Why AppLovin and Unity Stocks Are Surging as Tech Falls
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- APP AppLovin-15.6% 15d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.5% 30d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR+6.9% 13d
Technology Select Sector SPDR holds the technology sector that AppLovin belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- GOOGL Alphabet-15.6% 30d
Alphabet is a peer of AppLovin in computer programming, data processing, etc.; rivals often move on the same news.
- META Meta Platforms-19.0% 30d
Meta Platforms is a peer of AppLovin in computer programming, data processing, etc.; rivals often move on the same news.
- BSP Bending Spoons S.p.A
Bending Spoons S.p.A is a peer of AppLovin in computer programming, data processing, etc.; rivals often move on the same news.
- ZM Zoom Communications+2.3% 19d
Zoom Communications is a peer of AppLovin in computer programming, data processing, etc.; rivals often move on the same news.
- FLUT Flutter Entertainment-11.6% 19d
Flutter Entertainment is a peer of AppLovin in computer programming, data processing, etc.; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP | -35.85% | -31.06% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | +0.47% | +0.48% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +6.56% | +5.75% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XLK | +10.50% | +8.64% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| GOOGL | -0.96% | -0.96% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| META | +1.33% | +2.32% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BSP | +1.00% | -2.99% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ZM | +7.53% | +3.34% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| FLUT | -0.37% | +1.06% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Why AppLovin and Unity Stocks Are Surging as Tech Falls Barron's
Source: Barron's
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| APP | three days earlier | -31.06% | final price |
| APP | five days earlier | -35.85% | final price |
| BSP | three days earlier | -2.99% | final price |
| BSP | five days earlier | +1.00% | final price |
| DIA | three days earlier | +0.48% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | +0.47% | final price |
| FLUT | three days earlier | +1.06% | final price |
| FLUT | five days earlier | -0.37% | final price |
| GOOGL | three days earlier | -0.96% | final price |
| GOOGL | five days earlier | -0.96% | final price |
| META | three days earlier | +2.32% | final price |
| META | five days earlier | +1.33% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +5.75% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +6.56% | final price |
| XLK | three days earlier | +8.64% | final price |
| XLK | five days earlier | +10.50% | final price |
| ZM | three days earlier | +3.34% | final price |
| ZM | five days earlier | +7.53% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought AppLovin (APP) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought AppLovin (APP), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 18 Sep 2026. That is 48 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought AppLovin (APP) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 55 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Pete Sessions sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Sep 2026. That is 52 days before publication. Filed 18 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Alphabet (GOOGL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr sold Alphabet (GOOGL), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 70 days before publication. Filed 12 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Meta Platforms (META), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 42 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Meta Platforms (META) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 43 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Meta Platforms (META), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 22 Sep 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 69 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Flutter Entertainment (FLUT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 87 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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