Largest Negative Opening Gaps for EPD

How does EPD usually behave after a large gap-down move?

Using the 12 largest gap-down moves over the last 3 years in EPD stock, the average move was -2.2% with the single largest opening gap of -7.7% occurring on 7-Apr-2025. Following the opening, EPD tended to drift higher to the closing price 58% of the time for an average gain of +0.7%. The following day, EPD stock price averaged -1.1% losses, with down moves exceeding up moves. The stock was down 67% of the time in that period one day after these significant gaps. Earnings dates have been excluded from this analysis.

Catalysts

6 of EPD's 12 largest moves corresponded with a large gap down in the overall market. 2 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 +8.4% on 7-Apr-2025, while the biggest drop from the open to the low was -7.8% on 4-Apr-2025. On average, the EPD stock price gain from the opening price to the highest point of the day was +2.5%, and the average drop to the lowest point was -1.8%.

Day Drift Open-to-Close

The best performance in EPD stock price from opening price to closing price (referred to as the "drift" for the day) was on 3-Feb-2025 for a +4.9% gain after the stock gapped down -3.2% at the open. The worst worst return from the opening price to the closing price was on 4-Apr-2025 when the stock lost -5.7% after the stock gapped down -2.3%. Overall in the 12 available observations, the stock drifted higher 58% of the time for an average gain of +0.7%.