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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−9.4%3 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2+7.5%22 Oct 2026Very High
  3. 3−6.7%17 Jun 2026High
  4. 4+5.5%26 Feb 2026Very High
  5. 5−5.3%2 Jun 2026Moderate

Every day, by size of move

263 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High41.5%
  • High20.8%
  • Moderate62.3%
  • Low7528.5%
  • Very Low17466.2%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−12.4%Week of2 Feb 2026Moderate
  2. 2−11.4%Week of12 Jun 2023Low
  3. 3+9.9%Week of18 Jul 2022Very High
  4. 4−9.8%Week of3 Mar 2025Low
  5. 5+9.1%Week of19 Oct 2026Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max10.3%
  • Very High10.3%
  • High41.3%
  • Moderate93.0%
  • Low9431.1%
  • Very Low19363.9%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−33.8%Nov 2008Very High
  2. 2+26.7%Nov 2005Very Low
  3. 3−24.2%Jun 2008Moderate
  4. 4+23.9%Oct 2007Very Low
  5. 5−23.3%Dec 2006Moderate

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max10.4%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High41.6%
  • Moderate62.4%
  • Low4417.5%
  • Very Low19677.8%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, NDAQ rose most often in November (18 of 21) and fell most often in September (13 of 22).

How it reacted to its last results

ReportedResultOn the day
22 Oct 2026 Beat$1.04 vs $1.02 expected +7.5%
23 Jul 2026 Beat$1.07 vs $0.98 expected −0.5%
23 Apr 2026 Beat$0.96 vs $0.93 expected +0.8%
29 Jan 2026 Beat$0.96 vs $0.92 expected −0.6%

Beat or missed means profit per share came in above or below what experts expected. The price move is for the first trading day the results could move.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, NDAQ moves about 0.89% up or down. That is calmer than 8 in 10 shares we follow.

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In the news

Recent headlines about Nasdaq Inc., from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01The Motley Fool15 minutes agoA Stock Market Correction Could Be Coming. Here's Why I'm Still Investing.
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  3. 0324/7 Wall St.2 hours agoThe Nasdaq 100 Briefly Fell Into a Correction as the AI Trade Cracks
  4. 04Investor's Business Daily4 hours agoFutures: What To Do After Sell-Off; How Election May Swing Markets
  5. 05Yahoo Finance4 hours agoTom Lee Thinks One Investor Might Be Behind Nasdaq’s Stock Crash
  6. 06MarketWatch5 hours agoThe stock market’s front-runners stumbled in October. Here’s where the smart money is moving now.