# ICLR — passes 6 of 10 technical checks

**ICON plc** · Health Care
End-of-day close $167.48 · August 13, 2026
Passes 1 check more than the prior session's close (August 12, 2026: 5 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 | pass | rising | 5.1% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | pass | touched ≤3d ago | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 1.1% 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 | -5.1% | 5.1% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 4.4% | 2.4% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | fail | 0.9x ATR | 0.1× a daily range from passing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.48x · limit 0.8x | 0.32× average volume from failing |

## 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, ICLR included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $768.16.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

ICLR's 50-day average has risen to $161.79, up from $153.96 10 sessions ago, so the long-term trend check passes. It would flip if that average stopped rising over its 10-session window.

### Pulled back to support — pass

ICLR has dipped to its 21-day average ($165.42) 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

ICLR closed at $167.48, 1.1% above its 9-day average ($165.67) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $165.67.

### Not overextended — fail

ICLR 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 ICLR's last 30 sessions, so this check fails. It clears once that event ages out of the 30-session window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

ICLR has trailed the S&P 500 by 5.1 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once ICLR leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($160.04) sits 4.4% below ICLR'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 0.9× 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 — pass

Recent volume is 0.48× ICLR's 20-day average — below the 0.8× threshold, so the pullback looks quiet and this check passes. It flips if volume pushes past 0.8× that average.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/iclr
- 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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