Capitulation-reversal bars on STX and MU; SNDK still a knife

Thesis

Capitulation-reversal bars on STX and MU; SNDK still a knife

  • Type: thesis-shift (subtype: confirms)
  • event_id: 2026-07-18-capitulation-reversal-bars-on-stx-and-mu-sndk-still-a-knife
  • parent_event: 2026-07-18-ai-semi-derate-turn-signature-armed
  • Shift: Friday's close: STX +5.7% on 1.35× volume after touching $700.39 (closed $787.66) and MU printed the same reversal shape (low $804, closed $848.95) — the cohort's first accumulation-shaped bars of the drawdown. SNDK showed no reversal (−4% Friday, −29% on the week).
  • Effect on thesis: The 'does the pullback resolve up or break trend' watch now has armed numeric rungs via desk calls (MU above $903.93 / below $804; STX above $808.65 / below $700.39). The Jul 28–29 storage prints and SNDK Aug 5 are the citation-of-record checkpoints for the contract-price thesis.
  • Per-ticker: STX ↑ (reversal bar on volume). MU ↑ (reversal bar). SNDK ↓ (no reversal, −29% wk).
6 events
DateTypeEvent
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