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TLT

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
80.24+0.1250 (+0.16%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

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

TLT daily chart, Jul 29 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. TLT closed at 80.24 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 79.28. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 6 of the last 12.788284Jul 29Sep 1Oct 180.24TLT daily chart, Sep 10 to Oct 21, 2026Daily candles with the VMA line. TLT closed at 80.24 on Oct 21, 2026, above a VMA of 79.28. The strip under the chart shows the Market Pulse stage for each session: Accumulation on 6 of the last 12.7882Sep 10Oct 180.24
VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.
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TLT on Oct 21

TLT closed up 0.16%. It is in a squeeze on 5 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Accumulation stage, and price is 1.2 ATR above its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 5 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 yellow, in the Accumulation stage.

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

Market Pulse indicator
Stretch

1.2 ATR above its VMA.

80.24 against a VMA of 79.28, 1.21% above.

80.24Close
79.28VMA
0.8074Daily ATR
Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.37 points.

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

+0.16%TLT
+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 80.26 to 80.47, $0.2100 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 80.24.

TLT 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 80.26 to 80.47. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 80.24.80.4780.269:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM10:3011:3012:301:302:303:30TLT 5-minute chart, Oct 21, 2026, with the 30-minute opening rangeThe first 30 minutes ran from 80.26 to 80.47. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 80.24.80.4780.269:30Breaks the low, 10:05 AM11:301:303:30

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TLT Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where TLT 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 close80.2480.2480.2480.24
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

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

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TLT questions

Is TLT in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, TLT is in a squeeze on 5 of the 12 timeframes we track. No squeeze on the daily chart.

Is TLT in an uptrend?

Not cleanly. Market Pulse has TLT in the Accumulation stage: price above its VMA, without the VWMAs stacked up. Accumulation since Oct 14, 6 sessions in a row, and on 6 of the last 12.

What was TLT's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 80.26 to 80.47, a range of $0.2100. Price broke below the low in the 10:05 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 80.24.

Where are TLT's Volatility Box levels?

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

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