M8 BARRON’S October 19, 2020
Thechartsrecordthenetchangeinshareprice,thehigh,lowandclosingtrades,andsharevolumeforcompanieswithnoteworthystockactivitylastweek.Inaddition,thegraphsdepictlastweek’sdailypriceactivityindetail.The
dottedlineonsomegraphsdenotesthestock’s200-daymovingaverage;lackofamovingaveragemeanstheshareshavetradedforlessthanthattimeperiod.
Charting the Market
A graphic look at selected stock activity for the week ended October 16, 2020nEdited by Bill Alpert
MORGAN STANLEY
MS (NYSE)•51.85•3.02
48.0
49.5
51.0
MTWTF
52.5
54.0
26.0
32.5
39.0
45.5
52.0
58.5
Stock Price $
0
72
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
144
Volume in Millions
Theinvestmentbanksaw
a 20% jump in sales and
tradingactivity,pushingits
third-quarter results well
beyond analysts’ expecta-
tions.
DELTA AIR LINES
DAL (NYSE)•31.47•-1.34
29
30
31
MTWTF
32
33
16.0
25.5
35.0
44.5
54.0
63.5
Stock Price $
0
211
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
422
Volume in Millions
The airline missed fore-
castsforrevenueandearn-
ingsinthequarter,racking
upa$2.6billionpretaxloss.
Analysts praised its cost
cuttingandliquiditymoves.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP
RCL (NYSE)•58.83•-12.26
56
60
64
MTWTF
68
72
19
43
67
91
115
139
Stock Price $
0
80
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
160
Volume in Millions
Thecruiseoperatorsaidit
wouldraise$1billionincapi-
tal, itslatestefforttoshore
up liquidity. Stocks of the
threecruiseleadersdropped
on the news.
FASTLY
FSLY (NYSE)•84.67•-41.91
82
96
110
MTWTF
124
138
9
35
61
87
113
139
Stock Price $
0
60
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
120
Volume in Millions
Sharesofthecontent-de-
livery and edge-computing
firmplungedafteritwarned
thatresultswouldfallshort
ofguidance,reflectingslow-
ing traffic from TikTok.
Wells Fargo.........................16,26,M
WFC (NYSE)•22.86•-2.44
22
23
24
MTWTF
25
26
21
28
35
42
49
56
Stock Price $
0
168
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
336
Volume in Millions
The bank said its third-
quarterprofitfell56%,and
it signaled it was prepared
for a wave of soured loans.
Per share earnings of 42
cents missed expectations.
CIT GROUP
CIT (NYSE)•25.00•4.79
17.0
19.5
22.0
MTWTF
24.5
27.0
11
19
27
35
43
51
Stock Price $
0
17
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
34
Volume in Millions
The financial company
agreed to an all-stock
merger with First Citizens
BancShares, a move that
couldcreatethe19thbiggest
bank in the U.S.by assets.
APPLE
AAPL (NASD)•119.02•2.05
115
118
121
MTWTF
124
127
46
65
84
103
122
141
Stock Price $
0
811
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
1622
Volume in Millions
Shares dropped on the
unveiling of new iPhones.
They evidently weren’t ex-
citing enough for a stock
that had soared 6.4% the
day before the event.
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
VRTX (NASD)•218.08•-51.87
209
228
247
MTWTF
266
285
168
196
224
252
280
308
Stock Price $
0
14
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
28
Volume in Millions
Thebiotechcompanysaid
itwaspullingtheplugona
treatment some saw as a
“crown jewel” in its pulmo-
nary-drug portfolio, code-
named VX-814.
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON
LVMUY (OTC)•101.88•3.95
92
96
100
MTWTF
104
108
58
68
78
88
98
108
Stock Price $
0
2
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
4
Volume in Millions
Revenue for the French
luxury giant’s fashion busi-
nessreturnedtodouble-digit
growthinthethird quarter,
driven by the Louis Vuitton
and Christian Dior brands.
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS
AMC (NYSE)•3.04•-1.01
2
3
4
MTWTF
5
6
0
3
6
9
12
15
Stock Price $
0
74
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
148
Volume in Millions
Thetheater-chainopera-
tor warned in a regulatory
filingthatitcouldrunoutof
cashbytheendofthisyear
orearly2021,addingthatit
was working to raise more.
PFIZER
PFE (NYSE)•37.95•1.16
36
37
38
MTWTF
39
40
25.0
28.5
32.0
35.5
39.0
42.5
Stock Price $
0
130
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
260
Volume in Millions
The drug giant said its
Covid-19 vaccine, which it’s
developingwiththeGerman
BioNTech, might be ready
underemergencyuseautho-
rization, by late November.
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL
NAV (NYSE)•43.52•-1.31
32.0
35.5
39.0
MTWTF
42.5
46.0
13
20
27
34
41
48
Stock Price $
0
19
O N D J F M A M J J A SO
38
Volume in Millions