Guide
Google levels explained: previous close, pre-market, VWAP and POC
The levels Google traders mark every day are the previous regular session's high, low and close, the pre-market high and low, the gap between the close and the next open, the week's open, VWAP and the volume point of control. On Swiftedge they sit next to the largest order book walls on the Google perpetual, which trades around the clock while the stock does not. They are reference prices, not predictions.
The levels, one by one
Previous session high, low and close. For a stock, the previous day is the regular session from 09:30 to 16:00 ET, not the 24 hours of the perpetual. Its high and low are the range the market agreed on with the most participants; the close is the price most traders and funds mark their positions to.
Pre-market high and low. Trading from 04:00 to 09:30 ET sets an early range on thin volume. At the open, price often tests one side of it; whether the test is absorbed or runs through is more useful than the level itself.
The gap. The difference between the previous close and the next open. Gaps are larger after news outside the regular session, above all after results. The perpetual trades through the night, so on the Google perpetual the gap appears as an overnight move rather than a jump.
Week open. The first regular-session price of the week. It splits the week into above and below.
VWAP and POC. The volume-weighted average price and the price where most volume traded. Price far from VWAP often drifts back toward it during quiet hours; the POC is where buyers and sellers agreed most.
What is different about Google
The Google perpetual follows Alphabet's Class A shares (GOOGL), which carry votes; the Class C shares (GOOG) trade separately at a slightly different price. Alphabet usually reports after the US close in late January or early February, and in late April, July and October. Levels set before results often matter less afterwards: the after-hours reaction can move the price far outside the previous range, and new levels form around it.
Swiftedge began recording the Google perpetual in November 2026. Once there are enough trading days, this guide will count how often each level came into play, as US 100 levels explained does for the US 100.
Where to see them live
Google levels today lists these levels with the largest order book walls and is rebuilt every two minutes, and Google trading sessions gives pre-market, the regular session and after-hours in your time zone.
Common questions
What are the most important Google levels?
The previous regular session's high, low and close, the pre-market high and low, the week's open, VWAP and the POC; on Swiftedge they sit next to the largest order book walls on Google levels today.
Why does the previous day end at 16:00 ET for Google?
Because the stock's regular session closes at 4:00 PM ET. The perpetual trades on, but the regular session is when most shares change hands, so its high, low and close are the reference.
Are levels predictions?
No. They are prices where trading or resting size was; how price behaves there is what matters.