Where it stands
On the Amber List.
Decline measures 7.6 standard deviations of typical daily moves.
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.
Watch; recovery signal active → Amber List; recovery signal active.
Comparing with . This compares classification, not price returns.
See the recorded timeline →Why it is flagged
NPO qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma.
Decline measures 7.6 standard deviations of typical daily moves. 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 2026-05-19. These are scan observations, not exact transition times or the start of a decline. Missing scan dates are not filled in.
- Watch; recovery signal active → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Watch → Watch; recovery signal active
- Amber List → Watch
- Red List → Amber List
- Amber List; recovery signal active → Red List
- Red List → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Amber List; recovery signal active → Red List
- Amber List → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Red List → Amber List
- Watch → Red List
- Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed → Watch
- Watch → Unmatched; coverage or recovery unconfirmed
Showing the latest 12 of 21 recorded events.
Absence from a captured list does not establish recovery. Historical tiers reflect the rules and data recorded at that time.
Technical interpretation and signal details
The structural read
What price action says about NPO.
NPO qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma — the recent drop measures 7.6σ over a 10-bar window. Sigma scales the move by the stock's own typical daily volatility, so a small percentage drop in a normally-quiet name can land here when the bigger players miss it on a pure-percent threshold.
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 NPO's turn is investable is ConvictionEdge's question, not ours.
Earnings on file: 2026-08-04. Earnings dates don't affect tiering.
Questions about NPO
What people ask.
Why is NPO on Broken Stocks?
NPO qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma. The recent drop measures 7.6σ over a 10-bar window — large enough that even a small percentage drop is structurally significant given the stock's typical day-to-day volatility (2.4%). It additionally carries a Recovering badge — see below.
What does the Recovering badge mean for NPO?
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 — NPO 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 NPO a falling knife?
No. The falling-knife label usually implies a steep, severe drop — typically 30% or more from a fresh high. NPO is down -27.9% 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 NPO 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 NPO trading inside its 52-week range?
At $281.07, NPO sits 42.0% of the way from its 52-week low ($202.00) to its 52-week high ($390.42). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has NPO been declining?
The current 27.9% decline accrued over 116d, which annualizes to roughly -87.8% 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 NPO compare to its sector?
There are 628 other Industrials tickers on Broken Stocks: 397 Red, 147 Amber, 84 Watch, with 291 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -35.8% — NPO's decline is shallower than the sector median.
Does NPO'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.