2026-10-02 · ECHO
ECHO +6.8%: an unusually large move for this stock
EchoStar CORP moved 6.5 points more than its sector, on 1.0× its usual volume.
The story in plain words
Friday, October 2, 2026. ECHO +6.8%: an unusually large move for this stock. EchoStar CORP moved 6.5 points more than its sector, on 1.0× its usual volume.
What the data shows for EchoStar (ECHO): ECHO +6.8% today. Its sector fund (XLC) +0.3% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% today.
Worked out from that data: 6.5 points more than its sector. Volume 1.0× its 20-day average. Bigger than 94% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days. After the 15 most similar ECHO days since Oct 14, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 8 of 15 times (History, not a forecast).
Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Stay informed with the top movers within the S&P500 index on Friday.” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “8 Communication Services Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 8-K filed: Material agreement, Acquisition or sale of assets (Filed around the move. Timing only).
About the company: EchoStar trades as ECHO and is part of the S&P 500, in the Communication Services sector (Wireless Telecommunication Services), headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, founded in 2008.
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).
- OBSERVEDECHO +6.8% todayOct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- OBSERVEDIts sector fund (XLC) +0.3% todayOct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- CALCULATED6.5 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- OBSERVEDS&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% todayOct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- CALCULATEDVolume 1.0× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- CALCULATEDBigger than 94% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “Stay informed with the top movers within the S&P500 index on Friday.”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “8 Communication Services Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 1, 2026, 9:35 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR8-K filed: Material agreement, Acquisition or sale of assetsFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
- CALCULATEDAfter the 15 most similar ECHO days since Oct 14, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 8 of 15 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 2, 2026, 4:35 PM ET.