Stocks
April 26, 2026
Outlier01STOCKS
Intel jumps 24% to an all-time high — its biggest single-day gain since 1987
Intel surged after Q1 earnings beat expectations, gapping up from a prior close of $66.78 to open above $82 on April 24 — its largest single-day move since 1987. The move caught a heavily skeptical analyst consensus off-guard, with 33 hold ratings and only 9 buys going into earnings.
Inflection Point02STOCKS
Charter drops 25% on earnings miss as subscriber losses deepen and full-year outlook cut
Charter Communications fell 25.9% on April 24, confirmed via the CHCM34.SA Brazilian DRN (open $20.07, close $14.88), after missing Q1 estimates and tempering full-year expectations. Volume ran at roughly 2x the 20-day average of 1.83 million shares, and the stock now trades near the bottom of its 52-week range.
Anomaly03STOCKS
Liberty Broadband falls 23% on 8.3x volume as Charter earnings detonate its core holding
Liberty Broadband (LBRDK) dropped 23.4% on April 24 on volume of 8.1 million shares — 8.3 times its 20-day average of 972,000 — as Charter's earnings collapse directly hit its primary asset, a ~26% stake in Charter. The preferred class (LBRDP) also fell 6.6%, though on far thinner volume.
Trend Shift04STOCKS
Microchip Technology hits 2-year high, up 5.6% on 2.1x volume amid semiconductor rally
Microchip Technology (MCHP) surged 5.6% on April 23, closing at $90.64 with an intraday high of $92.24 — breaking 8.7% above its prior 52-week high of $83.35 on volume 2.1x the 20-day average. The move coincided with strong earnings from semiconductor peers and analyst upgrades, as investors positioned ahead of Q4 FY2026 earnings on May 7. Next-quarter EPS revisions have run 12 up vs 2 down in 7 days.
Divergence05STOCKS
Skyworks upgraded by Barclays as hold count drops and 18 EPS upgrades pile up near 26% below 52-week high
Barclays upgraded Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) to Overweight on April 22, citing an expected delay in Apple's low-end phone launch. The analyst consensus shifted between April 21 and April 24 — holds fell from 19 to 17 and buys rose — while 18 upward EPS revisions for the current quarter with just 1 downward accumulated in 7 days, even as the stock sits approximately 26% below its 52-week high.
Trend Shift06STOCKS
MACOM Technology gets 16 next-quarter EPS upgrades with zero cuts, trading 1.8% below 52-week high
MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI) has received 16 upward EPS revisions for the next quarter with zero cuts in both 7 and 30 days. The next-quarter EPS consensus stands at $1.148, up 7% from ninety days ago, and the stock closed at $284.40 on April 23, just 1.8% below its 52-week high of $289.68 — up 185% from its 52-week low of $99.78.