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AAPL · Apple Inc.

$343.91 -1.10% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 70/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 70, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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$AAPL

Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is a mega-cap Telecommunications Equipment company in the Electronic Technology sector with a market cap of $5.0T.

Electronic Technology Telecommunications Equipment stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$343.91 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: uptrend
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Support 275.43–277.84 · 6 touches · strong
Support 265.07–266.95 · 5 touches · strong
Support 261.82–262.48 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 255.45–257.00 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 245.51–246.00 · 3 touches · moderate
Momentum Turn Watch
Bollinger Squeeze Bollinger band width (6.6%) is in the bottom quartile of its last 120 sessions — Legend's width-percentile squeeze (not a TTM/Keltner squeeze), so volatility is compressed and a sharper move often follows.
Early technical context only. Wait for price, volume, and the canonical setup trigger to confirm; this signal does not change readiness or the setup score.
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Verdict · setup score 70/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 70, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$320$340AugSepOct$344

What would change this verdict

What needs to turn for this to become buyable — the top failing checks across the legend council:

  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — -5.0% QoQ
  • Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — +6.4% YoY
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -5.0% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 79
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.05x
  • Dennis S1: 20-day Donchian breakout
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 10/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.
68 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (68/100) — held back by eps growth

Our proprietary 0-100 rating — the answer to Wall Street's black-box scores. Five pillars, each computed from real scan data, each explained below in plain English.

  • Relative Strength (25%) 80
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 61
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 40

RS rank 79: above-average strength. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 61: mild accumulation. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 40: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 46, leverage 60). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 28, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

AAPL-1.10%
Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. AAPL was -2.79 points vs XLK. -1.81 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionSupportive Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Mixed

Rule: direction and internals disagree — it met neither the strong nor the weak rule. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-1.10% From the open+0.01% Range position48% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
  • A sourced earnings report is still pending inside the risk window; ordinary technical conviction is reduced until it is out.
Price bars, sourced event fields, and benchmark math only. This can adjust displayed short-term conviction; it does not change the stored scanner score or readiness.

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Price $343.91 -1.1% Oct 26 close
52W High $351.73 2.2% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 3.0%
RS Rank 55 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $330.23
Avg Vol 40,555,857
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.05× 1.10× on up days
More stats
52W Low $243.42
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 200 $294.84
RS Line vs High -3.1%
RS Line Slope +4.2% ▲
Group Rank #24/66
ADR% 1.8%
ATR(14) $6.40 (1.9%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 15A / 12D
A/D Rating A
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 17d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 93rdpercentile of the 52-week range
$243.42low
$351.73high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$AAPL · $343.91 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
98
/ 100
Technicals 98/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend
Weekly ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$330.23 ↑
100-day$319.71 ↑
200-day$294.84 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading57.7 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.081

Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width71% · 6.6%
Squeeze — volatility compressing

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.1 · Neutral
Rel volume1.05×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol99%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.

  • Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $346.55swing level
R · $351.7352-week high
Price · $343.91now
S · $325.81swing level
S · $319.35swing level
S · $309.90swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$333.33
38.2%$321.94
50.0%$312.74
61.8%$303.54
78.6%$290.44

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullish
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Legend Verdicts 6 methodology checks

Who would consider this setup, why it qualifies, and what blocks it — calculated from the same deterministic methodology rules used across Legend AI.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (70/100, in the verdict band) rates this trade setup. Each legend's A–D grade rates the same setup against that legend's own checklist — so a high score next to a C grade is not a contradiction. The setup can be strong without fitting that legend's style. When the council disagrees, the verdict band breaks the tie.

Council consensus: 8 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 10/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

mediumEnter on break of $345.69 pivot with stop at $337.01 (risk 2.5%). SEPA Grade B (4/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $343.91, MA150 $306.12, MA200 $294.84
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $306.12 vs MA200 $294.84
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-5.0% QoQ
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+6.4% YoY
10/13 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +6.4% | ROE 137.2%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.2% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-5.0% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 79
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch B Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.

mediumClassic Stage 2 advancing phase — strong weekly trend confirms uptrend. This is Weinstein's sweet spot: buy and hold while price remains above the 30-week MA.

Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $343.91 vs MA200 $294.84
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.05x
6/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
dennis Watch C Turtle read: no breakout yet. Price is pressing the 20-day high. The system waits for the print; it never anticipates.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $325.81
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $6.60 (1.92% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk
Failing evidence
S1: 20-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
S2: 55-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
5/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zanger Watch B Zanger read: the structure is fine but the breakout quality is not there yet — wait for 150%+ volume on the break.

mediumZanger would buy the Cup & Handle breakout only with 150-200% volume, never more than 5% above the breakout point, with a 2-3% stop set at entry. His edge over O'Neil is the exit plan: sell 20-30% of the position at +15-20%, then trail the rest on the 10/20-day moving average.

Passing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyCup & Handle
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Failing evidence
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
5/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 79 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (2025 adv / 1725 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-5.0% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 46.1x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$343.91
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.05x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

mediumStock is at the top of its box — Darvas would wait for a decisive breakout on volume.

Passing evidence
Price$343.91
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.05x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$343.91
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.05x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?

Latest candle: Doji — Open and close nearly equal — indecision. After a strong move it can signal a pause or pending reversal; wait for confirmation.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
115RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +2 A
A: 18 D: 16 Net: +265 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met
B 4/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (8/8): the Trend Template grades the price structure, this grades the company & leadership (earnings, sales, margins, RS rank). A stock can ride a clean trend while its fundamentals lag, so the two often differ by design — they are not the same checklist.
✗ EPS acceleration ≥25% QoQ -5%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +6%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 49%
✓ ROE ≥17% 137%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 79
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -2.2%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zweig EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Zweig D · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the stock's recent consolidation high — Zweig buys strength in screened growers, not breakdowns.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Buy only when the growth screen passes: EPS growth above the market, PEG ≤ 1.5 (reasonable for the growth), insider buying, and RS leadership.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Define the loss before entry — Zweig's risk rule. Sell when the growth story breaks: earnings decelerate or the valuation stretches past reason.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Hold winners as long as earnings keep growing and the price holds its trend; sell half on a climax run.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when EPS growth falls below the market, the PEG stretches past reason, insiders stop buying — or the Super Model flips the market to defensive.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Pattern Analysis

Cup & Handle ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Rising wedge
70 setup score
RS Score 79
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 79.0* (B)
12.3% cup depth 3.2% handle 3 sessions since breakout
  • Cup 12.3% deep from a $342.72 left rim to a $300.57 low
  • Rims 0.8% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 3.2% over 1 bar from $341.57 to $330.70
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $345.34 fixed at the handle high
  • Breakout: 3 bars since the first close above the pivot
  • Volume dried up in the handle
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=12.3%, handle_pb=3.2%, lips_diff=0.8%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (79) | High-confidence pattern (90%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 77/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 79.0 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Rising wedge setup_key=cup_handle|2026-08-12|2026-09-22|345.34 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 17, "bars_ago": 52, "date": "2026-08-12", "price": 300.57}, "breakout": {"bar": 67, "bars_ago": 2, "date": "2026-10-22", "price": 348.22}, "handle_high": {"bar": 57, "bars_ago": 12, "date": "2026-10-08", "price": 341.57}, "handle_low": {"bar": 58, "bars_ago": 11, "date": "2026-10-09", "price": 330.7}, "left_lip": {"bar": 6, "bars_ago": 63, "date": "2026-07-28", "price": 342.724}, "right_lip": {"bar": 45, "bars_ago": 24, "date": "2026-09-22", "price": 345.34}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=12.3%, handle_pb=3.2%, lips_diff=0.8%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (79) | High-confidence pattern (90%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 77/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 79.0 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Rising wedge

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The Universal Edge Check · context only

What the setup still has going for it, recorded for later. The verdict above stands — these principles do not overrule it.

4/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 55 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.1× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
  • Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

8/8 ✓

Grades the price structure — moving-average stacking, distance from the 52-week high/low, and relative strength above the ≥70 uptrend bar. This is the technical trend check; the company's fundamentals and ≥80 RS leadership are scored separately in the Grade Card.

Price above SMA 150 & 200 $343.91 vs SMA150 $306.12 / SMA200 $294.84
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $306.12 vs SMA200 $294.84
SMA 200 trending up Slope +6.76 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $330.23
Price above SMA 50 $343.91 vs SMA50 $330.23
30%+ above 52-week low +41.3% from $243.42
Within 25% of 52-week high -2.2% from $351.73
RS score above 70 RS 79

Fundamentals

52W Range
93%
Mkt Cap SEC
5.0T
EPS QoQ
-5%
Rev YoY
+6%
ROE
137%
Gross Margin
49%
D/E
1.35
EPS TTM
$7.46
P/E TTM
46.1x
Float
14.6B
Insider
No Buy

Company

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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 79.0* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
48
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
79
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
81
W. Support
$265.07
W. Resist
$351.73
W. Patterns
Base Breakout
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 70 (Cup & Handle)Oct 26: 70 (Cup & Handle)Oct 27: 70 (Cup & Handle)70
Oct 27
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
70
Oct 26
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
70 0.0%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
70 -1.1%

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