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EWJ

iShares MSCI Japan ETF
95.72+0.2800 (+0.29%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

EWJ daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. EWJ closed at 95.72 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 96.14. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 2 of the last 12.90929498100Jul 29Sep 1Oct 195.72EWJ daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. EWJ closed at 95.72 on Oct 21, 2026, below a VMA of 96.14. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Deceleration on 2 of the last 12.98100Sep 10Oct 195.72
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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EWJ on Oct 21

EWJ closed up 0.29%. It is in a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 0.3 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 7 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart. The daily squeeze fired on Oct 21.

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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 20, 2 sessions in a row, and on 2 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

0.3 ATR below its VMA.

95.72 against a VMA of 96.14, 0.44% below.

95.72Close
96.14VMA
1.26Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.24 points.

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

+0.29%EWJ
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 95.54 to 96.12, $0.5800 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 95.72.

EWJ 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 95.54 to 96.12. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 95.72.96.1295.549:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30EWJ 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 95.54 to 96.12. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 95.72.96.1295.549:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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EWJ Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where EWJ 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 close95.7295.7295.7295.72
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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EWJ questions

Is EWJ in a squeeze?

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

Is EWJ in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has EWJ in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Oct 20, 2 sessions in a row, and on 2 of the last 12.

What was EWJ's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 95.54 to 96.12, a range of $0.5800. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 95.72.

Where are EWJ's Volatility Box levels?

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

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