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Regime: Risk-On +32 1d · nascent
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Market Recap · August 21, 2026

Snapshot: Aug 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM 100 stocks analyzed

Strong Down Day

Broad Selloff High

Broad market selloff gripped equities as S&P 500 fell 1.43% and NASDAQ tumbled 2.05%, though disparate mega-cap rallies and extreme single-stock chaos created a tale of two mark…

  • 55% Broad-based selloff engulfed equities with S&P 500 down 1.43%, NASDAQ Composite down 2.05%, and Russell 2000 down 1.65%, indicating risk-off sentiment across all cap sizes despite a flat VIX. Mid-caps bore the heaviest burden with a 2.46% decline, suggesting broad institutional de-risking.
  • 30% Extreme dispersion created violent divergence within the top 100, with 50 gainers averaging +28.14% (led by RFAIR's 81% surge) and 50 losers averaging -22.79% (anchored by HCMA's 97.89% collapse), marking a stock-pickers' battlefield where sector rotation failed to explain the magnitude of single-name dislocations.
  • 15% Industrials dominated the losers list with 21.4% of the 50 worst performers, while Healthcare led gainers at 24.2%, reflecting value rotation and tactical repositioning rather than macro-driven sectoral shifts; ZTG extended a five-day losing streak while RFAIR, DTCX, and SRM made first-time appearances in top gainers.
ZTG on a 5-day losers streak 5 names returned after long absences ZTG · 5-day losers streak LGCL · 4-day losers streak RFAIR — first appearance DTCX — first appearance

Market Regime

Risk-On conf: medium macro · prototype
+32
Tailwind −100 … +100 · + tailwind / − headwind
VIX15.1 p9 Drawdown-1.6% Held1d · nascent SinceAug 21
Top drivers: VIX percentile ▲ S&P 20d return ▲ S&P drawdown (60d) ▲
processId: history-market-regime

Market Indexes

13
S&P 500
7,674.37
−111.39
-1.43%
Dow Jones
53,277.01
−455.40
-0.85%
NASDAQ Composite
26,180.46
−548.71
-2.05%
NASDAQ 100
29,308.86
−737.28
-2.45%
DJ US Total Market
76,057.30
−1,155.65
-1.50%
Russell 1000
4,186.44
−59.22
-1.39%
S&P MidCap 400
3,830.40
−96.58
-2.46%
Russell 2000
3,017.87
−50.55
-1.65%
Russell 2500
1,289.20
+9.60
+0.75%
Russell 3000
4,371.54
−62.31
-1.41%
Nasdaq Financial-100
7,752.89
+183.06
+2.42%
NIFTY 50
24,252.00
−35.65
-0.15%
VIX
15.13
−0.06
-0.40%

Biggest Gainers

50
RFAIRRF Acquisition Corp II Right
$0.18
+$0.08
+81.01%
SDOTSadot Group Inc
Consumer Defensive
$13.24
+$5.00
+59.04%
PMIPicard Medical, Inc.
Healthcare
$3.22
+$1.79
+57.93%
USDEStablecoinX Inc.
Financial Services
$7.43
+$2.41
+50.95%
EXYNExyn Technologies, Inc.
Technology
$2.17
+$0.70
+46.36%
AIAIAIAI Holdings Corporation
Industrials
$6.67
+$2.05
+45.25%
SPEGRSilver Pegasus Acquisition Corp Rights.
$0.24
+$0.07
+41.01%
KNRXKNOREX LTD.
Technology
$0.51
+$0.14
+40.23%
LSTALisata Therapeutics Inc
Healthcare
$1.55
+$0.39
+34.51%
DXSTDecent Holding Inc Ordinary Shares
Industrials
$2.50
+$0.80
+32.00%
CANGCango Inc-KY
Financial Services
$2.12
+$0.51
+31.68%
TWLVRTwelve Seas Investment Company III Rights
$0.17
+$0.04
+30.77%
VOGXVogenx Inc
Healthcare
$29.09
+$7.10
+30.47%
DTCXThumzup Media Corporation
$2.60
+$0.60
+29.76%
HAINHain Celestial Group Inc-The
Consumer Defensive
$0.80
+$0.18
+28.29%
ANYSphere 3D Corp
Financial Services
$2.61
+$0.57
+28.08%
GENVRGen Digital Inc. Contingent Value Rights
$3.84
+$0.84
+28.00%
CYPHCypherpunk Technologies Inc.
Financial Services
$1.41
+$0.35
+27.71%
JUNSJupiter Neurosciences, Inc.
Healthcare
$6.28
+$1.36
+25.91%
GAUZGauzy Ltd. Ordinary Shares
Technology
$0.41
+$0.08
+25.74%
PSIGPS International Group Ltd. Ordinary Shares
Industrials
$2.77
+$0.56
+25.34%
ZJKZJK Industrial Co., Ltd.
Industrials
$2.24
+$0.44
+24.44%
EZRAReliance Global Group, Inc.
Financial Services
$3.03
+$0.59
+24.28%
SRMSRM Entertainment, Inc. - Common Stock
$2.01
+$0.39
+24.07%
QLEP.WTQuantum Leap Acquisition Corp WT
$0.15
+$0.03
+23.97%
SUPXSuper X AI Technology Limited
Technology
$8.54
+$1.61
+23.71%
AIFUFanhua Inc.
Financial Services
$18.50
+$3.50
+23.33%
HEPAHepion Pharmaceuticals Inc
Healthcare
$0.08
+$0.01
+22.95%
NTRBNutriband Inc.
$4.67
+$0.85
+22.32%
GENKGEN Restaurant Group, Inc. - Class A Common Stock
$2.09
+$0.38
+22.22%
ARCTArcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc
Healthcare
$13.45
+$2.44
+22.15%
APUSApimeds Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
Healthcare
$4.83
+$0.93
+22.14%
SZZLRSizzle Acquisition Corp. II
$0.16
+$0.03
+21.84%
RELIReliance Global Group Inc.
$3.02
+$0.53
+21.04%
CRMLCritical Metals Corp.
Basic Materials
$7.11
+$1.22
+20.82%
PTLEPTL LTD
Consumer Cyclical
$7.70
+$1.70
+20.48%
LPTXLeap Therapeutics Inc
Financial Services
$1.42
+$0.24
+20.34%
SPWRSunPower Corp
Technology
$0.30
+$0.05
+20.28%
TMCTMC the metals company Inc.
$4.78
+$0.81
+20.25%
ALPSAlpine Summit Energy Partners, Inc.
$0.32
+$0.05
+19.99%
LTCHLatch, Inc.
Technology
$0.18
+$0.03
+19.60%
EMATEvolution Metals & Technologies Corp.
Basic Materials
$3.98
+$0.65
+19.58%
CTSOCytoSorbents Corp
Healthcare
$0.37
+$0.06
+19.54%
ELMTThe Elmet Group Co.
Industrials
$19.85
+$3.17
+19.00%
BRNXBrenx Ltd.
$3.75
+$0.59
+18.67%
LGOLargo Resources Ltd.
$0.75
+$0.12
+18.63%
LKSPRLake Superior Acquisition Corp. Rights - For Shares
$1.10
+$0.17
+18.47%
CELG.RIBristol-Myers Squibb Company Ce
$0.12
+$0.02
+17.65%
INTJIntelligent Group Limited
Industrials
$3.80
+$0.57
+17.65%
BNCCEA Industries Inc.
Industrials
$3.14
+$0.47
+17.60%

Biggest Losers

50
HCMAHCM Acquisition Corp
Financial Services
$0.22
−$10.08
-97.89%
GPACGlobal Partner Acquisition Corp II
Financial Services
$0.62
−$9.43
-93.83%
MINft Ltd.
Consumer Cyclical
$2.90
−$4.21
-58.31%
SUGPSU Group Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares
Industrials
$1.58
−$2.02
-53.88%
SVVCFirsthand Technology Value Fund Inc
Financial Services
$0.00
−$0.00
-46.48%
RFAIRF Acquisition Corp II Ordinary Shares
Financial Services
$62.70
−$26.00
-35.62%
GDCCode Chain New Continent Limited
Communication Services
$1.55
−$0.84
-35.15%
COLARColumbus Acquisition Corp Rights
$0.50
−$0.15
-32.97%
LGCLLucas GC Limited
Technology
$0.06
−$0.02
-29.49%
CDTGCDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited ordinary shares
Industrials
$1.19
−$0.49
-28.00%
FLUXFlux Power Holdings, Inc.
Industrials
$0.60
−$0.23
-27.76%
UAC.WTUAC.WT
$0.60
−$0.20
-25.00%
TWGTop Wealth Group Holding Limited Ordinary Shares
Consumer Defensive
$0.60
−$0.20
-24.68%
PFSAProfusa, Inc.
Healthcare
$5.58
−$1.65
-22.95%
IPDNProfessional Diversity Network Inc
Industrials
$0.15
−$0.04
-20.93%
HVIIHennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII Ordinary Shares
$6.49
−$1.69
-20.66%
TGLTreasure Global Inc.
Technology
$2.24
−$0.58
-20.57%
GNLNGreenlane Holdings Inc
Consumer Defensive
$2.83
−$0.69
-19.59%
ZIPZIPRECRUITER, INC.
Communication Services
$4.22
−$0.98
-18.79%
CUENCuentas Inc.
Technology
$0.51
−$0.11
-17.71%
SNYRSynergy CHC Corp.
Healthcare
$0.10
−$0.02
-17.23%
MMAAlta Global Group Limited
Consumer Cyclical
$0.47
−$0.09
-16.73%
ZSTKZeroStack Corp.
Financial Services
$4.74
−$0.88
-16.36%
CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart Inc-TX
Consumer Cyclical
$2.39
−$0.45
-15.85%
GRANGrande Group Limited
Financial Services
$1.16
−$0.21
-15.44%
DFNSDefense Industries International Inc
Industrials
$20.61
−$3.74
-15.36%
BPTHBio-Path Holdings Inc
$0.03
−$0.01
-15.00%
BTCTBtc Digital Ltd.
Technology
$1.15
−$0.20
-14.82%
NXGLNexGel, Inc Common Stock
Healthcare
$0.33
−$0.05
-14.24%
RCONRecon Technology Ltd
Energy
$3.13
−$0.51
-13.99%
SLCRSilver Crest Acquisition Corporation
$1.19
−$0.19
-13.78%
CASTFreeCast, Inc. Class A
Communication Services
$1.55
−$0.24
-13.56%
KWMK Wave Media, Ltd.
Communication Services
$1.65
−$0.25
-13.51%
SGLYSingularity Future Technology Ltd.
Industrials
$2.60
−$0.40
-13.20%
KIDZClassover Holdings, Inc. Class B Common Stock
Consumer Defensive
$4.43
−$0.68
-13.17%
SNTISenti Biosciences, Inc.
Healthcare
$0.38
−$0.06
-13.16%
DFSCWDEFSEC Technologies Inc.
Industrials
$0.02
−$0.00
-13.10%
AXINRAxiom Intelligence Acquisition Corp 1 Right
$0.32
−$0.05
-13.08%
ISPCiSpecimen Inc.
Healthcare
$1.71
−$0.25
-13.02%
XCURExicure Inc
Healthcare
$1.15
−$0.17
-12.88%
CBRGChain Bridge I
Financial Services
$3.53
−$0.52
-12.84%
CABOCable One Inc
Communication Services
$22.87
−$3.34
-12.74%
CRAQRCal Redwood Acquisition Corp.
$0.18
−$0.03
-12.62%
FGIFGI Industries Ltd.
Consumer Cyclical
$7.73
−$1.11
-12.51%
KTRAKintara Therapeutics, Inc.
$2.00
−$0.28
-12.28%
ZTGZenta Group Company Limited
Industrials
$0.96
−$0.13
-11.92%
HAOInvesco China Small Cap ETF
Communication Services
$3.26
−$0.44
-11.89%
AAOIApplied Optoelectronics Inc
Technology
$124.77
−$15.20
-11.86%
AGRZAgroz Inc.
Consumer Defensive
$0.29
−$0.04
-11.74%
AEHLAntelope Enterprise Holdings Limited
Industrials
$6.23
−$0.78
-11.54%