# PTEN — passes 6 of 10 technical checks

**Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.** · Energy
End-of-day close $10.90 · 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 | 2.6% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 3.2% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | fail | 2 up-days | — |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | pass | +9.5% | 9.5% from failing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | fail | 10.4% | 2.4% from passing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 2.1x ATR | 1.1× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.51x · limit 0.8x | 0.29× 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, PTEN included. It flips market-wide if the index closes below $768.16.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

PTEN's 50-day average is $10.20, down from $10.47 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — fail

PTEN hasn't touched its 21-day average ($10.26) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $10.26.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

PTEN closed at $10.90, 3.3% above its 9-day average ($10.55) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $10.55.

### Not overextended — fail

PTEN 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 — pass

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

### Outperforming the market — pass

PTEN has outpaced the S&P 500 by 9.5 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check passes. It flips if PTEN starts lagging the index over that window.

### Stop distance within range — fail

A stop at $9.77 is 10.4% below PTEN's price — wider than the 8% ceiling, so the risk check fails (too much risk per share). It passes once that distance is back inside 2–8%.

### Adequate stop room — pass

The stop sits 2.1× 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 0.51× PTEN'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/pten
- 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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