Where it stands
On the Red List.
Down 70.2% from its rolling 252-day high, 116 days after the high.
Snapshot . Price structure, not a judgment about the business.
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
CIFR qualifies for the Red List on decline depth.
Down 70.2% from its rolling 252-day high, 116 days after the high. The most severe triggered rule determines the tier.
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 2026-05-15. These are scan observations, not exact transition times or the start of a decline. Missing scan dates are not filled in.
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Red List
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
- Red List → Watch
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Red List
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
Showing the latest 12 of 18 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 CIFR fell hardest.
News published within a day of its largest one-day drops points to an earnings miss or lowered guidance.
- -15.6%
- -13.4%
- -13.0%
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 CIFR.
CIFR qualifies for the Red List on decline depth — down -70.2% 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 12.2σ over 20 bars.
Earnings on file: 2026-08-04. Earnings dates don't affect tiering.
Questions about CIFR
What people ask.
Why is CIFR on Broken Stocks?
CIFR qualifies for the Red List on decline depth. It is down -70.2% from its rolling 252-day high of $30.14, set on 2026-06-22 — 116d ago.
Is CIFR a falling knife?
By the most common technical definition — a steep, recent breakdown from a fresh high — yes. CIFR is down -70.2% from its 52-week high of $30.14, set 116d 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 — the classification does not predict subsequent returns. Broken Stocks flags the pattern; it does not recommend buying or selling.
Is CIFR 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 CIFR trading inside its 52-week range?
At $8.98, CIFR sits 17.3% of the way from its 52-week low ($4.55) to its 52-week high ($30.14). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has CIFR been declining?
The current 70.2% decline accrued over 116d, which annualizes to roughly -220.9% 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 CIFR compare to its sector?
There are 598 other Technology tickers on Broken Stocks: 406 Red, 129 Amber, 63 Watch, with 236 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -42.0% — CIFR's decline is deeper than the sector median.
Does CIFR'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 (2026-08-04) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.