Where it stands
On the Red List.
Held on the Red List: it last met the Red List rules. 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
PLOW is held on the Red List.
Held on the Red List: it last met the Red List rules. 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; recovery signal active → Red List; recovery signal active
- Amber List → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Watch → Amber List
- Amber List → Watch
- Watch → Amber List
- Watch; recovery signal active → Watch
- Amber List → Watch; recovery signal active
- Amber List; recovery signal active → Amber List
- Red List → Amber List; recovery signal active
- Watch → Red List
- Watch; recovery signal active → Watch
- Watch → Watch; recovery signal active
Showing the latest 12 of 31 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 PLOW.
PLOW is held on the Red List. 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 4.8σ over 10 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 PLOW's turn is investable is ConvictionEdge's question, not ours.
Earnings on file: 2026-08-03. Earnings dates don't affect tiering.
Questions about PLOW
What people ask.
Why is PLOW on Broken Stocks?
PLOW is held on the Red List. Held on the Red List: it last met the Red List rules. 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 PLOW?
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 — PLOW is still Red 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 PLOW a falling knife?
No. The falling-knife label usually implies a steep, severe drop — typically 30% or more from a fresh high. PLOW is down -27.6% 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 PLOW 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 PLOW trading inside its 52-week range?
At $39.54, PLOW sits 41.6% of the way from its 52-week low ($28.52) to its 52-week high ($55.00). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.
How fast has PLOW been declining?
The current 27.6% decline accrued over 108d, which annualizes to roughly -93.3% 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 PLOW compare to its sector?
There are 411 other Consumer Cyclical tickers on Broken Stocks: 289 Red, 86 Amber, 36 Watch, with 242 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -36.6% — PLOW's decline is shallower than the sector median.
Does PLOW'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 (2026-08-03) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.