Is FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October a good buy right now?
USCboe BZX: FOCTETFs (Cboe)last $50.27 · 8 Apr 2026
Not yet — wait
No open signal as of 30 Sep 2026. The last Buy signal came on 12 Sep 2025 at $46.98 and closed on 6 Mar 2026 (+3.7%).
As of 30 Sep 2026 · Firefly Breakout Weekly
What happened after the last 2 buy signals on FOCT
Oct 2024 – 30 Sep 2026Only 2 closed buy signals so far — too few to draw a pattern from.
| Buy signal | Price then | Closed | Held | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2025 | $46.98 | 6 Mar 2026 | 6 mo | +3.7% |
| 7 Nov 2024 | $42.87 | 10 Mar 2025 | 4 mo | -3.2% |
Outcomes are simulated by applying Firefly's rules to historical prices, before costs and slippage. Sell triggers are not counted: Firefly reads them as “don't enter”, not as short trades. Past behaviour of a rule is not a prediction of future prices.
The strategy behind this page
one rule set per market · beta| Strategy | Horizon | Signal | Since | Buy signals closed higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly Breakout Weekly | Medium term | No signal | — | 50% |
This beta publishes one rule set per market — Firefly Breakout Weekly — chosen in the October 2026 review. What the beta shows and how the data was cleaned →
Same theme beyond US
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More questions about FOCT
FOCT share price today — buy or sell?
As of 30 Sep 2026, Firefly Breakout Weekly says wait on FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October. No open signal as of 30 Sep 2026. The last Buy signal came on 12 Sep 2025 at $46.98 and closed on 6 Mar 2026 (+3.7%). The last price on record was $50.27 on 8 Apr 2026.
How has Firefly's strategy done on FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October?
From October 2024 to 30 Sep 2026 Firefly's rules gave 2 buy signals on FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October; 1 closed above the entry price and the average outcome was +0.3% per signal, simulated on historical prices before costs. A handful of signals is a pattern, not a statistic.
What is the FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October price target?
We don't publish price targets — no rule-based system can forecast a price. Firefly Breakout Weekly closes each signal by its own rules; every closed signal on FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October and how it turned out is listed on this page.
Should I sell FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October?
No sell trigger is active on FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October as of 30 Sep 2026. This describes a rule, not advice on your position.
Why does this page show a single strategy?
This is the Signals beta. Each market publishes one rule set — here Firefly Breakout Weekly — instead of a vote across Firefly's whole library, and the verdict is its signal as of 30 Sep 2026. Sell triggers count as “don't enter”; only buy triggers are scored.
Fintrens shows how one of Firefly's rule-based strategies reads this stock. It is educational information, not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell. We do not publish price targets. Indian residents buy US stocks under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme; tax is collected at source above the annual threshold. Read how Firefly's strategies work →