# KEX — passes 8 of 10 technical checks

**Kirby Corporation** · Consumer Discretionary
End-of-day close $137.55 · August 13, 2026
Unchanged from the prior session's close (August 12, 2026).

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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 | 1.6% 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 | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -7.7% | 7.7% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 5.3% | 2.7% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.6x ATR | 0.6× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.73x · limit 0.8x | 0.07× 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, KEX included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $768.16.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

KEX's 50-day average is $139.23, down from $141.44 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — pass

KEX has dipped to its 21-day average ($136.53) 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

KEX closed at $137.55, 2.1% above its 9-day average ($134.72) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $134.72.

### Not overextended — pass

KEX 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 — pass

No high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss has appeared in KEX's last 30 sessions, so this check passes. It would flip if such a gap-down showed up inside that window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

KEX has trailed the S&P 500 by 7.7 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once KEX leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($130.21) sits 5.3% below KEX'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 1.6× 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 — pass

Recent volume is 0.73× KEX'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/kex
- 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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