GDXD','FNGU','FNGD','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT','BITX','BITU','SBIT','ETHU','ETHT','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','NVDX','NVDU','NVDD','NVDQ','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','TSLR','TSLT','TSLS','TSDD','AAPU','AAPD','MSFU','MSFD','GGLL','GGLS','AMZU','AMZD','METU','METD','PLTU','PLTD','SMCX','SMCZ','CONL','CONI','MSTX','MSTU','MSTZ','BRKU','AMDL','AMUU','AMDD','ELIL','ELIS','HOOX','AVGX','AVGU','TSMX','TSMZ','MULL')
      AND ticker NOT IN (SELECT ticker FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
                         WHERE execution_date BETWEEN toDate('2026-01-01') AND today())
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
)
SELECT e.ticker AS ticker,
    round((e.latest_close / e.year_open - 1) * 100, 1) AS ytd_return_pct,
    round(u.adv / 1e6, 0) AS avg_daily_dollar_m
FROM edges AS e
INNER JOIN universe AS u ON e.ticker = u.ticker
WHERE e.year_open >= 10
ORDER BY (e.latest_close / e.year_open) ASC
LIMIT 10

The biggest year-to-date decline na EOSE for -65.9%, and CSGP follow dem at -58.7%. The tenth one for the list, TEAM, dey at -47.3%. Many names for here na large, widely held companies instead of speculative micro caps, and na this part of the loser list wey dey surprise people. Liquidity and analyst coverage no dey give any floor for share price. Anybody wey hold any of these as outsized share of their portfolio go suffer the full move, wey the risk of holding one stock page dey measure with volatility and drawdown numbers.

How much of the market dey up for 2026

Leaderboard only show two tails for the market. Breadth na him show the body: how all the screened universe, including index funds, dey split between advancing and declining names, based on how much dem move.

QueryYear-to-date breadth: how the screened universe is distributed across return buckets
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
universe AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           sum(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume)) / uniqExact(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) AS adv
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 21 DAY
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= today() - 20
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT d FROM complete)
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING adv >= 100000000
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
      AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
      AND ticker NOT IN ('KORU','SOXL','SOXS','SOXY','TQQQ','SQQQ','QQQU','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','SPYU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','GDXU','GDXD','FNGU','FNGD','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT','BITX','BITU','SBIT','ETHU','ETHT','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','NVDX','NVDU','NVDD','NVDQ','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','TSLR','TSLT','TSLS','TSDD','AAPU','AAPD','MSFU','MSFD','GGLL','GGLS','AMZU','AMZD','METU','METD','PLTU','PLTD','SMCX','SMCZ','CONL','CONI','MSTX','MSTU','MSTZ','BRKU','AMDL','AMUU','AMDD','ELIL','ELIS','HOOX','AVGX','AVGU','TSMX','TSMZ','MULL')
      AND ticker NOT IN (SELECT ticker FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
                         WHERE execution_date BETWEEN toDate('2026-01-01') AND today())
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
),
rets AS (
    SELECT e.ticker AS ticker, (e.latest_close / e.year_open - 1) * 100 AS ret
    FROM edges AS e
    INNER JOIN universe AS u ON e.ticker = u.ticker
    WHERE e.year_open >= 10
)
SELECT bucket,
       names,
       round(100 * sum(names) OVER (PARTITION BY side) / sum(names) OVER (), 1) AS side_share_pct
FROM (
    SELECT tup.1 AS bucket, tup.2 AS names, tup.3 AS ord, tup.4 AS side
    FROM (
        SELECT arrayJoin([
            ('Down 40%+',   countIf(ret < -40),               1, 'down'),
            ('Down 20-40%', countIf(ret >= -40 AND ret < -20), 2, 'down'),
            ('Down 10-20%', countIf(ret >= -20 AND ret < -10), 3, 'down'),
            ('Down 0-10%',  countIf(ret >= -10 AND ret < 0),   4, 'down'),
            ('Up 0-10%',    countIf(ret >= 0 AND ret < 10),    5, 'up'),
            ('Up 10-25%',   countIf(ret >= 10 AND ret < 25),   6, 'up'),
            ('Up 25-50%',   countIf(ret >= 25 AND ret < 50),   7, 'up'),
            ('Up 50%+',     countIf(ret >= 50),                8, 'up')
        ]) AS tup
        FROM rets
    )
)
ORDER BY ord

61.9% of the screened names dey higher for the year and 38.1% dey lower. The distribution na wetin top-ten table dey hide. 22 names dey inside Down 40%+ bucket for one end and 130 dey inside Up 50%+ bucket for the other end, against 146 for Down 0-10% and 159 for Up 0-10% for either side of unchanged. Most of the market dey do ordinary thing for any given year, and the names for the two tables above na the exception wey dem use build the averages.

How market stand for itself

One single stock performance for one year no be the same as market performance. The four major index ETFs, for the same window:

QueryThe four major index ETFs, year to date, over the same measured window
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
      AND ticker IN ('SPY', 'QQQ', 'DIA', 'IWM')
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
)
SELECT multiIf(ticker = 'SPY', 'S&P 500 (SPY)', ticker = 'QQQ', 'Nasdaq 100 (QQQ)',
               ticker = 'DIA', 'Dow (DIA)', ticker = 'IWM', 'Russell 2000 (IWM)', ticker) AS label,
    round((latest_close / year_open - 1) * 100, 1) AS ytd_return_pct,
    (SELECT toString(min(d)) FROM complete) AS measured_from_date,
    (SELECT toString(max(d)) FROM complete) AS measured_through_date
FROM edges
ORDER BY ytd_return_pct DESC

Both boards and the panel for top dem dey measure for one window: the first full session of 2026 (2026-01-02) till the last session wey dem finish (2026-07-22). For that period, Russell 2000 (IWM) return 18.6% and Dow (DIA) return 8.2%. Every name for the gainers table pass all four by wide margin, na because of how index work: hundreds of holdings dem dey average dem into one line, where individual moves dey cancel each other small-small. The spread for under that line wide pass the line itself, and the sector scorecard for the first half rank all eleven sectors against each other.

The stock split wey dey fake year-to-date move

Stock split dey change share count and per-share price, but e no dey change wetin the holding worth. For long window like this, many companies dey do split, and if you use unadjusted year-to-date calculation, e go read the change for per-share price as performance. The names wey dey below each carry 2026 split or stock dividend wey big enough to move that price by at least a fifth, and each pass the same liquidity floor, so each qualify for the boards wey dey above before the split filter remove am.

QueryExcluded from the boards: 2026 splits large enough to fake a year-to-date move
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
universe AS (
    SELECT ticker,
           sum(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume)) / uniqExact(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) AS adv
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 21 DAY
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= today() - 20
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT d FROM complete)
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING adv >= 100000000
),
split_terms AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMax(split_to, execution_date) AS new_shares,
        argMax(split_from, execution_date) AS old_shares,
        round((old_shares / new_shares - 1) * 100, 1) AS split_price_effect_pct,
        replaceAll(argMax(adjustment_type, execution_date), '_', ' ') AS split_type,
        toString(max(execution_date)) AS split_date
    FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
    WHERE execution_date BETWEEN toDate('2026-01-01') AND today()
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING new_shares > 0 AND old_shares > 0
       AND greatest(new_shares / old_shares, old_shares / new_shares) >= 1.25
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
      AND ticker NOT IN ('SPCX')
      AND ticker NOT IN ('KORU','SOXL','SOXS','SOXY','TQQQ','SQQQ','QQQU','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','SPYU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','GDXU','GDXD','FNGU','FNGD','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT','BITX','BITU','SBIT','ETHU','ETHT','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','NVDX','NVDU','NVDD','NVDQ','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','TSLR','TSLT','TSLS','TSDD','AAPU','AAPD','MSFU','MSFD','GGLL','GGLS','AMZU','AMZD','METU','METD','PLTU','PLTD','SMCX','SMCZ','CONL','CONI','MSTX','MSTU','MSTZ','BRKU','AMDL','AMUU','AMDD','ELIL','ELIS','HOOX','AVGX','AVGU','TSMX','TSMZ','MULL')
      AND ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM split_terms)
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
),
ranked AS (
    SELECT e.ticker AS ticker,
        round((e.latest_close / e.year_open - 1) * 100, 1) AS unadjusted_ytd_pct,
        s.split_price_effect_pct AS split_price_effect_pct,
        s.split_type AS split_type,
        s.split_date AS split_date
    FROM edges AS e
    INNER JOIN split_terms AS s ON e.ticker = s.ticker
    WHERE e.year_open >= 10 AND e.ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM universe)
)
SELECT ticker, unadjusted_ytd_pct, split_price_effect_pct, split_type, split_date
FROM (
    SELECT ticker, unadjusted_ytd_pct, split_price_effect_pct, split_type, split_date,
           row_number() OVER (ORDER BY unadjusted_ytd_pct ASC) AS rn_low,
           row_number() OVER (ORDER BY unadjusted_ytd_pct DESC) AS rn_high
    FROM ranked
)
WHERE rn_low <= 14 OR rn_high = 1
ORDER BY unadjusted_ytd_pct ASC

BKNG go print -96.7% for unadjusted screen after a forward split move its per-share price -96%, and CVNA go print -85.1% after a forward split move its price -80%. No holder for either one lose anything for the day the split start. The per-share price divide, and the share count multiply by the same factor. The split effect column dey isolate the price change wey the split alone cause, wey be the part wey unadjusted screen dey read as performance.

The last row of the panel dey work for the other side: DD show 245.3% after a reverse split lift its per-share price 200%, wey mean e raise the price instead of to cut am. Any list wey skip this step dey publish fiction for top and bottom at the same time, na why the screen dey set split tickers aside instead of to try patch their prices. A fund fit land for this panel just as easy as company: index funds dey split their shares too, and this screen cover both.

How dem dey measure dis screen

Every stage of dis screen, with di number of names wey still dey stand after am:

QueryThe screen, stage by stage: how many names survive each filter
The exact SQL behind every number
WITH complete AS (
    SELECT toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) AS d
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'SPY'
      AND window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00')
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY d
    HAVING count() >= 380
),
universe AS (
    SELECT ticker
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 21 DAY
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= today() - 20
      AND toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) IN (SELECT d FROM complete)
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960
    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING sum(toFloat64(close) * toFloat64(volume)) / uniqExact(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'))) >= 100000000
),
edges AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        argMinIf(toFloat64(open), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS year_open,
        argMaxIf(toFloat64(close), toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York'), toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS latest_close,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT min(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_open,
        countIf(toDate(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) = (SELECT max(d) FROM complete)) AS bars_close
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ((window_start >= toDateTime('2026-01-01 00:00:00') AND window_start < toDateTime('2026-01-10 00:00:00'))
        OR (window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY))
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) >= 570
      AND toHour(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) * 60 + toMinute(toTimeZone(window_start, 'America/New_York')) < 960

    GROUP BY ticker
    HAVING bars_open >= 100 AND bars_close >= 100
),
flagged AS (
    SELECT ticker,
        year_open,
        ticker IN (SELECT ticker FROM universe) AS liquid,
        ticker NOT IN ('SPCX','KORU','SOXL','SOXS','SOXY','TQQQ','SQQQ','QQQU','SPXL','SPXS','UPRO','SPXU','SPYU','LABU','LABD','FAS','FAZ','TNA','TZA','YINN','YANG','UDOW','SDOW','BOIL','KOLD','UCO','SCO','USD','SSO','SDS','QLD','QID','ERX','ERY','DRN','DRV','CURE','MUU','SNXX','UVXY','SVXY','UVIX','SVIX','BULZ','WEBL','WEBS','DPST','DRIP','GUSH','AGQ','ZSL','GDXU','GDXD','FNGU','FNGD','DUST','JNUG','JDST','NUGT','BITX','BITU','SBIT','ETHU','ETHT','NVDL','NVDS','NVD','NVDX','NVDU','NVDD','NVDQ','TSLL','TSLQ','TSLZ','TSLR','TSLT','TSLS','TSDD','AAPU','AAPD','MSFU','MSFD','GGLL','GGLS','AMZU','AMZD','METU','METD','PLTU','PLTD','SMCX','SMCZ','CONL','CONI','MSTX','MSTU','MSTZ','BRKU','AMDL','AMUU','AMDD','ELIL','ELIS','HOOX','AVGX','AVGU','TSMX','TSMZ','MULL') AS not_geared,
        ticker NOT IN (SELECT ticker FROM global_markets.stocks_splits
                       WHERE execution_date BETWEEN toDate('2026-01-01') AND today()) AS no_split
    FROM edges
)
SELECT tup.1 AS screen_step, tup.2 AS names
FROM (
    SELECT arrayJoin([
        ('Traded the first and the last full session', count()),
        ('Averaging $100m+ a day over the past month', countIf(liquid)),
        ('Opened 2026 above $10 a share', countIf(liquid AND year_open >= 10)),
        ('Not on the excluded-fund list', countIf(liquid AND year_open >= 10 AND not_geared)),
        ('No split or stock dividend in 2026', countIf(liquid AND year_open >= 10 AND not_geared AND no_split))
    ]) AS tup
    FROM flagged
)

Di method, wey dem explain well-well:

  • The window. Di first full trading session of 2026 go reach di most recent full session on di tape. Dem dey use minute bars for both endpoints, and session go count only when e get complete regular-hours bar count, so day wey still dey go no be finished.
  • The return. First regular-session open of di year against last regular-session close, dem dey compute am from minute bars. Dem no dey look premarket and after-hours prints. Dis na price returns; dem no dey add dividends back, so high-yield name go look slightly worse for here than how total-return figure go show.
  • The liquidity floor. Average of at least $100 million of regular-hours turnover per session over di past 20 calendar days, dem dey count only sessions wey run from start to finish. If dem use partial session, dem go divide part of di day dollars by whole day and e go make every name turnover look small. Dat single filter go reduce di field from 4492 tickers to 1036.
  • The price floor. Di stock must open di year above $10 a share. Names wey under $10 dey produce big percentages from small price steps.
  • Leveraged and inverse funds dem exclude dem through one curated list, wey dem print full for di SQL under every table. E cover di index-geared funds and di single-stock funds wey multiply one company daily move. Geared fund fit top any raw movers list without single piece of company news. Dem dey maintain di list by hand, and dat na im weakness: fund wey dem launch dis month go only be excluded once person add am.
  • Ordinary funds are not filtered out. Unlevered index or sector ETF wey pass di liquidity and price floors go rank here alongside operating companies, and e go dey inside di breadth counts too. Fund na basket of names wey dem don count already for di same universe, so see dem rows as wetin di basket do rather than as one company year.
  • Splits. Any ticker wey get split or stock dividend wey dey take effect during 2026, dem dey set am aside, no matter how small di ratio be. Dat na di conservative choice: e go cost some genuine performers one place for di board, but e no go ever publish share-count change as return. Di panel for above show di excluded names wey split big enough to fake a move.
  • Late listings. Company wey list after di first session of di year no get January price and e no dey inside dese tables, and dat na real gap for year wey get many new-listing calendar.
  • The result. 954 names dey rank, and di top and bottom ten of dem na di two boards for dis page.

De same question for three different windows

Year to date na just one step for ladder, and how market move dey look change as you dey look am for different time. De week view na de biggest stock gainers and losers this week, de month view na de biggest stock movers this month, and dis page na for de year. De levels different for every step: dis page dey screen for average of $100 million a day over de past month, but de week and month pages dey screen for total dollars traded inside deir own windows, so one name fit pass for one board but fail for another. One name wey dey top de weekly board because of one earnings reaction fit dey middle-table for de year. For de full story for de year so far, de first-half market recap get de index, rates and sector detail, and how leveraged ETFs work go explain why dem keep de geared funds for side.

FAQ

Wey be the best performing stock for 2026?

Among names wey dey trade at least $100 million every day, wey open the year above $10, wey no get any 2026 split, and wey no dey the leveraged-fund list, SNDK na the best performing stock of 2026 so far, e don up 554.9% from the first session of the year. MXL na second with 386.3%.

Which stocks don drop pass for 2026?

EOSE na the worst performing stock of 2026 for this screen at -65.9%, e dey lead CSGP wey dey at -58.7%. The full list of the biggest stock losers of 2026 dey inside the second table for up, and dem dey refresh am as the year dey go.

How dem dey calculate year-to-date stock return?

Year-to-date return dey compare the latest price with the price wey dey at the start of the calendar year, and dem dey show the change as a percentage. For here, dem dey use the first regular-session open of 2026 measure against the most recent completed session's close. Stocks wey split during the year, dem dey set aside instead of to adjust dem, so no adjustment factor dey between the reader and the tape.

Leveraged ETFs dey inside the 2026 gainers list?

No. A leveraged or inverse fund dey multiply the daily move of an index or a single stock, so e dey regularly top one raw movers list even when no company news dey behind am. Dem dey remove those funds by name before dem rank dem, and you fit see the list for the SQL under each table. Ordinary index and sector ETFs na different matter: dem dey pass the same floors as any stock and dem dey rank for here, so one fund fit appear for either board.

Every table for here na stored query wey get its SQL attached. Expand any panel to audit the screen, or rebuild am with your own floors for the Strasmore terminal.

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