Illumina, Inc. ILMN

$271.18 -1.98% today close of 2026-10-13

BUY

Hypothetical entry plan

Reference close	$271.18 (up to $273.89)
Sell at the target	$311.86 +15%
Or sell at the stop	$249.99 -8%
Or after	4 weeks, whichever comes first

Enter at the next open only, within the buy limit and strictly between the quoted stop and target. Keep those levels fixed. A gap can cause a loss beyond the stop. The entry day counts toward the holding limit.

#1 among today's top picks on the home page.

Up 45% in 3 months in a steady uptrend
Still rising (+30% this month) and only 3% above its 20-day average, so not overextended

Chart

Price 20-day 50-day 200-day Buy plan ▲ buy rules said buy

Key numbers

Past month	+30.2%
Past 3 months	+44.9%
20 / 50 / 200-day averages	$264.06 / $229.81 / $167.65
Above its 20-day average	+2.7% (buy rule: at most +8%)
RSI (overbought above 72)	59
Volatility scaled to 4 weeks	±15.6%

How the buy rules did on this stock

Checking every week since 2023-03-20, buying whenever the rules said buy and following the plan:

Trades that made money	55% of 38
Average result per trade	2.4%
Reached the target / hit the stop	37% / 45%

Costs of 0.1% each way are included. These overlapping hypothetical trades are not a funded portfolio. Daily bars assume stop-first when both levels trade and use the open for gaps. Adjusted historical prices are approximations. The news veto is excluded; this is context, not evidence of predictive skill.

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Educational research tool, not financial advice. Signals are rules-based and backtested on past data; past performance does not predict future results. You can lose money.