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APP +31.2%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. AppLovin Corp moved 31.8 points more than its sector, on 4.6× its usual volume.

2026-11-05 · APP

APP +31.2%: one of its biggest daily moves this year

AppLovin Corp moved 31.8 points more than its sector, on 4.6× its usual volume.

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Thursday, November 5, 2026. APP +31.2%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. AppLovin Corp moved 31.8 points more than its sector, on 4.6× its usual volume.

What the data shows for AppLovin (APP): APP +31.2% today. Its sector fund (XLC) −0.5% today. S&P 500 (SPY) −4.2% today.

Worked out from that data: 31.8 points more than its sector. Volume 4.6× its 20-day average. Its biggest daily move in the past 250 trading days. After the 9 most similar APP days since Nov 17, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 5 of 9 times (History, not a forecast).

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Stock Market Today: Dow Down 1,500 Points As Volatility Spikes; Expedia Posts A Soft Outlook (Live Coverage)” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “AppLovin Stocks Jump 31% as Cash Generation Backs a Larger Buyback” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 10-Q filed (Filed around the move. Timing only). 8-K filed: Earnings results, Shareholder vote results (Filed around the move. Timing only).

About the company: AppLovin trades as APP and is part of the S&P 500, in the Communication Services sector (Advertising), headquartered in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2012.

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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Every claim on the graphic, labelled: observed (straight from the data), calculated (worked out from it), or possible contributor (lines up in time, not a confirmed cause).

  • OBSERVED
    APP +31.2% todayNov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLC) −0.5% todayNov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    31.8 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Nov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) −4.2% todayNov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 4.6× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Nov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Its biggest daily move in the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Nov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Stock Market Today: Dow Down 1,500 Points As Volatility Spikes; Expedia Posts A Soft Outlook (Live Coverage)”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Nov 5, 2026, 2:46 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “AppLovin Stocks Jump 31% as Cash Generation Backs a Larger Buyback”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Nov 5, 2026, 2:31 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    10-Q filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Nov 4, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    8-K filed: Earnings results, Shareholder vote resultsFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Nov 4, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 9 most similar APP days since Nov 17, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 5 of 9 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 Nov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM ET.