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What sector is CARG in and how do its peers look?

CARG is classified under Consumer Cyclical (Auto & Truck Dealerships). There are currently 132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers on Broken Stocks, with a median decline of 34.1%.

Where is CARG trading within its 52-week range?

CARG is currently at 30.35, which is 30.4% of the way from its 52-week low of 26.39 to its 52-week high of 39.42.

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Q: Why is CARG on Broken Stocks?

CARG qualifies for the Amber List on decline depth. It is down 23.0% from its rolling 252-day high of 39.42 set on 2026-01-12, 136 days ago. It also carries a Recovering badge, indicating a confirmed bullish structural signal has formed alongside the decline. Tiering is rules-based and reflects price action only — not company quality, management, or fundamentals.

Q: Is CARG a falling knife?

No. The falling-knife label usually implies a steep, severe drop — typically 30% or more from a fresh high. CARG is down 23.0% from its 52-week high, which qualifies for the Watch tier but is shallower than the falling-knife pattern. It's an early-stage decline rather than a sharp breakdown. Tiering is rules-based and reflects price action only — not company quality, management, or fundamentals.

Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships · mid-cap ($2.5B)

-23.0%

from rolling 252-day high of $39.42 set 2026-01-12 · 136d ago

Current

$30.35

Decline depth

-23.0%

Decline σ

7.4σ

TFC

1/5 bearish

Rolling 252-day high Up day Down day Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca

Since tracking began

$CARG has been tracked since 2026-03-01. It was down 20.6% from its 52-week high then — now down -23.0%.

That's 9.5 percentage points deeper than the day it joined.

Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-03-02 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.

Structural break signals

CARG qualifies for the Amber List on decline depth.

Decline depth

-23.0%

From rolling 252-day high of $39.42, 136d ago. Past the 20% Watch threshold.

Time-frame continuity

1/5 bearish

Latest bar across daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly time frames. A bar counts as bearish when it's a 2-Down or a red 3.

Decline sigma

7.4σ

Drop from local high over the last 20 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (3.39% per day). Past the ≥6σ Amber threshold.

The structural read

What price action says about CARG.

CARG qualifies for the Amber List on decline depth — down -23.0% from its rolling 252-day high.

Cross-confirmation: decline sigma also reads 7.4σ over 20 bars.

Alongside that decline, our proprietary engine has flagged a confirmed bullish structural signal on one or more time frames — moderate or strong time-frame-continuity (TFC) alignment — so the ticker also carries a Recovering badge. The two readings coexist: the tier tells you how deep the damage is, the Recovering badge tells you whether momentum may be turning. Recovering is not a buy signal; it's a structural read.

Broken Stocks stops here — it flags the structure, it doesn't build the upside case. Working out whether CARG's turn is investable is what our sister tool does: ConvictionEdge — triple-engine conviction research on names showing a recovery signal.

Upstream TFC read: moderate alignment, current phase daily. Last bar types — daily 2U (green), weekly 2U (green), monthly 2D (red).

Earnings on file: 2026-05-07. Tiering is unaffected by earnings dates — listings reflect price structure only.

52-week range

52W low $26.39 30.4% of range 52W high $39.42

Sector context · Consumer Cyclical

132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers are on Broken Stocks.

50 Red List

40 Amber

42 Watch

-34.1% Median decline

Worst in sector: FLUT (-69.5%). Least-bad: ZUMZ (-20.1%). See all Consumer Cyclical listings →

Questions about CARG

What people ask.

Why is CARG on Broken Stocks?

CARG qualifies for the Amber List on decline depth. It is down -23.0% from its rolling 252-day high of $39.42, set on 2026-01-12 — 136d ago. It additionally carries a Recovering badge — see below.

What does the Recovering badge mean for CARG?

Recovering means our proprietary engine has flagged a confirmed bullish structural signal on one or more time frames (moderate or strong time-frame continuity). It coexists with the decline tier — CARG is still Amber List because the rolling-252-day decline hasn't healed, but a bullish setup has formed inside that decline. The two readings answer different questions: the tier tells you how deep the damage is; the Recovering badge tells you whether momentum may be turning. It's not a buy recommendation.

Is CARG a falling knife?

No. The falling-knife label usually implies a steep, severe drop — typically 30% or more from a fresh high. CARG is down -23.0% from its 52-week high, which qualifies for the Watch tier but is shallower than the falling-knife pattern. It's an early-stage decline rather than a sharp breakdown.

Is CARG a buy?

Broken Stocks does not issue buy or sell recommendations. The list is a rules-based technical warning system. It tracks structural decline depth and recency — not company quality, management, fundamentals, or news. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor.

Where is CARG trading inside its 52-week range?

At $30.35, CARG sits 30.4% of the way from its 52-week low ($26.39) to its 52-week high ($39.42). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.

How fast has CARG been declining?

The current 23.0% decline accrued over 136d, which annualizes to roughly -61.7% per year. Annualized pace is a sanity check — a 30% decline in three months is a different signal than a 30% decline over two years.

How does CARG compare to its sector?

There are 132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers on Broken Stocks: 50 Red, 40 Amber, 42 Watch, with 83 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -34.1% — CARG's decline is shallower than the sector median.

Does CARG's earnings date affect its tier?

No. Tiering is decided purely by decline depth and recency of the rolling-high date. The earnings date on file (2026-05-07) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.

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CARGCarGurus, Inc.

$CARG has been tracked since 2026-03-01. It was down 20.6% from its 52-week high then — now down -23.0%.

CARG qualifies for the Amber List on decline depth.

What price action says about CARG.

132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers are on Broken Stocks.

Closest decliners to CARG

What people ask.