🕰️ Time Machine
AMPH — Amphstar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 10/09/2026
Last price (Close)
23.54 +2.17%
Next window · Cycle 120 · in 5 days
15/09/2026
Last window · Cycle 45 · 28/08/2026
since +6.95%
🕰️ Time Machine — see this symbol's past windows
Daily chart · hover for price & date
Reference points
Last major low · 18/05/2026
16.65
Days: 79 trading / 115 calendar · return since: +41.38%
Last major high · 25/06/2026
22.00
Days: 53 trading / 77 calendar · return since: +7.00%
Price-Time Watch Windows
| Reference point | Cycle | Counting | Target date | Distance | Status |
|---|
| High 25/06/2026 @ 22.00 | Cycle 45 | Trading | 📅 28/08/2026 | -8 (±2) | Passed |
| Low 18/05/2026 @ 16.65 | Cycle 120 | Calendar | 📅 15/09/2026 | +5 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 25/06/2026 @ 22.00 | Cycle 60 | Trading | 📅 21/09/2026 | +7 (±2) | Upcoming |
| High 25/06/2026 @ 22.00 | Cycle 90 | Calendar | 📅 23/09/2026 | +13 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 18/05/2026 @ 16.65 | Cycle 90 | Trading | 📅 25/09/2026 | +11 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 18/05/2026 @ 16.65 | Cycle 144 | Calendar | 📅 09/10/2026 | +29 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 25/06/2026 @ 22.00 | Cycle 120 | Calendar | 📅 23/10/2026 | +43 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 25/06/2026 @ 22.00 | Cycle 90 | Trading | 📅 02/11/2026 | +37 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 18/05/2026 @ 16.65 | Cycle 120 | Trading | 📅 06/11/2026 | +41 (±3) | Upcoming |
Chronological: recent past → active → upcoming. The target date is the center of the watch window — it opens a few days before and stays relevant a few days after. 'Near a window' is context only, not a signal.
🔔 Recent Technical Events
Price-action events from the last 30 days. 🎯 marks events that landed near a cycle window — the combinations worth the closest look.
● NR7 Compression 27/08/2026🎯 near Cycle 45 window · 28/08/2026
● Bullish Engulfing 25/08/2026🎯 near Cycle 45 window · 28/08/2026
● Shooting Star 17/08/2026
Date Echo — seasonal anniversary
What happened around the same calendar date in prior years. n ≈ number of years — descriptive, not an edge. Each window separately, every number vs baseline.
Passed 28/08/2026 · High Cycle 45/Trading · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -3.77% · Win 22% · DD -5.67%20 days: Avg -3.62% · Win 22% · DD -8.13%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 28/08/2025 | 30.26 | far above SMA50 | -2.78% | -7.27% | -11.27% | -12.89% | +1.82% |
| 2024 | 28/08/2024 | 48.56 | far above SMA50 | -6.47% | -4.20% | -1.40% | -8.65% | +3.15% |
| 2023 | 28/08/2023 | 52.95 | neutral | -2.72% | -11.92% | -14.05% | -14.05% | +2.98% |
| 2022 | 29/08/2022 | 30.42 | far below SMA50 | -6.77% | -4.90% | -6.74% | -9.40% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 27/08/2021 | 19.30 | neutral | -0.16% | -4.40% | -0.21% | -7.62% | +2.28% |
| 2020 | 28/08/2020 | 20.40 | neutral | -2.35% | -3.68% | -9.26% | -11.81% | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 28/08/2019 | 21.69 | neutral | -2.07% | -0.32% | -7.51% | -7.51% | +3.55% |
| 2018 | 28/08/2018 | 18.09 | neutral | +6.97% | +2.21% | +6.36% | +0.00% | +7.13% |
| 2017 | 28/08/2017 | 15.68 | neutral | +0.32% | +0.57% | +11.48% | -1.28% | +11.48% |
Upcoming 15/09/2026 · Low Cycle 120/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.86% · Win 60% · DD -3.36%20 days: Avg +0.64% · Win 40% · DD -5.24%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 15/09/2025 | 27.27 | neutral | +2.27% | -1.28% | -13.79% | -13.79% | +2.27% |
| 2024 | 16/09/2024 | 48.38 | far above SMA50 | +0.48% | +0.31% | +1.88% | -4.34% | +3.53% |
| 2023 | 15/09/2023 | 45.77 | far below SMA50 | -0.57% | +0.48% | -0.02% | -1.97% | +5.88% |
| 2022 | 15/09/2022 | 29.33 | far below SMA50 | -5.93% | -1.16% | -2.28% | -6.03% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 15/09/2021 | 17.88 | neutral | +3.19% | +7.44% | +7.49% | +0.00% | +8.84% |
| 2020 | 15/09/2020 | 19.50 | neutral | -4.97% | -4.46% | +8.21% | -7.74% | +8.92% |
| 2019 | 16/09/2019 | 21.81 | neutral | -6.33% | -9.08% | -7.57% | -11.83% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 14/09/2018 | 18.89 | neutral | +1.54% | +1.85% | -4.39% | -4.39% | +2.59% |
| 2017 | 15/09/2017 | 15.73 | volume x1.8 | +2.35% | +13.60% | +18.69% | -0.57% | +20.53% |
| 2016 | 15/09/2016 | 18.67 | near 52w high | +5.78% | +0.91% | -1.77% | -1.77% | +13.87% |
Upcoming 21/09/2026 · High Cycle 60/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.70% · Win 50% · DD -3.98%20 days: Avg -0.26% · Win 50% · DD -5.92%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 22/09/2025 | 27.89 | neutral | -3.48% | -4.70% | -14.92% | -17.03% | +0.00% |
| 2024 | 20/09/2024 | 49.18 | far above SMA50 · volume x2.6 | -2.36% | -5.00% | +3.38% | -5.90% | +3.38% |
| 2023 | 21/09/2023 | 45.66 | far below SMA50 | +3.59% | +1.99% | -1.82% | -1.82% | +6.13% |
| 2022 | 21/09/2022 | 27.97 | far below SMA50 | +4.86% | +1.36% | +4.50% | -1.47% | +6.83% |
| 2021 | 21/09/2021 | 18.45 | neutral | +2.49% | +2.11% | +3.58% | +0.00% | +5.47% |
| 2020 | 21/09/2020 | 18.79 | neutral | -1.49% | +7.18% | +10.80% | -4.26% | +13.04% |
| 2019 | 20/09/2019 | 20.73 | volume x2.6 | -2.46% | -4.53% | -3.86% | -7.24% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 21/09/2018 | 19.18 | volume x3.4 | +0.31% | -2.14% | -3.39% | -5.84% | +1.04% |
| 2017 | 21/09/2017 | 16.40 | volume x2.4 | +9.09% | +15.61% | +12.50% | -1.83% | +15.61% |
| 2016 | 21/09/2016 | 20.90 | near 52w high | -6.36% | -4.93% | -13.40% | -13.88% | +0.00% |
Upcoming 23/09/2026 · High Cycle 90/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +2.46% · Win 50% · DD -2.81%20 days: Avg +1.69% · Win 50% · DD -4.67%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 23/09/2025 | 27.41 | neutral | -2.77% | -5.76% | -11.49% | -15.58% | +0.00% |
| 2024 | 23/09/2024 | 48.61 | neutral | -0.16% | -3.66% | +4.55% | -4.79% | +4.59% |
| 2023 | 22/09/2023 | 45.51 | far below SMA50 | +1.05% | +3.69% | -2.24% | -2.24% | +6.48% |
| 2022 | 23/09/2022 | 27.56 | far below SMA50 | +1.96% | +5.37% | +11.25% | +0.00% | +11.25% |
| 2021 | 23/09/2021 | 18.68 | neutral | +1.77% | +3.05% | +3.10% | +0.00% | +4.18% |
| 2020 | 23/09/2020 | 18.18 | neutral | +3.14% | +12.43% | +12.27% | -1.05% | +16.83% |
| 2019 | 23/09/2019 | 20.43 | neutral | -2.94% | -2.50% | -2.15% | -5.87% | +1.03% |
| 2018 | 24/09/2018 | 19.38 | neutral | -0.62% | -2.73% | -5.88% | -6.81% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 22/09/2017 | 16.10 | neutral | +10.99% | +17.64% | +14.91% | +0.00% | +17.76% |
| 2016 | 23/09/2016 | 20.07 | neutral | -5.48% | -2.89% | -7.37% | -10.31% | +0.00% |
Upcoming 25/09/2026 · Low Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +2.93% · Win 50% · DD -2.12%20 days: Avg +2.46% · Win 50% · DD -3.81%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 25/09/2025 | 26.36 | neutral | +0.61% | -5.27% | -6.22% | -12.22% | +2.39% |
| 2024 | 25/09/2024 | 46.72 | neutral | -0.47% | -0.86% | +6.66% | -0.94% | +8.82% |
| 2023 | 25/09/2023 | 45.88 | far below SMA50 | -0.31% | +3.64% | -2.53% | -3.03% | +5.62% |
| 2022 | 26/09/2022 | 28.24 | far below SMA50 | +0.57% | -0.78% | +9.35% | -2.02% | +9.35% |
| 2021 | 24/09/2021 | 18.71 | neutral | +3.42% | +4.01% | +2.57% | +0.00% | +4.01% |
| 2020 | 25/09/2020 | 18.03 | neutral | +5.38% | +17.80% | +15.59% | +0.00% | +17.80% |
| 2019 | 25/09/2019 | 20.40 | neutral | -5.74% | -3.58% | -2.21% | -5.74% | +1.18% |
| 2018 | 25/09/2018 | 19.24 | neutral | -0.88% | -1.14% | -5.25% | -6.13% | +0.10% |
| 2017 | 25/09/2017 | 16.27 | neutral | +14.87% | +14.94% | +12.23% | +0.00% | +16.53% |
| 2016 | 26/09/2016 | 19.58 | neutral | -1.23% | +0.56% | -5.62% | -8.07% | +1.69% |
Upcoming 09/10/2026 · Low Cycle 144/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.37% · Win 30% · DD -3.76%20 days: Avg -0.28% · Win 40% · DD -5.89%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 09/10/2025 | 24.97 | neutral | -7.01% | -1.00% | -2.96% | -7.33% | +2.12% |
| 2024 | 09/10/2024 | 46.32 | neutral | +9.74% | +7.58% | +15.28% | -0.06% | +15.28% |
| 2023 | 09/10/2023 | 47.55 | neutral | -2.27% | -5.95% | -1.51% | -6.44% | +1.91% |
| 2022 | 10/10/2022 | 28.02 | neutral | +4.64% | +10.21% | +7.42% | -1.25% | +11.60% |
| 2021 | 08/10/2021 | 19.46 | neutral | -1.80% | -1.39% | +3.19% | -6.78% | +3.19% |
| 2020 | 09/10/2020 | 21.24 | neutral | -1.32% | -1.88% | -9.60% | -9.60% | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 09/10/2019 | 19.67 | neutral | +4.93% | +1.42% | -3.00% | -3.00% | +4.93% |
| 2018 | 09/10/2018 | 19.02 | neutral | -2.05% | -4.15% | +1.10% | -6.83% | +1.10% |
| 2017 | 09/10/2017 | 18.70 | far above SMA50 | +0.21% | -2.35% | -3.90% | -3.90% | +2.25% |
| 2016 | 10/10/2016 | 19.69 | neutral | -8.38% | -6.15% | -8.84% | -13.71% | +0.00% |
Upcoming 23/10/2026 · High Cycle 120/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.08% · Win 40% · DD -3.75%20 days: Avg +1.44% · Win 60% · DD -7.27%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 23/10/2025 | 24.72 | neutral | -0.24% | -1.98% | +2.59% | -2.79% | +12.58% |
| 2024 | 23/10/2024 | 49.83 | neutral | +1.91% | +7.16% | -11.52% | -12.46% | +7.16% |
| 2023 | 23/10/2023 | 44.72 | neutral | +1.03% | +4.72% | +26.54% | -0.18% | +28.62% |
| 2022 | 24/10/2022 | 30.88 | neutral | +0.06% | -2.53% | -8.03% | -11.66% | +1.26% |
| 2021 | 22/10/2021 | 19.19 | neutral | -2.66% | +4.64% | +6.88% | -5.47% | +11.00% |
| 2020 | 23/10/2020 | 20.84 | neutral | -6.00% | -7.87% | -11.90% | -12.09% | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 23/10/2019 | 19.95 | neutral | -1.55% | -4.36% | -9.42% | -14.44% | +0.05% |
| 2018 | 23/10/2018 | 18.23 | neutral | +0.16% | +5.49% | +10.09% | -2.80% | +18.43% |
| 2017 | 23/10/2017 | 18.26 | neutral | -0.60% | -1.59% | +0.38% | -2.74% | +4.71% |
| 2016 | 24/10/2016 | 18.48 | neutral | -1.84% | -2.87% | +8.82% | -8.06% | +16.61% |
Upcoming 02/11/2026 · High Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +2.87% · Win 50% · DD -5.55%20 days: Avg +4.42% · Win 60% · DD -6.38%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 03/11/2025 | 25.30 | neutral | +3.24% | +2.85% | +5.42% | -5.02% | +10.00% |
| 2024 | 01/11/2024 | 50.73 | neutral | -4.77% | -12.06% | -9.56% | -14.02% | +5.26% |
| 2023 | 02/11/2023 | 45.45 | neutral | +15.31% | +23.59% | +27.44% | -0.07% | +27.44% |
| 2022 | 02/11/2022 | 30.35 | neutral | -6.89% | -6.79% | -1.09% | -10.12% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 02/11/2021 | 19.23 | neutral | +7.96% | +10.56% | +3.28% | +0.00% | +10.76% |
| 2020 | 02/11/2020 | 19.90 | neutral | -4.47% | -1.91% | -9.85% | -10.75% | +4.22% |
| 2019 | 01/11/2019 | 19.56 | neutral | -5.88% | -11.96% | -2.66% | -12.73% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 02/11/2018 | 18.77 | neutral | +15.02% | +10.12% | +19.93% | +0.00% | +19.93% |
| 2017 | 02/11/2017 | 18.52 | neutral | +1.57% | -2.00% | +3.56% | -4.10% | +5.78% |
| 2016 | 02/11/2016 | 18.26 | neutral | +12.32% | +16.27% | +7.72% | -6.96% | +18.02% |
Upcoming 06/11/2026 · Low Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.33% · Win 60% · DD -5.02%20 days: Avg +4.58% · Win 60% · DD -5.55%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 06/11/2025 | 24.23 | volume x1.9 | +8.83% | +4.66% | +10.48% | -0.83% | +14.86% |
| 2024 | 06/11/2024 | 53.40 | far above SMA50 · volume x2.1 | -14.83% | -17.43% | -18.35% | -18.35% | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 06/11/2023 | 46.83 | neutral | +14.35% | +20.84% | +24.32% | -3.01% | +27.95% |
| 2022 | 07/11/2022 | 30.10 | neutral | -5.78% | -5.65% | -4.25% | -9.37% | +0.37% |
| 2021 | 05/11/2021 | 20.08 | neutral | +6.08% | +2.14% | +3.93% | -2.99% | +6.08% |
| 2020 | 06/11/2020 | 19.20 | volume x1.8 | +0.89% | -4.38% | -3.28% | -7.50% | +3.02% |
| 2019 | 06/11/2019 | 19.08 | near 52w low | -9.59% | -5.29% | -0.26% | -10.53% | +2.25% |
| 2018 | 06/11/2018 | 19.23 | neutral | +10.30% | +4.37% | +12.95% | +0.00% | +17.06% |
| 2017 | 06/11/2017 | 17.97 | volume x1.7 | -0.61% | +2.00% | +3.95% | -1.17% | +9.02% |
| 2016 | 07/11/2016 | 17.95 | neutral | +14.32% | +12.03% | +16.32% | -1.78% | +20.06% |
Questions to Watch
Is there a failed breakout above the window?Did an abnormal reversal candle appear?Is there an abnormal volume spike?Is the advance stalling (no follow-through)?Is short-term support breaking?Any change in relative strength vs QQQ/SPY/SMH?Is the leading sector weakening?
Interpretation & Scenarios
Careful wording — scenarios to watch, not forecasts. The decision is the trader's.
⬆️ Continuation (up) — to watch· Positive relative strength vs QQQ, SPY, SMH.
· If it holds above SMA50 (+13.8%) and breaks out on volume above the window — historically similar zones tended to continue. Technical confirmation needed.
⬇️ Weakness (down) — to watch· If a breakout fails or it closes below SMA50 / a nearby low on volume — risk of continued weakness. Watch for fading volume and relative weakness.
↔️ Range / no clear edge· No active Price-Time Confluence right now.
· Distance from 52w high: -20.3% · from 52w low: +41.4%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.
Current Snapshot
Returns & distances
| 5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days | -0.84% · +6.90% · +17.82% · +19.43% |
| Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200 | +6.16% · +13.76% · +4.70% |
| Distance from 52w high / low | -20.26% · +41.38% |
| ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg | 0.72 · 1.24x |
Relative strength
| vs QQQ (20d) | +19.89% |
|---|
| vs SPY (20d) | +19.71% |
|---|
| vs SMH (20d) | +22.02% |
|---|
Moving averages
| SMA20 / 50 / 200 | 22.17 · 20.69 · 22.48 |
| 52w high / low | 29.52 · 16.65 |