FMC up 15.8% on Oct 30 2026 with no filing that explains it
FMC+15.8%on Fri Oct 30 2026
FMC Corporation was up 15.8% on the day at $5.50, ranked #219 on 5.1× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this unexplained move at 09:44 ET during regular hours. TapeRank recorded 2 events for FMC that day, between 09:44 and 10:22 ET, and each is in the timeline below.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 2 EVENTS
- 09:44 ETUNEXPLAINED MOVE · REGULAR
$5.50 · ▲ 15.8% ON THE DAY · 5.1× 5M RVOL · RANK #219
UNEXPLAINEDCONFIDENCE5/5FMC is up 2.1% pre-market, with a 1.04% five-minute increase, despite reporting a severe earnings miss and sharply reduced guidance. The supplied news is overwhelmingly negative, so the upward move is being driven by order flow rather than supported by the disclosed fundamentals.
WHYA 2.1% rise is small relative to the scale of the news, which includes a $4.41 adjusted EPS loss versus $0.10 expected and a roughly 20% cut to FY sales guidance.ANALYZED 09:18 ET · 25 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 09:44 ET
LAST5.50DAY▲ 15.8%5 MIN▲ 3.00%5M RVOL5.1×5M $VOL$1.0MFLOAT*125.2MRANK#219SESSIONREGULARVWAP5.30HOD5.53LOD4.58OR HIGH5.46OR LOW5.16PREV CLOSE4.75PM HIGH5.26PM LOW4.58GAP▲ 10.95%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
- 10:22 ETMOVER · REGULAR
$5.83 · ▲ 22.6% ON THE DAY · 10.8× 5M RVOL · RANK #9
STRETCHEDCONFIDENCE5/5FMC is up 22.6% despite reporting a severe earnings miss, major guidance cuts, and a $672 million EBITDA impact from commercial actions. The move appears driven by order flow or relief trading rather than news that fundamentally supports such a sharp gain.
WHYUp 22.6% on a $4.41 adjusted EPS miss, sharply reduced guidance, and collapsing revenue is far larger—and directionally contrary—to the disclosed news.ANALYZED 10:23 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 10:22 ET
LAST5.83DAY▲ 22.6%5 MIN▲ 2.01%5M RVOL10.8×5M $VOL$2.2MFLOAT*125.2MRANK#9SESSIONREGULARVWAP5.50HOD5.77LOD4.58OR HIGH5.46OR LOW5.16PREV CLOSE4.75PM HIGH5.26PM LOW4.58GAP▲ 10.95%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $5.27, +10.9% on the previous close of $4.75
- 09:32 ETRegular-session low, $5.16
- 15:59 ETRegular-session high, $6.24
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $6.20, +30.4% on the previous close of $4.75
- Volume: 15.5M shares in regular hours, 66K before the open
FMC opened at $5.27, slipped to $5.16 at 09:32 ET, then climbed to $5.50 by 09:44 ET and $5.83 by 10:22 ET, when TapeRank recorded its largest move at +22.6%. The stock continued higher without a halt, reaching $6.24 late in the session before closing at $6.20, up 30.4% from the previous close. TapeRank found the move unexplained and tied it to order flow or relief trading rather than the disclosed fundamentals: FMC had reported a $4.41 adjusted EPS loss, sharply reduced full-year sales and earnings guidance, and a $672 million EBITDA impact from commercial actions.
WRITTEN FRI OCT 30 2026 16:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE
- THU 17:23 ETFMC Stockholders’ Equity Negative At $(19.4)M vs $3.77B A Year AgoBenzinga
- THU 17:22 ETFMC Q3 Rev Includes ~$639M Negative Impact From Commercial Actions; Rev Ex-India, Ex-Actions $745M, Down 22% Y/YBenzinga
- THU 16:56 ET8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and ExhibitsSEC 8-K
- THU 16:35 ETFMC Lowers FY2026 Adj EPS Guidance from $1.19-$1.49 to $(3.66)-$(3.50) vs $1.26 Est; Lowers FY2026 Sales Guidance from $3.500B-$3.700B to $2.750B-$2.850B vs $3.511B EstBenzinga
- THU 16:34 ETFMC Lowers Q4 Adj EPS Guidance from $1.09-$1.33 to $0.56-$0.70 vs $1.06 Est; Lowers Q4 Sales Guidance from $1.060B-$1.200B to $1.040B-$1.140B vs $1.100B EstBenzinga
- THU 16:32 ETFMC Q3 Adj. EPS $(4.41) Misses $0.10 Estimate, Sales $105.900M Miss $859.594M EstimateBenzinga
On the tape right now
WHERE THE LIST STOODWED NOV 4 2026 · 13:49 ETRECORDED LIVE · 742 QUALIFY
Open the full list