🕰️ Time Machine

STLD — Steel Dynamics

Price-Time Intelligence · decision-support only — not recommendations, not predictions · as of 23/10/2026

Last price (Close)
241.53 +0.68%
Next window · Cycle 45 · in window
23/10/2026
Last window · Cycle 60 · 19/10/2026
since -1.48%
Trend
Uptrend
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Reference points

Last major low · 20/08/2026
218.02
Days: 45 trading / 64 calendar · return since: +10.78%
Last major high · 05/08/2026
273.36
Days: 56 trading / 79 calendar · return since: -11.64%

Price-Time Watch Windows

Reference pointCycleCountingTarget dateDistanceStatus
Low 20/08/2026 @ 218.02Cycle 60Calendar📅 19/10/2026-4 (±2)Passed
Low 20/08/2026 @ 218.02Cycle 45Trading📅 23/10/2026+0 (±2)In window
High 05/08/2026 @ 273.36Cycle 60Trading📅 29/10/2026+4 (±2)Upcoming
High 05/08/2026 @ 273.36Cycle 90Calendar📅 03/11/2026+11 (±3)Upcoming
Low 20/08/2026 @ 218.02Cycle 60Trading📅 13/11/2026+15 (±2)Upcoming
Low 20/08/2026 @ 218.02Cycle 90Calendar📅 18/11/2026+26 (±3)Upcoming
High 05/08/2026 @ 273.36Cycle 120Calendar📅 03/12/2026+41 (±3)Upcoming
High 05/08/2026 @ 273.36Cycle 90Trading📅 11/12/2026+34 (±3)Upcoming
Low 20/08/2026 @ 218.02Cycle 90Trading📅 29/12/2026+45 (±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.

● Failed Breakout 21/10/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 19/10/2026
● Gap Day 19/10/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 19/10/2026
● Failed Breakout 16/10/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 19/10/2026
● Shooting Star 07/10/2026
● Failed Breakdown 28/09/2026
● Bearish Engulfing 25/09/2026

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 19/10/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Calendar · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +3.93% · Win 44% · DD -2.61%20 days: Avg +6.85% · Win 78% · DD -2.80%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202520/10/2025146.28neutral+8.03%+6.62%+6.01%+0.00%+11.75%
202418/10/2024136.57far above SMA50-5.12%-2.14%+2.08%-5.81%+13.00%
202319/10/202399.20volume x2.6+3.19%+12.44%+10.77%-0.45%+12.77%
202219/10/202280.68neutral+21.52%+14.48%+23.08%+0.00%+24.54%
202119/10/202163.50volume x2.2+5.95%-1.20%+2.93%-1.20%+5.95%
202019/10/202033.12neutral-5.34%-3.71%+11.44%-7.70%+11.44%
201918/10/201928.71neutral+6.76%+10.07%+10.83%-0.31%+12.33%
201819/10/201841.03neutral-6.48%-0.41%-3.27%-6.48%+1.61%
201719/10/201737.78volume x1.6+2.94%-0.74%-2.20%-3.26%+4.69%
In window 23/10/2026 · Low Cycle 45/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.61% · Win 70% · DD -2.21%20 days: Avg +6.70% · Win 70% · DD -2.48%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202523/10/2025150.72near 52w high+4.95%+1.46%+1.59%+0.00%+8.46%
202423/10/2024128.64neutral+3.21%+19.96%+11.97%+0.00%+19.96%
202323/10/202398.75neutral+5.91%+13.23%+13.28%+0.00%+13.29%
202224/10/202296.26near 52w high · far above SMA50 · volume x1.9-2.30%-0.31%+7.02%-4.89%+7.02%
202122/10/202163.50neutral+4.06%+2.43%-0.61%-1.20%+5.95%
202023/10/202032.58neutral-3.38%-1.66%+8.20%-6.17%+13.29%
201923/10/201929.80neutral+3.26%+3.49%+5.70%+0.00%+8.22%
201823/10/201840.68neutral-4.13%+1.35%-6.69%-6.69%+2.48%
201723/10/201738.83near 52w high · far above SMA50-2.81%-3.14%-3.86%-5.87%+1.85%
201624/10/201626.03near 52w high+5.49%+9.26%+30.43%+0.00%+30.43%
Upcoming 29/10/2026 · High Cycle 60/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.06% · Win 80% · DD -2.52%20 days: Avg +6.55% · Win 70% · DD -4.17%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202529/10/2025163.47near 52w high · far above SMA50-5.71%-3.44%+1.93%-7.25%+1.93%
202429/10/2024135.16neutral+0.36%+6.80%+6.27%-3.45%+14.18%
202330/10/2023104.59neutral+6.90%+2.72%+9.22%+0.00%+10.19%
202228/10/202294.43far above SMA50+1.03%+2.45%+8.95%-3.05%+12.72%
202129/10/202166.08neutral-1.57%+0.12%-7.08%-7.08%+2.13%
202029/10/202031.62neutral+1.99%+4.71%+19.07%-2.72%+22.17%
201929/10/201930.86neutral+1.85%+4.50%+9.17%-1.62%+9.17%
201829/10/201838.59far below SMA50+5.83%+3.42%-12.70%-12.70%+8.03%
201730/10/201737.74neutral-0.34%-1.03%-1.54%-3.15%+0.64%
201628/10/201626.83near 52w high+2.68%+20.31%+32.24%-0.63%+33.36%
Upcoming 03/11/2026 · High Cycle 90/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.48% · Win 50% · DD -2.15%20 days: Avg +8.36% · Win 80% · DD -4.11%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202503/11/2025155.97far above SMA50-2.27%-0.58%+7.48%-2.79%+7.60%
202404/11/2024133.58neutral+10.65%+5.32%+7.20%+0.00%+15.53%
202303/11/2023111.87neutral-2.55%-0.84%+6.17%-3.96%+7.04%
202203/11/202291.55far above SMA50+5.23%+10.33%+19.66%+0.00%+19.66%
202103/11/202163.60neutral+1.71%-1.01%-6.29%-7.09%+6.12%
202003/11/202032.32neutral+4.92%+13.15%+14.98%-4.83%+19.52%
201904/11/201931.59neutral+1.99%+0.95%+6.87%-2.37%+8.10%
201802/11/201840.86neutral-1.42%-2.86%-12.68%-17.55%+2.03%
201703/11/201737.51neutral-0.75%-1.76%+6.08%-2.56%+6.08%
201603/11/201627.35near 52w high+18.28%+22.05%+34.11%+0.00%+34.11%
Upcoming 13/11/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +1.70% · Win 70% · DD -3.07%20 days: Avg +2.74% · Win 70% · DD -4.79%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202513/11/2025154.59neutral-0.96%+8.56%+11.24%-0.96%+11.92%
202413/11/2024141.90far above SMA50+1.51%+1.36%-10.56%-10.56%+2.37%
202313/11/2023107.44neutral+4.11%+6.32%+5.91%+0.00%+11.46%
202214/11/2022100.40near 52w high · far above SMA50+2.61%+2.23%+9.94%-1.10%+9.94%
202112/11/202166.16neutral-4.61%-7.19%-9.61%-10.69%+2.01%
202013/11/202034.62near 52w high · far above SMA50+1.82%+4.59%+9.59%+0.00%+14.41%
201913/11/201931.35neutral+0.48%+8.36%+11.87%-0.06%+11.96%
201813/11/201840.28neutral-5.76%-12.98%-19.61%-22.39%+0.00%
201713/11/201737.35neutral-0.05%-0.51%+8.81%-2.14%+8.97%
201614/11/201633.16near 52w high+2.38%+6.24%+9.86%+0.00%+17.70%
Upcoming 18/11/2026 · Low Cycle 90/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.02% · Win 80% · DD -2.61%20 days: Avg +1.89% · Win 70% · DD -4.87%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202518/11/2025154.61neutral+6.24%+10.92%+11.73%-0.97%+11.90%
202418/11/2024140.69neutral+3.05%+1.78%-15.72%-15.72%+3.26%
202317/11/2023110.93neutral+3.89%+7.07%+10.10%+0.00%+12.25%
202218/11/2022100.64near 52w high · far above SMA50+2.23%+6.06%+0.89%+0.00%+9.68%
202118/11/202163.61neutral-0.16%-6.67%-2.00%-7.53%+6.10%
202018/11/202035.63near 52w high · far above SMA50+6.31%+5.56%+5.50%-1.07%+11.17%
201918/11/201931.89neutral+4.58%+5.86%+9.41%-1.35%+10.07%
201819/11/201839.75neutral-15.25%-12.65%-22.09%-22.09%+0.00%
201717/11/201736.85neutral+1.38%+7.98%+10.94%+0.00%+11.75%
201618/11/201633.37near 52w high+6.32%+14.26%+10.10%+0.00%+16.96%
Upcoming 03/12/2026 · High Cycle 120/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -2.10% · Win 50% · DD -5.01%20 days: Avg -2.90% · Win 50% · DD -7.19%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202503/12/2025171.50near 52w high · far above SMA50-0.16%+0.72%+2.96%-3.66%+3.32%
202403/12/2024143.20neutral-5.52%-17.19%-21.52%-21.52%+0.00%
202304/12/2023118.77neutral-3.37%+2.83%+0.64%-4.72%+4.84%
202202/12/2022109.55near 52w high · far above SMA50 · volume x1.5-1.04%-7.79%-12.83%-12.83%+0.76%
202103/12/202159.37neutral+1.18%+5.00%+4.29%-0.93%+5.68%
202003/12/202037.61near 52w high · far above SMA50+5.32%-0.05%-1.96%-4.33%+5.32%
201903/12/201933.76far above SMA50+3.32%+3.35%+0.82%+0.00%+3.97%
201803/12/201835.68far below SMA50-12.39%-10.65%-15.50%-18.58%+0.00%
201704/12/201739.79near 52w high · volume x2.4+2.29%+2.74%+15.04%-2.66%+15.04%
201602/12/201636.68near 52w high+1.17%+0.00%-0.91%-2.63%+6.41%
Upcoming 11/12/2026 · High Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -1.13% · Win 50% · DD -4.79%20 days: Avg +1.53% · Win 60% · DD -6.09%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202511/12/2025173.01near 52w high · far above SMA50+0.91%+1.42%-1.83%-2.71%+2.42%
202411/12/2024133.55neutral-12.57%-12.32%-7.32%-15.85%+0.00%
202311/12/2023114.77neutral+6.41%+5.65%-1.33%-1.33%+8.50%
202212/12/2022109.76near 52w high · far above SMA50-7.49%-6.25%+0.56%-13.00%+0.56%
202110/12/202160.07neutral+3.78%+4.44%+1.29%-2.08%+10.26%
202011/12/202039.13near 52w high · far above SMA50-7.69%-8.05%+7.51%-8.05%+7.51%
201911/12/201934.74far above SMA50+0.29%-0.14%-5.24%-5.24%+0.95%
201811/12/201831.26near 52w low · far below SMA50+1.98%-3.65%+7.52%-7.07%+7.52%
201711/12/201740.70near 52w high+0.44%+7.32%+13.55%-2.11%+13.55%
201612/12/201636.98neutral-0.65%+0.24%+0.62%-3.42%+3.12%
Upcoming 29/12/2026 · Low Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +4.77% · Win 60% · DD -2.10%20 days: Avg +4.05% · Win 60% · DD -4.86%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202529/12/2025172.88near 52w high+0.21%-1.47%+1.16%-2.64%+5.19%
202430/12/2024113.80far below SMA50+5.71%+10.41%+15.33%-1.24%+15.33%
202329/12/2023118.10neutral-0.90%-5.50%+3.68%-5.50%+3.68%
202229/12/202298.41neutral+4.35%+13.32%+21.01%-3.29%+23.40%
202129/12/202162.37neutral+6.20%+2.40%-12.51%-15.55%+6.20%
202029/12/202036.37neutral+12.49%+12.76%-2.66%-2.66%+15.67%
201930/12/201934.06neutral-0.68%-1.32%-11.13%-11.13%+0.00%
201828/12/201829.87near 52w low · far below SMA50+6.70%+10.55%+20.15%+0.00%+20.15%
201729/12/201743.13near 52w high · far above SMA50+6.58%+7.77%+8.46%+0.00%+10.11%
201629/12/201636.26neutral+1.41%-1.19%-3.03%-6.62%+4.77%

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 (+1.7%) 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: -16.4% · from 52w low: +63.1%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.

Current Snapshot

Returns & distances

5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days+0.41% · +1.32% · +3.62% · -4.12%
Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200+1.89% · +1.74% · +8.83%
Distance from 52w high / low-16.35% · +63.05%
ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg7.70 · 0.86x

Relative strength

vs QQQ (20d)+9.00%
vs SPY (20d)+5.09%
vs SMH (20d)+16.70%

Moving averages

SMA20 / 50 / 200237.04 · 237.40 · 221.93
52w high / low288.74 · 148.13