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AWK · American Water Works Company, Inc.

$141.70 -0.74% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 64/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 64, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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American Water Works Company, Inc.

American Water Works Company, Inc. is a large-cap Water Utilities company in the Utilities sector with a market cap of $28B.

Utilities Water Utilities stock Stage 3 · Topping Base 1
$141.70 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Support 127.51–129.74 · 10 touches · strong
Support 130.85–132.04 · 6 touches · strong
Support 132.58–133.98 · 6 touches · strong
Support 125.56–126.36 · 6 touches · strong
Support 135.00–135.64 · 4 touches · moderate
Momentum Turn Watch
Weekly Bullish MACD Divergence Price made a lower low ($130.69→$128.88) while MACD made a higher low (-1.04→0.20). The second low is testing a stable 40-week MA (~200 sessions) near $132.18.
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 64/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 64, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$130$140AugSepOct$142

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 49
  • Minervini Stage 2 confirmed (Weinstein cross-check) — Stage 3
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -17.3% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 49
  • Weinstein Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmed — Stage 3 (Topping)
  • Weinstein 30-week MA trending upward — From weekly scan context
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 5/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: avoid Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
54 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (54/100) — 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%) 49
  • Trend Template (25%) 75
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 63
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 38

RS rank 49: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 6/8: passes the uptrend screen, structure intact. Institutional score 63: mild accumulation. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 38: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, 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

AWK-0.74%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. -1.45 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionUnavailable 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-0.74% From the open+0.04% Range position54% 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 $141.70 -0.7% Oct 26 close
52W High $144.14 1.7% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 1.1% 2.5% today
RS Rank 12 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $135.13
Avg Vol 1,938,698
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.85× 0.85× on up days
More stats
52W Low $120.57
Tight Wks 1
Base B1
SMA 200 $132.16
RS Line vs High -15.7%
RS Line Slope +9.0% ▲
Group Rank #57/66
ADR% 2.1%
ATR(14) $2.99 (2.1%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 15A / 20D
A/D Rating E
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 90thpercentile of the 52-week range
$120.57low
$144.14high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$AWK · $141.70 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
90
/ 100
Technicals 90/100
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 ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$135.13 ↑
100-day$133.32 ↑
200-day$132.16 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading66.8 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+1.625

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width96% · 15.3%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.85 · Neutral
Rel volume0.85×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol97%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 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.
  • 1 heavy-volume up day vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $142.37swing level
R · $144.1452-week high
Price · $141.70now
S · $129.23swing level
S · $126.34swing level
S · $123.55swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$138.58
38.2%$135.14
50.0%$132.35
61.8%$129.57
78.6%$125.61

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

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Weekly 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 (64/100, 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 Watch D Trend-template read: 5/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $141.70, MA150 $132.21, MA200 $132.16
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $132.21 vs MA200 $132.16
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 49
Stage 2 confirmed (Weinstein cross-check)Stage 3
5/10 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 high1.7% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.11%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-17.3% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 49
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Avoid D Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $141.70 vs MA200 $132.16
Not extended from 52-week high (≤ 30% below)1.7% below 52-week high
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
30-week MA trending upwardFrom weekly scan context
2/7 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 $126.34
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $2.89 (2.04% 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 D 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
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $162.95-$170.04; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $136.15 · 20-day MA $132.44 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyTrend Only is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Data unavailable
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 24.9x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (1995 adv / 1699 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-17.3% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$141.70
Distance from 52-week high1.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 49
Volume vs average0.85x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$141.70
Distance from 52-week high1.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 49
Volume vs average0.85x
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$141.70
Distance from 52-week high1.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 49
Volume vs average0.85x
3/6 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
92RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -1 E
A: 13 D: 14 Net: -165 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 1/7 met
D 1/7 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 -17%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +10%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% 10%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 49
✗ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 3
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -1.7%

Method Playbook

Trade it like O'Neil EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a breakout through the pivot on volume at least 40% above average; the valid buy zone ends 5% above the pivot.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the setup's structural stop with a hard 7–8% maximum-loss ceiling from the actual entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Protect progress under constructive support such as the 21-day or 10-week line; a stop may ratchet higher but never lower.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit on the hard loss limit, a decisive support break, or a rule-based climax/distribution signal; a normal 20–25% advance is reviewed rather than assumed permanent.
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

Trend Only
64 setup score
RS Score 49
Trend template 6/8
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
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.

1/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 12 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.8× average — light
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 3 · Trend template 6/8
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 $141.70 vs SMA150 $132.21 / SMA200 $132.16
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $132.21 vs SMA200 $132.16
SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.17 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $135.13
Price above SMA 50 $141.70 vs SMA50 $135.13
30%+ above 52-week low +17.5% from $120.57
Within 25% of 52-week high -1.7% from $144.14
RS score above 70 RS 49

Fundamentals

52W Range
90%
Mkt Cap SEC
28.2B
EPS QoQ
-17%
Rev YoY
+10%
ROE
10%
D/E
1.46
EPS TTM
$5.69
P/E TTM
24.9x
Float
199M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
American Water Works Company, Inc.
AWK · NYSE · Utilities · Water Utilities
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Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
5/8
W. RS
63
W. Support
$120.57
W. Resist
$144.14
W. Patterns
Base Breakout Basing Double Bottom
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 65 (Trend Only)Oct 23: 65 (Trend Only)Oct 26: 65 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 64 (Trend Only)64
Oct 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
64
Oct 26
Trend Only ✓ Gate
65 0.0%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
65 -0.7%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
65 -0.7%

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