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ORCL −5.8%: an unusually large move for this stock. ORACLE CORP moved 4.6 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

2026-10-08 · ORCL

ORCL −5.8%: an unusually large move for this stock

ORACLE CORP moved 4.6 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

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Thursday, October 8, 2026. ORCL −5.8%: an unusually large move for this stock. ORACLE CORP moved 4.6 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

What the data shows for Oracle Corporation (ORCL): ORCL −5.8% today. Its sector fund (XLK) −1.3% today. S&P 500 (SPY) −0.5% today.

Worked out from that data: 4.6 points less than its sector. Volume 0.4× its 20-day average. Bigger than 91% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days.

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “SpaceX, Broadcom and Oracle All Want Billions in AI Chip Debt at the Same Time” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “YC-backed Oximy Names Former Oracle, Cox, Notion and Twitter Leaders to Advisory Council” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause).

About the company: Oracle Corporation trades as ORCL and is part of the S&P 500, in the Information Technology sector (Application Software), headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1977.

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
    ORCL −5.8% todayOct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLK) −1.3% todayOct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    4.6 points less than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) −0.5% todayOct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 0.4× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 91% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “SpaceX, Broadcom and Oracle All Want Billions in AI Chip Debt at the Same Time”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 8, 2026, 10:39 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “YC-backed Oximy Names Former Oracle, Cox, Notion and Twitter Leaders to Advisory Council”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 8, 2026, 10:00 AM ET

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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 8, 2026, 1:05 PM ET.