ALB
Albemarle Corporation · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
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R500#359 today
$104.59
-0.42% today · -4.68% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- ALB −0.42% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −1.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own ALB in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +19.1% | #40 |
| one week | Nov 6, 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 | +25.5% | #65 |
| one month | Jun 20, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | +46.9% | #51 |
| 3 months | Oct 22, 2025 | Jan 22, 2026 | +107.0% | #28 |
| 6 months | Jun 20, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | +158.8% | #28 |
| one year | Apr 16, 2025 | Apr 16, 2026 | +317.4% | #23 |
Rank #65 for one week means 64 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-0.4% | -4.7% | -23.8% | -22.6% | -40.9% | +20.8% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-12.6% | -29.3% | -32.4% | -41.6% | -48.9% | -60.8% |
| Best one week Nov 6, 2025 |
-0.8% | -6.8% | -0.8% | +36.3% | +60.6% | -3.5% |
| Best one month Jun 20, 2025 |
-4.6% | -6.7% | -3.9% | -26.0% | -35.3% | -38.3% |
| Best 3 months Oct 22, 2025 |
-0.1% | -7.0% | +13.5% | +10.2% | +68.6% | -3.3% |
| Best 6 months Jun 20, 2025 |
-4.6% | -6.7% | -3.9% | -26.0% | -35.3% | -38.3% |
| Best one year Apr 16, 2025 |
-2.7% | -13.1% | -30.1% | -44.0% | -46.0% | -53.1% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.