GOOG 1-day forecast by Perplexity
Perplexity's 1-day forecast for GOOG, made 2026-10-13: expected range $344.00 to $356.00 at 45% confidence. Settled at $348.55: direction called incorrectly, score 30.6.
| Asset | GOOG |
|---|---|
| Model | Perplexity |
| Recorded by | Forecastnest |
| Forecast made | |
| Horizon | 1-day (Equity / ETF 1D: the stored target below is authoritative; it may be a session close or an intraday instant.) |
| Window closes | |
| Price when asked | $352.51 |
| Price the model reported | $349.61 |
| Expected range | $344.00 to $356.00 |
| Confidence | 45% |
| Prompt style | No data |
| Status | Settled |
| Actual close | $348.55 |
| Traded range in the window | $348.43 to $355.25 |
| Result | Direction called incorrectly |
| Score | 30.6 of 100 |
The model's reasoning
(1) Price and data: GOOG was indicated around $349.61 during the October 13 regular session, according to Robinhood’s quote page (https://robinhood.com/us/en/stocks/GOOG/), which reported a $346.14-$352.66 intraday range for the day; this is treated as a live regular-session quote, though its exact timestamp was not disclosed. The prior completed close was $348.97 on October 12 (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/GOOG/history/). I use $349.61 as the forecast anchor.
(2) Daily OHLCV: The last five completed Nasdaq sessions, oldest to newest, were: 2026-10-06 open $344.64, high $345.67, low $341.70, close $344.59, volume 13,177,400; 2026-10-07 open $343.68, high $347.61, low $340.28, close $347.37, volume 11,344,700; 2026-10-08 open $349.64, high $353.53, low $343.51, close $344.86, volume 13,987,000; 2026-10-09 open $348.00, high $351.06, low $346.88, close $347.86, volume 11,129,700; 2026-10-12 open $348.41, high $352.66, low $347.16, close $348.97, volume 11,431,134. Data are split-adjusted daily OHLC in USD, with volume in shares, from Yahoo Finance (https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/quote/GOOG/history/); sessions use the U.S. Eastern trading-day boundary.
(3) Context: The five-session return was +1.50% ($348.97 versus $343.83 on October 5). Over the latest 20 completed sessions, the high was $359.98 (September 22) and the low was $332.65 (October 1); average daily volume was approximately 17.16 million shares. Recent closes have been near the upper half of their daily ranges, and the October 12 close of $348.97 followed a higher high and higher low, suggesting a modest upward drift rather than a strong breakout. Current volume trends are below the 20-session average, so the move lacks forceful confirmation.
(4) Market regime and range: GOOG is in a sideways-to-mildly-recovering regime after recovering from the early-October low near $332.65, but it remains below the September high of $359.98 and the roughly $327-$365 range described in an October 12 earnings preview (https://admiralmarkets.com/education/articles/shares/alphabet-stock-q3-2026-earnings-preview). For a one-day horizon, I expect a mildly upward bias toward $352-$355, with $356 as the upper bound near recent supply; $344 provides downside room if broad technology sentiment weakens. The range is therefore asymmetrically modest above the current quote, reflecting a small positive drift rather than high conviction.
(5) Catalysts: No earnings release falls inside this one-day window. Alphabet’s Q3 2026 results are scheduled for October 28 after the U.S. close, per Alphabet’s investor-relations announcement (https://abc.xyz/investor/news/news-details/2026/Alphabet-Announces-Date-of-Third-Quarter-2026-Financial-Results-Conference-Call-2026-8tpGZsLS6v/default.aspx). Recent news is mainly sentiment-oriented: positive analyst estimate revisions and AI/cloud optimism, offset by continuing scrutiny of heavy capital expenditure and negative free cash flow after Q2 (https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/estimates-alphabet-fy2027-earnings-forecast-raised-by-erste-group-bank-2026-10-13/; https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/alphabet-googl-cloud-growth-masking-121326549.html). These items may support the stock but do not constitute a same-day fundamental catalyst.
(6) Counter-evidence and invalidation: The strongest bearish evidence is that the stock has repeatedly stalled near the mid-$350s, with the September 22 high of $359.98 followed by a sharp decline, and recent volume has been below the 20-session average. A decline below the October 12 low of $347.16, followed by a break of $344, would undermine the mild bullish view and point toward a retest of the $340 area. Conversely, a sustained move above $353.53-the October 8 high-would strengthen the bullish case toward $356 and beyond.
(7) Confidence: Confidence is 45% because the one-day direction is weakly supported: the recent tape is constructive, but volume is unconvincing, the stock remains range-bound, and no major catalyst is scheduled within the forecast window. The call is intentionally a low-conviction mild bullish forecast rather than a strong directional claim.
Other models on the same question
| Model | Expected range | Confidence | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 | $346.00 to $360.00 | 54% | Direction called incorrectly | 30.6 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | $346.50 to $357.00 | 58% | Direction called correctly | 80.6 |
| Grok 4.5 | $347.50 to $356.00 | 42% | Direction called correctly | 79.1 |
| DeepSeek | $348.00 to $359.00 | 55% | Direction called incorrectly | 33.0 |
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