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

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 12:00 AM ETVol 206.1K · 3-mo avg 183.7K

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)

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QTick signal
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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—PCE inflation days · not on fileOKNeutral tape · 0/100 · as of 2026-09-25
Smart entry
$20.65
basis · pivot low + s1 · as of 2026-09-25
Target exit zone
$21.10
center $21.10 · basis · bb upper + high 52w · as of 2026-09-25
Implied move · 1 wk
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not on file
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Pullback risk
Low
0.73× the norm · 58% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average1.19×
52-week range$16.41 – $21.17
Below high since 2023-2.0% · $21.17 high
Risk / reward0.46 : 1
Plan stop$19.98
Max pain—
RSI 1453.0 fires under 35 · fires near $19.56
Forensic flags0 clean
Earnings multiple3.1× trailing · forward not on file
P/E vs its own pastnot on file
Price / book0.98×

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price up 0.4%. Over the last 20 sessions, 48% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

1 of 5 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
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53.0
fires under 35 · fires near $19.56
vs 50-day
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$20.47
above the line · fires near $20.68
Bollinger
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$20.22
no lower pierce · fires near $20.12
VWAP 20
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$20.69
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $20.68
Entry level
✓
$20.65
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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not on file
MACD
Context●
-0.07
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
1.19×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
0.1%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$0.33
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.
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Next earnings
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not on file
Next dividend
7.81% yld
no ex-date on file