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Closelook@Charts

Datadog — A Record Despite the AI Scare

11 October 2026 · 1:13 · Thomas Look

Datadog closed at a record on 9 October, 293.26, up 186% from its 23 February low — when investors feared AI agents from Anthropic and others could take over part of its job. Its rival Dynatrace hit a 52-week high the same day. The falling line, the 5 March break, the rising channel, the August record at 288, where the desk stands and what would change the read. Narration: AI voice.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:11 The AI scare and the low
  3. 0:28 The channel and the record
  4. 0:40 The rival rose too
  5. 0:45 Where the desk stands
  6. 0:56 What would change the read

Transcript

0:00 Datadog closed at a record on 9 October.

0:05 Closelook@Charts: one stock, one chart, one read.

0:11 One year of Datadog. The low came on 23 February, at 103.

0:17 Investors feared AI agents from Anthropic and others would take over part of its job.

0:24 On 5 March it broke above its falling line.

0:27 Since then: up 186% in 33 weeks, inside a rising channel.

0:34 On 9 October it broke through the August record at 288.

0:40 Its rival Dynatrace hit a 52-week high the same day.

0:45 The desk added Datadog in Hypergrowth in May, and trimmed it in AI Buildout.

0:51 It sits in our wikifolio AI Cycle 2030 at 2%.

0:56 Back below 288, it would be under the August record again.

1:01 Next test: results on 5 November.

1:05 The full chart and the record: closelook.net/indices/stock/ddog

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Research diary, not investment advice. Figures as stated in the video, to the date shown.