Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) — Asset Management. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 263.3K · 3-mo avg 180.3K

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)

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0 bull / 0 bear factors · balanced
Bull 0 pts·Bear 0 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on file—Balance sheet · not on file—Inflation-report days · not on fileOKCalm trading · sharp-drop risk 42/100 · Nov 9
$18.97
near a recent low and a support level · Nov 6
$19.24
near a resistance level and the 200-day average · midpoint $19.24 · Nov 6
Golden cross
50-day average is above the 200-day — an uptrend
Low
61% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 0.8× the usual rate
Golden cross
50-day average is above the 200-day — an uptrend
Trading volume12% above normal1.12× its 20-day average
Past year's range$16.41 – $21.17lowest to highest price
From its peak9.9% belowpeak $21.17, highest since 2023
Plan fails below$18.17the setup is broken under this price
Momentum (RSI)45.1fires under 35 · fires near $19.02
Price vs. profit3.0× last 12 months

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price up 2.6%. Over the last 20 sessions, 56% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

At target — take profit
RSI 14
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45.1
fires under 35 · fires near $19.02
vs 50-day
✓
$20.21
below the line
Bollinger
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$19.09
no lower pierce · fires near $18.96
VWAP 20
✓
$19.84
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
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$18.97
level below · fires near $19.16
Put wall
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not on file
MACD
Context✓
+0.01
histogram above zero · rising
RVolStatic
1.12×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
0.1%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$0.40
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 3 of 5 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
Next earnings
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not on file
Next dividend
8.28% yld
no ex-date on file