TCBS Move Probability $17.00 +0.00 (+0.0%)
Real historical back-data analysis: evaluates rolling trading-day windows to determine the probability of a stock touching or closing at your target move.
Touch Probability (First Passage)
16.8%
Stock touched +5.0% ($17.85) at least once during 14 trading days.
Median first touch: Day 8 of 14
Expiration Close Probability
5.1%
Stock closed at or beyond +5.0% at the end of the 14-day window.
The Touch Multiple
3.27x
You are 3.3x more likely to hit your target during the window than holding until expiration.
1σ Expected Move (68.3%)
±3.8%
$16.35 — $17.65
Historical 14-Day Return Distribution
Frequency of rolling 14-day percentage returns over 507 historical windows (2024-09-23 to 2026-10-20). The colored bar indicates the win zone for +5.0%.
Historical returns
Target move zone (+5.0%+)
Target threshold bin
Probability Breakdown: Empirical vs. Theoretical Models
Comparing actual market back-data against Black-Scholes and Fat-Tail adjustments.
| Model / Methodology | Touch Probability | Expiration Close Probability | What It Tells You |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empirical Back-Data (Actual History) | 16.8% | 5.1% | Model-free reality across 507 historical 14-day windows. |
| Fat-Tail Adjusted (Cornish-Fisher) | — | 0.0% | Adjusts normal bell curve for real-world skewness (-0.6) and kurtosis (34.01). |
| Standard Normal (Black-Scholes / GBM) | 20.3% | 10.1% | Classic theoretical log-normal model with constant volatility (often underestimates tail risks). |
| Regime-Conditioned (Similar Volatility) | 36.0% | 13.5% | Filters for historical windows that started with volatility similar to current 20-day HV (111 matching periods). |
Underlying Volatility Profile
Volatility Metrics
- 1-Year Annualized HV: 16.2%
- Recent 20-Day HV: 7.7%
- Parkinson Intraday Volatility: 4.7%
- Vol Trend: Compressed (-53% vs baseline)
14-Day Return Quantiles
- Median Return: +0.1%
- Top 10% Move (90th percentile): +3.8%
- Bottom 10% Move (10th percentile): -3.4%
- Max Historical Gain (14d): +15.8%
- Max Historical Loss (14d): -8.1%