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Bid — × — AskUpdated Sep 25, 2026 · 12:19 PM ETVol 1.36M · 3-mo avg 1.26M

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)

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QTick signal
+2net
2 bull / 1 bear factors · balanced
Bull 5 pts·Bear 3 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileRiskBalance sheet · Distress—PCE inflation days · not on fileOKNeutral tape · 0/100 · as of 2026-09-25
Smart entry
$35.67
basis · s1 · as of 2026-09-25
Target exit zone
$40.07
center $40.07 · basis · call wall + round + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-25
Implied move · 1 wk
±$2.38
6.6% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure · price back above the 50-day — repair underway
Pullback risk
In line
1.08× the norm · 85% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral · capped: at bottom zone (0/6 bottoming checks met)
Chart pattern
Death cross
50d below 200d · bearish structure · price back above the 50-day — repair underway
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.91×
52-week range$31.51 – $49.12
Below high since 2015-27.0% · $49.12 high
Risk / reward2.07 : 1
Plan stop$33.81
Max pain$30.00 options cluster
RSI 1448.4 fires under 35 · fires near $33.35
Forensic flags1 review
Earnings multiple8.9× trailing · forward not on file
P/E vs its own past80th pctile · 19.5× median
Free cash flow yield4.8% · of market value

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price down 1.3%. Over the last 20 sessions, 51% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

2 of 6 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
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48.4
fires under 35 · fires near $33.35
vs 50-day
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$35.02
above the line · fires near $35.34
Bollinger
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$33.69
no lower pierce · fires near $33.18
VWAP 20
✓
$36.61
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$35.67
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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$30.00
2026-10-16 expiry · chain of 2026-09-25
MACD
Context●
-0.18
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
0.91×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
0.0%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$0.93
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 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
2026-11-09
in 31 sessions
Next dividend
0.45% yld
no ex-date on file