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Nasdaq-100

102 stocks · cap-weighted, ETF-derived weights · Aug 25, 2026 close
29,209.23
+186.05 (+0.64%)
NASDAQ 100 29,209.23 · +186.0 pts (+0.64%) 1D
29,35729,26829,17929,090prev close 29,023EW +0.36%H 29,335 · 09:45L 29,023 · open
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5-minute bars · index reconstructed live from member prices
Breadth
52 / 102
stocks rose with the index
Concentration
75%
of the gain from NVDA, SPCX, AMD
Biggest driver
NVDA +83
NVIDIA Corporation, +2.19%
Biggest drag
GOOG −11
Alphabet Inc., −0.36%
Context
68th pctile
of the past year's sessions by daily move

What drove it

102 members · drivers first · 1D · residual 8.9bp within 80bp gate

The NASDAQ 100 rose 0.64% (+186 pts) on the day, but 50 of 102 members went the other way. NVDA and SPCX carried the tape higher, accounting for 75% of the gain.

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+282.4 pts from 52 gainers96.3 pts from 50 losers
net +186.0 pts · gainers outweigh losers 2.9 to 1
Stock
Points
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
+186.0
100%
+0.64%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
+82.7
44%
+2.19%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
+29.9
16%
+2.19%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+27.4
15%
+4.91%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+24.4
13%
+0.90%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
+21.0
11%
+1.97%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
+19.0
10%
+2.48%
MRVLMarvell Technology, Inc.
+7.3
4%
+4.84%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+6.9
4%
+2.77%
STXSeagate Technology Holdings PLC Ordinary Shares (Ireland)
+4.6
2%
+3.40%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
+4.2
2%
+1.45%
WDCWestern Digital Corporation
+4.1
2%
+3.53%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+4.0
2%
+2.72%
TSLATesla, Inc.
+3.8
2%
+0.37%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc.
+3.7
2%
+6.67%
CDNSCadence Design Systems, Inc.
+3.3
2%
+5.06%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
+18.7
10%
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SBUXStarbucks Corporation
−1.5
−1%
−1.61%
MDLZMondelez International, Inc.
−1.6
−1%
−2.64%
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.
−2.4
−1%
−1.66%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−2.5
−1%
−0.86%
INTUIntuit Inc.
−2.5
−1%
−3.37%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation
−3.8
−2%
−1.17%
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
−4.0
−2%
−2.78%
AAPLApple Inc.
−4.8
−3%
−0.14%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
−5.7
−3%
−1.80%
WMTWalmart Inc.
−6.6
−4%
−1.04%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
−6.7
−4%
−3.13%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−7.2
−4%
−0.56%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
−8.1
−4%
−0.39%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
−10.1
−5%
−0.32%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
−11.4
−6%
−0.36%
Cap weighting, illustrated

Alphabet Inc. and GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. moved almost identically (−0.36% vs −0.38%), yet GOOG moved the NASDAQ 100 120.9× as much. In a cap-weighted index, the bigger company's weight turns the same percentage move into far more points.

Attribution map

slicing the +186 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
NVDA+82.7 pts(+2.2%)
SPCX+29.9 pts(+2.2%)
AMD+27.4 pts(+4.9%)
MSFT+24.4 pts(+0.9%)
META+21.0 pts(+2.0%)
MU+19.0 pts(+2.5%)
GOOG−11.4 pts(−0.4%)
GOOGL−10.1 pts(−0.3%)
AMZN−8.1 pts(−0.4%)
MRVL+7.3 pts(+4.8%)
AVGO−7.2 pts(−0.6%)
NFLX+6.9 pts
PANW−6.7 pts
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PLTR−5.7 pts
AAPL−4.8 pts
STX
LRCX
WDC
CRWD
SHOP
TSLA
COST
LITE
CDNS
APP
CSCO
AMAT
PEP
NBIS
ARM
SNPS
MELI
KLAC
MDLZ
QCOM

Concentration curve

cumulative share of the +186 pt move · sorted by contribution
0%50%100%265177102stocks:3 stocks = 75%100% covered at 6

When they drove it

cumulative points through the period
0NVDA +83SPCX +30AMD +27GOOG −11GOOGL −10AMZN −8Aug 24Aug 25

Breadth

member returns, this period
−4%−2%0%+2%+4%+6%
From −3.90% (TRI) to +6.67% (LITE). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +0.36% vs the actual +0.64%; the gap is what cap weighting did.

By sector

point contribution · sums to +186 pts
Unknown102
+186.0

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