
Technical analysis of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (stock) with the Montbon Method — Elliott Waves, moving averages and a 0–100 score.
VCSH is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated investment-grade corporate bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. The fund holds fixed-rate debt securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. industrial, utility, and financial companies.
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Closing values for September 4, 2026, computed on the last 12 months of prices.
21 sessions
78.27 $
−0.11%
50 sessions
78.14 $
+0.05%
200 sessions
77.75 $
+0.56%
s2
78.13
Support
s1
78.16
Support
pivot
78.21
Pivot
r1
78.25
Resistance
r2
78.30
Resistance
In the September 4, 2026 session Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares closed lower at 78.18 $, −0.02% versus the previous session.
The price sits mixed against its moving averages: −0.11% against the 21-session average, +0.05% against the 50 and +0.56% against the 200.
The 14-period RSI reads 48.6, in neutral territory.
MACD stands at 0.015 against a signal line at 0.044: the histogram is negative (−0.030).
ADX reads 9.6, indicating weak directionality.
Levels computed on the latest session place supports at 78.16 and 78.13 $ and resistances at 78.25 and 78.30 $, around a pivot of 78.21.
The average daily range (ATR) is 0.112 $, or 0.14% of price.
Turnover was 4.1M shares, 798% of the 20-session average.
Over the last twelve months the price ranged between 77.01 and 78.46 $, and today stands −0.36% from the period high.
Measures computed on closing prices. They describe the past; they are not forecasts.
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Elliott Waves
Wave counting to frame the price structure.
MTF moving averages
Moving averages across timeframes to read the trend.
0–100 score
A technical summary of the setup, updated daily.
How is Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares analysed technically?
Technical analysis of Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares is based on price charts and indicators such as moving averages, RSI and MACD, to observe trend, momentum and volatility across different time horizons.
Which timeframes are used for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares?
The daily and weekly charts are typically used for medium-to-long-term trends, while intraday charts (for example 1-hour or 15-minute) are used for short-term movements.
What are Elliott Waves applied to Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares?
Elliott Wave theory describes price moves as sequences of impulsive and corrective waves; applied to Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares it helps frame the technical structure of the historical chart and is not a forecast.
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