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Restaurant operator Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) shares have nearly doubled since our MarketBeat Original article highlighting the delicious entry on pullbacks under the restart narrative on May 20, 2020

Loan servicing company Navient (NASDAQ: NAVI) shares have been underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) during the market recovery.

Pizza delivery chain Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASADQ: PZZA) shares spiked, peaked and sold-off making the benchmark  S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) appear to be standing still.

Fast food restaurant chain The Wendy’s Company (NYSE: WEN) shares sold off with the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) during the pandemic plunge commencing in late February 2020.

Edge cloud content delivery network Fastly, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLY) shares sold off with the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) during the Q1 2020 pandemic plunge but managed to transcend its pre-COVID highs

Shares of casual wear manufacturer Duluth Holdings (NASDAQ: DLTH) have rallied sharply with the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) as the stay-at-home lockdowns pumped up demand for casual, comfort and outdoor wear.

Online styling and apparel retailer platform Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) shares have been in a slow but steady recovery as restarts accelerate.

Shares of specialty hard surface retailer Lumber Liquidators (NYSE: LL) have been on a rollercoaster ride surging off its March lows of $3.77 through its pre-COVID highs in June to peak out nearly 800% higher at $29.64.

Document management systems provider Xerox Holdings Corporation (NYSE: XRX) shares have remained flat trading (-30%) off its pre-COVID levels during the historic benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) rally towards new all-time highs

Online real estate platform Zillow Group, Inc. (NYSE: ZG) shares have vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) as it surged past its pre-COVID highs in July 2020.

Cloud-based subscription billing platform Zuora. Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUO) shares literally imploded on its recent Q2 2020 earnings release plunging shares back under its February pre-COVID highs

Online marketplace platform eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares had rallied to new all-time highs in July 2020 after plunging to multi-year lows during the COVID-19 pandemic plunge that also sank the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY)

Media network Fox Corporation (NASDAQ: FOXA) shares have been trying to recover since its pandemic meltdown in an attempt to recover back to its pre-COVID levels.

Cruise ship operator Carnival Cruise Lines (NYSE: CCL) shares have been punished during the global pandemic and considered an epicenter stock in an industry hurt the most by COVID-19.

Personal care products maker Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) shares have been stagnant throughout the historic rally to new all-time highs in the benchmark S&P 500 index

While shares of database platform giant Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) shares have been recovered back to its pre-COVID levels, t

Shares of global restaurant operator Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ: BLMN) have recently surged as the pandemic recovery narrative finds its way into beaten-down restaurant stocks.

Chicken wing restaurant chain Wingstop Inc. (NYSE: WING) shares have been scorching hot throughout the pandemic even outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY).

Movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc (NYSE: AMC) shares were hit hard during the pandemic plunge falling as low as $1.95 per share.

Toy products entertainment giant Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) shares are trying to grind back towards pre-COVID levels as the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) grinds to new all-time highs.

Fast casual restaurant chain Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) stock has been dormant during the pandemic recovery even as the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) make new all-time highs

Digital financial products and services fintech company Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) shares have been on a tear outperforming traditional bank stocks as it nears its pre-COVID levels.

Data analytics firm Alteryx (NYSE: AYX) stock took a shocking collapse on its Q2 2020 earnings release shaving more than (-35%) off its share price in the following two-days.

The market has shunned off any skepticism as optimism for a COVID-19 vaccine and dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) drives markets to new all-time highs

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO Limited (NYSE: NIO) stock has been on fire driven by the electric vehicle (EV) and SPAC speculation tailwinds stemming from the meteoric rise in Tesla

Home improvement and services platform ANGI Homeservices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANGI) stock has been a surprising pandemic beneficiary.

The superhero streaming wars is heating up between Walt Disney’s (NYSE: DIS) Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) versus AT&T’s Warnermedia’s (NYSE: T) DC Extended Universe

Luxury fashion retailer Tapestry, Inc. (NYSE: TPR) shares are still trading below its pre-COVID levels underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) year-to-date.

Outdoor travel and camping retailer Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) shares have been on a rollercoaster ride after sinking to lows of $3.40 during the pandemic panic selling that shaved the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY)

Luxury fashion and apparel auction and e-commerce platform Farfetch (NASDAQ: FTCH) shares have been on a tear surging past its pre-COVID highs peaking near all-time highs.

Athletic and consumer footwear maker Skechers USA (NYSE: SKX) shares have sunk below its pre-COVID levels underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) for the year.

3D printer manufacturer Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SYSS) shares have been bleeding back down after peaking off its Q2 2020 earnings.

Recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturer Winnebago Industries (NYSE: WGO) shares have returned back near its pre-COVID February highs as the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) also returns towards its all-time highs .

Luxury fashion brand retailer Capri Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: CPRI)  stock is starting to rebound on the wider time frame charts as global economic restarts improve consumer sentiment

Apparel retailer Gap Stores (NYSE: GPS) shares have been seeing a resurgence as lockdown mandates get lifted and malls resume consumer traffic.

Geospatial satellite network operator Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) shares have staged an impressive breakout on its Q2 2020 earnings results.

Semiconductor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) shares are been on fire since competitor Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) indicated a delay in developing its next gen chips during their Q2 2020 earnings release.

Data storage products maker Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) stock has been in decline after guiding down forecasts on its Q4 fiscal 2020 earnings release.

Online automotive marketplace platform Cars.com (NASDAQ: CARS) shares have been lagging the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) during the recovery rally. COVID-19 epicenter stocks

Steakhouse operator Ruths Hospitality Group (NASDAQ: RUTH) shares are starting to turn the corner on the monthly charts as restart narratives take shape.

Diversified healthcare company Opko Health (NASDAQ: OPK) shares have recently surged to 2018 highs at $6.47 from lows of $1.12 pandemic lows when the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) plunged (-34%) into March 2020.

Pop culture toymaker Funko Pop (NASDAQ: FNKO) shares were already suffering prior to the COVID-19 pandemic plunge in February 2020 that plunged the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) by (-34%)

Mobile videogame producer Zinga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) shares have benefit from the pandemic induced stay-at-home isolation mandates, but the economic restarts have caused shares to top out.

Virtual behavioral and addiction treatment platform Ontrak, Inc. (NASDAQ: OTRK) shares have been on a tear to new all-time highs. While the recovery of the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY)

Memory and storage semiconductor maker Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) shares haven’t been participating with the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) recovery

The nation’s second-largest domestic lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) Park Hotels and Resorts (NYSE: PK) shares have been severely depressed.

The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) has made an impressive recovery off its March 23, 2020 pandemic lows at $218.26 taking a (-34%) plunge off the Feb. 18th highs of $339.08.

Dillard’s (NYSE: DDS) stock has had a difficult time recovering ground from pandemic lows made in February 2020. The reaction from the last earnings disaster set the bar very low for Dillard’s

Consumer and commercial products maker Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) shares have been trading below its pre-pandemic levels and underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY).

Energy drink maker Monster Beverage (NASDAQ: MNST) shares have been trading at 52-week highs and outpacing the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY).