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[DAILY TRADING] Alphabet, 24 June 2026 – Google Stock Falls 7% on AI Talent Exodus

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Vantage Updated Wed, 2026 June 24 08:17
[DAILY TRADING] Alphabet, 24 June 2026 – Google Stock Falls 7% on AI Talent Exodus

Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) is trading at $346.11 as of 07:00 UTC, 24 June 2026, on the Vantage GOOGL CFD. The stock remains under pressure after what CNBC described as its worst single session in over a year on 22 June, when shares fell roughly 7% after investors reacted to news that two senior AI researchers had departed for rival labs within 48 hours.[1]

Key points

  • Alphabet’s Google stock (GOOGL) shed roughly 7% on 22 June 2026 after Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer departed for OpenAI and Nobel Prize-winning DeepMind scientist John Jumper announced his move to Anthropic, erasing an estimated $250 billion in market capitalisation, as reported by CNBC and Bloomberg.[1]
  • On the 15-min Alphabet Inc. share price chart, GOOGL is trading marginally below the 15-min 200-period MA at $347.08, with RSI (14) at 41.23 as of 07:00 UTC, 24 June 2026, still recovering from an oversold dip on 22 June 2026.
  • Alphabet joins the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on 29 June 2026, replacing Verizon Communications. Q2 2026 earnings are scheduled for 28 July 2026.[2]

Google stock chart: what the 15-min setup shows

The 15-min GOOGL chart covering 3-24 June 2026 is dominated by a sharp vertical decline on 22 June 2026, when the Alphabet Inc. share price dropped from around $375 to a session low near $340-$341 before recovering. Since then, price has consolidated in the $345-$348 range.

As of 07:00 UTC on 24 June 2026, the session range on the Vantage GOOGL CFD is $346.08-$348.14. The 15-min 200-period MA sits at $347.08, just above current price. The 15-min 50-period MA is at $360.51, above price and gently sloping lower after a prolonged flat period, reflecting the broader pullback from the 18 May all-time high of $408.61.[3]

The RSI (14) reads 41.23, while its moving-average overlay is 45.10, per the TradingView setup used for this analysis. Both are sub-50, recovering from oversold levels near 20 during the 22 June 2026 selloff. Volume on the Vantage CFD feed was elevated on 22 June 2026 and has since normalised. Start trading share CFDs of the global companies here!

Google stock price chart as of June 24, 2026
Figure 1: Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) 15-min chart (TradingView, https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-GOOGL/) Accessed on 24 June 2026. Data indicative, for informational purposes only.

Alphabet Inc. news driving the selloff

On 18 June 2026, Noam Shazeer, VP of Engineering and Gemini co-lead, announced he was joining OpenAI.[4] Shazeer co-authored the 2017 paper “Attention Is All You Need,” which introduced the transformer architecture underpinning most modern large language models. Google had spent $2.7 billion on his return via the 2024 Character.AI acquisition, making his exit within two years particularly costly.

The next day, John Jumper, DeepMind VP and Engineering Fellow, announced his move to Anthropic.[5] Jumper won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for AlphaFold2. D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria described the two exits as “raising the concern that Google is losing the war for talent at the frontier of AI.”[6] The back-to-back departures sent the Google stock price down roughly 7% on 22 June.[1]

One positive development arrived on 23 June 2026: S&P Dow Jones Indices confirmed that Alphabet will replace Verizon in the DJIA before the open on 29 June 2026.[2] The addition reflects Alphabet’s scale across AI, cloud, and digital advertising and may bring passive fund flows as DJIA-tracking products rebalance.

Alphabet Inc. share price levels to watch

Reference levels from the Vantage GOOGL CFD, 15-min chart, as of 07:00 UTC, 24 June 2026. These are not trade signals.

ReferenceLevelNote
15-min 200-period MA$347.08Just above current price; price trading below as of 07:00 UTC
15-min 50-period MA$360.51Declining; well above current price
RSI (14)41.23Sub-50; recovering from ~20 oversold spike on 22 June
Intraday resistance~$347-348Cluster of recent highs since 23 June recovery
22 June session low~$340-341Formed during the AI-talent-driven selloff

Table 1: Key levels from Vantage GOOGL CFD 15-min chart. Source: TradingView. As of 07:00 UTC, 24 June 2026. Indicative only.

What to watch

  • DJIA inclusion, 29 June 2026: Alphabet replaces Verizon at the open. Passive fund flows may affect the Google stock price around the session open.
  • Q2 2026 earnings, 28 July 2026: Next major fundamental catalyst. Focus on Google Cloud growth, AI capex trajectory, and free cash flow.
  • EU AI Act high-risk obligations, August 2026: Broad high-risk AI compliance requirements apply from August 2026, directly relevant to Alphabet’s Gemini products.

The 22 June 2026 session saw the Alphabet Inc. share price swing from around $375 to a low near $340-$341 within hours. Intraday range assumptions are less reliable in this news-driven environment. Some traders may reference the 22 June 2026 session low and the 15-min 50-period MA at $347.08 when considering a Stop Loss when managing exposure. Correlated positions in NAS100 or other tech CFDs may amplify combined exposure during news-driven moves.

Leverage amplifies both potential returns and potential losses. With the 29 June 2026 DJIA transition and 28 July 2026 earnings on the horizon, revisiting position sizing relative to your account equity before each session is worth considering. Individual share CFDs can gap sharply in response to analyst commentary or research leadership announcements.

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References

[1] “Alphabet paces for worst day in a year after AI talent exits – CNBC” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/alphabet-goog-stock-ai-departures.html Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[2] “Alphabet Set to Join and Honeywell International to Remain in Dow Jones Industrial Average – S&P Dow Jones Indices via PR Newswire” https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alphabet-set-to-join-and-honeywell-international-to-remain-in-dow-jones-industrial-average-302808382.html Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[3] “Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Price and Overview – Stock Analysis” https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/googl/ Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[4] “Alphabet stock slides as Google loses two top AI researchers – Quartz” https://qz.com/alphabet-stock-google-ai-researchers-openai-anthropic-062226 Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[5] “Google takes the hit in AI’s talent war – Axios” https://www.axios.com/2026/06/23/ai-lab-agi-google-deepmind-departures Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[6] “Alphabet stock slides as Google loses two top AI researchers – Quartz” https://qz.com/alphabet-stock-google-ai-researchers-openai-anthropic-062226 Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[7] “Google Stock Dips as Alphabet Loses Top AI Talents and Faces Fresh Regulatory Storm – IBTimes UK” https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alphabet-stock-decline-ai-talent-regulatory-challenges-1804382 Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[8] “Alphabet added to Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon – CNBC” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/alphabet-verizon-dow-djia.html Accessed on 24 June 2026.

[9] “Alphabet shares drop after top DeepMind and Gemini researchers join rival AI firms – Axios” https://www.axios.com/2026/06/23/ai-lab-agi-google-deepmind-departures Accessed on 24 June 2026.

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