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BCS

Barclays PLC
22.60+0.2600 (+1.16%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

BCS daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. BCS closed at 22.60 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 23.27. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 12 of the last 12.22232425262728Jul 29Sep 1Oct 122.60BCS daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. BCS closed at 22.60 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 23.27. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 12 of the last 12.222426Sep 10Oct 122.60
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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BCS on Oct 21

BCS closed up 1.16%. It is in a squeeze on 2 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 1.3 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 2 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart. The 39m squeeze 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 8, 32 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.3 ATR below its VMA.

22.60 against a VMA of 23.27, 2.89% below.

22.60Close
23.27VMA
0.5016Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 0.63 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+1.16%BCS
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 22.37 to 22.61, $0.2350 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 22.60.

BCS 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 22.37 to 22.61. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 22.60.22.6122.379:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30BCS 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 22.37 to 22.61. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 22.60.22.6122.379:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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BCS Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where BCS 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 close22.6022.6022.6022.60
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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

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BCS questions

Is BCS in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, BCS is in a squeeze on 2 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart. The 39m squeeze fired on Oct 21.

Is BCS in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has BCS in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Sep 8, 32 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

What was BCS's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 22.37 to 22.61, a range of $0.2350. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 22.60.

Where are BCS's Volatility Box levels?

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

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