GOOGAlphabet Inc. (Class C)

$317.99+26% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and a token position.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 25). Price is −6% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest0.9% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A token position, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Level with the previous count, down from 1.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How GOOG is trading

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) is +26% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 10 points ahead of the market.

+26%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−6.1%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
25

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
20%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$145.99 – $398.80 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$317.99
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−5.9%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+26%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+131%
vs 50-day average$339.85
−6.4%
52-week high
$398.80
52-week low
$250.85
Annualised volatility
32%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+1.5%
2025+65%
2024+36%
2023+59%
2022−39%
2021+65%
2020+31%
2019+29%
2018−1.0%
2017+36%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan109 of 10+5.8%
Feb103 of 10−3.3%
Mar106 of 10−0.21%
Apr108 of 10+7.2%
May107 of 10+3.7%
Jun104 of 10−0.61%
Jul119 of 11+5.7%
Aug117 of 11+1.8%
Sep116 of 11−1.1%
Oct117 of 11+2.4%
Nov107 of 10+3.3%
Dec106 of 10+0.50%

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.