Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) continues to suffer from the accelerating shift away from traditional cable, losing 117,000 broadband subscribers in Q2 and plunging 18.5% in a single day post-earnings. With a -35.59% quarterly return versus the S&P 100’s +17.44%, the 53.03% opportunity cost underscores why rule-based SIA practitioners exited early, avoiding the damage. Positioned at the bottom of the SIA S&P 100 Index with a 0 SMAX score, CHTR remains in a downtrend with growing bearish momentum.