NDSN

Industrials · Machinery

333.54

+1.37% · 2026-10-02

Watch

Trade priority: not ranked

Data coverage: 45%

Setup: no setup · 2026-10-02

News: neutral

Next catalyst: Earnings in 45 sessions

Trade plan

PRE_BREAKOUT_SWING_V1_1 · valid until close of 2026-10-05, a material event, or strategy invalidation · shared by every portfolio profile

No trade plan: the strategy has no valid setup for this symbol (trend and relative strength pass; waiting for a valid resistance setup (extension_atr)).

Your portfolio · San

profile-specific: quantity, risk budget, exposure, cash impact

Profile: Sanequity 2,000.00 USD · whole shares
Current holding: noneno open position in this profile
Recommended quantity: —no pending entry to size
Risk budget: 10.000.5% of 2,000.00
Portfolio risk: 0.00 opencap 2%
Exposure: 0 / 3 positionsIndustrials: 0 / 2 · 0.00 of 1,000.00 cap
Cash impact: 2,000.00derived from the ledger
Eligibility: WATCHsame as the strategy view

Entry, stop, targets and R:R are strategy-owned and identical for every profile; only this portfolio's quantity, risk, exposure and cash differ. Manage profiles · record a fill

Why this action

Technical

trend and relative strength pass; waiting for a valid resistance setup (extension_atr)
RS20 vs SPY 5.5%, vs QQQ 0.6%

Options

volume — the 20D baseline · selected contracts only, delayed

News and events

news context neutral (4 canonical items in window)
earnings 2026-12-08 (45 sessions, finnhub); event risk low
other · low · unknown: MWA or NDSN: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
other · low · positive: Reasons Why Investors Should Consider Investing in Nordson Stock

Market and risk

regime RISK ON: SPY: trend UP, volatility NORMAL; QQQ: trend UP, volatility NORMAL

Chart

252 sessions · EMA20 / SMA50 / SMA150 / SMA200 default · strategy levels drawn when a plan exists

2026-10-02O 331.79H 335.77L 331.09C 333.54 +1.37%Vol 316,348RVOL20 0.88SMA50 315.42SMA150 293.02SMA200 287.16EMA20 322.18RSI14 66.8MACD 4.466 / 2.967 / 1.498ATR14 6.11RS20 SPY 5.5% · QQQ 0.6%

Indicator history is derived from the stored bars with the accepted M3 functions (WORKSTATION_SERIES_V1); the scanner’s persisted values remain authoritative. Reconciliation at the scan session: 8 match.

Trade priority

operational attention ranking, not a forecast

Not ranked: only valid setups and gated setups enter the trade-priority ranking.

technical readinessn/a
structure quality6/10
relative strength14/15
participationn/a
risk rewardn/a
news context8/10
event risk5/5
urgency3/5

operational attention priority not a return forecast. Missing inputs lower coverage, never the score.

Setup evidence · PRE_BREAKOUT_V1

Setup state: NO_SETUP
Resistance: 338.83
Distance: 1.56%
Close: 333.54
SMA50: 315.42
SMA150 / SMA200: 293.02 / 287.16
RSI14: 66.8
EMA20 extension: 1.86 ATR
RS20 vs SPY: +5.5%
RS20 vs QQQ: +0.6%

Hard requirements · 7/8 passed

PASS
Confirmed resistance
resistance=338.8325 exists eligible=true
PASS
Distance to resistance
distance_pct=1.562 · resistance=338.8325 · close=333.54 inclusive_between min=0 · max=3
PASS
Close above SMA50
close=333.54 · sma50=315.4233 > right_operand=sma50
PASS
SMA150 ≥ SMA200
sma150=293.0202 · sma200=287.1592 >= right_operand=sma200
PASS
RSI14 band
rsi14=66.8427 inclusive_between min=50 · max=70
FAIL
EMA20 extension (ATR)
extension_atr=1.8588 · close=333.54 · ema20=322.1757 · atr14=6.1139 <= max=1.5
PASS
RS20 vs SPY or QQQ
SPY=0.0551 · QQQ=0.0061 OR > SPY=0 · QQQ=0
PASS
Resistance quality
distinct_touches=2 policy_and_minimum_touches min=2

Supporting evidence · 4/6 passed

PASS
ATR compression
current_atr_pct=0.0183 · median_previous_60_atr_pct=0.0215 · ratio=0.8528 < right_operand=median_previous_60_atr_pct
FAIL
Volume contraction
recent_volume=347,595.7763 · baseline_volume=361,705.9805 · ratio=0.961 < max=0.85
FAIL
Higher lows
low_1=311.56 · low_2=306.9201 · low_3=306.025 low_3 > low_2 > low_1 required_pivots=3
PASS
Full MA alignment
sma50=315.4233 · sma150=293.0202 · sma200=287.1592 sma50 > sma150 > sma200
PASS
RS20 vs SPY positive
SPY=0.0551 > min=0
PASS
RS20 vs QQQ positive
QQQ=0.0061 > min=0

PRE_BREAKOUT_V1 · scan run 415 · session 2026-10-02 · evaluated as of 2026-10-04T13:23:03.152588Z. Supporting evidence never changes the trigger; UNKNOWN is never collapsed into false.

Intelligence timeline

4 canonical of 4 items in window · duplicates collapsed

2026-10-0214:40 UTC
MWA or NDSN: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
MWA vs. NDSN: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
YahooTier 3 · providerotherlow materialityunknowncommentary
2026-09-2515:32 UTC
Reasons Why Investors Should Consider Investing in Nordson Stock
NDSN is benefiting from broad-based business strength, acquisition gains and shareholder returns as it invests in long-term growth.
YahooTier 3 · providerotherlow materialitypositivecommentary
2026-09-1608:06 UTC
NORDSON CORP: 4 filed
SEC EDGARTier 1 · primaryinsiderlow materialityunknownfact
2026-09-0212:22 UTC
NORDSON CORP: 4 filed
SEC EDGARTier 1 · primaryinsiderlow materialityunknownfact+2 duplicate reports
2026-08-2618:16 UTC
NORDSON CORP: 144 filed
SEC EDGARTier 1 · primaryotherlow materialityunknownfact+3 duplicate reports
hidden
2 provider-tagged items never name the company and are kept as context only.

canonical items of the last 10 sessions; analyst/industry/macro commentary and social sources excluded from the direction tally; gating uses tier 1-3 HIGH items within 3 (negative) / 2 (unknown direction) sessions

Catalysts and filings

Event	Date	In	Materiality	Source
Earnings (after the close)	2026-12-08	45 sessions	high	finnhub · Tier 3 · provider

Options activity

AVAILABLE_DELAYED · session 2026-10-01 · selected contracts, delayed

Session volume: 22
5D baseline: 209
20D baseline: insufficient history
Volume / 20D: insufficient history
Call / put volume: 22 / 0
Call / put ratio: zero_baseline
Top-3 contract share: 100%
Top expiration: 2026-10-16 100%

Activity trend · last 20 sessions

Session	Volume	5D	20D	/ 20D
2026-09-25	41	89	—	insufficient history
2026-09-28	938	17	—	insufficient history
2026-09-29	24	204	—	insufficient history
2026-09-30	10	208	—	insufficient history
2026-10-01	22	209	—	insufficient history

Call vs put volume

calls 100%puts 0%

Expiration concentration

2026-10-1622 · 100%

Contract concentration

O:NDSN261016C0035000021 · 95%
O:NDSN261016C003400001 · 5%

Top contracts · session 2026-10-01

Contract	Type	Strike	Expiration	DTE	Volume	5D avg	20D avg	/ 20D	Return	Moneyness
O:NDSN261016C00350000	CALL	350	2026-10-16	15	21	insufficient history	insufficient history	insufficient history	-13.8%	OTM (-6.0%)
O:NDSN261016C00340000	CALL	340	2026-10-16	15	1	7	insufficient history	insufficient history	0.0%	OTM (-3.2%)

OPTIONS_SELECTION_M9_V1 selected contracts only · provider capability DELAYED · delayed · Top 15 selected contracts by session volume; 5D/20D averages use strictly prior sessions (M10), INSUFFICIENT_HISTORY is shown, never zero.

M13 observations for this session

Technical setup present (PRE_BREAKOUT_V1): FALSE
Technical and options context share a session: FALSE
Activity above its own 20-session baseline: NOT_EVALUABLE
Activity below its own 20-session baseline: NOT_EVALUABLE
Recent 5-session baseline above 20-session baseline: NOT_EVALUABLE
Recent 5-session baseline below 20-session baseline: NOT_EVALUABLE
Volume concentrated in top 3 contracts: TRUE
Volume concentrated in one expiration: TRUE
Calls carry most session volume: TRUE
Puts carry most session volume: FALSE
Call and put volume roughly balanced: FALSE
Enrichment data (snapshot/OI/IV/Greeks) available: FALSE
Enrichment data unavailable: TRUE
Real flow data unavailable: TRUE
Flow events present in replay window: NOT_EVALUABLE

Flow

Flow events—

Clusters—

Sweep candidates—

Block candidates—

Aggressor candidates—

Premium coverage—

Flow engine is ready. Trades and Quotes are not available with the current provider capabilities; this area populates automatically from the same M11 engine when real persisted facts exist. Synthetic fixture flow is never shown.

Evidence alerts

2 · ALERT_POLICY_V1

Category	Alert	Previous	Current	Sessions	Workflow	Actions
Disappeared	Technical setup disappeared	yes	no	2026-10-01 → 2026-10-02	New
Changed	Distance to resistance narrowed	2.9	1.56	2026-10-01 → 2026-10-02	New

Decision trace

PRE_BREAKOUT_SWING_V1_1 · generated 2026-10-04 16:39 UTC · strategy 073b221a9cd0…

setup_eligibleFAILNO_SETUP: failed extension_atrfailed_conditions=extension_atr
finalPASSWATCH

Snapshot history: 2026-10-01 ARMED

Actions are generated from the configured trading strategy and current available market/intelligence data. They are not guarantees of future performance.