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AME · AMETEK, Inc.

$242.81 +1.16% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Basing · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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$AME

AMETEK, Inc.

AMETEK, Inc. is a large-cap Electrical Products company in the Producer Manufacturing sector with a market cap of $56B.

Producer Manufacturing Electrical Products stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$242.81 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Support 227.95–230.42 · 8 touches · strong
Inside 242.00–243.63 · 6 touches · strong
Support 220.00–221.08 · 5 touches · strong
Support 204.15–205.10 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 207.32–208.90 · 3 touches · moderate
Momentum Turn Watch
Bollinger Lower-Band Support Price ($242.81) is holding just above the lower Bollinger band ($240.53; %B 15) — support at the bottom of the bands.
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 55/100 · data Oct 26 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$240$260AugSepOct$243

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 1.5 Price > 50-day MA — Price $242.81 vs MA50 $243.46
  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 64
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -2.0% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 64
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.73x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails Price > 50-day MA.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
56 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (56/100) — 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%) 64
  • Trend Template (25%) 75
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 50
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 64: above-average strength. Trend template 6/8: passes the uptrend screen, structure intact. Institutional score 50: neutral — no clear institutional conviction. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 41, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

AME+1.16%
Sector proxy · XLI+1.42%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. AME was -0.26 points vs XLI. +0.45 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive 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+1.16% From the open+1.10% Range position28% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
  • 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 $242.81 +1.2% Oct 26 close
52W High $261.16 7.0% below high
Wks Since High 10w
Base Depth 12.1%
RS Rank 24 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $243.46
Avg Vol 1,390,131
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.73× 1.14× on up days
More stats
52W Low $182.87
Tight Wks 0
Base B2
SMA 200 $233.49
RS Line vs High -9.8%
RS Line Slope -3.3% ▼
Group Rank #48/64
ADR% 2.1%
ATR(14) $5.93 (2.4%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 14A / 14D
A/D Rating C
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 77thpercentile of the 52-week range
$182.87low
$261.16high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$AME · $242.81 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
62
/ 100
Technicals 62/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$243.46 ↓
100-day$241.03 ↑
200-day$233.49 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading45.6 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBearish
Histogram-1.229

Bearish — MACD below its signal line and below zero. Histogram expanding.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width15% · 6.0%

Near the lower band — under pressure or oversold.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.14 · Neutral
Rel volume0.73×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol91%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

  • Pocket pivot 7 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $243.91swing level
R · $255.41swing level
R · $261.1652-week high
Price · $242.81now
S · $233.99swing level
S · $229.88swing level
S · $226.60swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$251.45
38.2% ◄ price here$245.44
50.0% ◄ price here$240.58
61.8%$235.72
78.6%$228.81

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

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Monthly 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 (55/100, 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: 6 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Avoid C Trend-template read: fails Price > 50-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $242.81, MA150 $236.50, MA200 $233.49
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $236.50 vs MA200 $233.49
Failing evidence
1.5 Price > 50-day MAPrice $242.81 vs MA50 $243.46
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 64
7/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high7.0% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.44%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-2.0% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 64
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch C Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 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 $242.81 vs MA200 $233.49
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.73x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
dennis Watch C Turtle read: no Donchian signal. The system stays flat until price takes out the 20-day high.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $234.43
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.59 (2.30% 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
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zanger Avoid C Zanger read: a hard gate is broken — either the pattern is not one of his six, or the entry is more than 5% past the breakout. He would not touch this.
Passing evidence
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $279.23-$291.37; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyBasing is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
4/6 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; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (2087 adv / 1783 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-2.0% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 37.9x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
1/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$242.81
Distance from 52-week high7.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 64
Volume vs average0.73x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (7.0% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence
Price$242.81
Distance from 52-week high7.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 64
Volume vs average0.73x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$242.81
Distance from 52-week high7.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 64
Volume vs average0.73x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling
116RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +0 C
A: 15 D: 15 Net: +065 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C 3/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (6/8): 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 -2%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +7%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 37%
✗ ROE ≥17% 14%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 64
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -7.0%

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

Basing ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 64
Trend template 6/8
CANSLIM 65.8* (B)
base type: Flat Base depth: 0.121 duration weeks: 12.0 tightness: 0.0297 near pivot: ✓ base volume ratio: 0.999 validation reason: valid basing setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 6/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Basing · schematic

Flat Base: depth=12.1%, 12w, tightness=0.030, near_pivot=yes | Moderate trend (6/8) | Good RS (64) | Moderate pattern (65%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 49/100 (early) | CANSLIM 65.8 (B) | ⚠ Not actionable yet

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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 24 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 6/8
  • 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

6/8

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 $242.81 vs SMA150 $236.50 / SMA200 $233.49
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $236.50 vs SMA200 $233.49
SMA 200 trending up Slope +4.18 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $243.46
Price above SMA 50 $242.81 vs SMA50 $243.46
30%+ above 52-week low +32.8% from $182.87
Within 25% of 52-week high -7.0% from $261.16
RS score above 70 RS 64

Fundamentals

52W Range
77%
Mkt Cap SEC
55.7B
EPS QoQ
-2%
Rev YoY
+7%
ROE
14%
Gross Margin
37%
D/E
0.21
EPS TTM
$6.40
P/E TTM
37.9x
Float
229M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
AMETEK, Inc.
AME · NYSE · Producer Manufacturing · Electrical Products
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 65.8* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
52
A · Annual EPS
69
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
80
L · Leader RS
64
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
6/8
W. RS
56
W. Support
$220.00
W. Resist
$261.16
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Weekly Structure

Scan History

6× streak
Oct 21: 78 (Basing)Oct 22: 76 (Trend Only)Oct 26: 0 (watchlist_candidate)Oct 27: 55 (Basing)55
Oct 27
Basing
55
Oct 26
watchlist_candidate
0 0.0%
Oct 22
Trend Only ✓ Gate
76 +1.7%
Oct 21
Basing ✓ Gate
78 -3.0%

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