ALCAlcon Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Overbought (RSI 71). Price is −3% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How ALC is trading
Alcon Inc. is −6.5% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 22 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −2.9%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 71
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 19%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $70.17
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- +8.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- −6.5%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
- −9.1%
- vs 50-day average$67.98
- +3.2%
- 52-week high
- $86.76
- 52-week low
- $62.02
- Annualised volatility
- 28%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −11% |
| 2025 | −6.8% |
| 2024 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | +14% |
| 2022 | −21% |
| 2021 | +32% |
| 2020 | +17% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 5 of 7 | +2.4% |
| Feb | 7 | 5 of 7 | +1.7% |
| Mar | 7 | 4 of 7 | −2.9% |
| Apr | 7 | 4 of 7 | −0.11% |
| May | 8 | 4 of 8 | +2.2% |
| Jun | 8 | 5 of 8 | +0.15% |
| Jul | 8 | 6 of 8 | +3.2% |
| Aug | 8 | 4 of 8 | −0.78% |
| Sep | 8 | 1 of 8 | −5.0% |
| Oct | 8 | 4 of 8 | +0.17% |
| Nov | 7 | 4 of 7 | +3.4% |
| Dec | 7 | 4 of 7 | +2.0% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Where the price stands
Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.
What it has returned
With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Ranks #5 of 20 by RyuScore