102 members · detractors first · 3M · residual 173.9bp exceeds 80bp gate
The NASDAQ 100 fell 2.64% (−792 pts) over the past three months, but 48 of 102 members went the other way. NVDA and AVGO dragged the tape lower, contributing more than the entire move.
+2,422.2 pts from 56 gainers−3,643.7 pts from 46 losers
net −792.1 pts · losers outweigh gainers 1.5 to 1
Stock
Points
Share
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
−792.1
100%
−2.64%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
−534.1
67%
−0.73%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−352.8
45%
−15.33%
INTCIntel Corporation
−242.0
31%
−29.18%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
−202.0
26%
+4.14%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
−198.1
25%
−10.73%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
−197.4
25%
−4.90%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
−184.3
23%
−10.73%
TSLATesla, Inc.
−162.5
21%
−19.22%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−127.3
16%
−14.29%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
−126.0
16%
−2.42%
ASMLASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares
−106.2
13%
+6.87%
SNDKSandisk Corporation
−98.4
12%
−6.84%
KLACKLA Corporation
−97.5
12%
−8.85%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−90.0
11%
+5.53%
ARMArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
−88.2
11%
−24.80%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
−444.1
56%
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GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.
+28.0
−4%
+11.98%
ADBEAdobe Inc.
+30.4
−4%
+13.90%
INTUIntuit Inc.
+30.4
−4%
+17.45%
DASHDoorDash, Inc.
+31.1
−4%
+51.62%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.
+32.5
−4%
+30.48%
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
+36.5
−5%
+26.82%
ABNBAirbnb, Inc.
+40.2
−5%
+43.58%
BKNGBooking Holdings Inc.
+40.8
−5%
+31.24%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+43.3
−5%
−6.22%
AMGNAmgen Inc.
+56.2
−7%
+31.64%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
+59.4
−7%
+32.39%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+80.7
−10%
+46.69%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+133.5
−17%
+26.45%
AAPLApple Inc.
+677.0
−85%
+0.51%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+709.6
−90%
+18.19%
Cap weighting, illustrated
Broadcom Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. moved almost identically (−15.33% vs −13.06%), yet AVGO moved the NASDAQ 100 2,683.1× 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 −792 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
MSFT+709.6 pts(+18.2%)
AAPL+677.0 pts(+0.5%)
NVDA−534.1 pts(−0.7%)
AVGO−352.8 pts(−15.3%)
INTC−242.0 pts
MU−202.0 pts(+4.1%)
GOOG−198.1 pts(−10.7%)
AMD−197.4 pts
GOOGL−184.3 pts(−10.7%)
TSLA−162.5 pts
PLTR+133.5 pts
SPCX−127.3 pts(−14.3%)
LRCX−126.0 pts(−2.4%)
ASML−106.2 pts(+6.9%)
SNDK−98.4 pts
KLAC−97.5 pts
AMAT
ARM−88.2 pts
QCOM−82.4 pts
MNST
SHOP
META
TXN−64.9 pts
WDC−64.3 pts
AMGN+56.2 pts
NFLX
RKLB
BKNG
ADI
VRTX
LITE
ADP
DASH
ADBE
MPWR
GILD
TER
REGN
ALAB
Concentration curve
cumulative share of the −792 pt move · sorted by contribution
When they drove it
cumulative points through the period
Breadth
member returns, this period
−75%−50%−25%0%+25%+50%
From −53.28% (RKLB) to +59.16% (AXON). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +3.81% vs the actual −2.64%; the gap is what cap weighting did.
By sector
point contribution · sums to −792 pts
Unknown102
−1,221.5
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What moved the market
3M · AUG 25, 2026
−2.64%
−792.1 pts · closed 29,209.23
48 of 102 rose · 54 fell
MSFT+18.2%
+709.6
AAPL+0.5%
+677.0
PLTR+26.4%
+133.5
SHOP+46.7%
+80.7
PANW+32.4%
+59.4
GOOG−10.7%
−198.1
MU+4.1%
−202.0
INTC−29.2%
−242.0
AVGO−15.3%
−352.8
NVDA−0.7%
−534.1
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