Roblox Is Up 21% in October: Will Earnings Derail the RBLX Stock Rally?
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Roblox has surged 21% in October even as a short seller publishes damning claims about fake users and broken parental controls. With earnings due after the close, bulls and bears need very different proof from the same quarterly report.
Directly affected
- RBLX Roblox+12.2% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR+9.1% 16d
Technology Select Sector SPDR holds the technology sector that Roblox belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- MSFT Microsoft+6.8% 30d
Microsoft is a peer of Roblox in prepackaged software; rivals often move on the same news.
- PLTR Palantir Technologies+11.7% 30d
Palantir Technologies is a peer of Roblox in prepackaged software; rivals often move on the same news.
- ORCL Oracle-4.2% 30d
Oracle is a peer of Roblox in prepackaged software; rivals often move on the same news.
- CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings+19.4% 15d
CrowdStrike Holdings is a peer of Roblox in prepackaged software; rivals often move on the same news.
- SHOP Shopify+30.9% 30d
Shopify is a peer of Roblox in prepackaged software; rivals often move on the same news.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBLX | +1.23% | +2.07% | base | -2.66% | after close | after close | after close |
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| MSFTNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PLTRNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ORCLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRWDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHOPNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Roblox Is Up 21% in October: Will Earnings Derail the RBLX Stock Rally? 24/7 Wall St.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBLX | that day | -2.66% | final price |
| RBLX | three days earlier | +2.07% | final price |
| RBLX | five days earlier | +1.23% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Roblox (RBLX), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Roblox (RBLX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 66 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Roblox (RBLX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 80 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 66 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 17 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Palantir Technologies (PLTR), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 10 Aug 2026. That is 80 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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