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VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Actual market date: 2026-10-21 · Available

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$524.52

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Source: yfinance. Split/dividend-adjusted OHLC; source volume. Missing sessions are not filled.

Stage 2

Available

Market date: 2026-10-21 · Matched

Condition	Result
C1 · Price > SMA150 and SMA200	Pass
C2 · SMA150 > SMA200	Pass
C3 · SMA200 rising over 20 sessions	Pass
C4 · SMA50 > SMA150 and SMA200	Pass
C5 · Price > SMA50	Pass
C6 · Price > 52-week low × 1.25	Pass
C7 · Price > 52-week high × 0.75	Pass
C8 · 126-session return > SPY on aligned dates	Pass

Saved measurements

price: 524.52
sma50: 522.37
sma150: 479.12
sma200: 476.84
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
pct from high: -6.00
pct from low: 28.10
pct above sma200: 10.00
pct above sma50: 0.40
stock return 6m: 19.80
spy return 6m: 9.30
passed: 8.00
total: 8.00
trend power: 69.00
chg 5d: 5.20
chg 20d: 1.60
sma50 slope: 1.91
support sma50: 522.37
support sma150: 479.12
support sma200: 476.84

Contraction candidates

Available

Market date: 2026-10-21 · Not matched

Condition	Result
C1 · 52-week drawdown ≥ −25%	Pass
C2 · 20-session drawdown ≥ −10%	Pass
C3 · Bandwidth percentile ≤ 25	Not met
C4 · Volume ratio < 0.75; ≥4/5 dry days	Not met
C5 · SMA50 rising over 20 sessions	Pass
C6 · Within 3% of SMA10	Not met

Saved measurements

price: 524.52
passed: 3.00
total: 6.00
vcp score: 45.00
days in stage2: 0.00
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
sma50: 522.37
sma150: 479.12
sma10: 505.37
chg 5d: 5.20
chg 20d: 1.60
pct from 52w high: -6.00
pct from 20d high: -0.60
bbw: 9.06
bbw percentile: 43.00
vol ratio: 1.34
vol dry days: 0.00
sma50 slope: 1.91
pct from sma10: 3.80
sma10: 505.37

Countertrend watch

Available

Market date: 2026-10-21 · Not matched

Condition	Result
C1 · Within −15% / +10% of SMA200	Pass
C2 · Trend quality or prior Stage2 entry	Pass
C3 · 52-week drawdown ≤ −15%	Not met
C4 · 20-session drawdown ≤ −8%	Not met
C5 · Within 3% of support	Pass
C6 · RSI oversold or bullish divergence	Not met
C7 · Volume ratio < 0.6	Not met
C8 · MACD bullish divergence	Pass

Saved measurements

price: 524.52
passed: 4.00
total: 8.00
bf score: 40.00
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
sma50: 522.37
sma200: 476.84
sma10: 505.37
chg 5d: 5.20
chg 20d: 1.60
sma200: 476.84
pct from sma200: 10.00
stage2 quality: 8.00
pct from 52w high: -6.00
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
pct from 20d high: -0.60
rsi: 57.10
rsi oversold: 0.00
rsi divergence: 0.00
vol ratio: 1.34
macd: -2.44
macd signal: -4.38
macd histogram: 1.94
macd divergence: 1.00

Checklist

Available

Market date: 2026-10-21 · Matched

Includes the provisional week. Scores are not win probabilities.

Condition	Result
C1 · Weekly impulse green (provisional week)	Pass
C2 · EMA10 > EMA21	Not met
C3 · SMA50 > SMA200	Pass
C4 · RSI between 40 and 70	Pass
C5 · MACD positive / improving	Pass
C6 · Price above SMA50 and SMA200	Pass
C7 · 52-week drawdown ≥ −25%	Pass
C8 · At least 10% above 52-week low	Pass
C9 · 10/50-day volume ratio ≥ 1	Pass
C10 · Volume expansion in last three days	Not met
C11 · Stage2 confirmed in this batch	Pass

Saved measurements

price: 524.52
passed: 9.00
total: 11.00
bc score: 80.00
impulse streak: 1.00
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
sma50: 522.37
sma200: 476.84
sma10: 505.37
chg 5d: 5.20
chg 20d: 1.60
weekly ema13: 509.54
weekly macd hist: -1.47
impulse streak: 1.00
ema10: 508.91
ema21: 510.30
sma50: 522.37
sma200: 476.84
rsi: 57.10
macd histogram: 1.94
macd hist prev: 0.62
week52 high: 557.96
week52 low: 409.47
pct from 52w high: -6.00
pct from 52w low: 28.10
vol ratio: 1.34
vol 10d: 1,485,130.00
vol 50d: 1,106,980.00
stage2 active: 1.00

Technical indicators

Moving averages

current close: 524.52
golden cross: 0.00
death cross: 0.00
ema12: 508.78
ema26: 511.22
SMA5: 509.92
SMA20: 510.12
SMA50: 522.37
SMA100: 499.34
SMA200: 476.84

Momentum

hv30: 24.00

Support and resistance

current close: 524.52
vwap20: 509.37

Fibonacci levels

is uptrend: 1.00
current price: 524.52