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ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Stage 3 · Topping · week 4

As of Oct 22, 2026, ACI Worldwide is in Stage 3, the topping phase, now in week 4 (since Sep 28, 2026). It closed at $56.19, 6.6% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day average, which is rising.

ACI Worldwide, Inc. develops, markets, installs, and supports software products and services for facilitating electronic payments in the United States and worldwide. More about the company

$56.19
+4.33% today
$5.7B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Topping: the uptrend is tiring

Setup score

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Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 60w
S4 15w
S4 21w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S4 2w → S1 5w → S4 7w → S1 3w → S2 60w → S3 6w → S2 4w → S3 4w → S4 15w → S1 6w → S2 5w → S3 2w → S4 21w → S1 10w → S2 11w → S3 4w current
Total tracked: 166 weeks across 16 stage runs.

ACIW among Software - Infrastructure44th of 179 by relative strength

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Stocks in Software - Infrastructure ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1PAYSStage 2 · wk 2397+20.0%
2BANDStage 3 · wk 1197−31.5%
3USIOStage 2 · wk 1996+39.2%
4OKTAStage 2 · wk 1996−2.0%
5TWLOStage 2 · wk 2696−12.8%
6DOCNStage 2 · wk 396−34.8%
7GCTStage 2 · wk 996+12.6%
8FTNTStage 2 · wk 2495−3.2%
…44ACIWStage 3 · wk 465+14.2%
vs 52W High
-6.6%
$38.47 lo$60.18 hi
6.6% below 52W high, weakening from peak
The stock is rolling over from its 52-week high. In Stage 3 distribution, new long positions carry high risk.
Stage Maturity
Week 4
1w13w26w
Week 4, early distribution
How long this stock has been in Stage 3 distribution. Longer tops often precede deeper Stage 4 declines.
vs 200 DMA
19.7%
200 DMA: $46.94 · rising
Stock is losing its 200 DMA. Once lost, it confirms Stage 4 risk. This is a major red flag for existing holders.
Rel Volume
1.35x
vs 50-day avg
Volume spikes on down days during Stage 3 signal distribution, with institutions exiting. Stage analysis reads that as a warning against new long positions.
Trend Health
↗ ⇈
Short-term trend rising gently, and accelerating
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+14.2%
3M
-0.2%
6M
+33.1%
YTD
+23.0%
1Y
+13.3%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2025-03-26
9 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-10-16.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S3
Wk 4 · Vol 1.35x
2026-10-21S3
Wk 4 · Vol 0.79x
2026-10-20S3
Wk 4 · Vol 1.55x
2026-10-19S3
Wk 4 · Vol 0.92x
2026-10-16S3
Wk 3 · Vol 1.01x
2026-10-15S3
Wk 3 · Vol 1.02x
2026-10-14S3
Wk 3 · Vol 0.70x
2026-10-13S3
Wk 3 · Vol 0.62x
2026-10-12S3
Wk 3 · Vol 0.67x
2026-10-09S3
Wk 2 · Vol 0.53x
2026-10-08S3
Wk 2 · Vol 0.56x
2026-10-07S3
Wk 2 · Vol 0.66x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$51.68
200 DMA
$46.94
52W High
$60.18
52W Low
$38.47
5D Low
$52.22
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$56.19
60d High
$57.79
120d High
$60.18
250d High
$60.18
Next resistance
+2.8%
to 60d High
P/E (TTM)
25.7
Forward 14.4
Earnings Growth (YoY)
+165.2%
Revenue +7.3%
ROE
+15.6%
Profit margin +12.4%
Dividend Yield
0.00%
P/B 3.8

ACI Worldwide: quick answers

What stage is ACI Worldwide in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, ACI Worldwide (ACIW) is in Stage 3, the topping phase. It entered Stage 3 on Sep 28, 2026 and is in week 4. What the four stages mean

Is ACI Worldwide in an uptrend?

Its uptrend has stalled. ACI Worldwide is in Stage 3, the topping phase that follows an advance. It trades 19.7% above its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is ACI Worldwide from its 52-week high?

ACI Worldwide closed at $56.19 on Oct 22, 2026, 6.6% below its 52-week high of $60.18. Its 52-week low is $38.47.

How has ACI Worldwide performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, ACI Worldwide is up 13.3% over the past year and up 23.0% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is ACI Worldwide in?

ACI Worldwide is in the Software - Infrastructure industry, part of the Information Technology sector.

About this companyInformation Technology· Software - Infrastructure

ACI Worldwide, Inc. develops, markets, installs, and supports software products and services for facilitating electronic payments in the United States and worldwide. It operates through Payment Software, and Billers segments. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a solution to process credit, debit, and prepaid card transactions, deliver digital innovation, fraud prevention, and reduce fees; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution; and ACI Connetic, a solution that offers payment services for processing, routing, and managing various payment types. It provides ACI real-time payments, a solution that provides connectivity to payment rails; ACI RTGS and cross-border, a payments engine that offers multi-currency, payment and STP processing, and back-office integration interfaces; and ACI digital central infrastructure, a solution that offers real-time payments service. Further, it offers ACI Payments Orchestration Platform, a payments platform that orchestrates and optimizes payments; ACI Fraud Management for merchants, billers, and financial institutions; ACI Fraud Scoring Services with artificial and human insights with data intelligence; and Speedpay, an integrated suite of digital billing, payment, disbursement, and communication services. Additionally, it offers electronic bill presentment and payment services to consumer finance, insurance, healthcare, higher education, utility, government, subscription provider, telecommunications, and mortgage sectors; product installations and configurations, and custom software modifications; and business and technical consultancy, on-site support, product education, and testing services, as well distributes software developed by third parties. It has strategic partnerships with dLocal. The company was formerly known as Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and changed its name to ACI Worldwide, Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Elkhorn, Nebraska.

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