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STAA — STAAR Surgical Company
Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 11/09/2026
Last price (Close)
22.66 -3.25%
Next window · Cycle 45 · in window
11/09/2026
Last window · Cycle 30 · 09/09/2026
since -4.06%
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Reference points
Last major low · 28/07/2026
21.20
Days: 32 trading / 45 calendar · return since: +6.89%
Last major high · 14/05/2026
35.87
Days: 82 trading / 120 calendar · return since: -36.83%
Price-Time Watch Windows
| Reference point | Cycle | Counting | Target date | Distance | Status |
|---|
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 30 | Trading | 📅 09/09/2026 | -2 (±2) | In window |
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 45 | Calendar | 📅 11/09/2026 | +0 (±2) | In window |
| High 14/05/2026 @ 35.87 | Cycle 120 | Calendar | 📅 11/09/2026 | +0 (±3) | In window |
| High 14/05/2026 @ 35.87 | Cycle 90 | Trading | 📅 23/09/2026 | +8 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 60 | Calendar | 📅 26/09/2026 | +15 (±2) | Upcoming |
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 45 | Trading | 📅 30/09/2026 | +13 (±2) | Upcoming |
| High 14/05/2026 @ 35.87 | Cycle 144 | Calendar | 📅 05/10/2026 | +24 (±3) | Upcoming |
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 60 | Trading | 📅 21/10/2026 | +28 (±2) | Upcoming |
| Low 28/07/2026 @ 21.20 | Cycle 90 | Calendar | 📅 26/10/2026 | +45 (±3) | Upcoming |
| High 14/05/2026 @ 35.87 | Cycle 120 | Trading | 📅 04/11/2026 | +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 11/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 45 window · 11/09/2026
● NR7 Compression 10/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 30 window · 09/09/2026
● Shooting Star 04/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 30 window · 09/09/2026
● Doji After Run 04/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 30 window · 09/09/2026
● Bullish Engulfing 31/08/2026
● Failed Breakdown 31/08/2026
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.
In window 09/09/2026 · Low Cycle 30/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -4.16% · Win 40% · DD -7.21%20 days: Avg -3.70% · Win 40% · DD -11.27%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 09/09/2025 | 27.68 | far above SMA50 | -1.63% | -4.08% | -3.47% | -4.08% | +1.45% |
| 2024 | 09/09/2024 | 30.05 | far below SMA50 | +4.43% | +1.03% | +13.81% | -0.27% | +23.89% |
| 2023 | 08/09/2023 | 43.85 | neutral | -1.12% | -10.13% | -12.18% | -13.61% | +2.39% |
| 2022 | 09/09/2022 | 96.81 | far above SMA50 | -11.83% | -24.34% | -27.68% | -27.68% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 09/09/2021 | 155.95 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | -7.56% | -5.51% | -22.40% | -25.19% | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 09/09/2020 | 52.12 | neutral | +2.48% | +4.18% | +9.34% | -2.15% | +9.34% |
| 2019 | 09/09/2019 | 27.04 | far below SMA50 | +10.32% | +8.47% | -5.95% | -9.06% | +12.09% |
| 2018 | 10/09/2018 | 49.70 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | -3.82% | -3.12% | -16.40% | -16.40% | +1.91% |
| 2017 | 08/09/2017 | 11.90 | near 52w high | -5.88% | -8.40% | +15.13% | -8.82% | +15.55% |
| 2016 | 12/09/2016 | 9.09 | near 52w high | +6.05% | +0.33% | +12.76% | -5.39% | +12.76% |
In window 11/09/2026 · Low Cycle 45/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -3.35% · Win 40% · DD -7.04%20 days: Avg -5.01% · Win 40% · DD -11.75%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 11/09/2025 | 28.08 | far above SMA50 | -3.28% | -4.74% | -6.77% | -6.77% | +0.00% |
| 2024 | 11/09/2024 | 30.31 | far below SMA50 | +3.56% | +2.41% | +4.06% | -1.12% | +22.83% |
| 2023 | 11/09/2023 | 44.61 | neutral | -5.83% | -7.76% | -9.19% | -15.09% | +0.65% |
| 2022 | 12/09/2022 | 95.05 | neutral | -13.33% | -23.85% | -27.87% | -27.87% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 10/09/2021 | 147.14 | neutral | -2.56% | -3.12% | -21.20% | -21.20% | +0.15% |
| 2020 | 11/09/2020 | 51.00 | neutral | +9.71% | +8.04% | +13.86% | +0.00% | +13.86% |
| 2019 | 11/09/2019 | 28.50 | neutral | +5.96% | -1.26% | -11.19% | -13.86% | +6.35% |
| 2018 | 11/09/2018 | 50.55 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | -1.09% | -3.96% | -17.65% | -17.80% | +0.20% |
| 2017 | 11/09/2017 | 11.85 | near 52w high | -4.64% | +0.42% | +13.08% | -8.44% | +16.03% |
| 2016 | 12/09/2016 | 9.09 | near 52w high | +6.05% | +0.33% | +12.76% | -5.39% | +12.76% |
Upcoming 23/09/2026 · High Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.81% · Win 40% · DD -6.32%20 days: Avg +2.20% · Win 60% · DD -8.01%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 23/09/2025 | 26.55 | neutral | +1.21% | +0.64% | +0.53% | -8.63% | +3.28% |
| 2024 | 23/09/2024 | 30.36 | far below SMA50 | +22.36% | +12.65% | +1.09% | +0.00% | +22.63% |
| 2023 | 22/09/2023 | 39.41 | near 52w low · far below SMA50 | +1.95% | -2.28% | +5.86% | -3.88% | +11.09% |
| 2022 | 23/09/2022 | 73.25 | far below SMA50 | -3.69% | -4.42% | -4.19% | -6.40% | +4.03% |
| 2021 | 23/09/2021 | 147.36 | neutral | -12.78% | -17.87% | -14.39% | -23.77% | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 23/09/2020 | 54.30 | neutral | +4.16% | +4.95% | +31.12% | -0.98% | +31.51% |
| 2019 | 23/09/2019 | 29.33 | neutral | -12.10% | -13.30% | -3.82% | -16.30% | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 24/09/2018 | 48.15 | far above SMA50 | -2.33% | -13.71% | -13.33% | -16.93% | +0.83% |
| 2017 | 22/09/2017 | 10.90 | neutral | +14.22% | +25.69% | +18.81% | +0.00% | +26.15% |
| 2016 | 23/09/2016 | 9.42 | near 52w high | -0.21% | -0.42% | +0.32% | -3.18% | +8.81% |
Upcoming 26/09/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -2.08% · Win 40% · DD -6.58%20 days: Avg +1.38% · Win 50% · DD -7.59%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 26/09/2025 | 26.80 | neutral | +1.27% | -0.45% | -1.98% | -9.48% | +2.31% |
| 2024 | 26/09/2024 | 33.87 | volume x1.5 | +0.86% | -7.91% | -10.48% | -10.87% | +9.92% |
| 2023 | 26/09/2023 | 40.47 | near 52w low · far below SMA50 | -2.77% | +4.27% | +5.93% | -6.40% | +8.18% |
| 2022 | 26/09/2022 | 72.38 | far below SMA50 | -1.20% | -5.28% | -5.14% | -5.28% | +5.28% |
| 2021 | 27/09/2021 | 136.19 | neutral | -14.33% | -17.52% | -8.50% | -17.52% | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 25/09/2020 | 55.10 | neutral | +2.41% | +5.39% | +36.26% | +0.00% | +36.26% |
| 2019 | 26/09/2019 | 27.18 | far below SMA50 | -7.32% | -6.33% | +5.45% | -9.68% | +5.52% |
| 2018 | 26/09/2018 | 48.00 | far above SMA50 | -5.90% | -16.67% | -16.25% | -16.67% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 26/09/2017 | 11.95 | near 52w high | +12.97% | +11.30% | +7.11% | +0.00% | +15.06% |
| 2016 | 26/09/2016 | 9.12 | neutral | +2.96% | +12.39% | +1.43% | +0.00% | +12.39% |
Upcoming 30/09/2026 · Low Cycle 45/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -2.49% · Win 50% · DD -6.27%20 days: Avg -0.55% · Win 50% · DD -8.23%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 30/09/2025 | 26.87 | neutral | -0.56% | +0.86% | +1.08% | -9.71% | +3.39% |
| 2024 | 30/09/2024 | 37.15 | volume x1.6 | -7.94% | -11.17% | -17.39% | -18.73% | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 29/09/2023 | 40.18 | near 52w low · far below SMA50 | -4.16% | +0.57% | -4.06% | -5.72% | +8.96% |
| 2022 | 30/09/2022 | 70.55 | far below SMA50 | -0.77% | -2.24% | +0.88% | -2.82% | +8.01% |
| 2021 | 30/09/2021 | 128.53 | volume x1.9 | -5.84% | -11.02% | -7.67% | -12.60% | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 30/09/2020 | 56.56 | neutral | +0.76% | +4.05% | +29.21% | -1.11% | +32.74% |
| 2019 | 30/09/2019 | 25.78 | far below SMA50 · volume x1.7 | -1.36% | +1.44% | +11.29% | -4.77% | +11.29% |
| 2018 | 01/10/2018 | 47.03 | neutral | -11.65% | -12.52% | -19.41% | -19.41% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 29/09/2017 | 12.45 | near 52w high | +10.04% | +7.23% | +8.03% | +0.00% | +10.44% |
| 2016 | 30/09/2016 | 9.40 | near 52w high | -0.21% | -2.13% | -7.45% | -7.45% | +9.04% |
Upcoming 05/10/2026 · High Cycle 144/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.91% · Win 50% · DD -6.12%20 days: Avg +0.29% · Win 20% · DD -8.84%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 06/10/2025 | 26.83 | neutral | +1.57% | -5.63% | -5.85% | -9.58% | +3.54% |
| 2024 | 04/10/2024 | 35.07 | neutral | -9.87% | -11.43% | -18.56% | -18.56% | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 05/10/2023 | 37.88 | near 52w low · far below SMA50 | +4.01% | +12.54% | -4.94% | -4.94% | +15.58% |
| 2022 | 05/10/2022 | 74.03 | far below SMA50 | -4.98% | -4.77% | -4.61% | -7.39% | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 05/10/2021 | 120.02 | far below SMA50 | -5.22% | +3.83% | -0.92% | -6.41% | +5.11% |
| 2020 | 05/10/2020 | 56.88 | neutral | +3.43% | +18.90% | +26.16% | -1.67% | +32.00% |
| 2019 | 04/10/2019 | 25.63 | far below SMA50 | +4.14% | +11.90% | +29.85% | -4.21% | +29.85% |
| 2018 | 05/10/2018 | 44.15 | neutral | -6.82% | -8.18% | -0.43% | -14.16% | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 05/10/2017 | 13.75 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | -2.18% | -9.45% | -5.82% | -9.45% | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 05/10/2016 | 9.32 | near 52w high | +3.54% | +1.39% | -12.02% | -12.02% | +9.98% |
Upcoming 21/10/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -1.60% · Win 30% · DD -7.83%20 days: Avg +0.10% · Win 40% · DD -10.40%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 21/10/2025 | 26.69 | neutral | +1.76% | -5.28% | -3.82% | -6.71% | +4.08% |
| 2024 | 21/10/2024 | 30.69 | neutral | +0.00% | -5.05% | -14.04% | -14.04% | +2.51% |
| 2023 | 20/10/2023 | 41.72 | neutral | -7.60% | -9.37% | -16.51% | -21.60% | +3.84% |
| 2022 | 21/10/2022 | 70.18 | far below SMA50 | +1.41% | -13.29% | -14.14% | -17.36% | +5.09% |
| 2021 | 21/10/2021 | 126.15 | neutral | -5.93% | -7.16% | -11.65% | -11.65% | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 21/10/2020 | 71.20 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | +2.64% | +2.79% | +11.59% | -1.07% | +16.26% |
| 2019 | 21/10/2019 | 28.21 | volume x1.8 | +1.70% | +23.79% | +21.69% | -2.87% | +28.00% |
| 2018 | 22/10/2018 | 41.73 | neutral | -9.18% | +5.06% | -12.75% | -12.75% | +19.82% |
| 2017 | 20/10/2017 | 12.95 | neutral | +3.86% | -2.70% | +25.87% | -2.70% | +25.87% |
| 2016 | 21/10/2016 | 9.45 | neutral | -7.94% | -4.76% | +14.81% | -13.23% | +14.81% |
Upcoming 26/10/2026 · Low Cycle 90/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.44% · Win 50% · DD -6.84%20 days: Avg +2.90% · Win 40% · DD -9.04%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 27/10/2025 | 27.78 | neutral | -9.07% | -1.33% | -4.46% | -9.11% | +0.79% |
| 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 30.39 | neutral | -6.02% | -2.63% | -12.21% | -13.98% | +3.52% |
| 2023 | 26/10/2023 | 38.24 | near 52w low | -5.83% | -14.46% | -11.35% | -14.46% | +13.28% |
| 2022 | 26/10/2022 | 72.32 | far below SMA50 | -2.35% | -19.80% | -15.60% | -19.80% | +1.98% |
| 2021 | 26/10/2021 | 120.70 | far below SMA50 | -1.48% | -4.37% | -14.27% | -14.27% | +0.27% |
| 2020 | 26/10/2020 | 71.16 | far above SMA50 | +0.84% | +13.67% | +11.45% | -1.01% | +16.33% |
| 2019 | 25/10/2019 | 28.26 | neutral | +17.76% | +25.58% | +32.31% | -1.17% | +32.31% |
| 2018 | 26/10/2018 | 38.06 | far below SMA50 | +15.50% | +23.49% | -3.52% | -4.57% | +31.37% |
| 2017 | 26/10/2017 | 13.15 | neutral | -1.52% | +17.49% | +23.57% | -4.18% | +27.00% |
| 2016 | 26/10/2016 | 8.90 | near 52w low | -7.87% | +6.74% | +23.03% | -7.87% | +23.03% |
Upcoming 04/11/2026 · High Cycle 120/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.82% · Win 40% · DD -5.26%20 days: Avg +0.42% · Win 60% · DD -8.57%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
| Year | Actual date | Close | Context | 5d | 10d | 20d | Max DD 20d | Max Gain 20d |
|---|
| 2025 | 04/11/2025 | 25.28 | neutral | +8.39% | +1.54% | +4.31% | -0.12% | +10.76% |
| 2024 | 04/11/2024 | 29.14 | neutral | +4.39% | -9.47% | -9.09% | -10.30% | +7.96% |
| 2023 | 03/11/2023 | 37.81 | volume x1.8 | -11.43% | -7.88% | -14.60% | -17.06% | +0.00% |
| 2022 | 04/11/2022 | 60.85 | far below SMA50 | +8.78% | -0.97% | +2.43% | -9.12% | +8.96% |
| 2021 | 04/11/2021 | 117.12 | far below SMA50 · volume x1.7 | -3.42% | -4.84% | -23.69% | -23.69% | +0.24% |
| 2020 | 04/11/2020 | 73.19 | near 52w high · far above SMA50 | +12.86% | +8.55% | +2.60% | -4.54% | +13.10% |
| 2019 | 04/11/2019 | 34.92 | far above SMA50 | +1.78% | -1.69% | +5.44% | -1.69% | +7.99% |
| 2018 | 05/11/2018 | 43.84 | neutral | -1.80% | -16.95% | -19.21% | -19.21% | +14.05% |
| 2017 | 03/11/2017 | 12.60 | volume x2.6 | +18.65% | +29.37% | +32.14% | +0.00% | +38.10% |
| 2016 | 04/11/2016 | 9.00 | volume x1.6 | +17.78% | +20.56% | +23.89% | +0.00% | +23.89% |
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· If it holds above SMA50 (-8.1%) and breaks out on volume above the window — historically similar zones tended to continue. Technical confirmation needed.
⬇️ Weakness (down) — to watch· Relative weakness vs QQQ, SPY, SMH.
· 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: -36.8% · from 52w low: +45.3%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.
Current Snapshot
Returns & distances
| 5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days | -3.90% · +1.21% · -10.54% · -21.65% |
| Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200 | -3.51% · -8.06% · -5.46% |
| Distance from 52w high / low | -36.83% · +45.35% |
| ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg | 0.94 · 0.98x |
Relative strength
| vs QQQ (20d) | -8.19% |
|---|
| vs SPY (20d) | -8.78% |
|---|
| vs SMH (20d) | -7.05% |
|---|
Moving averages
| SMA20 / 50 / 200 | 23.49 · 24.65 · 23.97 |
| 52w high / low | 35.87 · 15.59 |