🕰️ Time Machine

SAH — Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 27/07/2026

Last price (Close)
102.98 +3.90%
Next window · Cycle 120 · in 12 days
12/08/2026
Last window
Trend
Strong uptrend
🕰️ Time Machine — see this symbol's past windows

Daily chart · hover for price & date

Reference points

Last major low · 18/02/2026
54.11
Days: 108 trading / 159 calendar · return since: +90.32%
Last major high · 20/02/2026
67.06
Days: 106 trading / 157 calendar · return since: +53.56%

Price-Time Watch Windows

Reference pointCycleCountingTarget dateDistanceStatus
Low 18/02/2026 @ 54.11Cycle 120Trading📅 12/08/2026+12 (±3)Upcoming
High 20/02/2026 @ 67.06Cycle 120Trading📅 14/08/2026+14 (±3)Upcoming
Low 18/02/2026 @ 54.11Cycle 180Calendar📅 17/08/2026+21 (±3)Upcoming
High 20/02/2026 @ 67.06Cycle 180Calendar📅 19/08/2026+23 (±3)Upcoming
Low 18/02/2026 @ 54.11Cycle 144Trading📅 16/09/2026+36 (±3)Upcoming
High 20/02/2026 @ 67.06Cycle 144Trading📅 18/09/2026+38 (±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.

Bearish Engulfing 20/07/2026
Shooting Star 17/07/2026
Failed Breakout 06/07/2026

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.

Upcoming 12/08/2026 · Low Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.67% · Win 50% · DD -3.25%20 days: Avg +1.23% · Win 60% · DD -4.41%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202512/08/202578.50neutral+1.81%+6.09%+3.44%-0.43%+7.73%
202412/08/202457.79neutral+5.62%+9.08%-6.42%-6.42%+9.08%
202311/08/202351.26neutral+1.03%+1.07%+0.68%-1.78%+4.72%
202212/08/202249.96far above SMA50+8.59%+13.05%-1.24%-5.12%+16.99%
202112/08/202152.18neutral-5.56%-4.58%-4.22%-6.77%+1.61%
202012/08/202045.48near 52w high · far above SMA50 · volume x2.1-3.56%-8.51%-7.08%-8.51%+0.00%
201912/08/201927.92near 52w high · far above SMA50-2.51%-3.72%+15.44%-8.56%+15.44%
201813/08/201820.45neutral+8.31%+6.60%+3.18%+0.00%+10.27%
201711/08/201716.90near 52w low-1.18%-0.30%+7.40%-2.96%+10.06%
201612/08/201617.34near 52w low-3.58%-2.13%+1.10%-3.58%+2.77%
Upcoming 14/08/2026 · High Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +2.86% · Win 50% · DD -2.65%20 days: Avg +0.91% · Win 60% · DD -4.42%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202514/08/202579.32neutral-1.32%+6.32%+0.67%-1.46%+6.62%
202414/08/202456.97neutral+6.99%+8.85%-4.56%-6.02%+10.65%
202314/08/202350.84neutral+1.20%+3.89%+2.03%-0.96%+5.59%
202215/08/202250.00far above SMA50+6.40%+12.26%-8.12%-8.12%+16.90%
202113/08/202151.02neutral-1.51%-0.31%-0.25%-4.65%+3.92%
202014/08/202044.13far above SMA50-2.42%-0.11%-6.11%-8.00%+1.68%
201914/08/201927.58near 52w high · far above SMA50-2.83%-0.98%+15.44%-7.43%+16.86%
201814/08/201820.85neutral+8.15%+4.32%+1.20%+0.00%+8.15%
201714/08/201716.90near 52w low-0.89%-2.96%+8.58%-2.96%+10.06%
201615/08/201617.52near 52w high-3.94%-2.63%+0.23%-4.57%+1.71%
Upcoming 17/08/2026 · Low Cycle 180/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.76% · Win 60% · DD -1.94%20 days: Avg +1.14% · Win 60% · DD -4.83%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202518/08/202578.34neutral+5.31%+4.98%+1.72%-0.23%+7.95%
202416/08/202460.83neutral+2.84%+2.48%-8.24%-11.98%+3.63%
202317/08/202350.48neutral+2.56%+5.63%+4.71%+0.00%+7.72%
202217/08/202253.85far above SMA50+1.10%-1.23%-13.18%-14.69%+8.54%
202117/08/202150.22neutral+0.46%+0.64%+1.91%-3.13%+2.09%
202017/08/202044.01far above SMA50-2.02%-3.98%-3.12%-7.75%+1.95%
201916/08/201926.98neutral-5.37%-0.26%+11.54%-5.37%+19.46%
201817/08/201821.80neutral-0.23%-1.38%-0.86%-3.67%+3.44%
201717/08/201716.45near 52w low · far below SMA50+1.82%+10.03%+12.46%-0.30%+13.98%
201617/08/201616.92near 52w low-0.71%+0.71%+4.44%-1.18%+5.32%
Upcoming 19/08/2026 · High Cycle 180/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.12% · Win 50% · DD -2.71%20 days: Avg +0.48% · Win 50% · DD -5.31%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202519/08/202579.92neutral+4.20%+2.13%-1.92%-2.20%+5.82%
202419/08/202461.04neutral+3.28%-1.25%-6.87%-12.29%+3.28%
202318/08/202351.79neutral+0.04%+3.21%+1.48%-1.41%+4.99%
202219/08/202254.25far above SMA50+4.11%-4.74%-11.82%-15.32%+7.74%
202119/08/202149.28neutral+1.03%+1.08%+10.08%-1.28%+10.08%
202019/08/202043.86far above SMA50-5.13%-0.59%-7.43%-7.43%+2.30%
201919/08/201927.22neutral-1.25%-2.09%+9.71%-6.21%+18.41%
201820/08/201822.15neutral-1.58%-0.23%-1.75%-5.19%+1.81%
201718/08/201716.70near 52w low+0.90%+11.38%+9.87%-1.80%+12.28%
201619/08/201616.72near 52w low+1.50%+2.33%+3.46%+0.00%+6.58%
Upcoming 16/09/2026 · Low Cycle 144/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.50% · Win 40% · DD -4.79%20 days: Avg -3.54% · Win 20% · DD -7.72%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202516/09/202579.31neutral-0.53%-4.06%-4.26%-10.86%+0.72%
202416/09/202455.51neutral+3.06%+5.35%-1.01%-3.40%+6.40%
202315/09/202352.56volume x2.5-6.49%-9.13%-20.40%-20.40%+0.00%
202216/09/202246.16volume x2.0-5.26%-6.20%-2.45%-7.47%+4.74%
202116/09/202153.01neutral+6.21%-0.89%-1.26%-1.26%+6.81%
202016/09/202040.88neutral-4.33%-1.76%-3.94%-6.60%+11.13%
201916/09/201930.00far above SMA50-3.03%+4.70%-3.83%-7.07%+4.70%
201817/09/201821.55neutral-5.57%-12.20%-17.87%-18.98%+0.70%
201715/09/201718.45volume x2.4+7.59%+10.57%+10.30%-0.81%+17.07%
201616/09/201617.31near 52w low+5.60%+8.61%+9.30%-0.35%+12.07%
Upcoming 18/09/2026 · High Cycle 144/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.38% · Win 30% · DD -4.96%20 days: Avg -2.64% · Win 50% · DD -7.74%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202518/09/202579.88neutral-6.18%-4.29%-6.58%-11.49%+0.00%
202418/09/202456.50neutral+1.01%-0.07%+0.48%-5.10%+4.53%
202318/09/202352.26neutral-5.34%-10.83%-15.92%-19.94%+0.00%
202219/09/202247.58neutral-8.24%-7.44%-6.68%-10.24%+1.62%
202117/09/202154.12volume x3.5+3.10%-2.12%-3.68%-3.68%+4.62%
202018/09/202039.35volume x2.1-0.89%+10.42%+0.58%-2.97%+15.45%
201918/09/201929.19neutral+2.36%-0.03%+0.45%-4.49%+7.61%
201818/09/201821.70neutral-8.06%-14.06%-16.18%-19.54%+0.00%
201718/09/201718.30neutral+8.74%+15.03%+10.66%+0.00%+18.03%
201619/09/201617.25near 52w low+5.80%+9.57%+10.43%+0.00%+12.46%

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.
· If it holds above SMA50 (+20.3%) 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: -1.3% · from 52w low: +90.3%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.

Current Snapshot

Returns & distances

5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days+2.60% · +8.93% · +24.51% · +42.95%
Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200+11.07% · +20.33% · +46.05%
Distance from 52w high / low-1.27% · +90.32%
ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg4.52 · 0.66x

Relative strength

vs QQQ (20d)+29.29%
vs SPY (20d)+23.85%
vs SMH (20d)+38.38%

Moving averages

SMA20 / 50 / 20092.72 · 85.58 · 70.51
52w high / low104.30 · 54.11