Stock $172.11at close Oct 16 Updated Oct 16, 2026

$QCOM Stock Forecast & Price Prediction

Qualcomm Inc.

A historical-probability forecast for QCOM: what actually happened every other time Qualcomm Inc. set up the way it does today — across 30+ years of data and 5 market conditions. Not a model prediction.

QCOM — 32 years of history, with every matching day marked
higher 5 trading days later lower
$13.43 $94.90 $176.37 $257.84 Jan ’95Aug ’05Mar ’16Oct ’26

All 24 matching days (1997–2025) are marked — 16 closed higher 5 trading days later, 8 closed lower. Hover any dot to see that day and what QCOM did next.

Matched on 5 factors: Move Intensity · VIX Level · Market Regime · RSI Zone · RSI Slope — change the factors and rerun it yourself →

Next Day
41.7%
closed higher
Median: -0.18% 24 days
Next 5 Days
66.7%
closed higher
Median: +0.74% 24 days
Next 20 Days
70.8%
closed higher
Median: +3.40% 24 days

These rates come from one specific setup — today's readings matched across 5 market conditions. That's this page's default; the dashboard lets you mix, add, or relax up to 17 factors, and the probabilities update live as the match changes. Not a prediction — this is what happened in the past.

QCOM Price Target: Historical Range Projection

A traditional price target is one analyst's opinion. These ranges are measured: we take every historical day where QCOM looked like it does today and apply what actually happened next to the latest close of $172.11. The median is the center of history, not a promise.

Horizon Worst 5% 25th Median 75th Best 5%
Next day $163.87 $168.75 $171.80 $173.71 $178.75
Next 5 days $164.74 $169.65 $173.38 $178.32 $200.96
Next 20 days $162.11 $169.86 $177.96 $187.34 $206.02

Read it like this: across 24 matching days, QCOM's next-20-day outcomes centered on $177.96, with the middle half of history landing between $169.86 and $187.34. Ranges shift daily as conditions change.

The October effect on QCOM

Across 32 Octobers of history, QCOM finished the month higher 59% of the time, with a median October return of +2.21%. Each year counts once — no overlapping windows inflating the sample.

SQL query This stat comes from a direct query against the full database — it isn't a point-and-click view in the analysis dashboard. Power User and Quant plans include the direct query API that produced it.

Octobers up
59%
Median
+2.2%
Years
32

What TradeOdds reads in QCOM today

Today QCOM is down 3.5%. These are the exact readings the engine measured for QCOM's latest session — the fingerprint it then hunted for across 30+ years of history. Every number on this page comes from days that matched this fingerprint.

Move Intensity
-1.0 ATR (Standard Pullback)
VIX Level
20–25 (Elevated Stress)
Market Regime
Bull Correction
RSI Zone
30–45 (Bearish Bias)
RSI Slope
Rolling Over (Falling)
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What are the odds QCOM goes up tomorrow?

Slight bearish lean · Low confidence (24 matching days)

Across 24 historically similar trading days — where QCOM down 3.53% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 41.7% of the time over the next trading day. The median return was -0.18%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2025.

Only 24 historical days matched this exact setup. An exact match on every factor keeps the comparison honest but shrinks the sample — and rates from small samples carry wider uncertainty. Relax or swap factors in the dashboard to widen the net and see how stable the rate is.

Every bar is real matched days, not a model curve. The middle 90% of next-day outcomes ranged from -4.79% to +3.86%. Inspect each day →

What are the chances QCOM rises this week?

Bullish lean · Low confidence (24 matching days)

Across 24 historically similar trading days — where QCOM down 3.53% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 66.7% of the time over the next 5 trading days. The median return was +0.74%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2025.

Only 24 historical days matched this exact setup. An exact match on every factor keeps the comparison honest but shrinks the sample — and rates from small samples carry wider uncertainty. Relax or swap factors in the dashboard to widen the net and see how stable the rate is.

Every bar is real matched days, not a model curve. The middle 90% of 5-day outcomes ranged from -4.28% to +16.76%. Inspect each day →

Will QCOM go up in the next month?

Strong bullish base rate · Low confidence (24 matching days)

Across 24 historically similar trading days — where QCOM down 3.53% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 70.8% of the time over the next 20 trading days. The median return was +3.40%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2025.

Only 24 historical days matched this exact setup. An exact match on every factor keeps the comparison honest but shrinks the sample — and rates from small samples carry wider uncertainty. Relax or swap factors in the dashboard to widen the net and see how stable the rate is.

Every bar is real matched days, not a model curve. The middle 90% of 20-day outcomes ranged from -5.81% to +19.70%. Inspect each day →

The receipts: QCOM's matching days

The 24 matching days behind the 5-day numbers are real, dated trading sessions — here are the 24 most recent. Each row is a day QCOM looked like it does today, and what actually happened next.

Date Setup move VIX Next 5 days
Nov 17, 2025 -4.00% 22.4 +0.10%
Sep 6, 2024 -3.25% 22.4 +4.12%
Oct 20, 2023 -2.25% 21.7 -1.37%
Mar 9, 2023 -3.25% 22.6 +2.53%
Jan 19, 2022 -3.50% 23.9 -4.31%
Aug 12, 2019 -2.25% 21.1 +7.12%
Aug 5, 2019 -3.25% 24.6 +0.40%
Apr 6, 2018 -3.25% 21.5 +4.15%
Apr 2, 2018 -2.75% 23.6 -1.60%
Oct 8, 2013 -1.25% 20.3 +2.45%
Jun 24, 2013 -1.25% 20.1 +0.89%
Jun 20, 2013 -1.50% 20.5 +0.25%
Jun 21, 2012 -3.25% 20.1 -1.74%
Jul 14, 2011 -2.00% 20.8 +3.44%
Jun 16, 2011 -2.00% 22.7 +1.95%
Jun 15, 2011 -2.50% 21.3 -0.22%
Aug 7, 2007 -3.00% 21.6 -6.11%
Sep 13, 1999 -7.25% 22.9 +18.87%
Jun 1, 1998 -3.50% 22.8 +2.67%
May 26, 1998 -3.25% 22.1 -4.04%
Jan 15, 1998 -5.50% 23.4 +17.44%
Oct 24, 1997 -3.50% 23.2 -4.11%
Apr 21, 1997 -6.00% 20.1 +0.60%
Mar 19, 1997 -4.25% 21.7 +12.87%

Setup move is the matched day's approximate price change; Next 5 days is the measured open-to-close outcome that followed. All 24 days, sortable, in the dashboard →

How QCOM Analysis Works

1

Detect Today's Conditions

TradeOdds automatically reads QCOM's current market state — price move, volume, RSI, VIX, trend structure, and 12 more conditions.

2

Find Matching Days

Every historical trading day for QCOM is scanned. Days with similar conditions are identified — typically hundreds of matches across 30+ years.

3

Check the Base Rate

See the win rate, median return, outcome distribution, and every matching day listed with exact dates and returns.

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About This Data

Data Quality

  • Institutional-grade OHLCV price data
  • Adjusted for splits and dividends
  • Updated daily after market close
  • Coverage from 1997 for QCOM

Methodology

  • Returns measured open-to-close (executable)
  • Conditions bucketed quantitatively, not visually
  • All matching days listed with exact dates
  • No AI predictions — pure historical lookup

Every stat on this page is a query against that dataset — the identical data the TradeOdds analysis dashboard runs live. Open it with this page's exact setup pre-loaded to see each matching day, date by date.

The numbers above reflect what happened historically under similar conditions. They are not predictions or recommendations. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our legal disclaimer.

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