Largest Positive Opening Gaps for APP

How does APP usually behave after a large gap-up move?

Using the 12 largest gap-up moves over the last 3 years in APP stock, the average move was +7.4% with the single largest opening gap of +10.8% occurring on 12-Mar-2025. Following the opening, APP tended to drift lower to the closing price 75% of the time for an average loss of -2.9%. The following day, APP stock price averaged +6.3% gains, with up moves more frequent than down moves. The stock was up 67% of the time in that period one day after these significant gaps. Earnings dates have been excluded from this analysis.

Catalysts

4 of APP's 12 largest moves corresponded with a large gap up in the overall market. 6 of the moves coincided with a company-issued press release.

Open-to-High and Open-to-Low

The largest percentage gain from the open to the high of the day was +5.1% on 23-Apr-2025, while the biggest drop from the open to the low was -11.1% on 8-Apr-2025. On average, the APP stock price gain from the opening price to the highest point of the day was +2.3%, and the average drop to the lowest point was -5.0%.

Day Drift Open-to-Close

The best performance in APP stock price from opening price to closing price (referred to as the "drift" for the day) was on 31-Jul-2025 for a +2.8% gain after the stock gapped up +4.6% at the open. The worst worst return from the opening price to the closing price was on 8-Apr-2025 when the stock lost -7.9% after the stock gapped up +10.0%. Overall in the 12 available observations, the stock drifted lower 75% of the time for an average loss of -2.9%.