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UNEXPLAINED MOVE · MOVER · MON NOV 2 2026

Why UPWK rose 17.7% on Nov 2 2026: earnings beat

UPWK+17.7%on Mon Nov 2 2026

Upwork Inc. Common Stock was up 17.7% on the day at $10.77, ranked #9 on 0.5× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this unexplained move at 16:06 ET during after hours. TapeRank recorded 2 events for UPWK that day, between 16:06 and 16:09 ET, and each is in the timeline below.

THE DAY ON THE LIST · 2 EVENTS

  1. 16:06 ET
    UNEXPLAINED MOVE · AFTER-HOURS

    $10.77 · ▲ 17.7% ON THE DAY · 0.5× 5M RVOL · RANK #9

    STRETCHEDCONFIDENCE5/5

    Upwork is up 17.7% on the day and accelerated 7.81% in five minutes after reporting a Q3 adjusted EPS and revenue beat. The beat is a concrete catalyst, but the magnitude of the move is large relative to the modest earnings surprise.

    WHYUp 17.7% on an adjusted EPS beat of $0.40 versus $0.32 and revenue of $185.6M versus $180.2M, with no larger disclosed catalyst, makes the move stretched.
    ANALYZED 16:06 ET · <1 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA
    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:06 ET
    LAST10.77
    DAY▲ 17.7%
    5 MIN▲ 7.81%
    5M RVOL0.5×
    5M $VOL$162K
    FLOAT*124.9M
    RANK#9
    SESSIONAFTER-HOURS
    VWAP9.84
    HOD10.88
    LOD9.15
    OR HIGH9.45
    OR LOW9.27
    PREV CLOSE9.15
    PM HIGH9.34
    PM LOW9.15
    GAP▲ 1.86%

    * FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE

  2. 16:09 ET
    MOVER · AFTER-HOURS

    $11.00 · ▲ 20.2% ON THE DAY · 5.7× 5M RVOL · RANK #3

    The same verdict as at 16:06 ET.

    THE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:09 ET
    LAST11.00
    DAY▲ 20.2%
    5 MIN▲ 10.11%
    5M RVOL5.7×
    5M $VOL$610K
    FLOAT*124.9M
    RANK#3
    SESSIONAFTER-HOURS
    VWAP9.85
    HOD11.00
    LOD9.15
    OR HIGH9.45
    OR LOW9.27
    PREV CLOSE9.15
    PM HIGH9.34
    PM LOW9.15
    GAP▲ 1.86%

    * FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE

THE SESSION

  • 09:30 ETOpened at $9.32, +1.9% on the previous close of $9.15
  • 09:30 ETRegular-session low, $9.27
  • 12:19 ETRegular-session high, $10.12
  • 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $9.73, +6.4% on the previous close of $9.15
  • Volume: 5.5M shares in regular hours, 42K before the open

Upwork opened at $9.32, dipped to $9.27, and then climbed to an intraday high of $10.12 by 12:19 ET before ending regular trading at $9.73, up 6.4% from the previous close. After the close, it accelerated to $10.77 at 16:06 ET and $11.00 at 16:09 ET; TapeRank tied the move to a Q3 adjusted EPS and revenue beat, with earnings of $0.40 versus $0.32 expected and sales of $185.6 million versus $180.2 million, while rating the magnitude stretched.

WRITTEN MON NOV 2 2026 20:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE

FILINGS AND NEWS · 24H BEFORE THE MOVE

On the tape right now

WHERE THE LIST STOODWED NOV 4 2026 · 13:49 ETRECORDED LIVE · 742 QUALIFY

01
ECGSURGING 0:05
79.71
▼ 29.3%
▼ 1.41%
41.0×
FAD
$6.2M
51.1M*
STRETCHED
02
CAVASURGING 0:00
64.78
▲ 7.4%
▲ 1.30%
9.3×
ORBHODVWH
$11.6M
116.8M*
UNEXPLAINED
03
URGNSURGING 0:00
29.16
▼ 15.2%
▼ 1.29%
15.6×
FAD
$1.4M
48.9M*
JUSTIFIED
04
MPTISURGING 0:00
64.15
▼ 1.5%
▲ 0.96%
23.8×
VWH
$637K
4.3M*
UNEXPLAINED
05
LSPDSURGING 0:00
11.52
▲ 4.9%
▼ 1.24%
16.5×
ORB
$426K
133.3M*
UNEXPLAINED
06
CRCTSURGING 0:00
8.90
▲ 49.2%
▼ 0.72%
15.1×
GAPORBVWHEXT
$395K
54.7M*
STRETCHED
07
BROSSURGING 0:00
43.97
▲ 0.9%
▼ 0.91%
4.0×
FAD
$4.3M
137.9M*
UNEXPLAINED
08
LMRICOOLING 1:35
12.85
▲ 14.5%
▲ 1.06%
132×
ORBHODVWH
$1.7M
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UNEXPLAINED
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