Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLX) Price Insights: Volatility, Support & Resistance, Streaks & Historical Returns
AMLX last closed at $34.74, 84% of the way through its 52-week range of $9.38 to $39.66. Uptrend, price above a rising 50-day average. Volatility is currently unusually wild for this stock, at the 98th percentile of its own recent range. It is on a 1-day down streak.
Measured against its own trading history, not the broader market, so you're seeing what's actually unusual for this stock specifically. See if short sellers are involved →
Which way the stock is leaning right now, across a short-term streak and a longer-term trend signal.
Over the past 10 trading days, AMLX has risen a net +54.5%. In the most recent session, volume fell by about 627.4K shares to 1.36M shares, roughly 47.31M in traded value. That combination, rising price on lighter volume, can point to weakening conviction behind the move, something some traders watch as an early divergence warning.
Over the past 60 trading days, AMLX has been in the upper part of a moderate rising trend. If this trend and AMLX's typical volatility continue, a statistical extrapolation points to roughly a +50.8% move over the next 3 months, landing between $23.77 and $80.98 about 90% of the time under that assumption. This is an extrapolation of recent conditions, not a forecast, trends and volatility both change without warning.
AMLX moved -6.6% on Aug 28, 2026. Here's how unusual that is, and what's followed similar moves before.
| After similar days... | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Next day | +0.8% | 56% (n=110) |
| Next 5 days | +2.6% | 53% (n=110) |
| Next 20 days | +4.6% | 50% (n=109) |
A quick visual read on how close the stock is trading to its yearly high or low.
All-time high/low and every % figure on this page use prices adjusted for stock splits and dividends, so they stay comparable across the stock's full history.
Price levels AMLX has repeatedly turned at over the last 2 years, and where it has spent most of its recent trading history.
Highlighted bar marks the price band AMLX is in right now. Longer bars are price levels the stock has spent more time at, often described as "value areas." (This histogram uses full history; support/resistance above is recent-only.)
| Up streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 55% (n=140) |
| 3 days | 47% (n=77) |
| 4 days | 50% (n=36) |
| 5+ days | 59% (n=17) |
| Down streak reaches... | Extended further |
|---|---|
| 2 days | 50% (n=137) |
| 3 days | 46% (n=67) |
| 4 days | 39% (n=31) |
| 5+ days | 67% (n=12) |
If you'd bought AMLX on any random day in its history and held for N days, here's what typically happened, including the rough downside case.
| Hold for | Avg return | Win rate | Rough downside (bottom 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.3% | 50% | -4.9% |
| 1 week | +1.4% | 50% | -10.2% |
| 2 weeks | +2.7% | 51% | -15.4% |
| 1 month | +5.3% | 53% | -21.9% |
| 3 months | +17.1% | 54% | -43.3% |
| 6 months | +38.9% | 57% | -84.5% |
AMLX has had 28 single-day moves of at least +12.6% on record (roughly twice its typical daily swing). Here's what followed, historically.
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | -0.7% | 43% (n=21) |
| 5 days | +0.5% | 52% (n=21) |
| 10 days | +4.8% | 55% (n=20) |
| Next | Avg return | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.2% | 57% (n=7) |
| 5 days | +7.9% | 43% (n=7) |
| 10 days | +3.9% | 43% (n=7) |
A historical pattern in AMLX's own price data, not a prediction, small sample sizes (low "n") mean less reliable signal.
How often AMLX opens at least 1% away from the prior close, and how quickly price trades back to fill that gap.
Every daily return on record, bucketed. Taller bars at the edges mean bigger, more frequent extreme days than a "typical" stock.
Trailing 1-year annualized volatility: 100.1%. Average intraday range: 7.4%, a rough gauge for sizing stops. Day categories are relative to AMLX's own median daily move, not a fixed threshold.
Days where volume ran at least 2x the trailing 30-day average, often institutional activity or a news-driven move. 8 in the last 90 days. Today's volume is running at 0.5x the 30-day average.
| Date | Volume | vs 30-day avg | Price move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | 4.64M | 2.1x | -2.52% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 8.54M | 4.3x | +2.75% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 8.26M | 4.7x | +80.12% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 3.54M | 2.0x | +5.17% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | 3.56M | 2.6x | +2.01% |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 3.50M | 2.7x | +2.59% |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.92M | 2.4x | +4.11% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 2.24M | 2.2x | +8.41% |
How deep this stock's corrections have run, and how long they've taken to climb back.
| Peak | Trough | Decline | Recovered | Days to recover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | -15.2% | Jan 24, 2023 | 23 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | -13.4% | Nov 25, 2022 | 13 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | May 11, 2022 | -79.2% | Oct 10, 2022 | 104 |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Feb 11, 2022 | -17.6% | Feb 18, 2022 | 5 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Jan 21, 2022 | -13.0% | Jan 31, 2022 | 6 |
Return by month, every year on record, plus average by weekday. Context, not a trading signal on its own; small sample sizes here too.
| Year | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 3 | -9 | 11 | -10 | 28 | 13 | 72 | ||||
| 2025 | -7 | -4 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 36 | -1 | 10 | -15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | -85 | -33 | -11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 50 | 76 | -2 | -32 |
| 2023 | 9 | -12 | -14 | -1 | -13 | -12 | 12 | -8 | -16 | -10 | -17 | 4 |
| 2022 | 28 | 41 | -54 | -30 | -3 | 125 | 39 | -2 | 20 | 20 | 7 | -6 |
Cell = that month's return (%), rounded. Darker green = stronger gain, darker red = deeper loss.
Comparing 2026's price path so far to every other full year on record, ranked by how closely they tracked. What happened for the rest of those years:
Similarity is based on the shape of the price path, not the cause, years can look alike for very different reasons. Context, not a forecast.
Does AMLX grind up and drop fast, or climb in bursts and fade slowly? The shape of its up days vs down days tells you.
Straight, sourced answers, the kind of questions traders actually type into a search bar or ask an AI assistant.
What is AMLX's 52-week high and low?
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLX)'s 52-week high is $39.66, set on Aug 20, 2026. Its 52-week low is $9.38, set on Aug 29, 2025. It last closed at $34.74.
Is AMLX more volatile than usual right now?
AMLX's short-term volatility is unusually wild, sitting at the 98th percentile of its own 1-2 year range.
What happens after AMLX has a big move?
Looking at AMLX's 28 single-day moves of +12.6% or more: after a big up day, it has averaged +0.5% over the next 5 sessions (52% positive). After a big down day, it has averaged +7.9% over the next 5 sessions (43% positive).
How long does AMLX usually take to recover from a drop?
Across 5 drawdowns of 10% or more on record, AMLX has taken an average of 30 trading days to climb back to its prior high. It is currently -96.0% below its Jan 27, 2023 peak and has not yet recovered.
Does AMLX have a seasonal pattern?
Historically, June has been AMLX's strongest month, averaging +35.7% and finishing positive in 80% of years. March has been the weakest, averaging -28.9%. This is a historical pattern, not a guarantee.
What is AMLX's longest winning streak?
AMLX's longest winning streak on record is 9 trading days, from Oct 30, 2024 to Nov 11, 2024, a combined gain of +38.7%. Its longest losing streak is 10 days.
How often do AMLX's price gaps get filled?
AMLX has gapped up at least 1% on 222 occasions, filling that gap within 5 sessions 86% of the time. It has gapped down at least 1% on 184 occasions, filling within 5 sessions 90% of the time.
Where is AMLX trading relative to its all-time high?
AMLX is trading -15.1% from its all-time high of $40.93 (Jan 27, 2023). Its current price is higher than 93% of all closing prices in its history on record.