IBM
International Business Machines · Technology · Information Technology Services
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R500#446 today
TARGET+8%
$222.64
-1.32% today · -1.27% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- IBM −1.32% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −2.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- 2 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 68% positive over the week.
- Market backdrop (Today): 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. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own IBM 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 | Jan 29, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | +13.0% | #102 |
| one week | May 26, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | +31.3% | #31 |
| one month | May 1, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | +42.8% | #66 |
| 3 months | Mar 2, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | +38.6% | #185 |
| 6 months | Apr 25, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | +36.5% | #281 |
| one year | Oct 30, 2024 | Oct 30, 2025 | +55.6% | #203 |
Rank #31 for one week means 30 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 |
-1.3% | -1.3% | -3.9% | -22.5% | -9.0% | -20.3% |
| Best one single day Jan 29, 2025 |
+1.3% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +9.5% | +21.4% | +26.6% |
| Best one week May 26, 2026 |
-1.2% | +12.8% | +8.9% | +4.3% | -16.2% | -0.6% |
| Best one month May 1, 2026 |
+0.5% | +0.1% | -4.5% | -23.9% | -23.6% | -0.7% |
| Best 3 months Mar 2, 2026 |
-0.3% | +7.2% | -23.5% | -20.2% | +0.2% | -2.8% |
| Best 6 months Apr 25, 2025 |
+1.3% | -2.7% | -7.0% | +4.1% | +9.8% | +42.2% |
| Best one year Oct 30, 2024 |
-2.6% | -12.0% | -7.3% | +8.2% | +25.6% | +49.4% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.