$176.84
-1.25% today · -1.13% 1W
Oct 15 close or latest
ReadoutWhy it's moving
Moving with its group (XLK -1.6%)
- FSLR −1.25% on the last session vs SPY −0.09%: −1.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- The tech sector ETF (XLK) -1.6% (-1.5 pts vs SPY): the stock moved with its group.
- Aftermath, big drop (Oct 14): After its 69 big drops in the past 5 years, FSLR was higher a day later 38 times out of 69; half the outcomes fell between -1.4% and +1.7%. History, not a forecast.
- 3 analyst actions in the past 10 days (2 positive, 1 negative); latest: Morgan Stanley maintained Overweight, raised target $323 → $326.
- 1 insider or congressional trade in the past 30 days.
- 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.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best and worst times to own FSLR 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 | May 12, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | +22.7% | #23 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | -17.9% | #32 |
| one week | May 6, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | +51.2% | #6 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | -21.7% | #60 |
| one month | Apr 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | +61.0% | #29 | Jun 2, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | -27.8% | #81 |
| 3 months | Mar 3, 2026 | Jun 3, 2026 | +61.1% | #78 | Dec 3, 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | -38.5% | #37 |
| 6 months | May 5, 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | +118.1% | #40 | Nov 5, 2024 | May 5, 2025 | -41.1% | #47 |
| one year | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 2, 2026 | +107.8% | #77 | Oct 15, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -40.4% | #71 |
Rank #6 for the best one week means 5 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 May 12, 2025 → May 13, 2025 +22.7% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 4.5x average volume, +22.7% on the day
Best one week May 6, 2025 → May 13, 2025 +51.1% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 4.5x average volume, +22.7% on the day
Best one month Apr 29, 2026 → May 29, 2026 +61.0% · 4 events
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.25 (+8.3%) vs consensus · +4.9% reaction
- A Analyst upgrade Freedom Broker: Hold → Buy
- I Unplanned insider sale Georges Antoun (Chief Commercial Officer), $122,047
- A Analyst upgrade GLJ Research: Hold → Buy
Best 3 months Mar 3, 2026 → Jun 3, 2026 +61.1% · 6 events
- I Unplanned insider sale Alexander R. Bradley (Chief Financial Officer), $625,800
- I Unplanned insider sale Mark R Widmar (Chief Executive Officer, Director), $388,950
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.25 (+8.3%) vs consensus · +4.9% reaction
- A Analyst upgrade Freedom Broker: Hold → Buy
- I Unplanned insider sale Georges Antoun (Chief Commercial Officer), $122,047
- A Analyst upgrade GLJ Research: Hold → Buy
Best 6 months May 5, 2025 → Nov 5, 2025 +118.1% · 6 events
- V Volume spike 4.5x average volume, +22.7% on the day
- V Volume spike 4.8x average volume, -17.9% on the day
- E Earnings beat EPS +$0.50 (+18.7%) vs consensus · +5.3% reaction
- V Volume spike 4.6x average volume, +11.1% on the day
- I Unplanned insider sale Samantha L. Sloan (EVP, Corporate Affairs), $26,386
- E Earnings miss 3Q2025 · EPS −$0.05 (−1.1%) vs consensus · +14.3% reaction
Best one year Jun 2, 2025 → Jun 2, 2026 +107.8% · 18 events
- V Volume spike 4.8x average volume, -17.9% on the day
- E Earnings beat EPS +$0.50 (+18.7%) vs consensus · +5.3% reaction
- V Volume spike 4.6x average volume, +11.1% on the day
- I Unplanned insider sale Samantha L. Sloan (EVP, Corporate Affairs), $26,386
- E Earnings miss 3Q2025 · EPS −$0.05 (−1.1%) vs consensus · +14.3% reaction
- I Unplanned insider sale Michael T Sweeney (Director), $1,219,995
- I Unplanned insider sale Paul H Stebbins (Director), $1,836,804
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, -10.3% on the day
- A Analyst downgrade Jefferies: Buy → Hold
- E Earnings miss 4Q2025 · EPS −$0.33 (−6.3%) vs consensus · -13.6% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.8x average volume, -13.6% on the day
- A Analyst downgrade HSBC: Buy → Hold
- I Unplanned insider sale Alexander R. Bradley (Chief Financial Officer), $625,800
- I Unplanned insider sale Mark R Widmar (Chief Executive Officer, Director), $388,950
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.25 (+8.3%) vs consensus · +4.9% reaction
- A Analyst upgrade Freedom Broker: Hold → Buy
- I Unplanned insider sale Georges Antoun (Chief Commercial Officer), $122,047
- A Analyst upgrade GLJ Research: Hold → Buy
Worst one single day Jun 16, 2025 → Jun 17, 2025 -17.9% · 1 event
- V Volume spike 4.8x average volume, -17.9% on the day
Worst one week Jun 3, 2026 → Jun 10, 2026 -21.7% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one month Jun 2, 2026 → Jul 2, 2026 -27.8% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst 3 months Dec 3, 2024 → Mar 3, 2025 -38.5% · 1 event
- E Earnings miss EPS −$1.08 (−22.8%) vs consensus · +6.4% reaction
Worst 6 months Nov 5, 2024 → May 5, 2025 -41.1% · 5 events
- V Volume spike 4.2x average volume, -10.1% on the day
- E Earnings miss EPS −$1.08 (−22.8%) vs consensus · +6.4% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, +4.9% on the day
- E Earnings miss EPS −$0.52 (−21.1%) vs consensus · -8.3% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.5x average volume, -8.3% on the day
Worst one year Oct 15, 2024 → Apr 8, 2025 -40.4% · 4 events
- E Earnings miss EPS −$0.24 (−7.6%) vs consensus · -1.1% reaction
- V Volume spike 4.2x average volume, -10.1% on the day
- E Earnings miss EPS −$1.08 (−22.8%) vs consensus · +6.4% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.0x average volume, +4.9% on the day
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 |
-1.3% | -1.1% | -12.6% | -21.0% | -9.4% | -27.6% |
| Best one single day May 12, 2025 |
+11.0% | +22.8% | +24.0% | -1.5% | -14.3% | -18.2% |
| Best one week May 6, 2025 |
-0.3% | -7.6% | -1.5% | -24.4% | -34.7% | -34.6% |
| Best one month Apr 29, 2026 |
-2.7% | +1.0% | +0.2% | -14.9% | -21.1% | +38.9% |
| Best 3 months Mar 3, 2026 |
-1.2% | -18.8% | -17.4% | -22.9% | -2.0% | +54.8% |
| Best 6 months May 5, 2025 |
-2.6% | -9.6% | -1.2% | -21.7% | -41.1% | -33.6% |
| Best one year Jun 2, 2025 |
-5.3% | -5.5% | +14.6% | +9.9% | -28.0% | -44.9% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.