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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates MKSI Bullish with a Setup Score of 8, net conviction 32, actionability 2. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
8
Directional Bias
Bullish
Net Conviction
32
Actionability
2 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 237 vs px 369)
80wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 167 vs px 369)
200wk Uptrend — rising+above (sma 128 vs px 369)
Funds Accumulating — momZ +4.45 · 5.84→7.03
Earnings Tailwind — ER in 24.234d · w1 med 1.1% (mag 1/3) · winRate 60.6% (rel 2/3) · n109
About MKS Instruments Inc
MKS Inc. provides foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging, and specialty industrial applications in the United States, China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, and internationally. The company operates through Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Material Solutions Division (MSD) segments. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Technology
Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: March 26, 1999
Headquarters: 2 Tech Drive, Andover, MA, United States, 01810
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$344.77
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$236.68
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$166.92
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$127.69
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$259.10
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$177.73
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$142.40
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Trend Edge's AI Consult feature delivers a comprehensive, multi-layer trade plan for MKS Instruments Inc
(MKSI) powered by Claude Opus — Anthropic's most capable AI model.
The analysis covers five layers:
technical analysis (near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular trend, momentum,
volume shelf support and resistance, breakout and breakdown signals),
qualitative analysis (business model, competitive moat, sector dynamics),
insider sentiment (buy and sell signals from executive and director transactions),
share stats analysis (institutional accumulation, fund positioning, short float squeeze potential), and
fundamental analysis (valuation, revenue growth, profit margin, earnings quality).
AI Consult synthesizes all five layers into a single bullish or bearish thesis with explicit entry, exit,
stop loss, and take profit levels — giving you a complete, AI-powered trade plan with defined risk/reward.
Whether you are building a long position, initiating a short, or looking for a reversal setup,
AI Consult identifies the highest-probability signal from the current trend.