CENX Stage 3→4 Breakdown: Deep Base Fails as Price Drops 32% Below High

CENX daily stock chart with 10, 20, 50, 150 and 200-day moving averages, volume and RS line versus SPY — CANSLIM Research
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CENX is transitioning from a topping pattern into an early decline, with the 30-week moving average flattening and price breaking below it, signaling distribution risk. The stock is forming a faulty deep base with a 39.7% depth, historically associated with elevated failure rates, and the trend template has failed four of eight checks. Overall sentiment is cautious and deteriorating, as the market focuses on the breakdown and the absence of a valid VCP or bullish continuation pattern.

Technical Analysis

As of 2026-09-04 · Close $46.78

Stage Analysis

Stage 3→4 (Topping / Early Decline) — 30-week MA flattening and price breaking below it — distribution risk (30-week MA 6-week slope: -0.28%)

Detected Patterns — What the Market Is Watching

  • Deep Base (>33% — elevated failure rate) — depth 39.7%, length 13 weeks, pivot $68.77. Base formed from 2026-06-02 (left-side high) to 2026-09-04, with the low of $41.5 set on 2026-07-17

⚠️ Faulty cup warning: the base is 39.7% deep (above the 38–40% threshold). A correction this deep leaves heavy overhead supply — trapped holders from higher prices are likely to sell into any rally, raising the failure rate of a breakout from this base.

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