QQQ's biggest one-day moves since 2006, and what happened next

Describes the past; not a signal. Pre-licensed data — internal estimates, to be re-verified after our licensed data rebuild.

Close-to-close daily changes from 10 Apr 2006 to 4 Nov 2026 (5176 sessions). Later changes are measured from the close on the day of the move.

Biggest one-day falls

Of these 10, 6 were higher 21 sessions later · n = 10 · could be chance.

DateOne-day changeAfter 5 sessionsAfter 21 sessionsAfter 63 sessions
16 Mar 2020-12.0%+0.9%+24.0%+41.3%
12 Mar 2020-9.2%+0.2%+14.7%+32.3%
15 Oct 2008-9.0%+0.0%-0.5%-4.8%
29 Sep 2008-7.9%-7.8%-15.8%-23.5%
1 Dec 2008-7.5%+11.7%+10.6%+1.6%
9 Mar 2020-6.9%-12.5%+1.7%+25.1%
7 Oct 2008-6.3%+2.9%-2.0%-6.6%
4 Apr 2025-6.2%+7.5%+13.9%+30.7%
8 Aug 2011-6.0%+7.5%+8.0%+14.5%
13 Sep 2022-5.5%-1.7%-10.6%-2.8%

Biggest one-day rises

Of these 10, 8 were higher 21 sessions later · n = 10 · could be chance.

DateOne-day changeAfter 5 sessionsAfter 21 sessionsAfter 63 sessions
13 Oct 2008+12.2%-5.5%-14.3%-15.8%
9 Apr 2025+12.0%-4.7%+4.7%+18.9%
28 Oct 2008+11.0%+5.9%-7.9%-7.0%
13 Mar 2020+8.5%-11.3%+10.4%+22.9%
24 Mar 2020+7.7%+3.7%+14.6%+35.7%
17 Mar 2020+7.6%+1.0%+17.3%+33.6%
10 Nov 2022+7.4%+0.7%+1.0%+7.7%
6 Apr 2020+7.1%+7.8%+11.5%+30.8%
26 Dec 2018+6.2%-1.7%+7.0%+17.2%
10 Mar 2009+6.2%+7.3%+17.1%+35.4%

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