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ITW

Illinois Tool Works Inc.
276.80+1.82 (+0.66%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

ITW daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. ITW closed at 276.80 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 271.17. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 5 of the last 12.260270280290300Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1276.80ITW daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. ITW closed at 276.80 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 271.17. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 5 of the last 12.255260265270Sep 10Oct 1276.80
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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ITW on Oct 21

ITW closed up 0.66%. It is in a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Accumulation stage, and price is 1.1 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes.

Daily: loose squeeze for 20 bars, momentum rising.

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In a squeeze Fired None. Join free for each timeframe's tier and bar count.

Trend

Market Pulse is yellow, in the Accumulation stage.

Accumulation since Oct 15, 5 sessions in a row, and on 5 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.1 ATR above its VMA.

276.80 against a VMA of 271.17, 2.07% above.

276.80Close
271.17VMA
5.09Daily ATR
Relative

Beat SPY by 0.13 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+0.66%ITW
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 274.10 to 276.71, $2.61 wide

Price broke above the high in the 11:50 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 276.80.

ITW 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 274.10 to 276.71. Price broke above the high in the 11:50 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 276.80.276.71274.109:3010:3011:30Breaks the high, 11:50 AM12:301:302:303:30ITW 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 274.10 to 276.71. Price broke above the high in the 11:50 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 276.80.276.71274.109:3011:30Breaks the high, 11:50 AM1:303:30

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ITW Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where ITW 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 close276.80276.80276.80276.80
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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

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ITW questions

Is ITW in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, ITW is in a squeeze on 4 of the 12 timeframes we track. Daily: loose squeeze for 20 bars, momentum rising.

Is ITW in an uptrend?

Not cleanly. Market Pulse has ITW in the Accumulation stage: price above its VMA, without the VWMAs stacked up. Accumulation since Oct 15, 5 sessions in a row, and on 5 of the last 12.

What was ITW's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 274.10 to 276.71, a range of $2.61. Price broke above the high in the 11:50 AM ET bar and closed above the range at 276.80.

Where are ITW's Volatility Box levels?

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

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