ALCAlcon Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−13% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −13% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 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 −17% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 35 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −13%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 45
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 26%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $64.11
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −3.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −17%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −25%
- vs 50-day average$68.96
- −7.0%
- 52-week high
- $86.76
- 52-week low
- $62.02
- Annualised volatility
- 28%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −18% |
| 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 | +0.34% |
| Jul | 8 | 6 of 8 | +3.0% |
| Aug | 8 | 4 of 8 | −0.78% |
| Sep | 8 | 1 of 8 | −5.0% |
| Oct | 8 | 3 of 8 | −1.0% |
| 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.
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