🕰️ 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%
🕰️ Time Machine — see this symbol's past windows
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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 point | Cycle | Counting | Target date | Distance | Status |
|---|
| High 06/02/2026 @ 97.88 | Cycle 144 | Trading | 📅 03/09/2026 | -4 (±3) | Passed |
| Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95 | Cycle 120 | Trading | 📅 11/09/2026 | +1 (±3) | In window |
| Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95 | Cycle 180 | Calendar | 📅 16/09/2026 | +6 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 20/03/2026 @ 84.95 | Cycle 144 | Trading | 📅 15/10/2026 | +25 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 06/02/2026 @ 97.88 | Cycle 180 | Trading | 📅 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
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 03/09/2025 | 80.18 | neutral | +0.84% | +1.84% | +4.58% | +0.00% | +4.58% |
| 2024 | 03/09/2024 | 81.19 | neutral | -1.45% | +4.16% | +5.80% | -3.65% | +6.98% |
| 2023 | 01/09/2023 | 78.43 | neutral | -3.21% | -1.07% | -9.72% | -9.72% | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 02/09/2022 | 74.44 | neutral | +8.10% | +4.92% | +2.37% | -3.33% | +8.10% |
| 2021 | 03/09/2021 | 66.00 | near 52w high | -0.09% | -6.09% | -1.33% | -6.50% | +0.80% |
| 2020 | 03/09/2020 | 42.52 | neutral | -3.41% | -5.55% | -3.46% | -11.12% | +2.12% |
| 2019 | 03/09/2019 | 52.67 | neutral | +8.69% | +9.69% | +5.87% | +0.00% | +10.96% |
| 2018 | 04/09/2018 | 55.71 | neutral | -0.56% | +4.60% | +6.67% | -1.18% | +7.90% |
| 2017 | 01/09/2017 | 63.31 | neutral | -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
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 11/09/2025 | 82.08 | volume x1.5 | -0.37% | -0.71% | +0.74% | -2.42% | +2.66% |
| 2024 | 11/09/2024 | 78.98 | neutral | +6.01% | +7.52% | +10.80% | +0.00% | +10.80% |
| 2023 | 11/09/2023 | 75.27 | neutral | +2.22% | -0.46% | -7.35% | -9.59% | +2.67% |
| 2022 | 12/09/2022 | 79.78 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | -2.95% | -10.58% | -4.59% | -10.58% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 10/09/2021 | 64.87 | neutral | +0.45% | -0.65% | +6.24% | -4.87% | +6.24% |
| 2020 | 11/09/2020 | 41.07 | neutral | -2.22% | -5.94% | +3.41% | -7.99% | +5.80% |
| 2019 | 11/09/2019 | 56.68 | neutral | +0.83% | +0.18% | -5.96% | -7.60% | +2.03% |
| 2018 | 11/09/2018 | 54.87 | near 52w low | +5.19% | +6.21% | +9.73% | -0.62% | +10.53% |
| 2017 | 11/09/2017 | 61.88 | neutral | +0.87% | +2.42% | +7.61% | +0.00% | +7.71% |
| 2016 | 12/09/2016 | 48.94 | near 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
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 16/09/2025 | 80.09 | volume x1.5 | +2.88% | +3.52% | +1.50% | -0.84% | +5.21% |
| 2024 | 16/09/2024 | 82.17 | neutral | +4.39% | +4.54% | +9.18% | +0.00% | +9.18% |
| 2023 | 15/09/2023 | 76.95 | volume x2.6 | -3.17% | -6.34% | -9.34% | -11.57% | +0.43% |
| 2022 | 16/09/2022 | 77.01 | near 52w high · volume x1.8 | -5.97% | -6.31% | -0.52% | -7.36% | +2.58% |
| 2021 | 16/09/2021 | 65.74 | near 52w high | -2.31% | -2.04% | +4.09% | -6.13% | +4.84% |
| 2020 | 16/09/2020 | 41.61 | volume x1.6 | -9.18% | -3.22% | -0.89% | -9.18% | +4.42% |
| 2019 | 16/09/2019 | 56.92 | neutral | +0.35% | +0.39% | -2.92% | -7.99% | +0.79% |
| 2018 | 17/09/2018 | 56.95 | volume x1.6 | +2.76% | +2.90% | -4.16% | -4.16% | +6.50% |
| 2017 | 15/09/2017 | 62.51 | neutral | +0.98% | +2.93% | +7.52% | -0.14% | +7.98% |
| 2016 | 16/09/2016 | 48.37 | near 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
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 15/10/2025 | 80.90 | neutral | -2.18% | +1.89% | +5.39% | -3.10% | +5.39% |
| 2024 | 15/10/2024 | 89.99 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 · volume x1.7 | -0.08% | -6.48% | -3.20% | -9.37% | +1.41% |
| 2023 | 16/10/2023 | 71.20 | neutral | -5.27% | -4.85% | -2.75% | -6.07% | +1.76% |
| 2022 | 14/10/2022 | 76.61 | near 52w high | +2.91% | +14.88% | +24.00% | +0.00% | +24.00% |
| 2021 | 15/10/2021 | 68.65 | near 52w high | +1.15% | -2.27% | +1.37% | -3.18% | +1.63% |
| 2020 | 15/10/2020 | 41.56 | neutral | +3.32% | -5.87% | +7.29% | -7.96% | +14.63% |
| 2019 | 15/10/2019 | 55.83 | neutral | +1.68% | -1.49% | +0.07% | -4.39% | +2.81% |
| 2018 | 15/10/2018 | 54.58 | near 52w low · volume x1.5 | -3.74% | -16.09% | -10.99% | -16.09% | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 16/10/2017 | 67.32 | near 52w high | +1.41% | -1.19% | +1.05% | -2.18% | +2.82% |
| 2016 | 14/10/2016 | 52.33 | near 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
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 27/10/2025 | 79.57 | volume x1.6 | +4.34% | +5.04% | +6.27% | +0.00% | +7.15% |
| 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 83.71 | volume x3.8 | -1.83% | +2.08% | +2.41% | -2.57% | +4.18% |
| 2023 | 26/10/2023 | 68.35 | near 52w low · volume x1.8 | +3.19% | +0.80% | +6.29% | -1.59% | +6.29% |
| 2022 | 26/10/2022 | 80.88 | near 52w high | +7.31% | +10.62% | +13.48% | +0.00% | +17.46% |
| 2021 | 26/10/2021 | 69.51 | near 52w high | -1.77% | -1.73% | +5.80% | -4.37% | +5.80% |
| 2020 | 26/10/2020 | 41.99 | neutral | -5.43% | +13.46% | +20.60% | -8.91% | +20.60% |
| 2019 | 25/10/2019 | 54.51 | volume x2.4 | +0.07% | +1.45% | +0.20% | -2.07% | +3.30% |
| 2018 | 26/10/2018 | 45.98 | near 52w low · far below SMA50 · volume x1.6 | +3.44% | +7.22% | +6.55% | -0.39% | +7.72% |
| 2017 | 26/10/2017 | 68.20 | near 52w high | +1.01% | +0.32% | +0.66% | -3.45% | +1.50% |
| 2016 | 26/10/2016 | 53.01 | near 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-avg | 2.56 · 0.01x |
Relative strength
| vs QQQ (20d) | +3.79% |
|---|
| vs SPY (20d) | +3.71% |
|---|
| vs SMH (20d) | +5.72% |
|---|
Moving averages
| SMA20 / 50 / 200 | 112.86 · 112.62 · 99.36 |
| 52w high / low | 121.18 · 77.90 |