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Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) — closed signal from October 5, 2025

Target reached Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on January 3, 2026.

Predicted vs. what happened

GOOGL price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$242.68 – $245.68Entry zone — fair-value band

$245.19Published — price the day we called it

$289.13Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$328.62Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$315.15Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Target reached

Reached its target in 25 days.

Peak price

$328.62

peak on November 25, 2025 — not a realized return

Peak gain

+34%

peak, from the publication price

Window close

$315.15

end-of-window price, context only

Days to target

Window

October 5, 2025 – January 3, 2026

The thesis — published October 5, 2025

Predicted growth

+18%

over the measurement window

Target price

$289.13

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$242.68 – $245.68

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$245.19

published October 5, 2025

Confidence

70%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Alphabet's stock looks beaten down, which can set up a bounce. A court case about its ad tools may change how ads are sold, so headlines can swing the price. Short-term strength is soft, but if more parts of the market firm up, that can help. Keep positions modest. Over the next 0-3 months, clearer rules and steady progress in AI and cloud could lift shares. Main risks are legal news and worries that the stock may be priced richly.

Primary drivers

Price fell hard recently, yet investor mood and interest remain strong.
Court case about ad tools could change how ads run, causing sharp swings.
The company keeps delivering in AI and cloud, supporting steady progress.
As a long-time winner, it often attracts steady buying from large funds.

How it played out

GOOGL: target reached in 25 days

Lyra published GOOGL at $245.19 with an expected 18% short-term rise to $289.13. The thesis pointed to a beaten-down stock, strong investor interest, possible swings from the ad tools court case, progress in artificial intelligence and cloud, and steady buying from large funds. It also named legal news and valuation worries as risks.

Inside the window, the stock reached the target in 25 days. It later peaked at $328.62 on 2025-11-25, with a peak gain of 34%. It ended the window at $315.15. The published thesis played out, and the move went beyond the target.

What happened during the window

On October 29, 2025, Alphabet reported its first $100 billion revenue quarter, with $102.35 billion in third-quarter revenue and Google Cloud revenue of $15.16 billion. On November 18, 2025, Google launched Gemini 3 and made it available through Search's artificial intelligence mode and other products.

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