Cybersecurity Scan — October 2, 2026 Close
Cybersecurity Scan — October 2, 2026 Close
Cybersecurity roared back: 11 of 11 names rose over the week and all 11 sit above their 200-day averages — led by BlackBerry (+13.28%), SentinelOne (+11.97%), Okta (+8.35%), Palo Alto (+7.61%) and CrowdStrike (+7.10%). CrowdStrike (RSI 68.7) and Okta (RSI 68.4) are close to extended; Zscaler remains the one broken long trend (1Y -36.08%) even after +1.84% on the week.
Data as-of the 2026-10-02 close (settled, Friday). The prior scan was the September 25 edition; the seven-day column below runs from that close to this one, so it is the change since the last scan.
Quick Snapshot
| Signal | Reading |
|---|---|
| Overall | 🟢 Strong rebound: 11 of 11 names positive on the week (NET flat at +0.01%) and all 11 above their 200-day averages; Zscaler is the only negative trailing year. |
| Leaders | BB (+13.28%), S (+11.97%), OKTA (+8.35%) |
| Laggards | NET (+0.01%), ZS (+1.84%), CIBR (+3.71%) |
| Caveat | Price and RSI come from the desk's pre-computed summaries only. Company-specific causes are named only where a dated capture exists; every other move is left as cause unknown. |
What's Going On
The September 25 scan caught the board after an eleven-name pullback; this week reversed it. BlackBerry rose +13.28% to $9.3 (RSI 63.7) and is the only name still far from its high (-31.57%) — its 1Y is +95.79%. SentinelOne rose +11.97% and Okta +8.35%; Palo Alto +7.61% and CrowdStrike +7.10%, with CrowdStrike's trailing year at +117.42% and 75.9% above its 200-day. The basket funds (BUG +4.94%, HACK +4.00%, CIBR +3.71%) rose in line and sit within about 1% of their 52-week highs.
Not every name joined: Cloudflare was flat (+0.01%) but is still the board's trend leader by 30-day move among the large caps (+27.99%) and is 48.4% above its 200-day; Zscaler rose +1.84%, RSI 54.6, and remains -41.66% from its high with a -36.08% trailing year, so its repair is still unfinished.
No company-specific catalyst for this week's rally is in the corpus: cause unknown. News pulled 2026-10-03 for PANW, CRWD, BB, OKTA, S, ZS and NET carries no item on the week's move (older earnings pages only, plus a Zacks piece of October 1 noting Palo Alto's gain since its last report); stock-events and the October 1-2 article and X captures were searched by company name and returned nothing for these names. The same-week cloud ETF strength points to a sector-wide move, but no receipt confirms a mechanism.
What Changed Since Prior Scan
Since the September 25 scan: 11 names up, 0 down. Biggest decliners were NET, ZS, CIBR; biggest gainers BB, S, OKTA. Names with RSI under 30: none.
How To Read The Board
This is a price-and-momentum screen: it shows where each name sits on the tape, not why. RSI below 30 is a washout, 70 and above is extended. The long-trend columns matter more than the week: a name above its 200-day average with a positive trailing year is in an intact trend however ugly its week; a name below it with a negative trailing year is the one actually under test. Status icons follow that rule, and no insider or fundamentals data is included here.
Price Table
As of 2026-10-02.
| Stock | Price | RSI | SMA20 | vs SMA20 | 7D | 30D | 1Y | vs SMA200 | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB | 9.3 | 63.7 | 8.26 | 12.6 | 13.28 | 22.21 | 95.79 | 45.8 | 🟢 Healthy |
| S | 25.06 | 65.4 | 22.55 | 11.2 | 11.97 | 27.34 | 41.02 | 50.2 | 🟢 Healthy |
| OKTA | 211.49 | 68.4 | 191.07 | 10.7 | 8.35 | 29.63 | 122.81 | 88.6 | 🟢 Healthy |
| PANW | 403.24 | 62.6 | 370.97 | 8.7 | 7.61 | 22.76 | 92.66 | 61.1 | 🟢 Healthy |
| CRWD | 270.04 | 68.7 | 242.28 | 11.5 | 7.1 | 32.75 | 117.42 | 75.9 | 🟢 Healthy |
| BUG | 46.92 | 62.4 | 44.45 | 5.5 | 4.94 | 15.68 | 32.02 | 40.4 | 🟢 Healthy |
| FTNT | 180.95 | 64.2 | 170.69 | 6 | 4.32 | 17.09 | 109.7 | 52.6 | 🟢 Healthy |
| HACK | 123.08 | 60.4 | 118.25 | 4.1 | 4 | 12.53 | 39.94 | 32.7 | 🟢 Healthy |
| CIBR | 104.7 | 63 | 100.18 | 4.5 | 3.71 | 11.93 | 35.82 | 31 | 🟢 Healthy |
| ZS | 196.6 | 54.6 | 191.49 | 2.7 | 1.84 | 13.82 | -36.08 | 18.1 | 🟢 Healthy |
| NET | 349.07 | 60.3 | 332.67 | 4.9 | 0.01 | 27.99 | 55.45 | 48.4 | 🟢 Healthy |
Tier Analysis
Capitulation (RSI under 25)
No names in this tier.
Oversold / weak (RSI 25-40)
No names in this tier.
Neutral to strong (RSI 40+)
| Stock | RSI | 1Y | vs SMA200 | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZS | 54.6 | -36.08 | 18.1 | Mixed long trend |
| NET | 60.3 | 55.45 | 48.4 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| HACK | 60.4 | 39.94 | 32.7 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| BUG | 62.4 | 32.02 | 40.4 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| PANW | 62.6 | 92.66 | 61.1 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| CIBR | 63 | 35.82 | 31 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| BB | 63.7 | 95.79 | 45.8 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| FTNT | 64.2 | 109.7 | 52.6 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| S | 65.4 | 41.02 | 50.2 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| OKTA | 68.4 | 122.81 | 88.6 | Intact long trend, pullback |
| CRWD | 68.7 | 117.42 | 75.9 | Intact long trend, pullback |
Entry Zones
No price targets are set here; the reference levels are the 20-day and 50-day averages and the 52-week high gap, all from the summaries.
| Stock | SMA20 | SMA50 | From 52wk high | Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB | 8.26 | 8.33 | -31.57 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| S | 22.55 | 21.51 | -2.68 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| OKTA | 191.07 | 164.75 | -2.35 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| PANW | 370.97 | 361.86 | -1.53 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| CRWD | 242.28 | 219.8 | -1.28 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| BUG | 44.45 | 42.3 | -1.3 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| FTNT | 170.69 | 163.65 | -1.17 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| HACK | 118.25 | 114.75 | -1.08 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| CIBR | 100.18 | 97.41 | -0.92 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
| ZS | 191.49 | 179.09 | -41.66 | Mixed; wait for a base |
| NET | 332.67 | 307.73 | -5 | Trend intact; a flag entry needs the pullback to hold above the 50-day |
Action Matrix
| Stock | Signal | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| S | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| OKTA | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| PANW | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| CRWD | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| BUG | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| FTNT | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| HACK | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| CIBR | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| ZS | 🟢 Healthy | 🔍 Watch | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
| NET | 🟢 Healthy | 🔒 Hold | No company-specific receipt; cause unknown. |
What To Watch Next
| Watch | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Whether NET stabilises | Weakest seven-day move on the board (+0.01%), RSI 60.3, +48.4% versus its 200-day average. |
| Whether BB extends | Strongest seven-day move (+13.28%), RSI 63.7. |
Sources
- Tape data (price, RSI, averages, returns, long-horizon fields): pre-computed summary, 2026-10-02 close — cybersec.
- Cross-read: cloud software ETFs, cloud-etfs, same date.
- News check for names whose moves are called cause unknown: FTNT fetched 2026-09-25; PANW, CRWD, ZS, NET, S, OKTA and BB re-pulled 2026-10-03 (no item on the move); HACK fetched 2026-06-21; BUG fetched 2026-09-15; CIBR fetched 2026-06-21. Every pull returned zero dated items; "no items" in a pull is not proof of no cause.
research/stock-events/checked for 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-02: only the Nike earnings record applies to this universe (NKE; other 10-01 events are ACN and VYLR, not on these boards). Capture articles for 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-02 were searched by company name; only the Nike CNBC item matched, and a re-check on 2026-10-03, after the October 2 article and X captures landed, found nothing on these names.
Related
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