# BTU — passes 3 of 10 technical checks

**Peabody Energy Corporation** · Energy
End-of-day close $24.09 · August 13, 2026
Passes 3 checks fewer than the prior session's close (August 12, 2026: 6 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | pass | above SMA10 | 1.2% market move from failing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | fail | flat / falling | 2.2% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 2.1% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | fail | 2 up-days | — |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | fail | miss detected | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -1.3% | 1.3% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 4.9% | 2.9% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | fail | 1.0x ATR | 0.0× a daily range from passing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 0.94x · limit 0.8x | 0.14× average volume from passing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — pass

The S&P 500 ($777.88) is above its 10-day average ($768.16), so the market-trend check passes for every stock today, BTU included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $768.16.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

BTU's 50-day average is $24.23, down from $24.77 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — fail

BTU hasn't touched its 21-day average ($23.31) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $23.31.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

BTU closed at $24.09, 2.1% above its 9-day average ($23.60) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $23.60.

### Not overextended — fail

BTU has 2 consecutive up-closes into today — at the limit of 2, so this check fails (the entry looks extended). It passes after a flat or down close resets the streak.

### No recent earnings miss — fail

A high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss appeared in BTU's last 30 sessions, so this check fails. It clears once that event ages out of the 30-session window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

BTU has trailed the S&P 500 by 1.3 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once BTU leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($22.92) sits 4.9% below BTU's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — fail

The stop sits only 1.0× the average daily range (ATR) from price — inside the 1-ATR minimum, so this check fails (normal noise could hit it). It passes once there's at least 1× ATR of room.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 0.94× BTU's 20-day average — above the 0.8× threshold, so this check fails (the move is drawing heavy volume). It passes once volume cools below 0.8×.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/btu
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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