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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 74.5K · 3-mo avg 141.9K

Kadant Inc. (KAI)

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QTick signal
+3net
1 bull / 0 bear factors · leaning
Bull 3 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 0/100 · Nov 9
$301.74
near a recent low and a support level · Nov 9
$350–356
near the 52-week high and a round-number price · midpoint $352.77 · Nov 9
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend · price is back above the 50-day, trying to recover
In line
85% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 1.1× the usual rate · rating eased: at bottom zone (2/6 bottoming checks met)
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend · price is back above the 50-day, trying to recover
Trading volume44% below normal0.56× its 20-day average
Past year's range$244.87 – $354.07lowest to highest price
From its peak29.5% belowpeak $429.95, highest since 2015
Gain vs. risk1.81 to 1$1.81 possible gain per $1 at risk
Plan fails below$275.88the setup is broken under this price
Momentum (RSI)65.6fires under 35 · fires below the slider range
Accounting warning signs2worth checking — see the list
Price vs. profit22.4× next year32.6× last 12 months
Price vs. its own pastusual P/E 30.9×median of the last 5 years

Last session traded lighter than its own normal, price up 3.6%. Over the last 20 sessions, 41% 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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65.6
fires under 35 · fires below the slider range
vs 50-day
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$273.79
above the line · fires near $275.68
Bollinger
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$243.11
no lower pierce · fires near $239.59
VWAP 20
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$275.50
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $275.28
Entry level
✓
$301.74
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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not on file
MACD
Context✓
+1.96
histogram above zero · fading
RVolStatic
0.56×
lighter than its own normal
Short int.Static
7.7%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$12.93
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
2027-02-23
in 71 sessions
Next dividend
0.47% yld
no ex-date on file