Structural Tier
Current pivot zone 476.25 – 512.76. The closing price of 532.60 is 3.87% above the upper boundary of the pivot zone.
Permanent sample · Data as of 2026-10-26 close
NASDAQ · Information Technology · Assessment based on the October 26, 2026 close · Assessment period 20 trading days · Data as of 2026-10-26 ET
Current pivot zone 476.25 – 512.76. The closing price of 532.60 is 3.87% above the upper boundary of the pivot zone.
Historical sample statistics: sample size N=243; not indicative of the future.
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Three-Tier Determination
Current pivot zone 476.25 – 512.76. The closing price of 532.60 is 3.87% above the upper boundary of the pivot zone.
Of nine independent methods, three are neutral and six are positive. Trend, position, and momentum categories are all aligned to the upside.
Weekly GMMA shows bullish separation, with the close above the weekly MA40 at 436.27, in the same direction as the daily trend. The conditional test of the weekly state (shifted control) falls at the 38th percentile and provides no additional directional information.
Among 5,488 sample bars, the current fingerprint occurs 243 times. The 20-day sample mean is +0.43%, below the full-sample baseline of +1.46%, and the randomized control test falls at the 0th percentile. Performance on fingerprint days is significantly lower.
With the same sample and observation period, the sample-weighted means of the three bullish-scenario specifications range from +0.01R to +0.08R; those of the two bearish-scenario specifications range from −0.03R to +0.03R.
Research source:Original report · 2026-10-26
segments and pivot-zone demarcation, used to define range boundaries and structural invalidation points.
The current pivot zone is formed by five segments, range476.25 – 512.76, with a volatility high/low of 551.15 / 377.94. The closing price of 532.60 is 19.84 dollars above the upper boundary of the pivot zone.
Four independent methodologies — trend, position, momentum, and volume — each with its own independent verification basis, not referencing one another.
Framework readings, basis date 2026-10-26
Trend, position, relative strength, and structure are recalculated on the weekly timeframe to define the higher-timeframe context for the daily readings.
Weekly bars use the close of the last trading day of each week, covering 1,139 weeks. The current week is incomplete; its final bar temporarily uses the basis-date close.
Weekly readings, basis date 2026-10-26
Weekly GMMA shows bullish separation, with the close above the weekly MA40; daily GMMA shows bullish separation, with the close above MA200. Both timeframes trend upward in the same direction. The last weekly stroke is upward: it starts on 2026-07-24 (376.68) and ends on 2026-10-16 (551.15), a change of +46.3%; the reference-date close is −3.4% relative to the endpoint.
Condition definition: weekly GMMA shows bullish separation and the close is above the weekly MA40. Each trading day uses only weekly information available on that date; an incomplete week temporarily uses that day's close. Sample period 2005-01-03 to 2026-10-26, with qualifying observations on 3,501 days.
Weekly state condition test: subsequent 20-day price changes
The weekly state provides no additional directional information; the readings in this section only define the context in which the daily is situated.
With the same sample and observation period, the sample-weighted means of the three bullish-scenario specifications range from +0.01R to +0.08R; those of the two bearish-scenario specifications range from −0.03R to +0.03R.
Encode the current state as a fingerprint, test its distribution of subsequent price changes in historical samples, and compare maximum adverse movement, maximum favorable movement and the width of the hypothetical invalidation boundary.
Fingerprint definition: bullish GMMA + close above the quarter-anchored VWAP + 60-day relative strength ahead of SPY + volume z ≥ 1. Sample period 2005-01-03 to 2026-10-26, covering 5,488 daily bars, with matching observations on 243 days.
Subsequent price changes on fingerprint days, compared with the full-sample benchmark
Path statistics — tracked over 20 trading days starting from the next day's open
Distribution of sample-weighted means for the same sample and observation period
Using 532.60 as the scenario baseline, determine which price level is reached first on each path across the 243 fingerprint observations.
Bullish-scenario path test Scenario baseline 532.60
Invalidation boundary · Comparison boundary · Boundary distance ratio · Comparison boundary reached first · Invalidation boundary reached first · Not touched within 20 days · Sample-weighted mean · 514.50 · 551.64 · 1.05 · 42.0% · 41.2% · 16.9% · +0.03R · 502.44 · 551.64 · 0.63 · 49.0% · 22.6% · 28.4% · +0.08R · 502.44 · 561.30 · 0.95 · 29.2% · 26.7% · 44.0% · +0.01R · Sample-weighted mean = boundary distance ratio × comparison-boundary-first rate − 1R × invalidation-boundary-first rate, excluding transaction costs and slippage.
The sample-weighted mean is positive in all three specifications. For historical observations with an invalidation boundary of 502.44 and a comparison boundary of 551.64, the boundary-distance ratio is 0.63, the rate of reaching the comparison boundary first is 49.0%, and the sample-weighted mean is +0.08R. All three specifications are historical statistics, not a basis for selecting a specification.
Using 532.60 as the scenario baseline, with the same sample and observation period.
Bearish-scenario path test Scenario baseline 532.60
Invalidation boundary · Comparison boundary · Boundary distance ratio · Comparison boundary reached first · Invalidation boundary reached first · Not touched within 20 days · Sample-weighted mean · 551.64 · 514.50 · 0.95 · 41.2% · 42.0% · 16.9% · −0.03R · 561.30 · 514.50 · 0.63 · 46.1% · 25.9% · 28.0% · +0.03R · Excludes the bearish scenario's cost assumptions and transaction costs.
The following are conditions for a status change, not position guidance.
The following are conditions for a status change, not position guidance.
Research source:Original report · 2026-10-26
For the next session, these dated objective conditions frame the checks on price, volume and weekly state. The source requires recalculation when a condition is triggered. The source does not provide the next session’s event timetable; no event outcome is inferred.
The following are conditions for a status change, not position guidance.
Research source:Original report · 2026-10-26