Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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CTSH · Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
$69.34 -1.70% Oct 26 close
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$CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions CorporationCognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is a large-cap Information Technology Services company in the Technology Services sector with a market cap of $26B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift
(bullish)
Support
57.39–57.65
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
65.08–65.42
· 3 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 55/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, 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 1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MA — MA150 $55.25 vs MA200 $59.36
- Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 65
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — CANSLIM grade C
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 65
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.94x
- Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
- 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.
57
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (57/100) — held back by quality (smr-like)
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%) 65
- Trend Template (25%) 62
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 66
- EPS Growth (15%) 50
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 30
RS rank 65: above-average strength. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 66: mild accumulation. No recent earnings growth data — scored neutral. Quality 30: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30). Updated 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Pre-earnings setup
Next earnings
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Ordinary position sizing suppressed.
Earnings are less than three full trading sessions away; treat the gap as event risk, not ordinary stop-distance risk.
Deterministic evidence
CTSH-1.70%
Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystPending
Stock reactionNegative
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-1.70%
From the open-1.78%
Range position36%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
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.
- QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
- A sourced earnings report is still pending inside the risk window; ordinary technical conviction is reduced until it is out.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$37.08
Tight Wks
0
Base
B2
SMA 200
$59.36
RS Line vs High
-27.9%
RS Line Slope
+21.8% ▲
Group Rank
#17/66
ADR%
3.9%
ATR(14)
$2.76 (4.0%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
21A / 11D
A/D Rating
A+
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
7d
Earnings
TODAY
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$CTSH · $69.34 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
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$61.72 ↑
100-day$55.03 ↑
200-day$59.36 ↑
Golden Cross (fresh)
RSI (14)
Reading64.0 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.012
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width80% · 33.7%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.96 · Neutral
Rel volume0.94×
Pocket pivots · 10d3
5d vs 50d vol101%
Heavy vol up / down2 / 0
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
- Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
- 2 heavy-volume up days vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $87.0352-week high
Price · $69.34now
S · $57.64swing level
S · $55.63swing level
S · $54.70swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$65.23
38.2%$59.85
50.0%$55.50
61.8%$51.15
78.6%$44.96
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 bullish3.2:1 reward-to-risk
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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 (55/100, 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:
6 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini
Avoid
C
Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $69.34, MA150 $55.25, MA200 $59.36
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $61.72, MA150 $55.25, MA200 $59.36
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $55.25 vs MA200 $59.36
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 65
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 3.98%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade C
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 65
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
mediumStage 2 uptrend in progress — hold as long as price stays above the 30-week moving average.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $69.34 vs MA200 $59.36
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.94x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
dennis
Watch
C
Turtle read: no Donchian signal. The system stays flat until price takes out the 20-day high.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $54.70
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $2.56 (3.69% 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
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 $79.74-$83.21; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyGolden Cross is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
zweig
Watch
D
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — 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 12.1x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 65 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$69.34
Distance from 52-week high20.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.94x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$69.34
Distance from 52-week high20.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.94x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$69.34
Distance from 52-week high20.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.94x
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 +7
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (5/8): 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
+10%
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
—
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
65
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-20.3%
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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Pattern Analysis
Golden Cross
⚠ Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
65
Trend template
5/8
CANSLIM
58.1* (C)
fast len: 50
slow len: 200
detector version: golden_cross/2026-09-27
cross bar ago: 8
cross price: 60.0
fast now: 61.72
slow now: 59.36
separation pct: 3.98
volume ratio: 1.09
depth pct: 3.52
geometry: {'cross_point': {'bar': 364, 'bars_ago': 8, 'price': 60.0, 'date': '2026-10-14'}, 'ring': {'bar': 364, 'bars_ago': 8, 'price': 60.0, 'date': '2026-10-14', 'color': 'gold', 'label': 'Golden Cross'}, 'fast_ma_line': {'label': '50-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 313, 'bars_ago': 59, 'price': 47.651, 'date': '2026-08-03'}, 'end': {'bar': 372, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 61.7238, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'slow_ma_line': {'label': '200-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 313, 'bars_ago': 59, 'price': 63.9938, 'date': '2026-08-03'}, 'end': {'bar': 372, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 59.3618, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
findings: ['50-day SMA crossed above the 200-day SMA at ~$60.00 (2026-10-14, 8 bars ago)', 'Now: 50-day SMA $61.72 vs 200-day SMA $59.36; price $69.34 holding above the slow line', 'The fast average fell 3.5% from its pre-cross peak — this cross resolves that consolidation']
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 5/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Golden Cross · schematic
Golden Cross: the 50-day SMA just crossed above the 200-day SMA (~$60.00, 8 bars ago) — the classic long-term trend-turn signal. Price is holding above the slow line. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Moderate trend (5/8) | Good RS (65) | High-confidence pattern (77%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 52/100 (early) | CANSLIM 58.1 (C) | ⚠ Not actionable yet
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.
3/7
universals met
- A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 27 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
- Not chasing (in range) — not met Not met — levels are a Pro detail
- Volume confirms — partly met 0.9× average — light
- Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 5/8
- Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Minervini Trend Template
5/8Grades 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
$69.34 vs SMA150 $55.25 / SMA200 $59.36
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $55.25 vs SMA200 $59.36
SMA 200 trending up
Slope -2.12 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $61.72
Price above SMA 50
$69.34 vs SMA50 $61.72
30%+ above 52-week low
+87.0% from $37.08
Within 25% of 52-week high
-20.3% from $87.03
RS score above 70
RS 65
Fundamentals
52W Range
65%
Mkt Cap SEC
26.1B
Rev YoY
+10%
EPS TTM
$4.56
P/E TTM
15.2x
Float
474M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
C
58.1* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
40
A · Annual EPS
67
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
65
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
5/8
W. RS
65
W. Support
$37.08
W. Resist
$73.92
W. Patterns
Golden Cross
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakOct 27
Golden Cross
55
Oct 26
Golden Cross
✓ Gate
55
0.0%
Oct 23
Golden Cross
✓ Gate
68
-1.7%
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