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NASDAQ · Equity · United States
NATH
Nathans Famous Inc
Consumer CyclicalRestaurants
Nathan's Famous, Inc. operates in the foodservice industry. The company is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
Last updated
21 Aug 2026
Exchange
NASDAQ · NASDAQ
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Restaurants
Currency
USD
Market capitalisation
400,956,123
Fair value reference
83.99
Next-week expectancy
Positive · 56.00%
Executive chart read
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, NATH fell 2.69%, moving from 101.34 to 98.61. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 6 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -11.54 and has improved across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -1.08 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.00% based on similar historical setup states.
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
98.61
12-Week Change
-2.69%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 56.00%
Signal Weeks
6 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 lower
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves lower.
Price location
Within accepted value
Accepted value
Lower
Persistence
32 weeks
Auction runway
More room below
Accepted value91.80–107.19
Principal three-year auction range
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.
Above100.68Established market memory sits 2.1% above the latest close.
Below92.40Established market memory sits 6.3% below the latest close.
Decision map
What would confirm or challenge the current interpretation?
Sustained weekly closes above107.19
Higher-value acceptance
Holding above this boundary while the acceptance centre rises would strengthen the higher-value interpretation.
Primary market-memory magnet100.68
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 below91.80
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.
100.68
2.1%
Acceptance shelfRepeated historical activity makes this a market-memory shelf.
92.40
-6.3%
Low-acceptance corridorHistorically limited acceptance makes this a potential fast-travel area.
86.48
-12.3%
Low-acceptance corridorHistorically limited acceptance makes this a potential fast-travel area.
78.19
-20.7%
Low-acceptance corridorHistorically limited acceptance makes this a potential fast-travel area.
71.09
-27.9%
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.Lower
30-week trendThe latest close is 1.6% below the trend line.Price below
Fair-value positionMarket price is 17.4% above the current fair-value reference.Above
Point & Figure structureConfirms whether reversal structure agrees with the current auction direction.Demand column rising
Earnings repricingShows whether accepted market value is developing with or against the earnings relationship.Expectations ahead
Accepted value migrating lower
Price remains within the broader value area while the recent acceptance centre moves lower.
More room below
The next established shelf is materially farther below than above.
Established market memory
The three-year acceptance centre at 100.68 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 interpretationDeclining structure with constructive close
Recent completed price swings are progressing lower on both sides of the range. Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Full context · Unstable
Current structureDeclining structure
Recent completed price swings are progressing lower on both sides of the range.
Trend relationshipBelow trend
Price is below its completed-week trend reference, while the reference is rising.
Support and resistanceSupport 97.88 · Resistance 99.42
Nearest completed structural references around the latest close.
The positive weekly move attracted clearly elevated 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+1.69%
Latest close versus the preceding completed close.
Candle characterConstructive close
Price advanced and finished in the upper part of the completed weekly range.
Where the week closedNear the weekly high
The close finished at 87% 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 progressing lower on both sides of the range.
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 strong positive 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 history85% of range
The latest close's location between the lowest and highest completed closes available for this market.
Distance from completed high-9.4%
How far the latest close sits below the highest completed close in the available history.
Recovery from completed low+147.6%
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.
Trend lost
The weekly close moved below the completed trend reference.
5 weeks ago
Support structure lost
The weekly close moved below the preceding completed price structure.
16 weeks ago
Trend reclaimed
The weekly close moved back above the completed trend reference.
30 weeks ago
High-participation reversal
Price changed weekly direction with elevated participation.
41 weeks ago
Upside structure cleared
The weekly close moved above the preceding completed price structure.
46 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 stateInside accepted value
52-week position
48.4%
Low to high
Accepted price
101.10
Latest versus accepted: -2.46%
Fitted direction
Sideways
-0.01% per week
Range pressure
41/100
Balanced pressure
Range condition
Expanding
1.54× normal range
Range pressureCurrent range pressure · 50 is balanced
Weekly closeFitted rangeActivity ribbonEstimated activity at priceAutomatic level
Automatic structure
Strongest price levels
Support88.61
From price
-10.1%
Evidence
28/100
Touches
2
Support95.57
From price
-3.1%
Evidence
50/100
Touches
2
Current pivot98.58
From price
0.0%
Evidence
70/100
Touches
5
Resistance99.76
From price
1.2%
Evidence
77/100
Touches
5
Resistance101.50
From price
2.9%
Evidence
84/100
Touches
8
Current reading
What the range shows
Current positionInside accepted value
Price is at 48.4% of its latest 52-week range.
Fitted directionSideways
The fitted centre line is moving -0.01% per week.
Range pressureBalanced pressure
The current pressure reading is 41/100; 50 is balanced.
Next structural level95.57
Support is 3.1% from the latest close with 50/100 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 0.37 · Weakening
Trend qualityWeak alignment
The current trend state has persisted for 6 completed weeks; visible confirmation is weak alignment.
Momentum pathSoft · 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.
43 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
44 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
51 weeks ago
Reversal risk
The chart registered elevated reversal risk.
52 weeks ago
Reversal danger
The chart registered its strongest reversal warning.
59 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 99.63: 52-week VWAP, Year VWAP, 13-week VWAP, High-activity anchor, 26-week VWAP.
Confirmation and failure levels
Levels that change the current reading
Confirmation99.27
A completed close above 52-week VWAP with pressure holding above 60 would strengthen buyer control.
Decision area99.27
52-week VWAP at 99.27, 0.7% above the latest close.
Weakening level97.95
A completed close below Latest earnings VWAP with acceptance moving under 50% would weaken the present structure.
Current VWAP stack
Volume-weighted price levels
52-week VWAP99.27
+0.67% from close
Latest earnings VWAP97.95
-0.67% from close
Year VWAP99.28
+0.67% from close
Swing low97.94
-0.68% from close
13-week VWAP99.64
+1.04% from close
High-activity anchor99.85
+1.26% from close
26-week VWAP100.13
+1.54% from close
Estimated activity position
Activity above and below price
Below price 37%Above price 63%
7%near price
A notable share of recent weighted activity remains above price and may act as overhead supply.
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 -35.9 points.
Buyers firmly in control · 79/100
Sector · Consumer CyclicalWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -14.5 points.
Control is contested · 57/100
Industry · RestaurantsWeaker control than reference
Weaker control than reference; control-score gap -36.0 points.
Buyers firmly in control · 79/100
Historical VWAP outcomes
Reclaims, losses and similar states
Descriptive outcomes from this ticker's visible history—not a forecast.
Weekly reclaim55% favourable
Events
11
Median 4w
-0.46%
Median 13w
+0.39%
Typical best
+6.41%
Typical worst
-3.79%
Completed occasions when price moved back above the core VWAP.
Weekly loss36% favourable
Events
11
Median 4w
+1.78%
Median 13w
+6.08%
Typical best
+9.26%
Typical worst
-4.86%
Completed occasions when price moved below the core VWAP.
Comparable control states17 matched weeks
Positive after 4w
94%
Median 4w
+6.30%
Positive after 13w
88%
Median 13w
+13.51%
Best / worst 13w
+21.5% / -10.3%
Outcomes after completed weeks with a similar control score and the same side of the core VWAP.
VWAP control history
Completed changes
Seller pressure established
The completed control reading moved into negative territory.
VWAP structure turned lower
The fast VWAP crossed below the core VWAP.
Core VWAP lost
Price completed the week below the core VWAP.
Buyer pressure established
The completed control reading moved into positive territory.
VWAP structure turned higher
The fast VWAP crossed above the core VWAP.
Buyer pressure established
The completed control reading moved into positive territory.
Core VWAP reclaimed
Price completed the week back above the core VWAP.
VWAP structure turned lower
The fast VWAP crossed 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 is mixed and losing ground
Price and SMI are not presenting a decisive combined message. The latest reading is based on completed weekly evidence.
0.48 · Mixed
Current stateMixed · 0.48
Latest completed-week SMI reading
DirectionWeakening
How the completed SMI path is changing
PersistenceNew
2 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 0.48 · Mixed
ImprovingHolding steadyWeakening
SMI in context
Comparable SMI states have produced mixed historical outcomes
Across 23 comparable completed observations, 47.8% closed higher after 13 weeks. The median move was -0.8%.
Comparable observations
23
Completed historical readings
Positive outcomes
47.8%
After 13 completed weeks
Median move
-0.8%
Over the following 13 weeks
Versus normal baseline
-11.3 pts
Difference in positive outcome rate
Chart Summary
Key Points
Week Ending
21 Aug 2026
Latest Close
98.61
12-Week Change
-2.69%
Trend Signal
Inactive
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 56.00%
Signal Weeks
6 of 12
Vs Trend Line
Below
Vs Fair Value
Above
Relative Strength
-11.54
Market Dynamics
-1.08
Over the latest 12 completed weeks ending 2026-08-21, NATH fell 2.69%, moving from 101.34 to 98.61. The latest weekly close is below the Trend Line and above Fair Value. Trend Signal is inactive on the latest week and was active in 6 of the last 12 weeks. Relative Strength is -11.54 and has improved across the 12-week window. Market Dynamics is -1.08 on the latest week. Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.00% based on similar historical setup states.
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