Where it stands
On the Amber List.
Held on the Amber List: it last met the Amber List rules on 2026-10-12. Today it reads Watch; a tier moves down only after five consecutive scans below its rules.
Snapshot . Price structure, not a judgment about the business.
A bullish structural signal is also active. The Recovering badge coexists with the decline tier; it does not establish a completed recovery.
What changed
Since the previous observation.
Tier and recovery signal are unchanged between these two observations.
Comparing with . This compares classification, not price returns.
See the recorded timeline →Why it is flagged
CBT is held on the Amber List.
Held on the Amber List: it last met the Amber List rules on 2026-10-12. Today it reads Watch; a tier moves down only after five consecutive scans below its rules.
Inspect the three classification measures
Price history
The price path behind the snapshot.
Daily prices with the rolling-high reference. When a recorded classification event falls on a displayed trading date, it is marked on the chart.
The recorded history
A timeline of observations.
First observed 2026-05-19. These are scan observations, not exact transition times or the start of a decline. Missing scan dates are not filled in.
- Amber List → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Red List → Amber List
- Amber List → Red List
- Red List → Amber List
- Amber List → Red List
- Red List → Amber List
- Amber List → Red List
- Red List → Amber List
- Amber List → Red List
- Watch → Amber List
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
Showing the latest 12 of 19 recorded events.
Absence from a captured list does not establish recovery. Historical tiers reflect the rules and data recorded at that time.
Around the worst days
What the news said when CBT fell hardest.
News published within a day of its largest one-day drops points to an earnings miss or lowered guidance.
- -8.5%
- -5.2%
- -4.5%
A language model's reading of 4 headlines, taken . It classifies the news on those days; it does not explain the whole decline and is not a tier input. How this is produced.
Technical interpretation and signal details
The structural read
What price action says about CBT.
CBT is held on the Amber List, which it last met on 2026-10-12. A tier moves down, or a name leaves the list, only after five consecutive scans below the tier's rules with a cushion of 3 points on depth and 1σ on sigma. Today's unbuffered reading: Watch.
Cross-confirmation: decline sigma also reads 6.0σ over 20 bars.
A confirmed bullish signal on one or more time frames earned the Recovering badge. The tier reflects the most severe price-structure rule; Recovering identifies a separate bullish signal. Not a buy signal.
Whether CBT's turn is investable is ConvictionEdge's question, not ours.
Earnings on file: 2026-11-02. Earnings dates don't affect tiering.
Questions about CBT
What people ask.
Why is CBT on Broken Stocks?
CBT is held on the Amber List. Held on the Amber List: it last met the Amber List rules on 2026-10-12. Today it reads Watch; a tier moves down only after five consecutive scans below its rules. It additionally carries a Recovering badge — see below.
What does the Recovering badge mean for CBT?
Recovering means our proprietary engine has flagged a confirmed bullish structural signal on one or more time frames (moderate or strong time-frame continuity). It coexists with the decline tier — CBT is still Amber List because a price-structure rule still triggers, but a bullish setup has formed inside that decline. The two readings answer different questions: the tier reflects the most severe triggered rule; the Recovering badge tells you whether momentum may be turning. It's not a buy recommendation.
Is CBT a falling knife?
No. The falling-knife label usually implies a steep, severe drop — typically 30% or more from a fresh high. CBT is down -21.0% from its 52-week high, which qualifies for the Watch tier but is shallower than the falling-knife pattern. It's an early-stage decline rather than a sharp breakdown.
Is CBT 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 CBT trading inside its 52-week range?
At $74.29, CBT sits 44.1% of the way from its 52-week low ($58.33) to its 52-week high ($94.53). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has CBT been declining?
The current 21.0% decline accrued over 112d, which annualizes to roughly -68.4% 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 CBT compare to its sector?
There are 359 other Basic Materials tickers on Broken Stocks: 234 Red, 83 Amber, 42 Watch, with 145 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -36.7% — CBT's decline is shallower than the sector median.
Does CBT's earnings date affect its tier?
No. Tiering uses decline depth and recency, bearish time-frame structure, and decline sigma. The earnings date on file (2026-11-02) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.