QC
QCOM
-3.8%⚪ No clear catalystQualcomm Inc · Technology
$171.55Vol 12.54M · 0.9× normalMkt cap −$7.31BMarket closed — 2026-10-16 session
What happened
Move
-3.8%
Price
$171.55
Volume
12.54M
0.9× normal
Market cap
$183.19B
−$7.31B today
Why it moved
Sector-wide movelow confidence
- Sector-wide move — computed
- Qualcomm (QCOM) Unveils First AI Native Wi Fi 8 Gateway For Home Broadband — finnhub-news
Sector-driven move — the stock is moving largely with its sector (-3.2%); no major company-specific catalyst detected.
Verdict — was the move justified?
⚪ No clear catalyst
No reliable catalyst was identified for this move.
How unusual is this move
σ score
1.2σ
vs own 20d volatility
Percentile
88th
of 1278 daily moves
Avg daily move
±1.9%
own 5y average
vs sector
-0.6%
beyond sector median
What happened after similar moves
115 similar down moves in QCOM’s 5-year history:
After 5 days
+0.4%
55% higher
After 20 days
+0.6%
54% higher
Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.
Fundamental context
V 57G 17P 90H 87Q 77EW 21/65
Insider activity (90d): net selling $4.56M
Valuation context
P/E (TTM)
19.9
5y median 16.7
P/E percentile
65%
vs own 5y history
FCF yield
0.1%
Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (65th percentile).
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