🕰️ Time Machine

PFG — Principal Financial Group

Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 10/09/2026

Last price (Close)
114.91 +0.78%
Next window · Cycle 120 · in window · in 1 days
11/09/2026
Last window · Cycle 144 · 03/09/2026
since -3.04%
Trend
Strong uptrend
🕰️ Time Machine — see this symbol's past windows

Daily chart · hover for price & date

Reference points

Last major low · 20/03/2026
84.95
Days: 119 trading / 174 calendar · return since: +35.27%
Last major high · 06/02/2026
97.88
Days: 148 trading / 216 calendar · return since: +17.40%

Price-Time Watch Windows

Reference pointCycleCountingTarget dateDistanceStatus
High 06/02/2026 @ 97.88Cycle 144Trading📅 03/09/2026-4 (±3)Passed
Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95Cycle 120Trading📅 11/09/2026+1 (±3)In window
Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95Cycle 180Calendar📅 16/09/2026+6 (±3)Upcoming
Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95Cycle 144Trading📅 15/10/2026+25 (±3)Upcoming
High 06/02/2026 @ 97.88Cycle 180Trading📅 26/10/2026+32 (±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 10/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 120 window · 11/09/2026
Volume Climax 03/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 144 window · 03/09/2026
Gap Day 03/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 144 window · 03/09/2026
Bullish Engulfing 02/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 144 window · 03/09/2026
Bearish Engulfing 28/08/2026
Failed Breakdown 27/08/2026

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 03/09/2026 · High Cycle 144/Trading · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.23% · Win 56% · DD -2.92%20 days: Avg +1.48% · Win 67% · DD -4.54%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202503/09/202580.18neutral+0.84%+1.84%+4.58%+0.00%+4.58%
202403/09/202481.19neutral-1.45%+4.16%+5.80%-3.65%+6.98%
202301/09/202378.43neutral-3.21%-1.07%-9.72%-9.72%+0.00%
202202/09/202274.44neutral+8.10%+4.92%+2.37%-3.33%+8.10%
202103/09/202166.00near 52w high-0.09%-6.09%-1.33%-6.50%+0.80%
202003/09/202042.52neutral-3.41%-5.55%-3.46%-11.12%+2.12%
201903/09/201952.67neutral+8.69%+9.69%+5.87%+0.00%+10.96%
201804/09/201855.71neutral-0.56%+4.60%+6.67%-1.18%+7.90%
201701/09/201763.31neutral-2.26%-1.41%+2.54%-5.35%+2.54%
In window 11/09/2026 · Low Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.10% · Win 50% · DD -2.89%20 days: Avg +2.86% · Win 70% · DD -4.48%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202511/09/202582.08volume x1.5-0.37%-0.71%+0.74%-2.42%+2.66%
202411/09/202478.98neutral+6.01%+7.52%+10.80%+0.00%+10.80%
202311/09/202375.27neutral+2.22%-0.46%-7.35%-9.59%+2.67%
202212/09/202279.78near 52w high · far above SMA50-2.95%-10.58%-4.59%-10.58%+0.00%
202110/09/202164.87neutral+0.45%-0.65%+6.24%-4.87%+6.24%
202011/09/202041.07neutral-2.22%-5.94%+3.41%-7.99%+5.80%
201911/09/201956.68neutral+0.83%+0.18%-5.96%-7.60%+2.03%
201811/09/201854.87near 52w low+5.19%+6.21%+9.73%-0.62%+10.53%
201711/09/201761.88neutral+0.87%+2.42%+7.61%+0.00%+7.71%
201612/09/201648.94near 52w high-0.25%+0.98%+7.95%-1.16%+7.95%
Upcoming 16/09/2026 · Low Cycle 180/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.29% · Win 60% · DD -2.99%20 days: Avg +1.26% · Win 50% · DD -4.74%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202516/09/202580.09volume x1.5+2.88%+3.52%+1.50%-0.84%+5.21%
202416/09/202482.17neutral+4.39%+4.54%+9.18%+0.00%+9.18%
202315/09/202376.95volume x2.6-3.17%-6.34%-9.34%-11.57%+0.43%
202216/09/202277.01near 52w high · volume x1.8-5.97%-6.31%-0.52%-7.36%+2.58%
202116/09/202165.74near 52w high-2.31%-2.04%+4.09%-6.13%+4.84%
202016/09/202041.61volume x1.6-9.18%-3.22%-0.89%-9.18%+4.42%
201916/09/201956.92neutral+0.35%+0.39%-2.92%-7.99%+0.79%
201817/09/201856.95volume x1.6+2.76%+2.90%-4.16%-4.16%+6.50%
201715/09/201762.51neutral+0.98%+2.93%+7.52%-0.14%+7.98%
201616/09/201648.37near 52w high+2.96%+6.49%+8.19%+0.00%+9.22%
Upcoming 15/10/2026 · Low Cycle 144/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -1.58% · Win 30% · DD -4.71%20 days: Avg +3.17% · Win 70% · DD -5.25%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202515/10/202580.90neutral-2.18%+1.89%+5.39%-3.10%+5.39%
202415/10/202489.99near 52w high · far above SMA50 · volume x1.7-0.08%-6.48%-3.20%-9.37%+1.41%
202316/10/202371.20neutral-5.27%-4.85%-2.75%-6.07%+1.76%
202214/10/202276.61near 52w high+2.91%+14.88%+24.00%+0.00%+24.00%
202115/10/202168.65near 52w high+1.15%-2.27%+1.37%-3.18%+1.63%
202015/10/202041.56neutral+3.32%-5.87%+7.29%-7.96%+14.63%
201915/10/201955.83neutral+1.68%-1.49%+0.07%-4.39%+2.81%
201815/10/201854.58near 52w low · volume x1.5-3.74%-16.09%-10.99%-16.09%+0.92%
201716/10/201767.32near 52w high+1.41%-1.19%+1.05%-2.18%+2.82%
201614/10/201652.33near 52w high+0.55%+5.62%+9.50%-0.13%+10.61%
Upcoming 26/10/2026 · High Cycle 180/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.51% · Win 90% · DD -2.34%20 days: Avg +7.24% · Win 100% · DD -2.34%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202527/10/202579.57volume x1.6+4.34%+5.04%+6.27%+0.00%+7.15%
202425/10/202483.71volume x3.8-1.83%+2.08%+2.41%-2.57%+4.18%
202326/10/202368.35near 52w low · volume x1.8+3.19%+0.80%+6.29%-1.59%+6.29%
202226/10/202280.88near 52w high+7.31%+10.62%+13.48%+0.00%+17.46%
202126/10/202169.51near 52w high-1.77%-1.73%+5.80%-4.37%+5.80%
202026/10/202041.99neutral-5.43%+13.46%+20.60%-8.91%+20.60%
201925/10/201954.51volume x2.4+0.07%+1.45%+0.20%-2.07%+3.30%
201826/10/201845.98near 52w low · far below SMA50 · volume x1.6+3.44%+7.22%+6.55%-0.39%+7.72%
201726/10/201768.20near 52w high+1.01%+0.32%+0.66%-3.45%+1.50%
201626/10/201653.01near 52w high+0.85%+5.83%+10.19%+0.00%+10.19%

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
· The broad trend (by MA stacking) is still up.
· Positive relative strength vs QQQ, SPY, SMH.
· Sharp rally recently — watch for follow-through.
· If it holds above SMA50 (+2.0%) 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
· Distance from 52w high: -5.2% · from 52w low: +47.5%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.

Current Snapshot

Returns & distances

5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days+4.02% · +3.18% · +1.77% · +4.70%
Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200+1.82% · +2.03% · +15.65%
Distance from 52w high / low-5.17% · +47.51%
ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg2.56 · 0.01x

Relative strength

vs QQQ (20d)+3.79%
vs SPY (20d)+3.71%
vs SMH (20d)+5.72%

Moving averages

SMA20 / 50 / 200112.86 · 112.62 · 99.36
52w high / low121.18 · 77.90