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AMAT
Applied Materials ·
50 big moves · 2 videos · since May 2026
From the desk · Aug 18, 2026
AMAT dropped 3.9 percent today, and there's nothing company-specific to blame — this is sector contagion. Applied Materials makes the equipment that makes chips: deposition systems, etch tools, the machines fabs can't run without. That makes it a high-beta proxy for semiconductor capex sentiment. When the broader semis complex gets hit — from macro concerns, export noise, or a bellwether name rolling over — equipment stocks like AMAT typically move harder than the underlying chip names. They're one step removed from end demand. Think of it as the picks-and-shovels trade with extra leverage baked in. No earnings, no guidance cut, no deal falling apart today. Just positioning pressure. The number to watch: if NVDA's next earnings call carries any capex hesitation from hyperscalers, this pullback finally gets a real story behind it.
Every move of 1.5% or more
2026-08-19 · no single source
-3.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +0.0%T+5 — pendingT+20 — pending
2026-08-18 · no single source
-3.9% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -3.5%T+5 — pendingT+20 — pending
2026-08-17 · no single source
+5.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day. ▶ we covered it
T+1 -3.9%T+5 — pendingT+20 — pending
2026-08-14 · no single source
-5.1% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +5.5%T+5 -2.9%T+20 — pending
2026-08-13 · no single source
-2.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -5.1%T+5 -7.2%T+20 — pending
2026-08-12 · no single source
+4.3% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -2.5%T+5 -9.5%T+20 — pending
2026-08-10 · Yahoo
-3.2% — AMAT to Post Q3 Earnings: Time to Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
T+1 +0.7%T+5 +2.5%T+20 — pending
2026-08-07 · no single source
+2.2% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -3.2%T+5 -5.9%T+20 — pending
2026-08-05 · no single source
-2.3% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -1.3%T+5 +2.6%T+20 — pending
2026-08-04 · no single source
+5.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -2.3%T+5 -3.8%T+20 — pending
2026-08-03 · no single source
+2.1% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +5.5%T+5 +0.8%T+20 — pending
2026-07-30 · no single source
+15.0% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +1.2%T+5 +5.1%T+20 — pending
2026-07-29 · Yahoo
-8.4% — Investors Heavily Search Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT): Here is What You Need to Know
T+1 +15.0%T+5 +22.4%T+20 — pending
2026-07-28 · no single source
-7.8% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -8.4%T+5 +14.7%T+20 — pending
2026-07-27 · no single source
-3.6% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -7.8%T+5 +0.3%T+20 — pending
2026-07-24 · no single source
-4.7% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -3.6%T+5 -5.3%T+20 -8.2%
2026-07-23 · no single source
+1.6% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -4.7%T+5 -10.8%T+20 -11.8%
2026-07-22 · no single source
-1.9% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +1.6%T+5 -21.2%T+20 -10.4%
2026-07-21 · no single source
+7.4% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -1.9%T+5 -15.6%T+20 -8.9%
2026-07-17 · no single source
-5.6% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day. ▶ we covered it
T+1 -0.7%T+5 +1.2%T+20 -4.2%
2026-07-16 · no single source
-3.2% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -5.6%T+5 +0.3%T+20 -4.7%
2026-07-15 · no single source
-2.7% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -3.2%T+5 -4.4%T+20 -5.4%
2026-07-14 · no single source
+3.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -2.7%T+5 -5.2%T+20 -11.8%
2026-07-13 · no single source
-4.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +3.5%T+5 -8.6%T+20 -9.3%
2026-07-10 · no single source
+2.4% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -4.5%T+5 -12.1%T+20 -10.5%
2026-07-09 · Yahoo
+3.2% — Applied Materials and KLA Corporation Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know
T+1 +2.4%T+5 -4.7%T+20 -10.4%
2026-07-08 · no single source
+2.9% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +3.2%T+5 +1.6%T+20 -6.4%
2026-07-07 · Yahoo
-6.5% — Applied Materials (AMAT) Unveils AI-Powered SENZ Platform to Accelerate Smart Glasses Development
T+1 +2.9%T+5 +7.4%T+20 -1.4%
2026-07-06 · no single source
-1.7% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -6.5%T+5 -2.9%T+20 -12.6%
2026-07-02 · no single source
-7.4% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -1.7%T+5 -0.1%T+20 -15.8%
2026-07-01 · no single source
-10.0% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -7.4%T+5 -9.6%T+20 -22.9%
2026-06-30 · no single source
+4.1% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -10.0%T+5 -21.1%T+20 -39.6%
2026-06-29 · no single source
+10.8% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +4.1%T+5 -20.2%T+20 -31.4%
2026-06-26 · no single source
-6.2% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +10.8%T+5 -5.4%T+20 -17.5%
2026-06-25 · no single source
+13.4% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -6.2%T+5 -9.7%T+20 -19.7%
2026-06-23 · no single source
-8.5% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +0.5%T+5 +23.4%T+20 -5.5%
2026-06-22 · no single source
+3.7% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -8.5%T+5 +8.5%T+20 -11.8%
2026-06-18 · no single source
+4.1% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +3.7%T+5 +1.6%T+20 -14.8%
2026-06-17 · no single source
+4.3% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +4.1%T+5 +12.7%T+20 -10.7%
2026-06-16 · no single source
-3.0% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +4.3%T+5 +3.6%T+20 -1.3%
2026-06-15 · no single source
+3.3% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -3.0%T+5 +0.0%T+20 -1.1%
2026-06-12 · no single source
+2.6% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +3.3%T+5 +12.9%T+20 +5.0%
2026-06-11 · no single source
+11.2% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +2.6%T+5 +11.7%T+20 +4.1%
2026-06-08 · no single source
+8.6% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +1.4%T+5 +19.0%T+20 +15.9%
2026-06-05 · no single source
-9.7% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +8.6%T+5 +25.2%T+20 +22.4%
2026-06-03 · no single source
+2.2% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +0.2%T+5 -0.8%T+20 +20.4%
2026-06-02 · no single source
+7.0% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +2.2%T+5 +1.9%T+20 +32.8%
2026-06-01 · no single source
+1.8% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +7.0%T+5 +7.4%T+20 +57.8%
2026-05-26 · no single source
+5.3% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 -1.5%T+5 +7.7%T+20 +29.5%
2026-05-20 · no single source
+4.9% — Moved with the tape — no single reported reason that day.
T+1 +0.1%T+5 +5.3%T+20 +44.6%
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