Largest Positive Opening Gaps for V

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

Using the 12 largest gap-up moves over the last 3 years in V stock, the average move was +2.1% with the single largest opening gap of +4.4% occurring on 6-Nov-2024. The following day, V stock price averaged +0.6% 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

7 of V's 12 largest moves corresponded with a large gap up in the overall market. 4 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 +4.4% on 11-Dec-2025, while the biggest drop from the open to the low was -5.7% on 8-Apr-2025. On average, the V stock price gain from the opening price to the highest point of the day was +1.1%, and the average drop to the lowest point was -1.5%.

Day Drift Open-to-Close

The best performance in V stock price from opening price to closing price (referred to as the "drift" for the day) was on 11-Dec-2025 for a +3.9% gain after the stock gapped up +2.1% at the open. The worst worst return from the opening price to the closing price was on 8-Apr-2025 when the stock lost -4.3% after the stock gapped up +3.2%. Overall in the 12 available observations, the stock drifted lower 50% of the time for an average loss of -0.4%.