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CAH · Cardinal Health, Inc.

$251.54 +0.79% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Wyckoff SOS · Setup Score 90/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 90, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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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 $59B.

Distribution Services Medical Distributors stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$251.54 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
Support 213.58–215.48 · 5 touches · strong
Support 233.00–233.60 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 205.87–206.61 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 219.47–220.51 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 222.62–224.11 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 90/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 90, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$220$240$260AugSepOct$252

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% — -18.0% QoQ
  • Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — +14.2% YoY
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -18.0% QoQ
  • O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.99x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 10/12 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; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
69 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (69/100) — 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%) 85
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 68
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 33

RS rank 84: beating most of the market. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 68: mild accumulation. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 33: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 42, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

CAH+0.79%
Sector proxy · XLI+1.42%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. CAH was -0.63 points vs XLI. +0.08 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+0.79% From the open+0.42% Range position36% 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 $251.54 +0.8% Oct 26 close
52W High $259.21 3.0% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 3.8%
RS Rank 66 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $236.60
Avg Vol 1,705,447
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.99× 1.35× on up days
More stats
52W Low $158.70
Tight Wks 0
Base B2
SMA 200 $221.32
RS Line vs High -2.0%
RS Line Slope +12.2% ▲
Group Rank #23/66
ADR% 2.3%
ATR(14) $5.63 (2.2%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 15A / 15D
A/D Rating C
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 8d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 92ndpercentile of the 52-week range
$158.70low
$259.21high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$CAH · $251.54 · as of 2026-10-26 · 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$236.60 ↑
100-day$232.92 ↑
200-day$221.32 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading62.4 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+1.083

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width71% · 19.3%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.35 · Neutral
Rel volume0.99×
Pocket pivots · 10d2
5d vs 50d vol94%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 1

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

  • Pocket pivot 7 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
  • 1 heavy-volume down day vs 0 up in the last 20 sessions — supply is showing.

Support & Resistance

R · $258.3052-week high
Price · $251.54now
S · $227.68swing level
S · $220.37swing level
S · $216.70swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$240.62
38.2%$229.12
50.0%$219.83
61.8%$210.54
78.6%$197.30

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 84 (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 (90/100, 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: 7 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 10/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

partialEnter on break of $239.97 pivot with stop at $231.52 (risk 3.5%). SEPA Grade B (4/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $251.54, MA150 $222.71, MA200 $221.32
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $222.71 vs MA200 $221.32
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-18.0% QoQ
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+14.2% YoY
10/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (4/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 84
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +14.2% | ROE 37.2%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-18.0% QoQ
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
4/8 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 $251.54 vs MA200 $221.32
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.99x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 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 $216.70
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.53 (2.20% 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 $289.27-$301.85; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyWyckoff SOS 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); Insider buying — 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 34.8x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 84 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-18.0% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
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$251.54
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
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$251.54
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
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.

mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 84.

Passing evidence
Price$251.54
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume0.99x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
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: Shooting Star — Long upper shadow with a small body near the low — sellers rejected higher prices. A caution flag when price is extended above a pivot.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
137RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +4 C
A: 18 D: 14 Net: +465 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 -18%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +14%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% 4%
✓ ROE ≥17% 37%
✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 84
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -3.0%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Livermore EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Livermore 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: Treat the resistance break as a pivotal point only while the primary trend and relative strength remain aligned.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Wait for price and volume to confirm the pivotal-point break; anticipation below the line is not confirmation.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Place the initial stop below the pivotal line or the reaction low that would prove the breakout false.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Raise protection beneath successive higher reaction lows as the trend advances; never move a protective line farther away.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when price fails the pivotal line, breaks the latest meaningful reaction low, or shows abnormal reversal action.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish forming
75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~241.66 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~225.03. A push back above 249.29 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 258.30 invalidates it.

Confirms below 241.66
Invalidates at 258.30
Left Shoulder 243.21
Head 258.30
Right Shoulder 249.29
Neckline 241.66
Target 225.03

LS 243.21 / head 258.30 / RS 249.29, neckline ~241.66, 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

Wyckoff SOS
90 setup score
RS Score 84
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 69.9* (B)
range low: 195.889 range high: 239.728 range pct: 0.224 sos thrust: 0.054 sos vol ratio: 1.647 sos bars ago: 5 near lps: ✓ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
Wyckoff SOS · schematic

SOS: breakout above range_high=239.73, thrust=5.4%, vol=1.6x avg, lps=near, 5 bars ago | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (84) | High-confidence pattern (85%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 66/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.9 (B)

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Cup & Handle ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 84
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 69.3* (B)
13.4% cup depth 3.8% handle
  • Cup 13.4% deep from a $250.16 left rim to a $216.70 low
  • Rims 1.5% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 3.8% over 1 bar from $259.21 to $249.24
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $259.21 fixed at the handle high
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Handle volume did not dry up
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=13.4%, handle_pb=3.8%, lips_diff=1.5%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (84) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 69.3 (B) | ⚠ Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_handle|2026-09-29|2026-10-15|259.21 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 35, "bars_ago": 19, "date": "2026-09-29", "price": 216.7}, "breakout": null, "handle_high": {"bar": 52, "bars_ago": 2, "date": "2026-10-22", "price": 259.21}, "handle_low": {"bar": 53, "bars_ago": 1, "date": "2026-10-23", "price": 249.24}, "left_lip": {"bar": 18, "bars_ago": 36, "date": "2026-09-03", "price": 250.164}, "right_lip": {"bar": 47, "bars_ago": 7, "date": "2026-10-15", "price": 254.0}}
Why This Setup?
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=13.4%, handle_pb=3.8%, lips_diff=1.5%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (84) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 69.3 (B) | ⚠ Not actionable yet

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Record Volume ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 84
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 69.1* (B)
cadence: daily lookback bars: 260 detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27 record bar ago: 5 record volume: 3781668 volume multiple: 2.19 volume ratio: 2.187 rare tier: ✗ bars since bigger: 21 since date: 2026-09-18 callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-09-18 up day: ✓ absorbed: ✗ low held: ✗ day gain pct: 0.24 depth pct: 0.24 day range pct: 1.98 geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 254, 'bars_ago': 5, 'price': 252.65, 'date': '2026-10-19'}, 'record_volume': 3781668, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-09-18', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 254, 'bars_ago': 5, 'price': 252.65, 'date': '2026-10-19'}} confidence kind: heuristic_match findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-09-18: 3,781,668 shares (2.2x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — closed up on the day (record bar $252.04 -> $252.65, now $251.54)'] validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
Record Volume · schematic

Highest daily volume since 2026-09-18 — 3,781,668 shares (2.2x average), 5 bars ago, and price action is constructive (closed up on the day). Big volume with holding prices means institutions are involved. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (84) | High-confidence pattern (70%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 62/100 (early) | CANSLIM 69.1 (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
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • A relative-strength leader — partly met RS rank 66 — middling
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× 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 $251.54 vs SMA150 $222.71 / SMA200 $221.32
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $222.71 vs SMA200 $221.32
SMA 200 trending up Slope +3.83 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $236.60
Price above SMA 50 $251.54 vs SMA50 $236.60
30%+ above 52-week low +58.5% from $158.70
Within 25% of 52-week high -3.0% from $259.21
RS score above 70 RS 84

Fundamentals

52W Range
92%
Mkt Cap SEC
58.5B
EPS QoQ
-18%
Rev YoY
+14%
ROE
37%
Gross Margin
4%
D/E
3.48
EPS TTM
$7.23
P/E TTM
34.8x
Float
233M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Cardinal Health, Inc.
CAH · NYSE · Distribution Services · Medical Distributors
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 69.9* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
28
A · Annual EPS
90
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
55
L · Leader RS
84
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
76
W. Support
$180.45
W. Resist
$259.21
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 89 (Cup & Handle)Oct 26: 68 (Wyckoff SOS)Oct 27: 88 (Wyckoff SOS)Oct 27: 88 (Wyckoff SOS)Oct 27: 90 (Wyckoff SOS)90
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
90
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
88
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
88
Oct 26
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
68 0.0%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
89 +0.8%

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