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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp
998.31+3.69 (+0.37%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

COST daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. COST closed at 998.31 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 966.40. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 6 of the last 12.880900920940960980Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1998.31COST daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. COST closed at 998.31 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 966.40. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 6 of the last 12.900950Sep 10Oct 1998.31
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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COST on Oct 21

COST closed up 0.37%. It is in a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Acceleration stage, and price is 2.0 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart.

See it in MTF Squeeze
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 green, in the Acceleration stage.

Acceleration since Oct 14, 6 sessions in a row, and on 6 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

2.0 ATR above its VMA.

998.31 against a VMA of 966.40, 3.30% above.

998.31Close
966.40VMA
15.64Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.16 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+0.37%COST
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 988.47 to 996.80, $8.33 wide

Price broke above the high in the 12:50 PM ET bar and closed above the range at 998.31.

COST 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 988.47 to 996.80. Price broke above the high in the 12:50 PM ET bar and closed above the range at 998.31.996.80988.479:3010:3011:3012:30Breaks the high, 12:50 PM1:302:303:30COST 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 988.47 to 996.80. Price broke above the high in the 12:50 PM ET bar and closed above the range at 998.31.996.80988.479:3011:30Breaks the high, 12:50 PM1:303:30

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COST Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where COST 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 close998.31998.31998.31998.31
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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COST questions

Is COST in a squeeze?

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

Is COST in an uptrend?

Yes. Market Pulse has COST in the Acceleration stage: price above its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked up. Acceleration since Oct 14, 6 sessions in a row, and on 6 of the last 12.

What was COST's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 988.47 to 996.80, a range of $8.33. Price broke above the high in the 12:50 PM ET bar and closed above the range at 998.31.

Where are COST's Volatility Box levels?

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

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