Agilent Technologies A

$171.60 +0.16% today close of 2026-10-13

BUY

Hypothetical entry plan

Reference close	$171.60 (up to $173.32)
Sell at the target	$185.50 +8%
Or sell at the stop	$164.65 -4%
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.

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

Up 28% in 3 months in a steady uptrend
Still rising (+17% this month) and only 2% 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	+17.1%
Past 3 months	+27.6%
20 / 50 / 200-day averages	$167.58 / $156.67 / $133.52
Above its 20-day average	+2.4% (buy rule: at most +8%)
RSI (overbought above 72)	64
Volatility scaled to 4 weeks	±8.1%

How the buy rules did on this stock

Checking every week since 2021-09-14, buying whenever the rules said buy and following the plan:

Trades that made money	33% of 46
Average result per trade	-0.4%
Reached the target / hit the stop	17% / 63%

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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