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What sector is QCOM in and how do its peers look?

QCOM is classified under an unknown sector.

Where is QCOM trading within its 52-week range?

QCOM is currently at 243.29, which is 89.2% of the way from its 52-week low of 121.99 to its 52-week high of 258.00.

Amber ListRecovering

QCOMQUALCOMM Incorporated

Q: Why is QCOM on Broken Stocks?

QCOM qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma. The recent decline measures 1.5 sigma over a 5-bar window — meaning the size of the move is unusually large relative to the stock's typical daily volatility. It also carries a Recovering badge, indicating a confirmed bullish structural signal has formed alongside the decline. Tiering is rules-based and reflects price action only — not company quality, management, or fundamentals.

1.5σ

decline sigma — volatility-normalized move (typical daily 6.75%)

Current

$243.29

Decline depth

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Decline σ

1.5σ

TFC

4/5 bearish

Rolling 252-day high Up day Down day Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca

Since tracking began

$QCOM has been tracked since 2026-03-01. It was down 31.5% from its 52-week high then — now $243.29.

It has clawed back 34.3 percentage points off that level. It bottomed 39.8% below that high along the way.

Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-03-02 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.

Structural break signals

QCOM qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma.

Decline depth

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Not currently in the rolling-252-day ≥20% decline universe.

Time-frame continuity

4/5 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. Past the 4/5 Amber threshold.

Decline sigma

1.5σ

Drop from local high over the last 5 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (6.75% per day).

The structural read

What price action says about QCOM.

QCOM qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma — the recent drop measures 1.5σ over a 5-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.

Cross-confirmation: also showing 4/5 bearish time frames.

Alongside that decline, our proprietary engine has flagged a confirmed bullish structural signal on one or more time frames — moderate or strong time-frame-continuity (TFC) alignment — so the ticker also carries a Recovering badge. The two readings coexist: the tier tells you how deep the damage is, the Recovering badge tells you whether momentum may be turning. Recovering is not a buy signal; it's a structural read.

Broken Stocks stops here — it flags the structure, it doesn't build the upside case. Working out whether QCOM's turn is investable is what our sister tool does: ConvictionEdge — triple-engine conviction research on names showing a recovery signal.

Upstream TFC read: strong alignment, current phase daily. Last bar types — daily 2U (green), weekly 2U (green), monthly 2U (green).

52-week range

52W low $121.99 89.2% of range 52W high $258.00

Questions about QCOM

What people ask.

Why is QCOM on Broken Stocks?

QCOM qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma. The recent drop measures 1.5σ over a 5-bar window — large enough that even a small percentage drop is structurally significant given the stock's typical day-to-day volatility (6.75%). It additionally carries a Recovering badge — see below.

What does the Recovering badge mean for QCOM?

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 — QCOM is still Amber List because the rolling-252-day decline hasn't healed, but a bullish setup has formed inside that decline. The two readings answer different questions: the tier tells you how deep the damage is; the Recovering badge tells you whether momentum may be turning. It's not a buy recommendation.

Is QCOM a falling knife?

QCOM is on Broken Stocks for time-frame continuity or decline-sigma reasons rather than headline depth, so the falling-knife label doesn't cleanly apply. The phrase usually requires a meaningful percentage drop from a fresh high. See the structural break signals above for the axis that actually triggered the listing.

Is QCOM 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 QCOM trading inside its 52-week range?

At $243.29, QCOM sits 89.2% of the way from its 52-week low ($121.99) to its 52-week high ($258.00). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.

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QCOMQUALCOMM Incorporated

$QCOM has been tracked since 2026-03-01. It was down 31.5% from its 52-week high then — now $243.29.

QCOM qualifies for the Amber List on decline sigma.

What price action says about QCOM.

Closest decliners to QCOM

What people ask.