Author Bio Howard grew up in Philadelphia watching the Philly sports teams struggle for championships. He has been investing since 1989 and been a Fool since 2001. Prior to joining The Fool as a contract writer in 2019, Howard worked in the steel business as an engineer for 28 years. When he isn’t writing, he is usually out for a run, or relaxing to the music of the Grateful Dead. What happened Shares of lending platform company Upstart Holdings (NASDAQ:UPST) soared 96.3% in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Though there has been much volatility in the stock since the company announced its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2020 earnings report on March 17, much of the month's gains came with the almost 90% jump after the earnings release.