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Closing Bell Recap

Closing bell: 10 gainers, 24 decliners in post-close - Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW (COST)

Closing bell read: 10 gainers and 24 decliners. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) led upside while NIKE (NKE) weighed on breadth.

Feb 23, 2026Slot (ET): 2026-02-23 16:00 ETSession: post-closeUpdated dailyTrigger: Closing bell: breadth 10 gainers vs 24 decliners2 companies in focus
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Analyst commentary

What moved and why

Session breadth: 10 gainers vs 24 decliners. High-volume names: 10. Average move: -1.38%.

News catalysts

COSTCostco Stock Is Soaring, but Is It Getting Ahead of Itself?The Motley FoolNKENike's biggest Chinese challenger has landed in L.A. CountyYahoo FinanceORCLDemolition work begins on Oracle Corp. Nashville HQ campusYahoo Finance

Breadth check

The dashboard tracks 10 gainers and 24 decliners, with an average move of -1.38%.

10 names are trading in the high-volume bucket, which keeps this session relevant for short-horizon positioning.

Leadership map

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) remains one of the strongest names in the tape, while NIKE (NKE) continues to pressure risk appetite.

This split usually favors selective positioning over broad index exposure until leadership broadens.

Next checkpoint

Watch whether leadership survives the next two hours with stable turnover.

If breadth improves together with top-volume follow-through, continuation risk rises; otherwise expect choppy rotation.

News catalysts in focus

Recent headline flow for COST supports this setup: Costco Stock Is Soaring, but Is It Getting Ahead of Itself?. This is treated as a likely driver, pending follow-through confirmation.

A second catalyst from NKE (Yahoo Finance) helps frame whether this move has broad confirmation or remains a single-name event.

  • COST: Costco Stock Is Soaring, but Is It Getting Ahead of Itself? (The Motley Fool, 2026-02-22, 38h ago)
  • NKE: Nike's biggest Chinese challenger has landed in L.A. County (Yahoo Finance, 2026-02-24, 1h ago)
  • ORCL: Demolition work begins on Oracle Corp. Nashville HQ campus (Yahoo Finance, 2026-02-24, 1h ago)

Seven-day trend

Market breadth
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GainersDeclinersHigh volume
Recent sessions table
DateGainersDeclinersHigh volumeAvg move
Feb 18, 202616910+0.10%
Feb 19, 202671510-0.32%
Feb 20, 2026151610-0.14%
Feb 23, 2026102210-1.00%

Top gainers

Momentum
LLY
+4.48%
WMT
+2.68%
PEP
+2.32%
XOM
+2.17%

Top decliners

Risk pockets
IBM-12.34%
ORCL-5.16%
ADBE-4.50%
CRM-4.00%

Sector rotation

Relative strength
Technology-4.66%
Services-Prepackaged Software-4.50%
National Commercial Banks-3.99%
Financials-3.42%

Markets in focus

Country concentration
US-1.38%
Companies in focus

Tickers linked to this briefing

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COST | US

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

$985.00 | -0.10% | vol 1.1M

NKE | US

NIKE, Inc.

$63.1692 | -3.34% | vol 16.1M

Methodology

Transparency
  • Coverage universe: 35 liquid public tickers tracked for 2026-02-23.
  • Publication mode: post-close. Reports are generated only when the corresponding market window is valid.
  • Ranking combines absolute move, relative volume, market breadth, and sector dispersion.
  • Each draft is checked against trigger logic and edited for readability before publication.
  • Method notes are intentionally high-level and avoid implementation-specific source details.

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