Article published Sep 28, 2026. Prices below use latest available snapshots.
DDOG Price Structure
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Datadog, Inc. is doing well: up 8.1% since June 29 and up 13.4% since August 28, 47.4% above its 200-day average, and up 85.0% over the past year. At the 2026-09-28 settled close, DDOG $268.70 was +15.0% versus its 20-day average and +13.4% over 30 days. The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-08-06); revenue was $1.12B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $826.8M, that is +35.6% year over year. The August Q2 beat still triggered a roughly 17% selloff; the market demands sustained usage growth, and the old $268 first target has now been reached. The standing call is 🟡 Wait for a new base. The prior $268 first target was reached at the September 28 close; no new entry or target is set until the setup is reassessed.
Quick Snapshot (as of 2026-09-28)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The call | 🟡 Wait for a new base. The prior $268 first target was reached at the September 28 close; no new entry or target is set until the setup is reassessed. |
| What it is | A cloud monitoring and security platform: infrastructure, application-performance, log and AI-workload observability, sold by usage to engineering teams. |
| Why now | Prior case (2026-09-23): AI workloads add telemetry, and the stock has recovered from a post-print drop in August. |
| Proof | Latest verified period ended 2026-06-30, filed 2026-08-06: revenue $1.12B. Prior case: The Q2 2026 print (August 6) beat on EPS, $0.65 against $0.58 expected, per the desk's August 6 event record. |
| Objection | The August Q2 beat still triggered a roughly 17% selloff; the market demands sustained usage growth, and the old $268 first target has now been reached. |
| Stock setup | The long trend remains intact; +15.0% versus the 20-day, +47.4% versus the 200-day, RSI 67.2. |
Action Matrix (reviewed 2026-09-28; levels are standing conditions)
Current status (2026-09-28): 🟡 Wait for a new base. The prior $268 first target was reached at the September 28 close; no new entry or target is set until the setup is reassessed. The listed levels below record the prior conditional plan and require a new review before use.
| Signal | If | Then |
|---|---|---|
| 🟡 Wait | A fresh base forms after the September 28 $268 target was reached | Reassess entry, stop and target from the new structure. |
| 🟡 Wait | Price stays extended well above the 20-day (about $229) | No entry on strength. |
| 🔴 Out | After an entry, a close below $219 | Back below the September 11 level; the repair failed. |
| 🟠 Target reached | $268, the July 31 close near the high | Reached at the $268.70 September 28 close; historical target, not an open objective. |
| 🔴 Thesis breaks | The November 5 print shows usage growth slowing again | The AI-observability tailwind is not reaching revenue. |
The Story Right Now (as of 2026-09-28)
Datadog, Inc. is doing well: up 8.1% since June 29 and up 13.4% since August 28, 47.4% above its 200-day average, and up 85.0% over the past year.
Data as of 2026-09-28 close: DDOG $268.7, RSI 67.2, strong-up, +15.0% vs SMA20, +47.4% vs SMA200, 7D +9.7%, 30D +13.4%, 1Y +85.0%, -8.2% from the 52-week high.
Condition check. The $268 first target was reached at the $268.70 close. The old $238–$246 pullback entry is no longer the current setup; wait for a new base and target assessment.
Business and mechanism. A cloud monitoring and security platform: infrastructure, application-performance, log and AI-workload observability, sold by usage to engineering teams.
Prior case (2026-09-23). AI workloads add telemetry, and the stock has recovered from a post-print drop in August.
Prior proof (2026-09-23). The Q2 2026 print (August 6) beat on EPS, $0.65 against $0.58 expected, per the desk's August 6 event record.
The countercase. The August Q2 beat still triggered a roughly 17% selloff; the market demands sustained usage growth, and the old $268 first target has now been reached.
Newest statement check. The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-08-06); revenue was $1.12B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $826.8M, that is +35.6% year over year.
Recent filing context. A September 25 Form 4 reports CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares after Class B conversion under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. This is planned insider activity rather than usage or revenue proof.
News and attention check. The news search for the latest move failed; the last completed search was on 2026-09-11. No company event for DDOG was recorded between September 24 and 28.
The call: 🟡 Wait for a new base. The prior $268 first target was reached at the September 28 close; no new entry or target is set until the setup is reassessed.
Extended analysis
Price Data (live)
Live values from the desk's settled-close summaries. They update with each close; the dated sections above keep the numbers of their own date.
| Metric | DDOG |
|---|---|
| As of (close) | 2026-10-16 |
| Price ($) | 247.11 |
| RSI (14) | 41.8 |
| vs SMA20 (%) | -8.1 |
| vs SMA50 (%) | 0 |
| vs SMA200 (%) | 29 |
| SMA20 ($) | 269.01 |
| SMA50 ($) | 247.1 |
| SMA200 ($) | 191.61 |
| 1D (%) | -7.19 |
| 7D (%) | -15.74 |
| 30D (%) | 7.07 |
| 3M (%) | -4.48 |
| 1Y (%) | 63.46 |
| 2Y (%) | 96.12 |
| 1Y vs S&P 500 (pts) | 47.93 |
| From 52-week high (%) | -17.82 |
Financial Proof
Filed-period check (as of 2026-09-28): The newest verified quarter ended 2026-06-30 and was filed 2026-08-06. Revenue was $1.12B. Source: SEC key financials. Dated historical tables below retain their own period basis.
The recent filed revenue series shows the direction of the business; missing cells are left unavailable.
| Period end | Revenue | YoY | Operating income | GAAP net income | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-31 | $611.3M | — | $12.0M | $42.6M | 2024-05-08 |
| 2024-06-30 | $645.3M | — | $12.6M | $43.8M | 2024-08-09 |
| 2024-09-30 | $690.0M | — | $20.3M | $51.7M | 2024-11-08 |
| 2025-03-31 | $761.6M | +24.6% | −$12.4M | $24.6M | 2025-05-07 |
| 2025-06-30 | $826.8M | +28.1% | −$35.5M | $2.6M | 2025-08-08 |
| 2025-09-30 | $885.7M | +28.4% | −$5.8M | $33.9M | 2025-11-07 |
Research Log
| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Initial deep dive: RSI 32, strong-down, SaaS capitulation thesis. |
| 2026-05-29 | DDOG $247.35, RSI 87.8, strong-up; +87.12% in 30D since the April 10 read. Prior bull target $380 blown through. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-06-16 | DDOG $231.11, RSI 57.7, neutral; +10.67% in 30D. Mean-reversion from RSI 87.8 peak — price down from $247 to $231, now -1.1% below SMA20. Consolidation zone. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-11 | DDOG $257.54, RSI 61.2, strong-up, golden cross confirmed; +11.4% since June 16 ($231.11), +9.95% 30D, +133.96% 3M, -7.59% from 52wkHi. Consolidation resolved higher, back above SMA20. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-17 | DDOG $258.69, RSI 57.7, strong-up; essentially flat vs 07/11, +16% 30D, +99.39% 3M, -7.18% from 52wkHi. Holding the gains, no divergence. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-25 | DDOG $246.86, RSI 49.5, pullback; -4.57% 7D, +10.87% 30D (moderated), +90.65% 3M (decaying), -12.31% from 52wkHi (widened). Gave back part of the July gains; golden cross intact. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-28 | DDOG $250.88, RSI 52.3, uptrend; -1.53% 7D (improved), +0.93% 30D (decelerated sharply), +87.25% 3M, -9.98% from 52wkHi (improved). Pullback stabilized, regime back to "uptrend"; golden cross intact. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-31 | DDOG $267.97, RSI 61.8, strong-up; 7D +8.55%; 30D +1.32%; 3M +90.69%; -3.87% from 52wk high. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-08 | DDOG $233.93, RSI 41.6, weak-down; 7D -12.70%; 30D -10.40%; 3M +16.87%; -3.26% from 52wk high. Earnings-driven: Q2 beat (EPS $0.65 vs $0.58) reported 08-06 but stock fell -17.4% across the print per the desk's event record. No filed quarter yet. |
| 2026-08-14 | DDOG $255.46, RSI 50.8, strong-up; 7D +9.20%; 30D -3.40%; 3M +22.83%; -13.83% from 52wk high. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-22 | DDOG $235.62, RSI 43.9, weak-down; 7D -7.76%; 30D -4.13%; 3M +5.98%; -19.51% from 52wk high. 1Y +82.44%, vs SMA200 +35.20%. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-28 | DDOG $236.98, RSI 46.9, weak-down; 7D +0.58%; 30D -10.30%; 3M -4.19%; -19.04% from 52wk high. 1Y +68.12%, vs SMA200 +35.0%. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-09-04 | DDOG $212.93, RSI 38.7, weak-down; 7D -10.14%; 30D -24.80%; 3M -9.05%; -27.26% from 52wk high. 1Y +61.58%, vs SMA200 +20.70%. News not pulled for this move (last fetched 2026-07-14, well before this window). |
| 2026-09-11 | DDOG $221.21, RSI 44.3, weak-down; 7D +3.89%; 30D -8.18%; 3M -3.78%; -24.43% from 52wk high. 1Y +58.97%, vs SMA200 +24.70%. News not pulled for this move (last fetched 2026-07-14, nearly two months stale); cause unknown. |
| 2026-09-18 | DDOG $229.92, RSI 48.9, weak-down; 7D +3.94%; 30D -1.54%; 3M +3.10%; -21.45% from 52wk high. 1Y +68.06%, vs SMA200 +28.3% — a deep pullback inside an intact long trend. Price reclaimed the 20-day (+1.6%); the 50-day at $243.63 is the next test. News not pulled for this move (last fetched 2026-09-11). Stock-events checked: none in this window. No newly filed period on disk this cycle. |
| 2026-09-23 | DDOG $251.49, RSI 60.0, +9.7% vs SMA20, 30D +11.39%. Retook the 50-day (+3.6%) on a +8.97% week; 1Y +82.92%, 1Y vs S&P 500 +67.14 pts, +39.2% vs the 200-day — intact trend, repair complete on the short averages. News not pulled for this move (last fetched 2026-09-11). Stock-events checked: none in the window; Q3 report scheduled 11-05. Filed-period check: newest quarter on disk is Q1 2026 (filed 2026-05-07); Q2 10-Q not on disk and not cited. |
| 2026-09-28 | DDOG $268.70, RSI 67.2, +15.0% vs SMA20, 30D +13.4%. The long trend remains intact; The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-08-06); revenue was $1.12B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $826.8M, that is +35.6% year over year. The news search for the latest move failed; the last completed search was on 2026-09-11. No company event for DDOG was recorded between September 24 and 28. |
Sources
- News receipt: latest (fetched 2026-09-11) — Datadog Q2 2026 results.
- Scheduled-event check: 2026-11-05-ddog-earnings (scheduled) and 2026-08-06-ddog-earnings (Q2 print); no DDOG row dated 2026-09-19 to 2026-09-23.
- Macro: CNBC, Fed delivers its first hike in three years (2026-09-16); Bloomberg, US bond-market slide deepens (2026-09-23); Bloomberg, biggest long-bond ETF hits record low (2026-09-23); CNBC, market sees next Fed hike in October (2026-09-23).
- market-pulse — sector-fund and S&P 500 30-day returns, September 23, 2026.
2026-09-28 refresh receipts
2026-09-28 settled-close receipt: *, DDOG row dated 2026-09-28; tape values above are bound to the current summary fields.
2026-09-28 financial-period check: income-statements and key-financials; newest verified 2026-06-30 period, filed 2026-08-06 (SEC XBRL direct quarter).
2026-09-28 news receipt check: latest, fetched 2026-09-11; receipt is not current; latest-session cause remains unassigned.
2026-09-28 stock-event scan:
research/stock-events/, no DDOG row dated 2026-09-24 through 2026-09-28.2026-09-28 primary filing check: A September 25 Form 4 reports CTO Alexis Le-Quoc sold 43,224 shares after Class B conversion under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. This is planned insider activity rather than usage or revenue proof. The Chrome CDP source-page capture is under 2026-09-28-raw.
2026-09-28 captured-follows scan: tweets has 0 September 24–28 document(s) tagging DDOG.
Retrospective social-search receipt (captured 2026-09-29): 2026-09-29-social-search-ddog; quality/attention check only, not a September 28 event or price source.
2026-09-29 browser discovery check for DDOG: news-discovery-google-sep29 (key
DDOG); search links only, not evidence of an event or of absence of news.