
2026-10-02 · TER
TER +7.9%: an unusually large move for this stock
TERADYNE, INC moved 6.8 points more than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.
The story in plain words
Friday, October 2, 2026. TER +7.9%: an unusually large move for this stock. TERADYNE, INC moved 6.8 points more than its sector, on 0.8× its usual volume.
What the data shows for Teradyne (TER): TER +7.9% today. Its sector fund (XLK) +1.0% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% today.
Worked out from that data: 6.8 points more than its sector. Volume 0.8× 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: “Top S&P500 movers in Friday's pre-market session” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “Teradyne Expands Memory Test Portfolio: Can It Beat KLAC & COHU?” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 144 filed (Filed around the move. Timing only).
About the company: Teradyne trades as TER and is part of the S&P 500, in the Information Technology sector (Semiconductor Materials & Equipment), headquartered in North Reading, Massachusetts, founded in 1960.
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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- OBSERVEDTER +7.9% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- OBSERVEDIts sector fund (XLK) +1.0% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATED6.8 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- OBSERVEDS&P 500 (SPY) +0.7% todayOct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATEDVolume 0.8× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM ET
- CALCULATEDBigger than 91% 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 CONTRIBUTORNews: “Top S&P500 movers in Friday's pre-market session”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTORNews: “Teradyne Expands Memory Test Portfolio: Can It Beat KLAC & COHU?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM ET
- POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR144 filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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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.





