What happened Shares of Core Laboratories (NYSE: CLB) fell as much as 11.9% on Tuesday as oil prices and the overall market dropped. Shares gained back some of those losses, but were still down 4% at 2:50 p.m. EDT today. So what The big drop happened early in the day and coincided with a quick nearly 2% drop in oil prices. Oil recovered, and so did Core Labs, but that's why there was a big sell-off early. Image source: Getty Images. It doesn't help that the market is down today as well. The Nasdaq Composite is currently down 1% as tech and growth stocks sell off, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is flat. Core Labs clearly got caught in the selling side of the market. Now what The market is having an odd day with growth and tech stocks getting crushed and more-stable sectors like energy all over the map. Oil stocks generally were hit by the drop in oil prices, but that didn't seem to last, and there's little more than normal volatility in the industry. When it's all said and done, I don't see any reason to change your investment thesis or panic-sell Core Labs shares today. 10 stocks we like better than Core LaboratoriesWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Core Laboratories wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of November 20, 2020 Travis Hoium has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Core Laboratories. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source