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ARCC

Ares Capital Corporation
18.40−0.1200 (−0.65%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

ARCC daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. ARCC closed at 18.40 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 18.98. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 12 of the last 12.18.519.019.520.0Jul 29Sep 1Oct 118.40ARCC daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. ARCC closed at 18.40 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 18.98. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 12 of the last 12.19.019.5Sep 10Oct 118.40
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ARCC on Oct 21

ARCC closed down 0.65%. It is in a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 1.8 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes.

Daily: loose squeeze for 4 bars, momentum falling. The 130m, 1h and 15m squeezes fired on Oct 21.

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Slingshot triggers in Squeeze Setups
WkD4h195m130m2h78m1h39m30m15m5m

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 Sep 21, 23 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.8 ATR below its VMA.

18.40 against a VMA of 18.98, 3.05% below.

18.40Close
18.98VMA
0.3129Daily ATR
Relative

Down on a day SPY rose.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

−0.65%ARCC
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 18.42 to 18.58, $0.1600 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 18.40.

ARCC 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 18.42 to 18.58. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 18.40.18.5818.429:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30ARCC 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 18.42 to 18.58. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 18.40.18.5818.429:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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ARCC Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where ARCC 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 close18.4018.4018.4018.40
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

ARCC's daily and hourly levels are in Stock Volatility Box ($169 a month) and the Bundle.

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ARCC questions

Is ARCC in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, ARCC is in a squeeze on 4 of the 12 timeframes we track. Daily: loose squeeze for 4 bars, momentum falling. The 130m, 1h and 15m squeezes fired on Oct 21.

Is ARCC in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has ARCC in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Sep 21, 23 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

What was ARCC's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 18.42 to 18.58, a range of $0.1600. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 18.40.

Where are ARCC's Volatility Box levels?

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

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