Decline depth
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Not currently in the rolling-252-day ≥20% decline universe.
Watch
LACLithium Americas Corp.
4.9σ
decline sigma — volatility-normalized move (typical daily 3.88%)
Current
$2.97
Decline depth
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Decline σ
4.9σ
TFC
2/5 bearish
Rolling 252-day high
Up day
Down day
Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca
Since it joined the list
$LAC landed on the list 2026-03-02, down 51.3% from its 52-week high that day — now $2.97.
That's 18.9 percentage points deeper than the day it joined. It bottomed 74.2% below that high along the way.
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
LAC qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma.
Time-frame continuity
2/5 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
4.9σ
Drop from local high over the last 5 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (3.88% per day).
Past the ≥4σ Watch threshold.
The structural read
What price action says about LAC.
LAC qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma — the recent drop measures 4.9σ over a 5-bar window. Sigma scales the move by the stock's own typical daily volatility, so a small percentage drop in a normally-quiet name can land here when the bigger players miss it on a pure-percent threshold.
Questions about LAC
What people ask.
Why is LAC on Broken Stocks?
LAC qualifies for the Watch on decline sigma. The recent drop measures 4.9σ over a 5-bar window — large enough that even a small percentage drop is structurally significant given the stock's typical day-to-day volatility (3.88%).
Is LAC a falling knife?
LAC is on Broken Stocks for time-frame continuity or decline-sigma reasons rather than headline depth, so the falling-knife label doesn't cleanly apply. The phrase usually requires a meaningful percentage drop from a fresh high. See the structural break signals above for the axis that actually triggered the listing.
Is LAC 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 LAC trading inside its 52-week range?
At $2.97, LAC sits 8.1% of the way from its 52-week low ($2.67) to its 52-week high ($6.36). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.