Ongoing decline · week 5
Applied Materials sheds 6.2% as sellers control 96% of volume
Our view last week
Applied Materials sheds 2.9% in a week dominated by sellers: buyer dominance collapses, volumes contract, and money flow turns to distribution, with CMF at -0.124. The weekly technical picture stays bearish, with the MACD below its Signal line and ADX declining to 38.5, a sign the trend is losing conviction. The stock still remains well above its 50-week average.
This week's summary
Applied Materials sheds 6.2% in a week dominated by sellers, who control 96% of volume, while money flow keeps sliding into distribution, with CMF at -0.252. The latest weekly candle shows extreme seller dominance, and momentum is accelerating to the downside. Our technical analysis tracks the sell signal into its fifth week, with the trade up 9.06% since it opened.
IQS Phase
68
in tension
Signal Strength
41
decline starting to make lower lows
Sizing
REDUCED
Ranking
#29 / 96
US stocks
Trade P&L %
+9.06%
from signal to date, no stop loss
Rank position
ranks 29th among the 96 sell signals for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 41 out of 100.
Sector context
SectorIndustrial
Benchmark ETFXLI
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly -1.73% · monthly +0.27%
AMAT belongs to the industrial sector (reference ETF XLI). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.
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