2026-10-14 · AKAM
AKAM −8.1%: an unusually large move for this stock
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC moved 5.7 points less than its sector, on 0.7× its usual volume.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026. AKAM −8.1%: an unusually large move for this stock. AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC moved 5.7 points less than its sector, on 0.7× its usual volume.
What the data shows for Akamai Technologies (AKAM): AKAM −8.1% today. Its sector fund (XLK) −2.4% today. S&P 500 (SPY) −1.1% today.
Worked out from that data: 5.7 points less than its sector. Volume 0.7× its 20-day average. Bigger than 97% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days. After the 11 most similar AKAM days since Oct 27, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 5 of 11 times (History, not a forecast).
Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “These S&P500 stocks are gapping in today's session” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “AKAM Acquires Matthew Adam Properties, Further Expanding Its New York City Presence” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause).
About the company: Akamai Technologies trades as AKAM and is part of the S&P 500, in the Information Technology sector (Internet Services & Infrastructure), headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1998.
This is one of CookieStocks’ daily stock stories about unusually large one-day price moves in S&P 500 stocks, measured against each stock’s own history, its sector and its usual volume. Stories are found automatically each trading day from market data and SEC filings, and every claim is labelled as observed, calculated or a possible contributor. Statistics only, not investment advice.
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- OBSERVEDAKAM −8.1% todayOct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- OBSERVEDIts sector fund (XLK) −2.4% todayOct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATED5.7 points less than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- OBSERVEDS&P 500 (SPY) −1.1% todayOct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATEDVolume 0.7× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATEDBigger than 97% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “These S&P500 stocks are gapping in today's session”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 14, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “AKAM Acquires Matthew Adam Properties, Further Expanding Its New York City Presence”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 14, 2026, 9:30 AM ET
- CALCULATEDAfter the 11 most similar AKAM days since Oct 27, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 5 of 11 timesHistory, not a forecast. · How: same-company days with a move of similar size and direction
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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 14, 2026, 1:05 PM ET.