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THE TAPE — $HD — AUG 18, 2026, 8:15 AM ET

Home Depot Prints Q2 Before The Bell, and the Chart Says Something Different Than the Number Does

Jason Parker, founder of Trading Habits
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Home Depot posted Q2 2026 results before the open...

...an estimated $4.73 a share on revenue near $47.3 billion...

...and the stock is up 1.44% in premarket trading to $342.75, per Charles Schwab's morning market update and StockAnalysis.com's premarket movers list.

Scorecard

Read Daily
Trend Sideways
Momentum Neutral
Key Level $358 resistance / $320 support
Volume Above Avg

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Daily — NYSE:HD

Home Depot HD daily candlestick chart, August 18 2026 premarket, TradingView
  • 3 swing lows near $320 since Jun, 3 swing highs near $358 in Jul. A range, not a trend.
  • Last close $337.88 sits dead center of that range, no lean either way.
  • Premarket bid at $342.75 is a push off the midline, not a break of $358.
  • Volume bar on the print morning is already fatter than the daily average. The tape woke up before the bell did.
Right Now

4 months into a $320 to $358 range...

...and this morning's earnings pop puts it back at the midline, not through the top of it.

$358 is the number that decides if this range is over.

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