Decline depth
-61.7%
From rolling 252-day high of $22.03, 97d ago.
Past the 40% Red List threshold.
Red List
BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises, I
Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery · small-cap ($1.3B)
-61.7%
from rolling 252-day high of $22.03 set 2026-05-15 · 97d ago
Current
$8.43
Decline depth
-61.7%
Decline σ
4.2σ
TFC
1/5 bearish
Rolling 252-day high
Up day
Down day
Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca
Since it joined the list
$BW landed on the list 2026-06-15, down 25.9% from its 52-week high that day — now down -61.7%.
That's 36.5 percentage points deeper than the day it joined.
Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-06-15 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.
Structural break signals
BW qualifies for the Red List on decline depth.
Time-frame continuity
1/5 bearish
Latest bar across daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly time frames. A bar counts as bearish when it's a 2-Down or a red 3.
Decline sigma
4.2σ
Drop from local high over the last 10 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (7.5% per day).
Past the ≥4σ Watch threshold.
The structural read
What price action says about BW.
BW qualifies for the Red List on decline depth — down -61.7% from its rolling 252-day high. Past the 40% threshold, the deepest tier in the taxonomy. Depth plus recency: this is the pattern many investors call a falling knife.
Cross-confirmation: decline sigma also reads 4.2σ over 10 bars.
Earnings on file: 2026-08-10. Tiering is unaffected by earnings dates — listings reflect price structure only.
Questions about BW
What people ask.
Why is BW on Broken Stocks?
BW qualifies for the Red List on decline depth. It is down -61.7% from its rolling 252-day high of $22.03, set on 2026-05-15 — 97d ago.
Is BW a falling knife?
By the most common technical definition — a steep, recent breakdown from a fresh high — yes. BW is down -61.7% from its 52-week high of $22.03, set 97d ago. That combination of depth (past the 30% Amber threshold) and recency (high set inside the last 120 days) is the textbook falling-knife pattern. Whether to try to catch it is a separate question — historically most attempts to bottom-pick continue lower before reversing. Broken Stocks flags the pattern; it does not recommend buying or selling.
Is BW a buy?
Broken Stocks does not issue buy or sell recommendations. The list is a rules-based technical warning system. It tracks structural decline depth and recency — not company quality, management, fundamentals, or news. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor.
Where is BW trading inside its 52-week range?
At $8.43, BW sits 34.8% of the way from its 52-week low ($1.17) to its 52-week high ($22.03). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has BW been declining?
The current 61.7% decline accrued over 97d, which annualizes to roughly -232.2% per year. Annualized pace is a sanity check — a 30% decline in three months is a different signal than a 30% decline over two years.
How does BW compare to its sector?
There are 151 other Industrials tickers on Broken Stocks: 66 Red, 42 Amber, 43 Watch, with 29 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -30.8% — BW's decline is deeper than the sector median.
Does BW's earnings date affect its tier?
No. Tiering is decided purely by decline depth and recency of the rolling-high date. The earnings date on file (2026-08-10) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.