AMAT PEAD continuation: T+3 ↓SHORT confirmed at T+5 (CAR -8.2%)
T+3 said ↓SHORT at -5.52% CAR; T+5 extends to -8.2%. Drift survived the classical post-earnings window.
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─ Timeline ─ Print 2026-08-13 Applied Materials T-1 close 548.15 (baseline) T+3 close 514.33 CAR -5.52% → ↓SHORT T+5 close 2026-08-20 496.21 CAR -8.2%
─ Verdict ─ T+5 CAR (-8.2%) extends below the T+3 reading. Drift magnitude grew by +2.68% between T+3 and T+5 — the classical PEAD continuation signature. Hold-through window unchanged: T+63 from print date.
─ Conviction ─ Original conviction 35/100 strengthens after T+5 confirmation. The drift signal is doing what PEAD says it should.
─ Original T+3 signal ─ See earnings card: /tape/c-earnings-amat-2026-08-13/
─ Closelook frame ─ Indices: Rubin · NDX
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