Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 71, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Simple research view
CAH · Cardinal Health, Inc.
$236.02 -1.66% Sep 10 close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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$CAH
Cardinal Health, Inc.Cardinal Health, Inc. is a large-cap Medical Distributors company in the Distribution Services sector with a market cap of $55B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Head & Shoulders Top
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~231.49 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~204.69. A push back above 240.88 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 258.30 invalidates it.
Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.
Verdict · setup score 71/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 71, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
No sourced report date
Event risk is not modelled for this symbol
Deterministic evidence
CAH-1.66%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
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-1.66%
From the open-1.90%
Range position5%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)
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More stats
52W Low
$145.87
Tight Wks
0
Base
B2
SMA 200
$216.23
RS Line vs High
-7.1%
RS Line Slope
+4.8% ▲
Group Rank
#38/58
ADR%
2.0%
ATR(14)
$4.70 (2.0%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
U/D Vol
1.06
A/D Days
20A / 13D
A/D Rating
A+
VDU Bars
0/10 d
CAH Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$CAH · $236.02 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
68
/ 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$234.32 ↑
100-day$220.34 ↑
200-day$216.23 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading48.9 · Neutral
Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateWeakening
Histogram-0.041
Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width45% · 9.1%
Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.06 · Neutral
Rel volume0.62×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $243.21swing level
R · $258.3052-week high
Price · $236.02now
S · $227.68swing level
S · $220.37swing level
S · $213.58swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$239.93
38.2%$228.56
50.0%$219.38
61.8%$210.19
78.6%$197.11
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.
Council consensus:
5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Watch
Minervini B
Trend-template read: 8/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $236.02, MA150 $219.44, MA200 $216.23
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $219.44 vs MA200 $216.23
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 52
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+14.2% YoY
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+70.1% QoQ
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +14.2% | ROE 37.2%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 52
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 0.62x
Watch
Weinstein C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $236.02 vs MA200 $216.23
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.62x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 52
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$236.02
Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.62x
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$236.02
Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.62x
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$236.02
Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.62x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
Latest candle: Bearish Engulfing — Today's down candle engulfs yesterday's up candle — a bearish reversal warning, most significant after an extended advance.
RS Line vs SPY
52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH
▲ Rising
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net +7
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met
B
4/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (7/8): 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
+70%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+14%
Gross margin ≥30%
4%
ROE ≥17%
37%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
52
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-8.6%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Darvas
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Darvas B · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use the top of the active Darvas box near the high as the mechanical breakout boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require price to clear the box top with volume confirmation; movement inside the box remains observation, not a trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Start below the active box support or the canonical structural stop that proves the breakout failed.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: As higher boxes form, raise the stop beneath the newest confirmed box floor; the stop moves up only.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Exit when price breaks the active box floor or decisively falls back through the breakout structure.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Head & Shoulders
bearish
near confirmation
90%
built
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~231.49 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~204.69. A push back above 240.88 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 258.30 invalidates it.
Confirms below
231.49
Invalidates at
258.30
Left Shoulder
243.21
Head
258.30
Right Shoulder
240.88
Neckline
231.49
Target
204.69
LS 243.21 / head 258.30 / RS 240.88, neckline ~231.49, vol_fading=yes
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
71
setup score
RS Score
52
Trend template
7/8
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Trend Only · schematic
Gatekeeper 7/8 | Strong trend (7/8) | Stage 2
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 43 — laggard
- Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
- Clear of earnings — partly met Report date unknown
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 0.6× average — light
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
Minervini Trend Template
7/8Grades 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
$236.02 vs SMA150 $219.44 / SMA200 $216.23
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $219.44 vs SMA200 $216.23
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +4.34 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $234.32
Price above SMA 50
$236.02 vs SMA50 $234.32
30%+ above 52-week low
+61.8% from $145.87
Within 25% of 52-week high
-8.6% from $258.30
RS score above 70
RS 52
Fundamentals
52W Range
80%
Mkt Cap SEC
54.9B
EPS QoQ
+70%
Rev YoY
+14%
ROE
37%
Gross Margin
4%
D/E
3.48
EPS TTM
$7.23
P/E TTM
32.6x
Float
233M
Company
Company profile
Cardinal Health, Inc.
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
81
W. Support
$180.45
W. Resist
$258.30
W. Patterns
Base Breakout
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
Sep 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
71
Sep 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
70
Sep 10
Trend Only
✓ Gate
80
0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only
✓ Gate
80
0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only
✓ Gate
79
0.0%
Sep 09
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
79
-1.7%
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