🕰️ Time Machine

WTRG — Essential Utilities

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

Last price (Close)
41.80 -0.48%
Next window · Cycle 120 · in 19 days
29/09/2026
Last window · Cycle 180 · 09/09/2026
since -0.48%
Trend
Strong uptrend
🕰️ Time Machine — see this symbol's past windows

Daily chart · hover for price & date

Reference points

Last major low · 01/06/2026
36.11
Days: 70 trading / 101 calendar · return since: +15.76%
Last major high · 13/03/2026
41.84
Days: 124 trading / 181 calendar · return since: -0.10%

Price-Time Watch Windows

Reference pointCycleCountingTarget dateDistanceStatus
Low 01/06/2026 @ 36.11Cycle 60Trading📅 26/08/2026-10 (±2)Passed
High 13/03/2026 @ 41.84Cycle 120Trading📅 03/09/2026-4 (±3)Passed
High 13/03/2026 @ 41.84Cycle 180Calendar📅 09/09/2026-1 (±3)In window
Low 01/06/2026 @ 36.11Cycle 120Calendar📅 29/09/2026+19 (±3)Upcoming
Low 01/06/2026 @ 36.11Cycle 90Trading📅 08/10/2026+20 (±3)Upcoming
High 13/03/2026 @ 41.84Cycle 144Trading📅 08/10/2026+20 (±3)Upcoming
Low 01/06/2026 @ 36.11Cycle 144Calendar📅 23/10/2026+43 (±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 10/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 180 window · 09/09/2026
Failed Breakout 08/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 180 window · 09/09/2026
NR7 Compression 04/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 120 window · 03/09/2026
Bullish Engulfing 02/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 120 window · 03/09/2026
Failed Breakout 01/09/2026🎯 near Cycle 120 window · 03/09/2026
NR7 Compression 26/08/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 26/08/2026
Bullish Engulfing 24/08/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 26/08/2026
Failed Breakout 24/08/2026🎯 near Cycle 60 window · 26/08/2026

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 26/08/2026 · Low Cycle 60/Trading · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -1.60% · Win 33% · DD -3.07%20 days: Avg -3.82% · Win 11% · DD -5.22%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202526/08/202539.03volume x2.0-1.00%-2.72%-3.15%-5.15%+2.05%
202426/08/202439.28neutral-0.43%+1.15%-3.31%-3.31%+1.15%
202325/08/202337.38near 52w low-1.85%-0.75%-2.62%-4.90%+2.09%
202226/08/202250.28neutral-2.23%-3.94%-13.56%-13.56%+0.00%
202126/08/202148.65neutral+3.54%-0.29%-3.04%-4.54%+3.88%
202026/08/202042.62neutral-0.96%-7.98%-8.38%-9.60%+0.00%
201926/08/201943.75near 52w high+3.31%-2.01%+2.29%-2.01%+3.41%
201827/08/201837.38neutral+0.62%+0.27%-2.17%-2.17%+1.71%
201725/08/201734.00near 52w high-1.38%+1.82%-0.44%-1.76%+1.82%
Passed 03/09/2026 · High Cycle 120/Trading · 9 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -2.24% · Win 44% · DD -3.78%20 days: Avg -3.43% · Win 22% · DD -6.45%
Open Date Echo · 9 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202503/09/202538.64neutral-1.73%-3.44%+0.47%-4.19%+3.26%
202403/09/202439.11neutral+1.59%+0.38%-1.99%-2.89%+1.59%
202301/09/202336.69near 52w low+1.12%+2.51%-10.25%-10.25%+4.01%
202202/09/202249.16neutral-1.75%-6.77%-11.00%-15.83%+0.00%
202103/09/202149.43near 52w high-3.30%-4.21%-5.08%-6.78%+2.25%
202003/09/202041.99neutral-6.29%-6.67%-0.79%-8.24%+0.00%
201903/09/201945.20near 52w high · volume x1.5-5.15%-2.88%-0.62%-5.15%+0.09%
201804/09/201837.61near 52w high-0.35%+0.11%-1.89%-3.75%+1.09%
201701/09/201733.53near 52w high+3.25%+0.78%+0.30%-1.01%+3.25%
In window 09/09/2026 · High Cycle 180/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -1.78% · Win 20% · DD -3.17%20 days: Avg -2.24% · Win 40% · DD -5.50%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202509/09/202538.28neutral-2.56%-1.96%+6.14%-3.29%+6.14%
202409/09/202438.96neutral+1.31%-1.72%-1.87%-2.52%+1.98%
202308/09/202336.62near 52w low · volume x1.6+2.95%-0.98%-9.37%-11.00%+4.21%
202209/09/202247.81volume x1.5-4.69%-7.26%-15.21%-15.21%+1.02%
202109/09/202150.12near 52w high-6.58%-6.03%-6.32%-8.06%+0.00%
202009/09/202039.94neutral-0.85%-3.53%+2.73%-3.53%+4.61%
201909/09/201943.43near 52w high-0.21%+2.26%+3.98%-1.29%+4.88%
201810/09/201837.59near 52w high+0.61%-1.46%-0.32%-3.70%+1.14%
201708/09/201734.14near 52w high-0.38%-1.14%+0.32%-2.78%+1.41%
201612/09/201630.19near 52w high+1.03%+4.04%-2.52%-3.58%+4.90%
Upcoming 29/09/2026 · Low Cycle 120/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +0.35% · Win 50% · DD -2.36%20 days: Avg +0.83% · Win 60% · DD -3.21%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202529/09/202539.12neutral+2.43%+1.69%+3.86%-1.41%+7.18%
202430/09/202438.57neutral-0.88%+3.45%+1.53%-0.88%+5.13%
202329/09/202334.33near 52w low · far below SMA50-3.32%-2.48%-3.06%-5.07%+0.00%
202229/09/202242.33near 52w low · far below SMA50-1.82%-4.87%+2.91%-6.90%+3.52%
202129/09/202146.83neutral+0.28%-0.88%-0.49%-1.60%+1.39%
202029/09/202039.78neutral+3.39%+5.83%+9.25%+0.00%+11.87%
201930/09/201944.83near 52w high+0.74%+0.98%+0.16%-0.49%+3.90%
201828/09/201836.90neutral+0.38%-1.49%-10.00%-10.00%+2.66%
201729/09/201733.19near 52w high+3.19%+4.88%+7.32%+0.00%+8.56%
201629/09/201630.89near 52w high-4.95%-3.63%-3.17%-5.76%+0.00%
Upcoming 08/10/2026 · Low Cycle 90/Trading · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg +2.24% · Win 90% · DD -1.28%20 days: Avg +1.09% · Win 60% · DD -3.15%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202508/10/202541.04near 52w high-0.90%+1.58%-3.31%-7.21%+2.17%
202408/10/202438.30neutral+5.40%+5.72%+4.75%-0.16%+5.87%
202309/10/202333.62near 52w low+0.62%-2.97%+5.06%-2.97%+6.54%
202207/10/202240.54near 52w low · far below SMA50-1.55%+0.86%+9.05%-2.79%+9.08%
202108/10/202146.36neutral+2.42%+1.21%+2.74%-0.26%+2.74%
202008/10/202041.71neutral-0.58%+5.49%+1.25%-1.25%+6.69%
201908/10/201945.04near 52w high-0.11%+3.29%-1.64%-3.29%+3.42%
201808/10/201837.47neutral-2.94%+1.09%-11.85%-13.18%+1.09%
201709/10/201734.29near 52w high+1.78%+4.64%+5.22%+0.00%+5.22%
201607/10/201629.11near 52w low+1.55%+1.48%-0.38%-0.38%+5.46%
Upcoming 23/10/2026 · Low Cycle 144/Calendar · 10 years — Small sample
10 days: Avg -0.16% · Win 50% · DD -3.84%20 days: Avg +1.38% · Win 50% · DD -4.08%
Open Date Echo · 10 years
YearActual dateCloseContext5d10d20dMax DD 20dMax Gain 20d
202523/10/202541.30near 52w high-6.08%-4.33%-5.55%-7.80%+0.00%
202423/10/202440.29near 52w high-3.85%+0.15%-2.55%-5.09%+0.15%
202323/10/202332.62near 52w low+1.93%+8.28%+8.35%+0.00%+10.02%
202224/10/202241.32neutral+7.02%+6.49%+15.21%+0.00%+15.24%
202122/10/202146.92neutral+0.32%+1.51%+4.11%-0.68%+4.11%
202023/10/202044.50neutral-7.42%-3.24%-1.20%-7.44%+4.20%
201923/10/201946.39near 52w high-2.57%-3.36%-4.66%-6.88%+0.00%
201823/10/201835.01volume x5.6-5.66%-6.91%-2.54%-7.54%+0.80%
201723/10/201735.88near 52w high-1.28%+0.56%+1.54%-1.87%+3.37%
201624/10/201629.71near 52w low+3.33%-0.74%+1.10%-3.50%+3.33%

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 (+4.4%) 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: -1.7% · from 52w low: +15.8%.
· Without confirmation either way — no clear edge; waiting for confirmation is reasonable.

Current Snapshot

Returns & distances

5 / 10 / 20 / 60 days+0.60% · +2.55% · +4.87% · +12.31%
Distance from SMA20 / 50 / 200+1.92% · +4.44% · +7.04%
Distance from 52w high / low-1.67% · +15.76%
ATR14 · volume vs 20-avg0.77 · 1.01x

Relative strength

vs QQQ (20d)+6.94%
vs SPY (20d)+6.76%
vs SMH (20d)+9.06%

Moving averages

SMA20 / 50 / 20041.01 · 40.02 · 39.05
52w high / low42.51 · 36.11