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IBM

International Business Machines Corporation
251.46+9.49 (+3.92%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

IBM daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. IBM closed at 251.46 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 233.43. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 8 of the last 12.220225230235240245Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1251.46IBM daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. IBM closed at 251.46 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 233.43. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 8 of the last 12.220230240Sep 10Oct 1251.46
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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IBM on Oct 21

IBM closed up 3.92%. It is not in a squeeze on any timeframe we track, Market Pulse is in the Accumulation stage, and price is 2.6 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

Not in a squeeze on any timeframe we track.

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

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Trend

Market Pulse is yellow, in the Accumulation stage.

Accumulation since Oct 13, 7 sessions in a row, and on 8 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

2.6 ATR above its VMA.

251.46 against a VMA of 233.43, 7.73% above.

251.46Close
233.43VMA
6.83Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 3.39 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+3.92%IBM
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 240.62 to 245.24, $4.62 wide

Price broke above the high in the 11:25 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 251.46.

IBM 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 240.62 to 245.24. Price broke above the high in the 11:25 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 251.46.245.24240.629:3010:30Breaks the high, 11:25 AM11:3012:301:302:303:30IBM 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 240.62 to 245.24. Price broke above the high in the 11:25 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 251.46.245.24240.629:30Breaks the high, 11:25 AM11:301:303:30

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IBM Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where IBM 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 close251.46251.46251.46251.46
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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

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IBM questions

Is IBM in a squeeze?

No. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, IBM is not in a squeeze on any of the 12 timeframes we track.

Is IBM in an uptrend?

Not cleanly. Market Pulse has IBM in the Accumulation stage: price above its VMA, without the VWMAs stacked up. Accumulation since Oct 13, 7 sessions in a row, and on 8 of the last 12.

What was IBM's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 240.62 to 245.24, a range of $4.62. Price broke above the high in the 11:25 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 251.46.

Where are IBM's Volatility Box levels?

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

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