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CRL · Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

$357.27 +3.45% Oct 26 close

Detected setup Record Volume · Setup Score 65/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 65, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

2 independent risk warnings also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.

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Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. is a large-cap Miscellaneous Commercial Services company in the Commercial Services sector with a market cap of $17B.

Commercial Services Miscellaneous Commercial Services stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1

$357.27 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Bearish RSI Divergence Price higher high ($298.58→$310.77) but RSI lower high (77→67) — momentum diverging

Bearish MACD Divergence Price higher high ($298.58→$310.77) but MACD lower high (18.16→6.55) — momentum diverging

Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.

Market Structure

Trend structure: range

Latest event: bos (bullish)

Support 193.80–194.93 · 3 touches · moderate

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Verdict · setup score 65/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 65, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily

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% — -13.8% QoQ
Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE -5.7%
O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -13.8% QoQ
O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev -0.9% | ROE -5.7%
Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.16x
Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base

Minority view — the council disagrees here

Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/13 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.

71 Strong

Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (71/100) — 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%) 56
EPS Growth (15%) 30
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 56: neutral — no clear institutional conviction. EPS growth reads -0%, but trailing earnings are negative — that percentage is an artifact, capped. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

CRL+3.45%

Broad market · SPY+0.71%

Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. +2.74 points vs SPY.

CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive Sector reactionUnavailable Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Strong momentum

Rule: closed up, at or above the open, in the top third of the day's range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+3.45% From the open+2.78% Range position96% 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 $357.27 +3.5% Oct 26 close

52W High $357.77 0.1% below high

Wks Since High 0w

RS Rank 93 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $295.49

Avg Vol 1,011,288

Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.16× 1.25× on up days

More stats

52W Low $146.20

Tight Wks 0

Base B1

SMA 200 $218.82

RS Line vs High +0.0%

RS Line Slope +20.5% ▲

Group Rank #35/66

ADR% 4.3%

ATR(14) $13.42 (3.8%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

A/D Days 15A / 11D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 23d

Earnings in 7d

Position in 52-week range 100thpercentile of the 52-week range

$146.20low

$357.77high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$CRL · $357.27 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read

/ 100

Technicals 98/100

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$295.49 ↑

100-day$259.69 ↑

200-day$218.82 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading76.4 · Overbought

Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+5.121

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width109% · 26.1%

Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.25 · Neutral

Rel volume1.16×

Pocket pivots · 10d1

5d vs 50d vol184%

Heavy vol up / down1 / 2

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

Pocket pivot 3 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
2 heavy-volume down days vs 1 up in the last 20 sessions — supply is showing.

Support & Resistance

Price · $357.27now

S · $267.27swing level

S · $218.38swing level

S · $213.40swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$307.84

38.2%$276.95

50.0%$251.98

61.8%$227.02

78.6%$191.48

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 bullishRSI overbought

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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 (65/100, 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 C Trend-template read: 9/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

partialEnter on break of $357.27 pivot with stop at $337.14 (risk 5.6%). SEPA Grade B (4/7).

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $357.27, MA150 $229.96, MA200 $218.82

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $229.96 vs MA200 $218.82

Failing evidence

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-13.8% QoQ

2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE -5.7%

9/13 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 96

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high0.1% below high | RS line new high: True

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-13.8% QoQ

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -0.9% | ROE -5.7%

3/8 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 $357.27 vs MA200 $218.82

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.16x

Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

dennis Watch A 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 $284.61

Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $12.70 (3.55% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk

Failing evidence

Breakout volume expandingNot confirmed

7/8 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 $410.86-$428.72; trail the rest

Failing evidence

Named Zanger pattern onlyRecord Volume is not one of Zanger's six

Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed

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

Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 96 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains

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)-13.8% 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 volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$357.27

Relative strengthRS 96

Failing evidence

Volume vs average1.16x

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$357.27

Relative strengthRS 96

Failing evidence

Volume vs average1.16x

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 96.

Passing evidence

Price$357.27

Relative strengthRS 96

Failing evidence

Volume vs average1.16x

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 NH

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +3 A

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 -14%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -1%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 34%

✗ ROE ≥17% -6%

✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 96

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -0.1%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Dennis EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Dennis A · 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 20-day channel high (System 1) or 55-day channel high (System 2) as the breakout trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Buy the breakout print mechanically — no prediction, no hesitation, no chasing below the channel high.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Place the stop at 2N (N = 20-day ATR) below entry, set before the trade and never moved except up on winners.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Add at 0.5N intervals up to 4 units; trail the stop beneath each new add level, never loosen it.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit System 1 at the 10-day low and System 2 at the 20-day low — the exit is part of the system, not a decision.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Pattern Analysis

Record Volume ⚠ Late-stage base (#4) ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence ⚠ Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail)

65 setup score

RS Score 96

Trend template 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 72.5* (B)

cadence: daily lookback bars: 260 detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27 record bar ago: 3 record volume: 2744991 volume multiple: 2.9 volume ratio: 2.901 rare tier: ✗ bars since bigger: 173 since date: 2026-02-12 callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-02-12 up day: ✓ absorbed: ✓ low held: ✓ day gain pct: 9.32 depth pct: 9.32 day range pct: 11.19 geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 256, 'bars_ago': 3, 'price': 344.87, 'date': '2026-10-21'}, 'record_volume': 2744991, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-02-12', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 256, 'bars_ago': 3, 'price': 344.87, 'date': '2026-10-21'}} confidence kind: heuristic_match findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-02-12: 2,744,991 shares (2.9x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — closed up on the day (record bar $315.46 -> $344.87, now $357.27)'] validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Record Volume · schematic

Highest daily volume since 2026-02-12 — 2,744,991 shares (2.9x average), 3 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 (96) | High-confidence pattern (76%) | RS at new high | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 68/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 72.5 (B) | ⚠ Late-stage base (#4); Bearish RSI divergence; Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail)

Wyckoff SOS ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ Late-stage base (#4) ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence ⚠ Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail) ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 96

Trend template 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 70.7* (B)

range low: 166.433 range high: 279.464 range pct: 0.679 sos thrust: 0.234 sos vol ratio: 2.985 sos bars ago: 3 near lps: ✗ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Wyckoff SOS · schematic

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.

5/7 universals met

Clear of earnings — not met in 7 days — event risk
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
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 $357.27 vs SMA150 $229.96 / SMA200 $218.82

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $229.96 vs SMA200 $218.82

SMA 200 trending up Slope +10.78 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $295.49

Price above SMA 50 $357.27 vs SMA50 $295.49

30%+ above 52-week low +144.4% from $146.20

Within 25% of 52-week high -0.1% from $357.77

RS score above 70 RS 96

Fundamentals

52W Range

100%

Mkt Cap SEC

17.1B

EPS QoQ

-14%

Rev YoY

-1%

ROE

-6%

Gross Margin

34%

D/E

0.68

EPS TTM

$-2.91

Float

48M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Company profile

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

CRL · NYSE · Commercial Services · Miscellaneous Commercial Services

O'Neil · Grade Card

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

B 72.5* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M

C · Curr. EPS

A · Annual EPS

N · New Highs

100

S · Supply/Demand

100

L · Leader RS

I · Inst. Spons.

100

M · Market

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

8/8

W. RS

100

W. Support

$146.20

W. Resist

$351.21

W. Patterns

Record Volume

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Oct 27

Record Volume ✓ Gate

Oct 26

Record Volume ✓ Gate

65 0.0%

Oct 23

Darvas Box ✓ Gate

65 +3.4%

Oct 23

Base Breakout ✓ Gate

65 +3.4%

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