ITW
Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
ZACKSHoldTECHSell
R500#122 today
$260.84
+1.38% today · -3.48% 1W
Oct 1 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- ITW +1.38% on the last session vs SPY +0.18%: +1.2 pts of stock-specific move.
- 3 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days.
- Market backdrop (Wed): Core PCE Price Index m/m 0.2% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Final GDP q/q 2.2% vs 1.5% expected (stronger); S&P futures +0.18%, 10-year yield +0bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals. The news-reading agent will explain the move with timestamped sources, and say so when there is no clear catalyst.
Best time to own ITW in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | +7.5% | #271 |
| one week | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 6, 2026 | +12.4% | #293 |
| one month | Jan 12, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 | +17.3% | #368 |
| 3 months | Nov 17, 2025 | Feb 17, 2026 | +24.0% | #364 |
| 6 months | Aug 11, 2025 | Feb 11, 2026 | +17.5% | #430 |
| one year | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 8, 2026 | +26.5% | #360 |
Rank #293 for one week means 292 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 1, 2026 |
+1.4% | -3.5% | -2.7% | -2.4% | +1.4% | +2.9% |
| Best one single day Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.5% | -12.2% | -19.9% | -11.3% | -13.6% | -14.7% |
| Best one week Jan 30, 2026 |
-0.6% | +1.2% | +4.8% | +7.9% | +4.3% | +3.0% |
| Best one month Jan 12, 2026 |
-0.2% | +2.0% | -0.7% | +4.6% | -0.7% | +6.5% |
| Best 3 months Nov 17, 2025 |
-1.0% | -1.2% | -3.1% | -6.1% | -2.8% | -8.6% |
| Best 6 months Aug 11, 2025 |
0.0% | +1.3% | -1.1% | +6.6% | +0.5% | +10.0% |
| Best one year Apr 8, 2025 |
-1.5% | -12.2% | -19.9% | -11.3% | -13.6% | -14.7% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.