SO
Southern Company (The) · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Electric
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R500#234 today
$83.72
+0.30% today · +1.01% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- SO +0.30% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.4 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, rsi oversold (Sep 30): After its 8 oversold readings in the past 5 years, SO typically gained 0.5% over the next day (median) and was higher 62% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.8% and +1.3%. An ordinary day: +0.0%. Among S&P 500 stocks after oversold readings, that ranks #170 of 496.
- 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 SO 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 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | +4.4% | #434 |
| one week | May 13, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | +7.0% | #479 |
| one month | Feb 2, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | +11.1% | #475 |
| 3 months | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 13, 2026 | +17.0% | #446 |
| 6 months | Jan 22, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | +18.1% | #427 |
| one year | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 8, 2026 | +15.5% | #402 |
Rank #479 for one week means 478 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 |
+0.3% | +1.0% | -5.2% | -13.8% | -12.7% | -7.9% |
| Best one single day Feb 18, 2026 |
-1.0% | +1.0% | +3.2% | +1.2% | -0.4% | +9.5% |
| Best one week May 13, 2025 |
-2.5% | -6.2% | -4.8% | -0.6% | -0.6% | +12.5% |
| Best one month Feb 2, 2026 |
-1.3% | 0.0% | +1.2% | -5.4% | -5.7% | +8.6% |
| Best 3 months Dec 12, 2025 |
-0.3% | -2.1% | -7.4% | -7.7% | -5.0% | +4.7% |
| Best 6 months Jan 22, 2025 |
-2.6% | +0.2% | -0.4% | -10.6% | +2.5% | +24.3% |
| Best one year Apr 8, 2025 |
-0.4% | -5.4% | -5.0% | +5.5% | -1.1% | +28.3% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.