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Applied Materials stock technical analysis: shares shed 6.2% this week as sellers control 96% of volume and money flow slides into pronounced distribution. The sell signal is in its fifth week, trade up 9.06%.

Applied Materials sheds 6.2% as sellers control 96% of volume
Ongoing decline · week 5

Applied Materials sheds 6.2% as sellers control 96% of volume

August 28, 2026

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.
Ongoing decline ·5th week from start ·US stocks ·T2 ★ See Gold version →
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

Chart · Weekly — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP

Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
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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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