Largest Positive Opening Gaps for RTX

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

Using the 12 largest gap-up moves over the last 3 years in RTX stock, the average move was +2.8% with the single largest opening gap of +4.8% occurring on 8-Apr-2025. Following the opening, RTX tended to drift lower to the closing price 58% of the time for an average loss of -0.4%. The following day, RTX stock price averaged +0.5% gains, with up moves more frequent than down moves. The stock was up 58% of the time in that period one day after these significant gaps. Earnings dates have been excluded from this analysis.

Catalysts

6 of RTX's 12 largest moves corresponded with a large gap up in the overall market. 3 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 +4.0% on 23-Apr-2025, while the biggest drop from the open to the low was -3.5% on 8-Apr-2025. On average, the RTX stock price gain from the opening price to the highest point of the day was +1.3%, and the average drop to the lowest point was -1.7%.

Day Drift Open-to-Close

The best performance in RTX stock price from opening price to closing price (referred to as the "drift" for the day) was on 23-Apr-2025 for a +2.0% gain after the stock gapped up +3.6% at the open. The worst worst return from the opening price to the closing price was on 20-Nov-2025 when the stock lost -2.5% after the stock gapped up +2.0%. Overall in the 12 available observations, the stock drifted lower 58% of the time for an average loss of -0.4%.