LACLithium Americas Corp.
What is the market doing?
The market is leaning against it: in a downtrend (−49% vs 200-day) and heavily shorted (+10% of shares).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 21). Price is −49% vs its 200-day average.
Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 4.7% since the previous count, up from 7.8% 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 LAC is trading
Lithium Americas Corp. is −72% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 88 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +16%
- vs 200-day average
- −49%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 21
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 70%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-23
- $2.07
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
- −27%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +16%
- −72%
- vs 50-day average$2.75
- −25%
- 52-week high
- $6.98
- 52-week low
- $2.07
- Annualised volatility
- 104%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −53% |
| 2025 | +47% |
| 2024 | −54% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 2 of 3 | −6.4% |
| Feb | 3 | 2 of 3 | +6.0% |
| Mar | 3 | 2 of 3 | +0.99% |
| Apr | 3 | 2 of 3 | +5.5% |
| May | 3 | 0 of 3 | −13% |
| Jun | 3 | 1 of 3 | −15% |
| Jul | 3 | 1 of 3 | −10% |
| Aug | 3 | 2 of 3 | +6.1% |
| Sep | 3 | 2 of 3 | +29% |
| Oct | 3 | 1 of 3 | +8.8% |
| Nov | 3 | 1 of 3 | −1.2% |
| Dec | 3 | 0 of 3 | −16% |
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.
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