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APA · APA Corporation

$50.79 -1.68% Oct 27 close
Detected setup Pocket Pivot · 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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APA Corporation

APA Corporation is a large-cap Integrated Oil company in the Energy Minerals sector with a market cap of $18B.

Energy Minerals Integrated Oil stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 4+
$50.79 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Support 35.13–35.22 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 70/100 · data Oct 27 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
$40.00$50.00AugSepOct$50.79

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — -17.4% YoY
  • O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
  • O'Neil S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakout
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.90x
  • Dennis S1: 20-day Donchian breakout
  • Dennis S2: 55-day Donchian breakout
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 11/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: watch CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.
74 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (74/100) — 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%) 97
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 68
  • EPS Growth (15%) 31
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 96: top 4% of all stocks — true leadership. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 68: mild accumulation. EPS up +1% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 41, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Tuesday, November 3, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

APA-1.68%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-27.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionUnavailable Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Weak

Rule: closed flat-to-down and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-1.68% From the open-1.01% Range position25% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.27%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+3.02%)
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 $50.79 -1.7% Oct 27 close
52W High $52.39 3.1% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 5.4%
RS Rank 93 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $45.05
Avg Vol 5,589,400
Rel Vol (Oct 27) 0.90× 1.31× on up days
More stats
52W Low $21.63
Tight Wks 0
Base B4
SMA 200 $37.34
RS Line vs High -3.6%
RS Line Slope +22.3% ▲
Group Rank #8/64
ADR% 3.2%
ATR(14) $1.64 (3.2%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 14A / 16D
A/D Rating D
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 19d
Earnings in 6d
Position in 52-week range 95thpercentile of the 52-week range
$21.63low
$52.39high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$APA · $50.79 · as of 2026-10-27 · multi-factor read
100
/ 100
Technicals 100/100
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$45.05 ↑
100-day$40.35 ↑
200-day$37.34 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading67.8 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.357

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width79% · 26.1%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.31 · Neutral
Rel volume0.9×
Pocket pivots · 10d2
5d vs 50d vol112%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

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

Support & Resistance

R · $52.3952-week high
Price · $50.79now
S · $41.23swing level
S · $40.46swing level
S · $35.76swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$47.52
38.2%$44.51
50.0%$42.08
61.8%$39.65
78.6%$36.18

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 bullishRS 96 (leader)
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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 A Trend-template read: 11/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

partialEnter on break of $51.66 pivot with stop at $49.16 (risk 4.8%). SEPA Grade A (6/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $50.79, MA150 $39.90, MA200 $37.34
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $39.90 vs MA200 $37.34
Failing evidence
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY-17.4% YoY
11/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Watch C CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.

mediumPocket Pivot still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $51.66 on big volume. CANSLIM 82.

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+51.6% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 96
Failing evidence
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutNot confirmed
5/8 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 $50.79 vs MA200 $37.34
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.90x
6/7 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 $41.23
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $1.59 (3.14% 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 $58.41-$60.95; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyPocket Pivot is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch B Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+51.6% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 12.9x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
4% Model (breadth proxy)59% of universe above 50-day — mixed participation, no thrust
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$50.79
Relative strengthRS 96
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.90x
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$50.79
Relative strengthRS 96
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.90x
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$50.79
Relative strengthRS 96
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.90x
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

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
198RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +4 D
A: 18 D: 14 Net: +465 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 6/7 met
A 6/7 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 +52%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -17%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 75%
✓ ROE ≥17% 25%
✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 96
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -3.1%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Weinstein EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Weinstein B · 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 Stage 1 resistance and the rising 30-week moving average as the Stage 2 transition boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a Stage 2 breakout above resistance on expanding volume; avoid entries while the 30-week average is flat or falling.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Start below the breakout structure or Stage 1 support where a return to the base invalidates the Stage 2 transition.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Trail beneath rising 30-week support or later higher swing lows while Stage 2 remains intact.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit on a decisive 30-week support failure or a Stage 3/Stage 4 transition; never treat a failed Stage 2 break as healthy consolidation.
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

Pocket Pivot Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 17% (n=657) · source bars 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 · avg +0.8% per setup (+0.10R) ⚠ Late-stage base (#6) ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence
70 setup score
RS Score 96
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 82.5* (B)
volume ratio: 1.09 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 1 signal close: 51.9 validation reason: valid pocket-pivot multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup?
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 7,067,921 vs max down vol 6,484,331 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=1 | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (96) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 68/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 82.5 (B) | ⚠ Late-stage base (#6); Bearish RSI divergence

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Cup & Handle ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ Late-stage base (#6) ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 96
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 81.7* (B)
28.1% cup depth 4.3% handle 7 sessions since breakout
  • Cup 28.1% deep from a $44.16 left rim to a $31.77 low
  • Rims 7.4% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 4.3% over 1 bar from $48.60 to $46.53
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $48.60 fixed at the handle high
  • Breakout: 7 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=28.1%, handle_pb=4.3%, lips_diff=7.4%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (96) | High-confidence pattern (97%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 64/100 (early) | CANSLIM 81.7 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; Late-stage base (#6); Bearish RSI divergence; Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_handle|2026-07-01|2026-09-15|48.60 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 98, "bars_ago": 81, "date": "2026-07-01", "price": 31.77}, "breakout": {"bar": 173, "bars_ago": 6, "date": "2026-10-16", "price": 49.15}, "handle_high": {"bar": 171, "bars_ago": 8, "date": "2026-10-14", "price": 48.6}, "handle_low": {"bar": 172, "bars_ago": 7, "date": "2026-10-15", "price": 46.53}, "left_lip": {"bar": 39, "bars_ago": 140, "date": "2026-04-07", "price": 44.1575}, "right_lip": {"bar": 150, "bars_ago": 29, "date": "2026-09-15", "price": 47.44}}
Why This Setup?
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=28.1%, handle_pb=4.3%, lips_diff=7.4%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (96) | High-confidence pattern (97%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 64/100 (early) | CANSLIM 81.7 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; Late-stage base (#6); Bearish RSI divergence; 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
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 6 days — event risk
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.2× average — light
  • A relative-strength leader — met RS rank 93
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
  • 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 $50.79 vs SMA150 $39.90 / SMA200 $37.34
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $39.90 vs SMA200 $37.34
SMA 200 trending up Slope +2.26 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $45.05
Price above SMA 50 $50.79 vs SMA50 $45.05
30%+ above 52-week low +134.8% from $21.63
Within 25% of 52-week high -3.1% from $52.39
RS score above 70 RS 96

Fundamentals

52W Range
95%
Mkt Cap SEC
18.1B
EPS QoQ
+52%
Rev YoY
-17%
ROE
25%
Gross Margin
75%
D/E
0.74
EPS TTM
$3.99
P/E TTM
12.7x
Float
350M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
APA Corporation
APA · NASDAQ · Energy Minerals · Integrated Oil
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 82.5* CANSLIM * disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
62
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
96
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
100
W. Support
$31.77
W. Resist
$52.39
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 70 (Cup & Handle)Oct 26: 70 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 27: 70 (Pocket Pivot)70
Oct 27
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
70
Oct 26
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
70 -1.7%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
70 -2.1%

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