Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS) — Telecommunication Services. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 2.38M · 3-mo avg 1.60M

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS)

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QTick signal
+3net
2 bull / 1 bear factors · leaning
Bull 6 pts·Bear 3 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileRiskBalance sheet · Distress—Inflation-report days · not on fileOKCalm trading · sharp-drop risk 0/100 · Nov 9
$33.69
near a recent low · Nov 9
$35–36
near a resistance level, a round-number price, the 50-day average and the 50-day average trade price · midpoint $35.08 · Nov 9
±$0.04
±0.1% up or down, priced by the options market
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend
In line
96% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 1.2× the usual rate · rating eased: at bottom zone (1/6 bottoming checks met)
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend
Trading volume20% above normal1.20× its 20-day average
Past year's range$30.71 – $49.12lowest to highest price
From its peak31.1% belowpeak $49.12, highest since 2015
Gain vs. risk0.27 to 1$0.27 possible gain per $1 at risk
Plan fails below$29.40the setup is broken under this price
Options pressure point$33.00price can drift here near expiry
Momentum (RSI)46.6fires under 35 · fires near $30.92
Accounting warning signs1worth checking — see the list
Price vs. profit8.6× last 12 months
Price vs. its own pastpricier than 0%of the last 5 years · usual P/E 20.2×
Cash it generates5.3%of its market value, per year

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price up 3.0%. Over the last 20 sessions, 46% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

3 of 6 aligned — closing in
RSI 14
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46.6
fires under 35 · fires near $30.92
vs 50-day
✓
$35.31
below the line
Bollinger
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$32.31
no lower pierce · fires near $31.92
VWAP 20
✓
$34.28
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$33.69
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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$25.00
2026-11-20 expiry · chain of 2026-11-09
MACD
Context●
-0.11
below zero · still falling
RVolStatic
1.20×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
0.0%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$2.14
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
reported today · reaction session open
Next dividend
0.47% yld
no ex-date on file