Q
Moving with its group (SMH -2.2%)
- Q −3.31% on the last session vs SPY +0.06%: −3.4 pts of stock-specific move.
- The semiconductor ETF (SMH) -2.2% (-2.2 pts vs SPY): the stock moved with its group.
- 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 Q 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 11, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | +9.9% | #176 | Jun 4, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 | -8.2% | #231 |
| one week | Feb 4, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 | +19.9% | #134 | Nov 11, 2025 | Nov 18, 2025 | -18.2% | #99 |
| one month | Mar 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | +31.3% | #127 | Jun 29, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | -22.0% | #150 |
| 3 months | Mar 20, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | +63.3% | #69 | Jun 18, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | -28.9% | #127 |
| 6 months | Dec 22, 2025 | Jun 22, 2026 | +114.7% | #43 | Apr 15, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 | -10.7% | #357 |
| one year | Oct 27, 2025 | Jun 22, 2026 | +84.7% | #116 | Oct 27, 2025 | Jan 8, 2026 | -6.0% | #357 |
Rank #134 for the best one week means 133 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 11, 2026 → May 12, 2026 +9.9% · 1 event
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.16 (+17.4%) vs consensus · +9.9% reaction
Best one week Feb 4, 2026 → Feb 11, 2026 +19.9% · 0 events
None recorded.
Best one month Mar 30, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026 +31.3% · 0 events
None recorded.
Best 3 months Mar 20, 2026 → Jun 22, 2026 +63.3% · 2 events
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.16 (+17.4%) vs consensus · +9.9% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +7.8% on the day
Best 6 months Dec 22, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026 +114.7% · 4 events
- E Earnings beat 4Q2025 · EPS +$0.18 (+28.6%) vs consensus · +4.1% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +4.1% on the day
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.16 (+17.4%) vs consensus · +9.9% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +7.8% on the day
Best one year Oct 27, 2025 → Jun 22, 2026 +84.7% · 5 events
- E Earnings beat 3Q2025 · EPS +$0.29 (+44.0%) vs consensus · +0.8% reaction
- E Earnings beat 4Q2025 · EPS +$0.18 (+28.6%) vs consensus · +4.1% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +4.1% on the day
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.16 (+17.4%) vs consensus · +9.9% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +7.8% on the day
Worst one single day Jun 4, 2026 → Jun 5, 2026 -8.2% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one week Nov 11, 2025 → Nov 18, 2025 -18.2% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst one month Jun 29, 2026 → Jul 29, 2026 -22.0% · 0 events
None recorded.
Worst 3 months Jun 18, 2026 → Sep 18, 2026 -28.9% · 2 events
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +7.8% on the day
- E Earnings beat 2Q2026 · EPS +$0.12 (+11.0%) vs consensus · +6.3% reaction
Worst 6 months Apr 15, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 -10.7% · 3 events
- E Earnings beat 1Q2026 · EPS +$0.16 (+17.4%) vs consensus · +9.9% reaction
- V Volume spike 3.3x average volume, +7.8% on the day
- E Earnings beat 2Q2026 · EPS +$0.12 (+11.0%) vs consensus · +6.3% reaction
Worst one year Oct 27, 2025 → Jan 8, 2026 -6.0% · 1 event
- E Earnings beat 3Q2025 · EPS +$0.29 (+44.0%) vs consensus · +0.8% reaction
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 |
-3.3% | -7.2% | +2.6% | -16.1% | -10.7% | +23.7% |
| Best one single day May 11, 2026 |
+4.0% | +8.6% | +17.3% | +33.9% | +59.0% | +61.0% |
| Best one week Feb 4, 2026 |
-4.4% | -6.8% | +12.4% | -5.3% | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Best one month Mar 30, 2026 |
-4.2% | -6.8% | -15.5% | +27.6% | +12.5% | +12.5% |
| Best 3 months Mar 20, 2026 |
-3.9% | -1.3% | -5.1% | +35.1% | +13.1% | +13.1% |
| Best 6 months Dec 22, 2025 |
+2.7% | +6.9% | +8.1% | -14.0% | -14.0% | -14.0% |
| Best one year Oct 27, 2025 |
0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.