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HPQ −7.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. HP INC moved 8.2 points less than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

2026-10-09 · HPQ

HPQ −7.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year

HP INC moved 8.2 points less than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

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Friday, October 9, 2026. HPQ −7.7%: one of its biggest daily moves this year. HP INC moved 8.2 points less than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

What the data shows for HP Inc. (HPQ): HPQ −7.7% today. Its sector fund (XLK) +0.5% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.6% today.

Worked out from that data: 8.2 points less than its sector. Volume 0.8× its 20-day average. Bigger than 98% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days. After the 10 most similar HPQ days since Oct 21, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 7 of 10 times (History, not a forecast).

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Discover which S&P500 stocks are making waves on Friday.” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “What Investors Should Do After Lenovo Shares Dipped” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause).

About the company: HP Inc. trades as HPQ and is part of the S&P 500, in the Information Technology sector (Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals), headquartered in Palo Alto, California, founded in 1939.

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
    HPQ −7.7% todayOct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLK) +0.5% todayOct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    8.2 points less than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) +0.6% todayOct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 0.8× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 98% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Discover which S&P500 stocks are making waves on Friday.”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 9, 2026, 3:05 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “What Investors Should Do After Lenovo Shares Dipped”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 9, 2026, 11:14 AM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 10 most similar HPQ days since Oct 21, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 7 of 10 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 9, 2026, 4:35 PM ET.