APD
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
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R500#85 today
$277.57
+1.55% today · -0.84% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- APD +1.55% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +0.8 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own APD in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Oct 4, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 | +9.5% | #176 |
| one week | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 6, 2026 | +14.5% | #231 |
| one month | Jan 3, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | +19.1% | #328 |
| 3 months | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 12, 2026 | +20.4% | #407 |
| 6 months | Nov 5, 2025 | May 5, 2026 | +29.7% | #348 |
| one year | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 8, 2026 | +22.5% | #379 |
Rank #231 for one week means 230 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+1.6% | -0.8% | -9.7% | -11.1% | -4.2% | +5.3% |
| Best one single day Oct 4, 2024 |
0.0% | -4.4% | +4.6% | +13.5% | +22.0% | +2.9% |
| Best one week Jun 29, 2026 |
-2.3% | -4.2% | -2.6% | -6.6% | +11.0% | -1.3% |
| Best one month Jan 3, 2025 |
+0.2% | -2.4% | -13.6% | 0.0% | +13.6% | +7.6% |
| Best 3 months Dec 12, 2025 |
-0.3% | -6.8% | -7.1% | -16.5% | -13.1% | -19.8% |
| Best 6 months Nov 5, 2025 |
-1.3% | -4.3% | -12.5% | -18.2% | -11.6% | -20.5% |
| Best one year Apr 8, 2025 |
-4.0% | -15.3% | -20.9% | -12.3% | -18.9% | +7.3% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.