Stock $236.89at close Oct 16 Updated Oct 16, 2026

$ROST Stock Forecast & Price Prediction

Ross Stores Inc.

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

ROST — 32 years of history, with every matching day marked
higher 5 trading days later lower
$13.37 $98.27 $183.17 $268.07 Jan ’95Aug ’05Mar ’16Oct ’26

All 20 matching days (1997–2026) are marked — 13 closed higher 5 trading days later, 7 closed lower. Hover any dot to see that day and what ROST 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
50.0%
closed higher
Median: -0.02% 20 days
Next 5 Days
65.0%
closed higher
Median: +1.66% 20 days
Next 20 Days
80.0%
closed higher
Median: +6.26% 20 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.

ROST Price Target: Historical Range Projection

A traditional price target is one analyst's opinion. These ranges are measured: we take every historical day where ROST looked like it does today and apply what actually happened next to the latest close of $236.89. The median is the center of history, not a promise.

Horizon Worst 5% 25th Median 75th Best 5%
Next day $231.20 $235.87 $236.84 $238.64 $240.18
Next 5 days $229.43 $233.34 $240.82 $245.37 $247.24
Next 20 days $220.57 $242.34 $251.72 $255.68 $270.58

Read it like this: across 20 matching days, ROST's next-20-day outcomes centered on $251.72, with the middle half of history landing between $242.34 and $255.68. Ranges shift daily as conditions change.

The October effect on ROST

Across 32 Octobers of history, ROST finished the month higher 72% of the time, with a median October return of +3.62%. 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
72%
Median
+3.6%
Years
32

What TradeOdds reads in ROST today

Today ROST is up 0.9%. These are the exact readings the engine measured for ROST'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
+0.5 ATR (Minimal Move)
VIX Level
20–25 (Elevated Stress)
Market Regime
Bull Correction
RSI Zone
55–70 (Bullish Bias)
RSI Slope
Hooking Up (Rising)
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What are the odds ROST goes up tomorrow?

Neutral · Low confidence (20 matching days)

Across 20 historically similar trading days — where ROST up 0.88% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 50.0% of the time over the next trading day. The median return was -0.02%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2026.

Only 20 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 -2.40% to +1.39%. Inspect each day →

What are the chances ROST rises this week?

Bullish lean · Low confidence (20 matching days)

Across 20 historically similar trading days — where ROST up 0.88% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 65.0% of the time over the next 5 trading days. The median return was +1.66%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2026.

Only 20 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 -3.15% to +4.37%. Inspect each day →

Will ROST go up in the next month?

Strong bullish base rate · Low confidence (20 matching days)

Across 20 historically similar trading days — where ROST up 0.88% with matching conditions across 5 market factors — the stock closed higher 80.0% of the time over the next 20 trading days. The median return was +6.26%, based on data spanning 1997 to 2026.

Only 20 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 -6.89% to +14.22%. Inspect each day →

The receipts: ROST's matching days

The 20 matching days behind the 5-day numbers are real, dated trading sessions — here are the 20 most recent. Each row is a day ROST looked like it does today, and what actually happened next.

Date Setup move VIX Next 5 days
Mar 19, 2026 +1.75% 24.1 +2.27%
Mar 17, 2026 +0.75% 22.4 +3.65%
Feb 17, 2026 +1.00% 20.3 +1.45%
Feb 13, 2026 +1.00% 20.6 +1.90%
Feb 12, 2026 +1.25% 20.8 +3.56%
Jun 5, 2012 +0.75% 24.7 +4.02%
May 31, 2012 +1.25% 24.1 +0.55%
May 29, 2012 +1.00% 21.0 -0.22%
May 24, 2012 +0.75% 21.5 -1.28%
May 23, 2012 +1.25% 22.3 +1.99%
Feb 17, 2010 +1.50% 21.7 +1.88%
Feb 12, 2010 +0.75% 22.7 +1.31%
Feb 2, 2010 +0.75% 21.5 -2.32%
Feb 1, 2010 +1.25% 22.6 -2.54%
Aug 7, 2003 +1.50% 20.3 +4.22%
Aug 4, 2003 +1.25% 21.3 -2.16%
Oct 12, 1999 +2.50% 22.8 -8.41%
Oct 5, 1999 +2.00% 24.8 +3.65%
Jun 24, 1999 +1.00% 23.1 +7.11%
Apr 23, 1997 +1.50% 20.5 -2.88%

Setup move is the matched day's approximate price change; Next 5 days is the measured open-to-close outcome that followed. All 20 days, sortable, in the dashboard →

How ROST Analysis Works

1

Detect Today's Conditions

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

2

Find Matching Days

Every historical trading day for ROST 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 ROST

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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