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NOV Inc.

Stage 3 · Topping · week 1

As of Oct 22, 2026, NOV is in Stage 3, the topping phase, now in its first week (since Oct 16, 2026). It closed at $18.76, 13.2% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is rising.

NOV Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors in the United States and internationally. More about the company

$18.76
-2.65% today
$6.7B · Mid cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Topping: the uptrend is tiring

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S4 30w
S2 36w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S1 3w → S2 9w → S3 9w → S2 5w → S3 3w → S4 6w → S1 7w → S4 7w → S1 5w → S4 30w → S1 1w → S4 12w → S1 8w → S4 6w → S1 2w → S2 36w → S3 8w → S2 6w → S3 1w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 19 stage runs.

NOV among Oil & Gas Equipment & Services14th of 49 by relative strength

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Stocks in Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1FETStage 2 · wk 1198−1.4%
2SNDStage 2 · wk 797−6.3%
3STAKStage 4 · wk 396+77.7%
4EFXTStage 2 · wk 295−1.0%
5FTIStage 3 · wk 293−6.2%
6TSStage 2 · wk 191+1.1%
7NESRStage 3 · wk 291−40.2%
8TDWStage 2 · wk 1091−7.3%
…14NOVStage 3 · wk 185−7.5%
vs 52W High
-13.2%
$13.06 lo$21.62 hi
13.2% 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 1
1w13w26w
Week 1, early distribution
How long this stock has been in Stage 3 distribution. Longer tops often precede deeper Stage 4 declines.
vs 200 DMA
-3.6%
200 DMA: $19.46 · 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
1.60x
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 rolling over
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
-7.5%
3M
-9.3%
6M
-6.4%
YTD
+15.9%
1Y
+46.2%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-01-12
7 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2019-12-30.
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 1 · Vol 1.60x
2026-10-21S3
Wk 1 · Vol 0.76x
2026-10-20S3
Wk 1 · Vol 0.82x
2026-10-19S3
Wk 1 · Vol 0.70x
2026-10-16S32→3
Wk 1 · Vol 0.94x
2026-10-15S2
Wk 7 · Vol 1.25x
2026-10-14S2
Wk 6 · Vol 1.48x
2026-10-13S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.76x
2026-10-12S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.97x
2026-10-09S2
Wk 6 · Vol 0.60x
2026-10-08S2
Wk 6 · Vol 1.08x
2026-10-07S2
Wk 5 · Vol 1.27x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$20.02
200 DMA
$19.46
52W High
$21.62
52W Low
$13.06
5D Low
$18.75
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$19.86
60d High
$21.62
120d High
$21.62
250d High
$21.62
Next resistance
+5.9%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
69.5
Forward 14.6
Earnings Growth (YoY)
+7.6%
Revenue -2.5%
ROE
+1.5%
Profit margin +1.1%
Dividend Yield
1.87%
P/B 1.1

NOV: quick answers

What stage is NOV in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, NOV (NOV) is in Stage 3, the topping phase. It entered Stage 3 on Oct 16, 2026 and is in its first week there. What the four stages mean

Is NOV in an uptrend?

Its uptrend has stalled. NOV is in Stage 3, the topping phase that follows an advance. It trades 3.6% below its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is NOV from its 52-week high?

NOV closed at $18.76 on Oct 22, 2026, 13.2% below its 52-week high of $21.62. Its 52-week low is $13.06.

How has NOV performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, NOV is up 46.2% over the past year and up 15.9% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is NOV in?

NOV is in the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry, part of the Energy sector.

About this companyEnergy· Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

NOV Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Energy Equipment, and Energy Products and Services. The Energy Products and Services segment offers drill bits and borehole enlargement products; independent drilling and intervention downhole tools equipment; frac plugs, frac sleeves, toe initiation burst port systems, and recyclable setting tools; electric submersible pumps, high viscosity pumps, and surface pumps; tubular coating and inspection services for drill-pipe and other oil country tubular goods; solids control and waste management equipment and services; data and digital solutions; precision-engineered drill pipe and drill-stem equipment; connectors and integral thread solutions, including conductor strings, surface casing, and liners; and composite pipe, tanks, and structures. Its Energy Equipment segment provides drilling equipment, such as land rigs, complete offshore drilling packages, and rig components; capital equipment, related consumables, and digital products for hydraulic stimulation, coiled tubing, and wireline services; marine and construction solutions; processing solutions for the separation and treatment of oil, gas, solids, seawater, and produced water production; flexible subsea pipe systems; cavity pumps, specialized mixers and heat exchangers; and reciprocating, multistage, and progressive cavity pumps, midstream products, including closures, transfer pumps, chokes and valves, as well as artificial lift support systems that include production BOPs and stuffing boxes. The company was formerly known as National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and changed its name to NOV Inc. in January 2021. NOV Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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