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NTAP +7.0%: an unusually large move for this stock. NetApp, Inc. moved 5.9 points more than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

2026-10-02 · NTAP

NTAP +7.0%: an unusually large move for this stock

NetApp, Inc. moved 5.9 points more than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

The story in plain words

Friday, October 2, 2026. NTAP +7.0%: an unusually large move for this stock. NetApp, Inc. moved 5.9 points more than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.

What the data shows for NetApp (NTAP): NTAP +7.0% today. Its sector fund (XLK) +1.0% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% today.

Worked out from that data: 5.9 points more 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 6 most similar NTAP days since Oct 14, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 1 of 6 times (History, not a forecast).

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Friday's session: top gainers and losers in the S&P500 index” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Powers Up On U.S. Jobs Shortfall; Tesla Jumps, NetApp Extends Gains (Live Coverage)” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 144 filed (Filed around the move. Timing only). 144 filed (Filed around the move. Timing only).

About the company: NetApp trades as NTAP and is part of the S&P 500, in the Information Technology sector (Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals), headquartered in San Jose, California, founded in 1992.

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
    NTAP +7.0% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLK) +1.0% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    5.9 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 0.8× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 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 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Friday's session: top gainers and losers in the S&P500 index”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 12:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Powers Up On U.S. Jobs Shortfall; Tesla Jumps, NetApp Extends Gains (Live Coverage)”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    144 filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    144 filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 6 most similar NTAP days since Oct 14, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 1 of 6 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, 1:05 PM ET.