Last week's top gainers and losers in the stock market.

Last week's notable gainers:
$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc +45.00%
$U Unity Software Inc +30.00%
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc +13.00%
$BABA Alibaba Group Holding +12.00%
$HAS Hasbro Inc +10.00%
$HSY Hershey Co +10.00%
$MRK Merck & Co Inc +10.00%
$ADI Analog Devices Inc +9.80%
$SMCI Super Micro Computer  +9.70%
$SJM J M Smucker Co +9.20%
$CAG Conagra Brands Inc +9.00%
$BJRI BJ's Restaurants Inc +8.60%
$KHC Kraft Heinz Co +8.40%
$MCHP Microchip Technology +8.40%
$KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc +7.90%
$GIS General Mills Inc +7.70%
$MNST Monster Beverage Corp +7.60%
$MRNA Moderna Inc +7.50%
$NVO Novo Nordisk A/S +7.40%
$DVN Devon Energy Corp +7.40%
$MELI MercadoLibre Inc +7.10%
$PEP PepsiCo Inc +7.00%
$UTZ Utz Brands Inc +6.90%
$MDLZ MONDELEZ INT +6.70%

    The bar chart in the post visually ranks companies by their stock percentage gains over the past week, with Celsius Holdings Inc. leading at 45%, followed by Unity Software Inc. at 30%, indicating strong market performance in their respective sectors.

    Web results show Celsius Holdings, a Florida-based beverage company, and Unity Software, a video game software developer, recently reported positive financial results, driving their stock surges as noted in the post.

    D-Wave Quantum and Alibaba, also listed, have seen significant market activity, with D-Wave hitting a 52-week high and Alibaba maintaining strong performance, reflecting broader trends in quantum computing and e-commerce.

Last week's notable losers:
$BMBL Bumble Inc -38.00%
$GRAL Grail Inc -30.00%
$BBAI BigBear. ai Holdings -24.00%
$TEM Tempus AI Inc -24.00%
$CVNA Carvana Co -22.00%
$TDOC Teladoc Health Inc -21.00%
$HOOD Robinhood  -21.00%
$APP Applovin Corp  -20.00%
$HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc -19.00%
$NU Nu Holdings Ltd -19.00%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies -17.00%
$RKLB Rocket Lab USA Inc -16.00%
$AFRM Affirm Holdings Inc -16.00%
$COIN Coinbase Global Inc -15.00%
$RDDT Reddit Inc -15.00%

    The bar chart in the post shows the percentage declines of various small-cap stocks over the past week, with Bumble Inc. experiencing the largest drop at 38%, followed by Grail Inc. and BigBear.ai Holdings, both down 30% and 24%, respectively. 

    Related web results indicate Bumble Inc. is a dating app company facing competition from Grindr Inc., while Grail Inc. saw a stock drop after announcing Tricare coverage for its Galleri cancer test, and BigBear.ai Holdings focuses on AI solutions, recently acquiring Pangiam Inc. 

    The post reflects broader market trends for small-cap stocks, which have market capitalizations between $250 million and $2 billion, receiving less attention than large-cap stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft.

Weekly stock performance summary

 Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT) led last week's market performance with a 150% gain, highlighting the growing interest in quantum computing technology, which promises revolutionary advancements in computing power.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) and Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI) also showed significant gains, with 37% and 33%, respectively. This reflects their roles in advancing quantum computing systems and software, with recent partnerships like D-Wave's collaboration with NTT DOCOMO for network optimization.

IonQ, Inc. (IONQ) experienced a 38% increase, following leadership changes and industry recognition, demonstrating the sector's dynamic growth and its potential impact across various technology sectors.

Weekly performance: Quantum stocks dominated the market last week.

Last week's top performers in terms of gain:

$QUBT Quantum Computing Inc: +150.00%
$IONQ IONQ Inc: +38.00%
$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc: +37.00%
$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc: +33.00%
$TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: +34.00%
$BB BlackBerry Ltd: +32.00%
$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: +24.00%
$NSANY Nissan Motor Co Ltd: +21.00%
$LCID Lucid Group Inc: +17.00%
$SEDG Solaredge Technologies Inc: +15.00%
$DRI Darden Restaurants, Inc.: +13.00%
$DOCS Doximity Inc: +10.00%
$GME GameStop Corp: +8.40%
$LI Li Auto Inc: +7.80%
$JBL Jabil Inc: +7.60%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: +7.30%
$CHPT ChargePoint Holdings Inc: +6.60%
$ALK Alaska Air Group Inc: +7.40%
$BA Boeing Co: +6.30%
$APP Applovin Corp: +5.70%
$SAGE SAGE Therapeutics Inc: +5.50%
$PLUG Plug Power Inc: +8.70%
$TCEHY Tencent Holdings ADR: +5.20%
$FOXA Fox Corp Class A: +5.10%

Ibotta Inc., mentioned in the post with a -18.00% return, is a mobile technology company known for providing purchase cash-back rewards. It recently became a publicly traded company in April 2024, listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol IBTA.

Upstart Holdings Inc., with a -19.00% return, is a company involved in AI lending technology. Recently, Kaua'i Federal Credit Union selected Upstart for personal lending, which might influence investor perceptions of the company's growth potential.

Novo Nordisk A/S, listed with a -21.00% return, is a global healthcare company focused on defeating diabetes and other chronic diseases. It is known for its commitment to using 100% renewable power in production facilities and its recent strategy to achieve zero environmental impact.

Weekly performance:

Last week's worst performers in terms of return:

$BNED Barnes & Noble Education Inc: -24.00%

$NVO Novo Nordisk A/S: -21.00%

$UPST Upstart Holdings Inc: -19.00%

$IBTA Ibotta Inc: -18.00%

$MP Mp Materials Corp: -17.00%

$ARM Arm Holdings PLC - ADR: -14.00%

$BITF Bitfarms Ltd: -14.00%

$MU Micron Technology Inc: -14.00%

$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc: -14.00%

$VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc: -14.00%

$XPO XPO Inc: -14.00%

$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: -13.00%

$PZZA Papa John's International Inc: -13.00%

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: -13.00%

$NU Nu Holdings Ltd: -13.00%

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: -12.00%

$CTAS Cintas Corp: -12.00%

$OC Owens Corning: -12.00%

$COIN Coinbase Global Inc: -11.00%

$PAYC Paycom Software Inc: -11.00%

$WBD Warner Bros Discovery Inc: -11.00%

$HIMS Hims & Hers Health Inc: -6.30%

Today's stock market update 12/17/2024

 Today's top 10 stocks in my list:

$PFE Pfizer Inc: 4.67%
$TSLA Tesla Inc: 3.64%
$BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb: 3.19%
$NIO Nio Inc - ADR: 2.71%
$ENTG Entegris Inc: 2.48%
$ABBV AbbVie Inc: 2.18%
$WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc: 2.15%
$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: 2.09%
$DXCM DexCom Inc: 1.82%
$JNJ       Johnson & Johnson: 1.79%

Today's worst 10 stocks on my list:

$MRVL Marvell Technology Inc: -10.04%

$CVS CVS Health Corp: -5.49%

$CELH Celsius Holdings Inc: -5.49%

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: -5.41%

$VRT Vertiv Holdings Co: -4.18%

$RIVN Rivian Automotive Inc: -4.17%

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: -3.91%

$VST Vistra Corp: -3.83%

$TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc: -3.82%

$ANET Arista Networks Inc: -3.04%

Today's highest option volumes:

$NVDA NVIDIA Corp: 3.68M

$TSLA Tesla Inc: 3.05M

$AVGO Broadcom Inc: 1.21M

$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc: 1.00M

$AAPL Apple Inc: 732.26K

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A: 673.20K

$SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc: 640.04K

$MSTR MicroStrategy Inc: 610.21K

$AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc: 573.64K

$MU Micron Technology Inc: 518.42K

$AMZN Amazon Inc: 447.14K

$MARA MARA Holdings Inc: 438.16K

$RIVN Rivian Automotive Inc: 420.70K

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc: 412.42K

$SOUN SoundHound AI Inc: 400.58K

$RIOT Riot Platforms Inc: 398.38K

$INTC Intel Corp: 344.05K

$GME GameStop Corp: 282.43K

$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: 252.07K

$HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc: 239.43K

$RGTI Rigetti Computing Inc: 235.00K

$MSFT Microsoft Corp: 229.09K

$BA Boeing Co: 226.14K

$META Meta Platforms Inc: 224.10K

$COIN Coinbase Global Inc: 221.19K

$CLSK CleanSpark Inc: 217.01K

$PFE Pfizer Inc: 205.72K

$F Ford Motor Co: 197.87K

$BABA Alibaba Group: 189.36K

$QBTS D-Wave Quantum Inc: 185.95K

The following stocks reached a new 52-week high today:

$AAPL Apple Inc

$GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A

$TSLA Tesla Inc

$AVGO Broadcom Inc

$V Visa Inc

$ANET Arista Networks Inc

$PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc

$DASH DoorDash Inc

$NET Cloudflare Inc

$WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc

$TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

$LII Lennox International Inc

$XPO XPO Inc

$SOFI SoFi Technologies Inc

$COHR Coherent Corp

$IONQ IONQ Inc

The following stocks reached a new 52-week low today:

$NSRGY Nestle SA - ADR

$PEP PepsiCo Inc

$BHP BHP Group Ltd

$COP ConocoPhillips

$BUD Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA

$ELV Elevance Health Inc

$REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc

$CI Cigna Group

$CNI Canadian National Railway Co

$CVS CVS Health Corp

$PSX Phillips 66

$HMC Honda Motor Co Ltd

$MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp

$OXY Occidental Petroleum Corp

$VLO Valero Energy Corporation

$NUE Nucor Corp

$HAL Halliburton Co

$DVN Devon Energy Corp

$ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc

$AVY Avery Dennison Corp

$NSANY Nissan Motor Co Ltd

$SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc

Last week's top and worst performing stocks

 Last week's best-performing stocks:

$DOCU Docusign Inc +35.00%
$SMCI Super Micro Computer Inc +27.00%
$LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc +24.00%
$PSTG Pure Storage Inc +22.00%
$ROKU Roku Inc +20.00%
$AAL American Airlines Group Inc +20.00%
$U Unity Software Inc +17.00%
$WDAY Workday Inc +17.00%
$MRVL Marvell Technology Inc +16.00%
$RBLX Roblox Corp +15.00%
$PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc +15.00%
$HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co +14.00%
$RDDT Reddit Inc +14.00%
$COIN Coinbase Global Inc +13.00%
$TSLA Tesla Inc +12.00%
$ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc +10.00%
$AVGO Broadcom Inc +10.00%
$DDOG Datadog Inc +9.70%
$EL Estee Lauder Companies Inc +9.60%
$CRM Salesforce Inc +9.40%
$HOOD Robinhood Markets Inc +9.10%
$WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. +8.70%
$TER Teradyne Inc +8.60%
$META Meta Platforms Inc +7.90%

Last week's worst performers:

$INTC Intel Corp: -16.00%
$MCHP Microchip Technology Inc: -13.00%
$RKLB Rocket Lab USA Inc: -12.00%
$UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc: -11.00%
$HAL Halliburton Company: -10.00%
$NUE Nucor Corp: -8.90%
$UBER Uber Technologies Inc: -8.30%
$BALL Ball Corp: -7.80%
$DVN Devon Energy Corp: -7.50%
$UPS United Parcel Service, Inc.: -7.40%
$CVS CVS Health Corp: -7.40%
$CPB Campbell's Co: -7.30%
$FDX FedEx Corp: -6.90%
$SNPS Synopsys Inc: -6.70%
$CTRA Coterra Energy Inc: -6.70%
$ON ON Semiconductor Corp: -6.70%
$MBLY Mobileye Global Inc: -6.70%
$LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV: -6.60%
$SLB Schlumberger NV: -6.50%
$LEN Lennar Corp Class A: -6.40%
$ELV Elevance Health Inc: -6.40%
$CHWY Chewy Inc: -6.30%