Blackstone Surges 2.92% on 50.61% Volume Spike Hits 141st Market Activity Rank

, 2025, , . The surge in liquidity reflects heightened investor interest in the asset management firm following recent strategic updates and market dynamics.

Analysts noted that the stock’s performance was driven by renewed focus on Blackstone’s efforts and its positioning in the alternative assets sector. With market volatility persisting, investors appear to be recalibrating exposure to firms with resilient cash flow models and long-term capital management expertise, aligning with Blackstone’s core competencies.

To run this rigorously I will need to download daily trading-volume and price data for the entire U.S. equity universe from 2022-01-01 through today, then rebalance the portfolio every day into the 500 most-active stocks (equal-weighted) and measure the next-day close-to-close return.

Before I pull the data and launch the calculation, could you please confirm (or amend) the following implementation details? 1. Universe • All U.S. common stocks (listed on NYSE / NASDAQ / ARCA). • Exclude ETFs, ADRs and preferred shares (yes / no). 2. Trade timing & return convention • Buy at today’s close, sell at tomorrow’s close (close-to-close return). • Equal weight (1 / 500) each day, no leverage. 3. Costs & constraints • Ignore transaction costs, slippage and borrow fees (they can be added later). • No position limits other than the 500-name cap. If the above matches your intention I will fetch the required daily volume and price series and run the back-test. Let me know if anything should be changed before I proceed.