# FFIV — passes 5 of 10 technical checks

**F5, Inc.** · Information Technology
End-of-day close $399.59 · August 26, 2026
Passes 2 checks more than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 3 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | fail | below SMA10 | 0.3% market move from passing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | fail | flat / falling | 0.4% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | pass | touched ≤3d ago | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 2.1% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | pass | 1 up-day | 1 up day from failing |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | fail | miss detected | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -1.8% | 1.8% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 5.9% | 2.1% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.9x ATR | 0.9× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 0.87x · limit 0.8x | 0.07× average volume from passing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — fail

The S&P 500 ($766.08) is below its 10-day average ($768.72), so the market-trend check fails for every stock today, FFIV included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

FFIV's 50-day average is $403.25, down from $404.67 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — pass

FFIV has dipped to its 21-day average ($396.74) within the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check passes — the entry sits near support rather than stretched above it. It flips once price goes more than 3 sessions without revisiting that average.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

FFIV closed at $399.59, 2.2% above its 9-day average ($391.11) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $391.11.

### Not overextended — pass

FFIV has 1 consecutive up-close into today — under the limit of 2, so it isn't overextended and this check passes. It flips after a second straight green close.

### No recent earnings miss — fail

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

### Outperforming the market — fail

FFIV has trailed the S&P 500 by 1.8 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once FFIV leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($376.20) sits 5.9% below FFIV'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 — pass

The stop sits 1.9× the average daily range (ATR) from price, clearing the 1-ATR minimum, so this check passes — the stop isn't buried inside normal noise. It flips if that room tightens inside 1× ATR.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 0.87× FFIV'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/ffiv
- 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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