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Mastercard Incorporated
622.62+1.87 (+0.30%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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MA daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. MA closed at 622.62 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 603.23. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 4 of the last 12.540560580600Jul 29Sep 1Oct 1622.62MA daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. MA closed at 622.62 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 603.23. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Acceleration on 4 of the last 12.560580600Sep 10Oct 1622.62
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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MA on Oct 21

MA closed up 0.30%. It is in a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Acceleration stage, and price is 2.0 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes.

No squeeze on the daily chart.

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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 16, 4 sessions in a row, and on 4 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

2.0 ATR above its VMA.

622.62 against a VMA of 603.23, 3.21% above.

622.62Close
603.23VMA
9.81Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.23 points.

SPY rose on Oct 21.

+0.30%MA
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 617.95 to 622.66, $4.71 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 622.62.

MA 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 617.95 to 622.66. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 622.62.622.66617.959:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30MA 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 617.95 to 622.66. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 622.62.622.66617.959:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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MA Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where MA 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 close622.62622.62622.62622.62
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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

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MA questions

Is MA in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, MA is in a squeeze on 4 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart.

Is MA in an uptrend?

Yes. Market Pulse has MA in the Acceleration stage: price above its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked up. Acceleration since Oct 16, 4 sessions in a row, and on 4 of the last 12.

What was MA's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 617.95 to 622.66, a range of $4.71. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar, then closed back inside the range at 622.62.

Where are MA's Volatility Box levels?

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

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