EWZ
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- EWZ −0.88% on the last session vs SPY +0.06%: −0.9 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Today): Core PPI m/m 1.3% vs 0.3% expected (hotter); Core Retail Sales m/m 0.9% vs 0.6% expected (stronger); S&P futures -0.08%, 10-year yield -3bp in the 30 minutes after.
Best and worst times to own EWZ in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best or worst window for that holding period, green for a gain and red for a loss: longer holds are wider and darker underneath, shorter ones brighter on top. The grey line is the full two years. Letters mark events inside the windows (E earnings, A analyst, I insider, M mention spike, V volume spike, T theme move, N news). Hover a period above the chart to pick it out and see only its events; click it to hide or show it.
Best and worst window per holding period
| Best | Worst | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
| one single day | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | +12.5% | #116 | Apr 3, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | -7.0% | #293 |
| one week | Sep 28, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 | +18.7% | #152 | Dec 11, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | -11.6% | #259 |
| one month | Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 29, 2026 | +21.7% | #265 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | -14.4% | #345 |
| 3 months | Oct 28, 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | +28.3% | #305 | Oct 15, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | -17.3% | #326 |
| 6 months | Jul 28, 2025 | Jan 28, 2026 | +49.6% | #178 | Oct 15, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | -17.3% | #252 |
| one year | Apr 10, 2025 | Apr 10, 2026 | +80.1% | #128 | Oct 15, 2024 | Jan 3, 2025 | -17.3% | #252 |
Rank #152 for the best one week means 151 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year; for the worst windows #1 is the deepest fall. Updated .
What happened in each window
Best one single day Oct 2, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026 +12.5% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 7.1x average volume, +12.5% on the day
Best one week Sep 28, 2026 → Oct 5, 2026 +18.7% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 7.1x average volume, +12.5% on the day
Best one month Dec 29, 2025 → Jan 29, 2026 +21.7% · 0 events
None recorded.
Best 3 months Oct 28, 2025 → Jan 28, 2026 +28.3% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 5.3x average volume, -6.3% on the day
Best 6 months Jul 28, 2025 → Jan 28, 2026 +49.6% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 5.3x average volume, -6.3% on the day
Best one year Apr 10, 2025 → Apr 10, 2026 +80.1% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 5.3x average volume, -6.3% on the day
Worst one single day Apr 3, 2025 → Apr 4, 2025 -7.0% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one week Dec 11, 2024 → Dec 18, 2024 -11.6% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one month Nov 18, 2024 → Dec 18, 2024 -14.4% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst 3 months Oct 15, 2024 → Jan 3, 2025 -17.3% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst 6 months Oct 15, 2024 → Jan 3, 2025 -17.3% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one year Oct 15, 2024 → Jan 3, 2025 -17.3% · 0 events
None recorded.
From Wallsti's event record (Aftermath's events over the two years, plus the AI-read news catalysts, which only cover recent weeks). An event is no proof of cause: check the dates against the line.
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 15, 2026 |
-0.9% | -0.9% | +11.8% | +17.7% | +2.8% | +50.5% |
| Best one single day Oct 2, 2026 |
+2.8% | +3.7% | +0.3% | +10.9% | +0.5% | +32.0% |
| Best one week Sep 28, 2026 |
-1.7% | -4.9% | +1.9% | +4.4% | -0.2% | +23.1% |
| Best one month Dec 29, 2025 |
-1.0% | +1.5% | -3.6% | +4.6% | +15.2% | +46.3% |
| Best 3 months Oct 28, 2025 |
+0.5% | +3.3% | +0.6% | +16.6% | +15.8% | +15.5% |
| Best 6 months Jul 28, 2025 |
-1.6% | -2.1% | -5.8% | -0.7% | +9.0% | +1.9% |
| Best one year Apr 10, 2025 |
-2.1% | -8.1% | -0.5% | +6.6% | -11.2% | -18.5% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.