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AAXJ

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF
109.39+0.5900 (+0.54%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

Squeeze, trend and stretch for AAXJ, read from our ThinkOrSwim tools after the close.

AAXJ daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. AAXJ closed at 109.39 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 112.52. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 7 of the last 12.105.0107.5112.5115.0117.5120.0Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1109.39AAXJ daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. AAXJ closed at 109.39 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 112.52. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 7 of the last 12.115120Sep 10Oct 1109.39
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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AAXJ on Oct 21

AAXJ closed up 0.54%. It is in a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 1.6 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart.

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Slingshot triggers in Squeeze Setups
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In a squeeze Fired None. Join free for each timeframe's tier and bar count.

Trend

Market Pulse is red, in the Deceleration stage.

Deceleration since Oct 13, 7 sessions in a row, and on 7 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.6 ATR below its VMA.

109.39 against a VMA of 112.52, 2.78% below.

109.39Close
112.52VMA
1.91Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 0.01 points.

3 of the 3 related symbols below closed higher on Oct 21.

+0.54%AAXJ
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 108.74 to 109.76, $1.03 wide

Price broke below the low in the 3:00 PM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 109.39.

AAXJ 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 108.74 to 109.76. Price broke below the low in the 3:00 PM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 109.39.109.76108.749:3010:3011:3012:301:302:30Breaks the low, 3:00 PM3:30AAXJ 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 108.74 to 109.76. Price broke below the low in the 3:00 PM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 109.39.109.76108.749:3011:301:30Breaks the low, 3:00 PM3:30

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AAXJ Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where AAXJ is statistically stretched, from the aggressive and conservative Volatility Box models on daily and hourly data.

LevelDaily, aggressiveDaily, conservativeHourly, aggressiveHourly, conservative
Upper 3
Upper 2
Upper 1
Last close109.39109.39109.39109.39
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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AAXJ questions

Is AAXJ in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, AAXJ is in a squeeze on 7 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart.

Is AAXJ in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has AAXJ in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Oct 13, 7 sessions in a row, and on 7 of the last 12.

What was AAXJ's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 108.74 to 109.76, a range of $1.03. Price broke below the low in the 3:00 PM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 109.39.

Where are AAXJ's Volatility Box levels?

Stock Volatility Box and Bundle members see AAXJ's daily and hourly levels on this page and in the Volatility Box platform.

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