# VSTM — passes 7 of 10 technical checks

**Verastem, Inc.** · Health Care
End-of-day close $10.04 · October 23, 2026
Passes 1 check more than the prior session's close (October 22, 2026: 6 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | fail | below SMA10 | 1.2% market move from passing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | pass | rising | 6.9% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 8.7% 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 | pass | +31.2% | 31.2% from failing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | fail | 15.3% | 7.3% from passing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.7x ATR | 0.7× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.68x · limit 0.8x | 0.12× average volume from failing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — fail

The S&P 500 ($759.97) is below its 10-day average ($769.33), so the market-trend check fails for every stock today, VSTM included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $769.33.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

VSTM's 50-day average has risen to $7.88, up from $7.37 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 — fail

VSTM hasn't touched its 21-day average ($8.60) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $8.60.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

VSTM closed at $10.04, 9.5% above its 9-day average ($9.17) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $9.17.

### Not overextended — pass

VSTM 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 VSTM'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

VSTM has outpaced the S&P 500 by 31.2 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check passes. It flips if VSTM starts lagging the index over that window.

### Stop distance within range — fail

A stop at $8.50 is 15.3% below VSTM'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 1.7× 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 0.68× VSTM'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/vstm
- 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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