Seasonal Tailwind — october med 5.1% (mag 2/3) · posClose 59.26% (rel 1/3) · n27 ×0.75 = 4.7
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
$323.94
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$264.94
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$183.61
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$135.38
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$264.66
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$182.48
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$145.29
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.
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The analysis covers five layers:
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qualitative analysis (business model, competitive moat, sector dynamics),
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share stats analysis (institutional accumulation, fund positioning, short float squeeze potential), and
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