+5,064.3 pts from 65 gainers−1,304.0 pts from 37 losers
net +4,232.2 pts · gainers outweigh losers 3.9 to 1
Stock
Points
Share
Return
NASDAQ 100sum of all 102 stocks
+4,232.2
100%
+16.94%
AAPLApple Inc.
+1,104.4
26%
+13.98%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation
+1,062.6
25%
+26.68%
AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.
+430.2
10%
+25.17%
MUMicron Technology, Inc.
+251.2
6%
+123.30%
PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc.
+185.7
4%
+34.07%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+173.9
4%
+124.08%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.
+172.5
4%
+11.74%
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.
+150.1
4%
+139.92%
INTCIntel Corporation
+126.2
3%
+89.68%
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.
+122.0
3%
+42.95%
GOOGAlphabet Inc.
+101.6
2%
+10.57%
CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
+92.3
2%
+111.71%
SHOPShopify Inc.
+80.1
2%
+31.60%
ARMArm Holdings plc American Depositary Shares
+80.0
2%
+88.51%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.
+68.6
2%
+5.37%
72 othersclick to expand the full index
+702.6
17%
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RKLBRocket Lab Corporation
−18.8
0%
−4.37%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.
−19.6
0%
−10.68%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
−28.4
−1%
−24.73%
ADIAnalog Devices, Inc.
−36.2
−1%
+5.55%
TERTeradyne, Inc.
−39.9
−1%
+11.39%
TSLATesla, Inc.
−55.4
−1%
−14.44%
KLACKLA Corporation
−57.0
−1%
+21.85%
AMATApplied Materials, Inc.
−66.3
−2%
+27.18%
LRCXLam Research Corporation
−74.8
−2%
+29.07%
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
−90.5
−2%
+10.00%
MNSTMonster Beverage Corporation
−98.2
−2%
−43.03%
ASMLASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares
−106.5
−3%
+16.71%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation
−107.7
−3%
+10.61%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp.
−127.3
−3%
−14.29%
WMTWalmart Inc.
−217.2
−5%
−16.53%
Cap weighting, illustrated
Micron Technology, Inc. and Astera Labs, Inc. moved almost identically (+123.30% vs +120.13%), yet MU moved the NASDAQ 100 545.9× 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 +4,232 pt move · cell size = points contributed · color = direction, intensity = return
AAPL+1,104.4 pts(+14.0%)
MSFT+1,062.6 pts(+26.7%)
AMZN+430.2 pts(+25.2%)
MU+251.2 pts(+123.3%)
WMT−217.2 pts(−16.5%)
PLTR+185.7 pts
AMD
GOOGL+172.5 pts(+11.7%)
PANW+150.1 pts(+139.9%)
SPCX−127.3 pts(−14.3%)
INTC+126.2 pts(+89.7%)
CSCO+122.0 pts(+42.9%)
NVDA−107.7 pts
ASML−106.5 pts
GOOG
MNST−98.2 pts
CRWD+92.3 pts
AVGO−90.5 pts
SHOP
ARM
LRCX−74.8 pts
NFLX+68.6 pts
DDOG
AMAT
FTNT
KLAC
TSLA
ADP
BKNG
TER
AMGN
ADI
SNDK
DASH
ISRG
QCOM
Concentration curve
cumulative share of the +4,232 pt move · sorted by contribution
When they drove it
cumulative points through the period
Breadth
member returns, this period
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%+200%
From −43.03% (MNST) to +206.79% (MRVL). Equal-weight, the NASDAQ 100 would be +24.51% vs the actual +16.94%; the gap is what cap weighting did.
By sector
point contribution · sums to +4,232 pts
Unknown102
+3,760.3
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What moved the market
6M · AUG 25, 2026
+16.94%
+4,232.2 pts · closed 29,209.23
69 of 102 rose · 33 fell
AAPL+14.0%
+1,104.4
MSFT+26.7%
+1,062.6
AMZN+25.2%
+430.2
MU+123.3%
+251.2
PLTR+34.1%
+185.7
MNST−43.0%
−98.2
ASML+16.7%
−106.5
NVDA+10.6%
−107.7
SPCX−14.3%
−127.3
WMT−16.5%
−217.2
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