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Prospect Capital Corporation

Stage 4 · Declining · week 3

As of Oct 22, 2026, Prospect Capital is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase, now in week 3 (since Oct 8, 2026). It closed at $1.49, 44.5% below its 52-week high and below its 200-day average, which is falling.

Prospect Capital Corporation is a Private Equity, Private Debt and business development company. More about the company

$1.49
+1.36% today
$795M · Small cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Declining, below its long-term trend

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S4 13w
S4 16w
S4 35w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S1 6w → S4 13w → S1 4w → S2 6w → S3 2w → S4 10w → S1 3w → S2 7w → S3 1w → S4 9w → S1 1w → S2 3w → S1 1w → S4 16w → S1 3w → S4 35w → S1 3w → S4 3w → S1 6w → S2 6w → S3 9w → S4 10w → S1 7w → S4 2w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 24 stage runs.

PSEC among Asset Management107th of 140 by relative strength

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Stocks in Asset Management ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1CYPHStage 2 · wk 799−17.5%
2AMTDStage 2 · wk 199+4011.1%
3MGLDStage 2 · wk 494+105.2%
4AAMIStage 2 · wk 4194+1.4%
5ASSTStage 2 · wk 792+0.1%
6AMGStage 2 · wk 2191+8.0%
7WTStage 2 · wk 3991−10.6%
8VCTRStage 2 · wk 3991+1.0%
…107PSECStage 4 · wk 331−30.2%
vs 52W High
-44.5%
$1.47 lo$2.68 hi
44.5% below 52W high, deep Stage 4 damage
In Stage 4, distance from the 52-week high reflects an ongoing decline, not a discount.
Stage Maturity
Week 3
1w13w26w
Week 3, early Stage 4 decline
How long this stock has been in Stage 4 decline. The longer the downtrend, the more entrenched the selling pressure. No length of decline marks a bottom on its own.
vs 200 DMA
-33.4%
200 DMA: $2.24 · sloping down
In Stage 4, the stock is below its 200-day average, the hallmark of a downtrend. Stage analysis waits for that to reverse before buying.
Rel Volume
1.28x
vs 50-day avg
High volume on down days in Stage 4 confirms institutional selling. Low-volume bounces are typical. They lack real buyers and are easy to mistake for reversals.
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
-30.2%
3M
-26.3%
6M
-39.6%
YTD
-34.1%
1Y
-33.9%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-10-28
8 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
2026-10-22S4
Wk 3 · Vol 1.28x
2026-10-21S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.37x
2026-10-20S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.31x
2026-10-19S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.47x
2026-10-16S4
Wk 2 · Vol 1.03x
2026-10-15S4
Wk 2 · Vol 0.85x
2026-10-14S4
Wk 1 · Vol 1.47x
2026-10-13S4
Wk 1 · Vol 0.99x
2026-10-12S4
Wk 1 · Vol 1.09x
2026-10-09S4
Wk 1 · Vol 1.45x
2026-10-08S41→4
Wk 1 · Vol 1.22x
2026-10-07S1
Wk 7 · Vol 2.18x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$2.03
200 DMA
$2.24
52W High
$2.68
52W Low
$1.47
5D Low
$1.47
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$2.16
60d High
$2.28
120d High
$2.57
250d High
$2.68
Next resistance
+44.6%
to 20d High
P/E (TTM)
24.8
Forward 4.3
ROE
+3.4%
Profit margin +24.0%
Dividend Yield
28.77%
P/B 0.3

Prospect Capital: quick answers

What stage is Prospect Capital in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Prospect Capital (PSEC) is in Stage 4, the downtrend phase. It entered Stage 4 on Oct 8, 2026 and is in week 3. What the four stages mean

Is Prospect Capital in an uptrend?

No. Prospect Capital is in a Stage 4 downtrend. It trades 33.4% below its 200-day average, which is falling.

How far is Prospect Capital from its 52-week high?

Prospect Capital closed at $1.49 on Oct 22, 2026, 44.5% below its 52-week high of $2.68. Its 52-week low is $1.47.

How has Prospect Capital performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, Prospect Capital is down 33.9% over the past year and down 34.1% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is Prospect Capital in?

Prospect Capital is in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financials sector.

About this companyFinancials· Asset Management

Prospect Capital Corporation is a Private Equity, Private Debt and business development company. It specializes in middle market, lower-middle market, mature, mezzanine finance, later stage, emerging growth, leveraged buyouts, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnaround, growth capital, development, capital expenditures and subordinated debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations, cash flow term loans, market place lending and bridge transactions. It also makes real estate investments particularly in multi-family residential real estate asset class. The fund makes secured debt, senior debt, senior and secured term loans, unitranche debt, first-lien and second lien, private debt, private equity, mezzanine debt, and equity investments in private and microcap public businesses. It focuses on both primary origination and secondary loans/portfolios and invests in situations like debt financings for private equity sponsors, acquisitions, dividend recapitalizations, growth financings, bridge loans, cash flow term loans, real estate financings/investments. It also focuses on investing in small-sized and medium-sized private companies rather than large public companies. The fund typically invests across all industry sectors, with a particular expertise in the energy and industrial sectors. It invests in aerospace and defense, chemicals, conglomerate services, consumer services, ecological, electronics, financial services, machinery, manufacturing, media, pharmaceuticals, retail, software, specialty minerals, textiles and leather, transportation, oil and gas production, coal production, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology, utilities, pipeline, storage, power generation and distribution, renewable and clean energy, oilfield services, healthcare, food and beverage, education, business services, and other select sectors. It prefers to invest in the United States and Canada. The fund seeks to invest between $10 million to $500 million per transaction in companies with EBITDA between $5 million and $150 million, sales value between $25 million and $500 million, and enterprise value between $5 million and $1000 million. It fund also co-invests for larger deals. The fund seeks control acquisitions by providing multiple levels of the capital structure. The fund focuses on sole, agented, club, or syndicated deals.

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