Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 83, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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CSX · CSX Corporation
$52.27 +1.87% Oct 27 close
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$CSX
CSX CorporationCSX Corporation is a large-cap Railroads company in the Transportation sector with a market cap of $96B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: uptrend
Latest event: structure_shift
(bearish)
Support
41.76–42.00
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
48.03–48.15
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
45.79–45.85
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
46.55–46.76
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
49.22–49.42
· 3 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 83/100 · data Oct 27 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 83, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — -3.1% YoY
- O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
- O'Neil S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakout
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.98x
- Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
- Zanger Named Zanger pattern only — Record Volume is not one of Zanger's six
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 11/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
- O'Neil: watch CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
- 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%) 84
- Trend Template (25%) 100
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 74
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 38
RS rank 83: beating most of the market. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 74: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 38: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 41, leverage 60). Updated 2026-10-28.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
Next earnings
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
Reported EPS 0.57 vs estimate 0.5373 · surprise +6.1%
CSX+1.87%
Sector proxy · XLI+0.57%
Broad market · SPY+0.56%
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+1.87%
From the open+1.77%
Range position91%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.27%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (+3.02%)
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More stats
52W Low
$33.63
Tight Wks
3
Base
B1
SMA 200
$45.36
RS Line vs High
-5.7%
RS Line Slope
+11.4% ▲
Group Rank
#21/62
ADR%
1.8%
ATR(14)
$1.03 (2.0%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
13A / 13D
A/D Rating
C
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
1d
Earnings
past
CSX Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$CSX · $52.27 · as of 2026-10-27 · multi-factor read
96
/ 100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Recovering / early uptrend
Weekly
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$48.77 ↑
100-day$48.92 ↑
200-day$45.36 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading71.3 · Overbought
Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+0.542
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width106% · 14.2%
Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.94 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.98×
Pocket pivots · 10d3
5d vs 50d vol159%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 0
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
- Pocket pivot 3 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 · $53.6052-week high
Price · $52.27now
S · $49.56swing level
S · $47.83swing level
S · $45.82swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$51.39
38.2%$50.02
50.0%$48.91
61.8%$47.80
78.6%$46.23
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Daily uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishRSI overboughtVolume accumulation
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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 (83/100, 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:
1 legend rates this Buyable · 7 watching · 1 avoid.
Minervini
Watch
A
Trend-template read: 11/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
partialEnter on break of $52.27 pivot with stop at $49.19 (risk 5.9%). SEPA Grade A (6/7).
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $52.27, MA150 $47.30, MA200 $45.36
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $47.30 vs MA200 $45.36
Failing evidence
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY-3.1% YoY
O'Neil
Watch
C
CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
partialRecord Volume still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $52.27 on big volume. CANSLIM 78.
Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+25.6% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 83
Failing evidence
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutNot confirmed
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 $52.27 vs MA200 $45.36
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.98x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
dennis
Buyable
A
Turtle read: S1 breakout fired. The system buys the signal, stops 2N away, and adds at 0.5N intervals.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $45.85
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $0.99 (1.90% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk
Failing evidence
No failing criteria.
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 $60.11-$62.72; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyRecord Volume is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
zweig
Watch
B
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+25.6% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 33.9x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Monetary conditions: don't fight the FedFed series stored but too thin to read direction
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$52.27
Relative strengthRS 83
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
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$52.27
Relative strengthRS 83
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
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 83.
Passing evidence
Price$52.27
Relative strengthRS 83
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
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 +5
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 6/7 met
A
6/7 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
+26%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
-3%
Gross margin ≥30%
71%
ROE ≥17%
24%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
83
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-2.5%
Method Playbook
Trade it like O'Neil
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil C · 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 proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Head & Shoulders
bearish
forming
75%
built
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~45.15 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~36.70. A push back above 52.15 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 53.60 invalidates it.
Confirms below
45.15
Invalidates at
53.60
Left Shoulder
48.03
Head
53.60
Right Shoulder
52.15
Neckline
45.15
Target
36.70
LS 48.03 / head 53.60 / RS 52.15, neckline ~45.15, vol_fading=yes
Cup & Handle
bullish
early
60%
built
Cup base building — 83% of the 15%-deep cup recovered. Watch for the right side to reach ~53.60, then a handle.
Pivot Watch
2.48% away
Tightness / volume
Expanding · No VDU
Recent-pace band
1–5 sessions
Confirms above
53.60
Invalidates at
49.70
Rim
53.60
Cup Low
45.79
Pivot
53.60
Mid Cup
49.70
Cup depth 15%, recovery 83%, handle=not yet
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
Record Volume
⚠ Climax / exhaustion bar
83
setup score
RS Score
83
Trend template
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
78.5* (B)
cadence: daily
lookback bars: 260
detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27
record bar ago: 3
record volume: 28625574
volume multiple: 2.94
volume ratio: 2.937
rare tier: ✗
bars since bigger: 64
since date: 2026-07-23
callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-07-23
up day: ✓
absorbed: ✓
low held: ✓
day gain pct: 3.15
depth pct: 3.15
day range pct: 5.24
geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 256, 'bars_ago': 3, 'price': 51.67, 'date': '2026-10-22'}, 'record_volume': 28625574, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-07-23', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 256, 'bars_ago': 3, 'price': 51.67, 'date': '2026-10-22'}}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-07-23: 28,625,574 shares (2.9x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — closed up on the day (record bar $50.09 -> $51.67, now $52.27)']
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 2026-07-23 — 28,625,574 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 (83) | High-confidence pattern (76%) | Accumulation (1.9× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Recent gap-up (3d ago) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 75/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 78.5 (B) | ⚠ Climax / exhaustion bar
Descending Triangle
⚠ Volatility widening into breakout
⚠ Extended past buy zone
⚠ Climax / exhaustion bar
65
setup score
RS Score
83
Trend template
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
79.3* (B)
high slope: -0.001362
low slope: 0.000258
pattern bars: 85
tighten ratio: 0.258
apex bars ahead: 41.4
apex price: 46.59
state: breakout
direction: bullish
pattern height: 7.53
ma len: 200
ma value: 45.36
under ma: -0.1524
ma rising: ✗
near ma: ✓
ma touch bar ago: 119
triangle volume ratio: 0.77
volume dry up: ✓
signal volume ratio: 2.45
depth: 0.0657
geometry: {'resistance_rail': {'start': {'bar': 54, 'bars_ago': 65, 'price': 53.6, 'date': '2026-07-27'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 49.3159, 'date': '2026-10-27'}}, 'support_rail': {'start': {'bar': 16, 'bars_ago': 103, 'price': 44.79, 'date': '2026-06-01'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 46.0745, 'date': '2026-10-27'}}, 'apex': {'bar': 160.36, 'bars_ago': -41.36, 'price': 46.5902, 'date': '2026-12-07'}, 'breakout_bar': {'bar': 116, 'bars_ago': 3, 'price': 51.67, 'date': '2026-10-22'}, 'breakout_level': 49.5136, 'ma_line': {'label': '200-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 109, 'bars_ago': 10, 'price': 44.6765, 'date': '2026-10-13'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 45.3577, 'date': '2026-10-27'}}, 'ma_touch_bar': {'bar': 0, 'bars_ago': 119, 'price': 44.46, 'date': '2026-05-07'}, 'ma_value': 45.36}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
detector version: descending_triangle/2026-09-27
findings: ['Resistance falling -0.14%/day into flat support (+0.03%/day) — sellers pressing, buyers defending', 'Rails tighten to 26% of the starting range; apex 41 bars ahead', 'Uptrend context: close $52.27 vs 200-day SMA $45.36 (-15.2%)', 'Pressing into the 200-day SMA — closest touch (2026-05-07) at $44.46', 'BREAKOUT above $49.51', 'Volume drying up through the pattern']
not falling wedge: ✓
not falling wedge reason: no prior-downtrend requirement — this is an uptrend correction pressing into the long MA, the shape the Falling Wedge detector explicitly rejects
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly range widening last 3 weeks — unstable structure
Why This Setup?
Descending Triangle · schematic
Descending Triangle (breakout, bullish): resistance falling -0.14%/day into flat support near $46.07, squeezing into the 200-day SMA ($45.36) inside an uptrend. Broke out above $49.51. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (83) | High-confidence pattern (98%) | Accumulation (1.9× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Recent gap-up (3d ago) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 79/100 (extended) | CANSLIM 79.3 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; Climax / exhaustion bar
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 -7 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader — partly met RS rank 64 — 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
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
$52.27 vs SMA150 $47.30 / SMA200 $45.36
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $47.30 vs SMA200 $45.36
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.20 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $48.77
Price above SMA 50
$52.27 vs SMA50 $48.77
30%+ above 52-week low
+55.4% from $33.63
Within 25% of 52-week high
-2.5% from $53.60
RS score above 70
RS 83
Fundamentals
52W Range
93%
Mkt Cap SEC
96.4B
EPS QoQ
+26%
Rev YoY
-3%
ROE
24%
Gross Margin
71%
D/E
1.43
EPS TTM
$1.54
P/E TTM
33.9x
Float
1.8B
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
CSX Corporation
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
78.5* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
93
A · Annual EPS
70
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
83
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
75
W. Support
$44.22
W. Resist
$53.60
Weekly Structure
Trend
Rising
Tight Weeks
3
Confirmation
Constructive
Scan History
20× streakOct 28
Record Volume
✓ Gate
83
Oct 28
Record Volume
✓ Gate
81
Oct 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
72
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
74
0.0%
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
72
0.0%
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
72
0.0%
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