Decline depth
-53.6%
From rolling 252-day high of $56.34, 43d ago.
Past the 40% Red List threshold.
Red List
LINCLincoln Educational Services Co
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · small-cap ($1.4B)
-53.6%
from rolling 252-day high of $56.34 set 2026-07-08 · 43d ago
Current
$26.14
Decline depth
-53.6%
Decline σ
6.8σ
TFC
0/5 bearish
Rolling 252-day high
Up day
Down day
Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca
Since it joined the list
$LINC landed on the list 2026-08-05, down 23.6% from its 52-week high that day — now down -53.6%.
That's 30.7 percentage points deeper than the day it joined.
Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-08-05 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.
Structural break signals
LINC qualifies for the Red List on decline depth.
Time-frame continuity
0/5 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
6.8σ
Drop from local high over the last 20 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (6.24% per day).
Past the ≥6σ Amber threshold.
The structural read
What price action says about LINC.
LINC qualifies for the Red List on decline depth — down -53.6% 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 6.8σ over 20 bars.
Earnings on file: 2026-08-10. Tiering is unaffected by earnings dates — listings reflect price structure only.
Questions about LINC
What people ask.
Why is LINC on Broken Stocks?
LINC qualifies for the Red List on decline depth. It is down -53.6% from its rolling 252-day high of $56.34, set on 2026-07-08 — 43d ago.
Is LINC a falling knife?
By the most common technical definition — a steep, recent breakdown from a fresh high — yes. LINC is down -53.6% from its 52-week high of $56.34, set 43d 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 LINC 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 LINC trading inside its 52-week range?
At $26.14, LINC sits 22.7% of the way from its 52-week low ($17.29) to its 52-week high ($56.34). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has LINC been declining?
The current 53.6% decline accrued over 43d, which annualizes to roughly -455.0% 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 LINC compare to its sector?
There are 44 other Consumer Defensive tickers on Broken Stocks: 20 Red, 15 Amber, 9 Watch, with 16 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -31.8% — LINC's decline is deeper than the sector median.
Does LINC'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.