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CAH · Cardinal Health, Inc.

$229.35 latest stored close

Detected setup VCP

Watch · Quality 22/100

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Cardinal Health, Inc.

Cardinal Health, Inc. is a large-cap Medical Distributors company in the Distribution Services sector with a market cap of $54B.

Buy · 64 Distribution Services Medical Distributors stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2 Data 56m ago

$229.35 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Rising Wedge prior_advance=34.8%, converging=yes, narrowing=15%, touches=upper:3/lower:2, trigger=broke

Head & Shoulders Top Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~222.92 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~202.63. A push back above 230.61 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 243.21 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.

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Council read · 6 methods

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Earnings-risk mode

Normal technical setup

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

CAH+0.58%

Broad market · SPY+0.02%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. +0.56 points vs SPY. 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 $229.35 Jul 27 close

52W High $243.21 -5.7%

52W Low $137.75

Wks Since High 2w

Base Depth -9.4%

Tight Wks 1

Base B2

SMA 50 $219.11

SMA 200 $207.23

Avg Vol 2,358,315

RS Rank 77

RS vs High -7.4%

RS Slope -2.7% ▼

Grp Rank #25/64

ADR% 2.2%

ATR(14) $5.08 (2.2%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.47×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 0.49

A/D Days 15A / 12D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 2d

Earnings 21d

$137.75

$243.21 87%

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Setup Quality B 4/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✗ Power Trend 2d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 8/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ CANSLIM 76.5 (B) ✓ Gatekeeper Base #2 (B)

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$CAH · $229.35 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read

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Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$219.11 ↑

100-day$213.17 ↑

200-day$207.23 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading53.3 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-1.508

Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram expanding.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width39% · 9.7%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.49 · Distribution

Rel volume0.47×

Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $230.81swing level

R · $233.60swing level

R · $243.2152-week high

Price · $229.35now

S · $213.58swing level

S · $205.57swing level

S · $199.95swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$228.40

38.2%$219.24

50.0%$211.83

61.8%$204.42

78.6%$193.88

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

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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume distribution

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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.

Minervini

Watch

Minervini B

Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $229.35, MA150 $213.56, MA200 $207.23

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $213.56 vs MA200 $207.23

Failing evidence

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan

2. ROE ≥ 17%From SEPA scan

9/12 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

Passing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade B

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high5.7% below high | RS line new high: False

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 73

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -1.9%

3/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein B

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $229.35 vs MA200 $207.23

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.47x

6/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$229.35

Relative strengthRS 73

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.47x

Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$229.35

Relative strengthRS 73

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.47x

Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$229.35

Relative strengthRS 73

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.47x

Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +7 A

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met

C 2/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point 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 —

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -2%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% —

✗ ROE ≥17% —

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 73

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -5.7%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Minervini 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 the tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
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 ~222.92 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~202.63. A push back above 230.61 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 243.21 invalidates it.

Confirms below 222.92

Invalidates at 243.21

Left Shoulder 233.60

Head 243.21

Right Shoulder 230.61

Neckline 222.92

Target 202.63

LS 233.60 / head 243.21 / RS 230.61, neckline ~222.92, 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

VCP ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Rising wedge (broke lower) ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming

55.0 score

RS Score 73

Trend 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 76.5* (B)

C1 8.3%

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C2 5.5%

2 contractions 9.4% depth ✓ tightening ✓ vol dry ✓ near pivot ✓ right side Q: 81

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

VCP

The Universal Edge Check

The panel is uneasy

Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.

1/7 universals met

In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 8/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.5× average — light
Clear of earnings in 21 days — size down
A relative-strength leader RS 77 — middling

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 $229.35 vs SMA150 $213.56 / SMA200 $207.23

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $213.56 vs SMA200 $207.23

SMA 200 trending up Slope +7.91 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $219.11

Price above SMA 50 $229.35 vs SMA50 $219.11

30%+ above 52W low +66.5% from $137.75

Within 25% of 52W high -5.7% from $243.21

RS score above 70 RS 73

Fundamentals

52W Range

87%

Mkt Cap SEC

54.0B

Rev YoY

-2%

EPS TTM

$6.45

P/E TTM

35.6x

Float

235M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Cardinal Health, Inc.

CAH · NYSE · Distribution Services · Medical Distributors

$229.35latest close $54.0Bmarket cap 77RS rank 55setup score

O'Neil · Grade Card

CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market

B 76.5* CANSLIM * disqualified on M

C · Curr. EPS

100

A · Annual EPS

N · New Highs

100

S · Supply/Demand

L · Leader RS

I · Inst. Spons.

100

M · Market

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

8/8

W. RS

W. Support

$180.45

W. Resist

$243.21

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 1

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Jul 28

VCP ✓ Gate

Jul 27

MA Pullback ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

75 +0.6%

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