MarketNeon Market Brief — August 14, 2026
WDAY leads unusual movers at +17.93%; Financials leads sector rotation
- WDAY +17.93% · 5.56× RVOL
- MVIS -19.21% · 3.55× RVOL
- ADYEY +16.52%
- VCX +21.86% · 2.45× RVOL
- Financials leads sectors +1.73%
Vs yesterday
Sector rotation shift
New leaders: Financials, Industrials
New laggers: Consumer Staples, Information Technology
- Information Technology — +2.25% → +0.43% (-1.82 pp)
- Financials — +0.14% → +1.73% (+1.59 pp)
- Health Care — +2.41% → +0.86% (-1.55 pp)
- Industrials — +0.13% → +0.86% (+0.73 pp)
- Consumer Staples — +0.69% → +0.27% (-0.42 pp)
Unusual movers
New today (3): WDAY, ADYEY, VCX
Dropped off (3): NBIS, KORU, WEN
Five unusual movers
| Symbol | Change | RVOL | Why unusual | News & social |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDAY | +17.93% | 5.56× | RVOL 5.6× · large session move · Reddit mentions +2500% | Crawl pipeline: crawl stage (Holding flat) · Dynamic watch: live-signal · Reddit mentions +2500% |
| MVIS | -19.21% | 3.55× | RVOL 3.5× · large session move | Crawl pipeline: crawl stage (5 headlines) |
| ADYEY | +16.52% | — | large session move | SeekingAlpha: Adyen N.V. (ADYEY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (Aug 13, 1:57 PM ET) |
| VCX | +21.86% | 2.45× | RVOL 2.5× · large session move | Crawl pipeline: crawl stage (Holding flat) |
| CD | -16.30% | 0.77× | large session move · Reddit mentions +200% | Crawl pipeline: crawl stage (Buzz +4) · Reddit mentions +200% |
Social-attention spikes
| Symbol | Mentions | Δ 24h | Velocity | Price | Reddit & news |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDDT | 210 | +192 | 1067% | +2.93% | Crawl pipeline: run stage (Quiet up +2.93%) · Reddit mentions +1067% · Benzinga: 5 Earnings Losers With More Downside Ahead |
| SNDK | 279 | +169 | 154% | +13.63% | Crawl pipeline: run stage (Holding flat) · Reddit mentions +154% · Yahoo: Dow Jones Futures: S&P 500 Hits High On Workday, Sandisk, Oil Prices; Applied Materials Earnings Late |
| AMAT | 140 | +131 | 1456% | -6.00% | Yahoo: Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Looks Fully Priced After A 332% Run (Aug 13, 8:15 PM ET) Reddit mentions +1456% |
| ONDS | 194 | +105 | 118% | -9.56% | Crawl pipeline: walk stage (Buzz +105) · Dynamic watch: quiet-watch-graduate · Reddit mentions +118% |
Headline catalysts
- AMAT · Yahoo: Applied Materials (AMAT) Stock Looks Fully Priced After A 332% Run
- ADYEY · SeekingAlpha: Adyen N.V. (ADYEY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Sector rotation
Leading sectors
- Financials — avg +1.73% · 17 names · breadth 71%
- Communication Services — avg +0.88% · 12 names · breadth 67%
- Industrials — avg +0.86% · 24 names · breadth 58%
- Health Care — avg +0.86% · 12 names · breadth 67%
Lagging sectors
- Consumer Discretionary — avg +0.01% · 23 names · breadth 48%
- Consumer Staples — avg +0.27% · 7 names · breadth 71%
- Information Technology — avg +0.43% · 48 names · breadth 69%
Sector
Change
Avg
Breadth
Financials
+1.73%
71% adv
Communication Services
+0.88%
67% adv
Industrials
+0.86%
58% adv
Health Care
+0.86%
67% adv
Information Technology
+0.43%
69% adv
Consumer Staples
+0.27%
71% adv
Consumer Discretionary
+0.01%
48% adv
Upcoming earnings
| Symbol | Date | Timing | EPS est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTLK | 2026-08-14 | bmo | -0.0952 |
| API | 2026-08-17 | — | — |
| ASIC | 2026-08-17 | — | 0.5067 |
| ASTS | 2026-08-17 | — | -0.2856 |
| ONDS | 2026-08-17 | — | -0.0918 |
| PANW | 2026-08-17 | amc | 0.9934 |
| CRWV | 2026-08-18 | — | -1.1344 |
| HD | 2026-08-18 | bmo | 4.8762 |
Data sources
quotes: alpaca, twelvedata, finnhub · social: ApeWisdom / Reddit · news: Finnhub company news · earnings: D1 earnings_reports, Finnhub · sectors: ticker-enrichment.csv, quote_history · signals: quiet_watch, crawl_pipeline, dynamic_watchlist, buzz_scan
Figures reflect MarketNeon scanner coverage at generation time. Not investment advice.