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NASDAQ · Equity · United States
VRA
Vera Bradley Inc
Consumer CyclicalFootwear & Accessories
Vera Bradley, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells women's handbags, luggage and travel items, fashion and home accessories, and gifts. The company is headquartered in Roanoke, Indiana.
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ · NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Footwear & Accessories
Currency
USD
Market capitalisation
91,002,408
Fair value reference
4.46
Next-week expectancy
Undecided · 49.21%
Executive chart read
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, VRA rose 2.27%, moving from 3.08 to 3.15. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and below Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 11 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -3.92 and has softened across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -1.16 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 49.21% based on similar historical setup states.
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
3.15
12-Week Change
2.27%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 49.21%
Signal Weeks
11 of 12
Weekly Price
Weekly Close
Trend Line
Fair Value
Activity Lines
Chart Panels
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Auction Intelligence
Sharemaestro market acceptance
Auction Intelligence
Where the market has accepted value, how that value is moving, and which price pathways remain structurally open.
Current auction stateAccepted value migrating higher
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves higher.
Price location
Within accepted value
Accepted value
Higher
Persistence
89 weeks
Auction runway
More room below
Accepted value1.39–5.45
Principal three-year auction range
Acceptance centre2.04
54.2% latest-price distance
Value migration14.5%
Recent centre versus prior year
Value breadth292.1%
Width of the accepted-value range
The auction map
Price path and acceptance geometry
Price shows the journey; the profile shows where that journey developed durable market memory.
Rolling market memory and the nearest established acceptance above and below the current price.
Is market memory moving?
Accepted-value migration
Each column is a rolling one-year auction. Brighter areas show stronger price acceptance.
Where is the next market memory?
Auction runway
The next established shelf is materially farther below than above.
Above3.20Established market memory sits 1.7% above the latest close.
Below2.19Established market memory sits 30.6% below the latest close.
Decision map
What would confirm or challenge the current interpretation?
Sustained weekly closes above5.45
Higher-value acceptance
Holding above this boundary while the acceptance centre rises would strengthen the higher-value interpretation.
Primary market-memory magnet2.04
Rotation toward value
This is the centre of the three-year auction and the principal reference if price rotates back through value.
Sustained weekly closes below1.39
Lower-value acceptance
Holding below this boundary while the acceptance centre falls would strengthen the lower-value interpretation.
Decision context
Structural references and cross-signal agreement
The closest market-memory levels, the evidence that agrees or disagrees, and the limits of the current interpretation.
Market memory
Nearest structural nodes
These are historical acceptance references, not live resting orders.
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
3.20
1.7%
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
2.19
-30.6%
Low-acceptance corridorHistorically limited acceptance makes this a potential fast-travel area.
4.51
43.1%
Low-acceptance corridorHistorically limited acceptance makes this a potential fast-travel area.
5.67
79.9%
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
6.68
112.1%
Cross-signal agreement
Does the wider Sharemaestro picture agree?
Agreement strengthens context; disagreement identifies where the thesis is vulnerable.
Auction locationShows where the latest close sits relative to established accepted value.Within accepted value
Accepted-value migrationCompares the recent acceptance centre with the preceding one-year auction.Higher
30-week trendThe latest close is 7.8% below the trend line.Price below
Fair-value positionMarket price is 29.3% below the current fair-value reference.Below
Point & Figure structureConfirms whether reversal structure agrees with the current auction direction.Downside breakdown
Accepted value migrating higher
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves higher.
More room below
The next established shelf is materially farther below than above.
Established market memory
The three-year acceptance centre at 2.04 remains the dominant rotational reference.
Security-specific analogues
How comparable auction states resolved
Fewer than four non-overlapping comparable episodes exist in the visible history.
0 comparable non-overlapping episodes are visible; at least four are required before outcomes are summarised.
Price Action
Completed weekly market tape
Price Action
A deep view of how price is behaving against its own completed history, trend, structural levels and participation.
Current weekly interpretationRange-bound structure with negative but contained
Recent completed price swings are mixed, with neither side establishing a clean sequence. Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Full context · Unstable
Current structureRange-bound structure
Recent completed price swings are mixed, with neither side establishing a clean sequence.
Trend relationshipBelow trend
Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Support and resistanceSupport 2.89 · Resistance 3.41
Nearest completed structural references around the latest close.
Participation qualityLight participation
The latest weekly move occurred on comparatively light participation.
Price, structure and participation
Where price advanced, failed, reclaimed or lost important ground
Candles preserve the completed weekly tape. Selected annotations identify meaningful finished events and point directly to the week concerned.
Up weekDown weekTrend referenceCompleted supportCompleted resistanceVolumeTypical volumePublished event
What happened this week?
The latest completed candle
The latest week is separated into price change, candle character, closing position and path quality.
Weekly move-3.67%
Latest close versus the preceding completed close.
Candle characterNegative but contained
Price declined, although selling did not fully control the completed weekly range.
Where the week closedMiddle of the range
The close finished at 44% of the completed weekly range.
Path qualityUnstable
Frequent recent changes in direction reduce confidence in the current price path.
Current evaluation
What the weekly tape says now
The interpretation combines completed price structure, trend relationship, participation and path quality.
What supports it
Recent completed price swings are mixed, with neither side establishing a clean sequence.
What would improve it
A sustained close above the nearest completed resistance, supported by firmer participation, would improve confirmation.
What could weaken it
A sustained loss of the nearest completed support would materially weaken the current price structure.
What to watch next
Trend relationship is below trend; participation is light participation, and path quality is unstable.
Statistical perspective
Where the latest close sits in its own completed history
These observations describe the available record. They are market context, not predictions of the next move.
Position in completed history13% of range
The latest close's location between the lowest and highest completed closes available for this market.
Distance from completed high-75.2%
How far the latest close sits below the highest completed close in the available history.
Recovery from completed low+77.0%
How far the latest close has advanced from the lowest completed close in the available history.
Latest move versus typical0.8× typical
The absolute latest weekly move compared with completed weekly moves available before it.
Completed event history
What changed, and when
Only selected completed events are shown. Each annotation is descriptive, not a standalone instruction.
Support structure lost
The weekly close moved below the preceding completed price structure.
Latest week
High-participation reversal
Price changed weekly direction with elevated participation.
10 weeks ago
Upside structure cleared
The weekly close moved above the preceding completed price structure.
19 weeks ago
Trend reclaimed
The weekly close moved back above the completed trend reference.
35 weeks ago
Range
Sharemaestro Range
Where price is trading
The fitted range, accepted trading area and strongest price levels are calculated automatically from completed weekly market data.
Current stateBelow the trend range
52-week position
58.7%
Low to high
Accepted price
2.10
Latest versus accepted: 49.82%
Fitted direction
Rising
0.99% per week
Range pressure
29/100
Lower pressure
Range condition
Contracting
0.61× normal range
Range pressureCurrent range pressure · 50 is balanced
Weekly closeFitted rangeActivity ribbonEstimated activity at priceAutomatic level
Automatic structure
Strongest price levels
Support2.18
From price
-30.9%
Evidence
96/100
Touches
7
Support2.44
From price
-22.5%
Evidence
91/100
Touches
5
Support3.00
From price
-4.8%
Evidence
41/100
Touches
1
Resistance3.26
From price
3.4%
Evidence
61/100
Touches
2
Resistance4.37
From price
38.6%
Evidence
36/100
Touches
2
Current reading
What the range shows
Current positionBelow the trend range
Price is at 58.7% of its latest 52-week range.
Fitted directionRising
The fitted centre line is moving +0.99% per week.
Range pressureLower pressure
The current pressure reading is 29/100; 50 is balanced.
Next structural level3.26
Resistance is 3.4% from the latest close with 61/100 evidence strength.
Point & Figure
Price structure · volume at price
Point & Figure market structure
Each X marks a rising price box and each O marks a falling price box. Time is removed from the horizontal scale so reversals, breakouts and areas of heavy trading stand out.
MethodAdaptive scale
Smart Money
Completed-week positioning evidence
Smart Money
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the trend or warning of increased risk.
Current Smart Money readSmart Money support is weak
The current completed-week evidence is not providing dependable confirmation for price.
Momentum 0.74 · Weakening
Trend qualityWeak alignment
The current trend state has persisted for 1 completed week; visible confirmation is weak alignment.
Momentum pathConstructive · Weakening
The latest completed-week level and direction.
Latest positive signalNo recent positive signal
The chart is carrying context rather than a fresh positive event marker.
Risk and warningsNormal
Earlier warnings are outside the recent completed-week window.
Price, support and published events
Where confirmation strengthened or risk increased
Selected annotations highlight meaningful completed-week events; every existing chart series and marker remains visible.
Close Price
Trend Line
Demand Threshold Line
Reversal Risk Level
Current evaluation
What the Smart Money chart means now
The reading combines the finished chart state, its direction and the timing of published signals.
What supports it
There is limited positive confirmation; the chart should be read cautiously until support improves.
What would improve it
A turn higher in the momentum path, followed by steadier trend confirmation, would strengthen the reading.
What could weaken it
There is no fresh positive event marker, so the current reading depends on continued confirmation rather than a new signal.
Published signal history
What changed, and when
Event markers are observations, not standalone instructions to buy or sell.
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
117 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
118 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
133 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
134 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
143 weeks ago
Market Dynamics
Price and underlying support
Market Dynamics
See whether the support beneath price is strengthening, weakening, confirming the move or beginning to diverge from it.
Control backgroundBuyer controlContestedSeller control
Seller control50 · contestedBuyer control
Current VWAP signals
Control, agreement and concentration
Control is contested
Control is contested
The current position, VWAP direction and completed acceptance evidence broadly agree.
Price and VWAP pressure broadly agree
No material six-week disagreement is present between price direction and VWAP control.
VWAP cluster present
5 references converge near 3.59: Year VWAP, Swing high, 26-week VWAP, 13-week VWAP, Latest earnings VWAP.
Confirmation and failure levels
Levels that change the current reading
Confirmation3.39
A completed close above Year VWAP with pressure holding above 60 would strengthen buyer control.
Decision area2.94
High-activity anchor at 2.94, 6.7% below the latest close.
Weakening level2.94
A completed close below High-activity anchor with acceptance moving under 50% would weaken the present structure.
Current VWAP stack
Volume-weighted price levels
High-activity anchor2.94
-6.65% from close
Year VWAP3.39
+7.53% from close
52-week VWAP2.86
-9.12% from close
Swing high3.54
+12.25% from close
26-week VWAP3.58
+13.76% from close
13-week VWAP3.71
+17.81% from close
Latest earnings VWAP3.73
+18.57% from close
Estimated activity position
Activity above and below price
Below price 67%Above price 33%
13%near price
Most recent weighted activity is below price, leaving a larger estimated cushion beneath the market.
Estimated from completed weekly typical prices and reported activity; it is not holder-level cost-basis data.
Benchmark, sector and industry
VWAP control comparison
Sector and industry comparisons require at least ten constituents with aligned completed history.
Benchmark · QQQWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -29.5 points.
Buyers firmly in control · 79/100
Sector · Consumer CyclicalBroadly aligned with reference
Broadly aligned with reference; control-score gap -8.1 points.
Control is contested · 57/100
Industry · Footwear & AccessoriesWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -20.6 points.
Buyer control developing · 70/100
Historical VWAP outcomes
Reclaims, losses and similar states
Descriptive outcomes from this ticker's visible history—not a forecast.
Weekly reclaim50% favourable
Events
8
Median 4w
-5.10%
Median 13w
-8.45%
Typical best
+19.98%
Typical worst
-15.52%
Completed occasions when price moved back above the core VWAP.
Weekly loss63% favourable
Events
8
Median 4w
+2.21%
Median 13w
-9.43%
Typical best
+19.33%
Typical worst
-14.44%
Completed occasions when price moved below the core VWAP.
Comparable control states1 matched weeks
The visible history does not contain enough closely comparable completed states.
VWAP control history
Completed changes
VWAP reclaim rejected
Price tested above the core VWAP but completed the week back below it.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP test held
Price traded through the core VWAP but recovered above it by the completed close.
VWAP structure turned higher
The fast VWAP crossed above the core VWAP.
Core VWAP test held
Price traded through the core VWAP but recovered above it by the completed close.
VWAP structure turned lower
The fast VWAP crossed below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP reclaimed
Price completed the week back above the core VWAP.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Next-State Map
Next-State Map
Historical one-week transition paths from similar completed-week states.
SMI
Proprietary completed-week evidence
SMI
See whether the underlying conditions beneath price are strengthening, weakening or holding firm.
Current SMI readUnderlying support remains constructive
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message. The latest reading is based on completed weekly evidence.
0.72 · Constructive
Current stateConstructive · 0.72
Latest completed-week SMI reading
DirectionHolding steady
How the completed SMI path is changing
PersistenceEstablished
10 completed weeks in the current state
Price relationshipMixed relationship
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message.
Price and SMI transitions
Where underlying support changed
Annotations identify selected completed SMI state changes.
Weekly CloseTrend LineFair ValueActivity Lines
SMI pathDirection, persistence and turning points
SMI 0.72 · Constructive
ImprovingHolding steadyWeakening
SMI in context
Comparable SMI states have carried a positive historical bias
Across 21 comparable completed observations, 71.4% closed higher after 13 weeks. The median move was +5.0%.
Comparable observations
21
Completed historical readings
Positive outcomes
71.4%
After 13 completed weeks
Median move
+5.0%
Over the following 13 weeks
Versus normal baseline
+20.5 pts
Difference in positive outcome rate
Chart Summary
Key Points
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
3.15
12-Week Change
2.27%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Undecided 49.21%
Signal Weeks
11 of 12
Vs Trend Line
Below
Vs Fair Value
Below
Relative Strength
-3.92
Market Dynamics
-1.16
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, VRA rose 2.27%, moving from 3.08 to 3.15. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and below Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 11 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -3.92 and has softened across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -1.16 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is undecided at 49.21% based on similar historical setup states.
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