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DDOG · Datadog, Inc.

$280.24 +3.93% Oct 26 close

Detected setup Partial Move · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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$DDOG

Datadog, Inc.

Datadog, Inc. is a large-cap Packaged Software company in the Technology Services sector with a market cap of $80B.

Technology Services Packaged Software stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 4+

$280.24 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Double Top Double Top (forming): peaks $292.72 and $300.68 (2026-10-12) with the neckline at $203.24. neckline $203.24 intact (37.9% above it). Measured move targets $109.78; invalidation above $306.69. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation.

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: structure_shift (bearish)

Momentum Turn Watch

Bollinger Squeeze Bollinger band width (16.0%) is in the bottom quartile of its last 120 sessions — Legend's width-percentile squeeze (not a TTM/Keltner squeeze), so volatility is compressed and a sharper move often follows.

Early technical context only. Wait for price, volume, and the canonical setup trigger to confirm; this signal does not change readiness or the setup score.

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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.

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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% — +1.7% QoQ
Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE 3.8%
O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +1.7% QoQ
O'Neil S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%) — ATR% 5.71%
Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.83x
Dennis S1: 20-day Donchian breakout

Minority view — the council disagrees here

Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/12 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; 1 supporting checks need improvement.

68 Strong

Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (68/100) — 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%) 96
Trend Template (25%) 100
Institutional Footprint (20%) 37
EPS Growth (15%) 30
Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 95: top 5% of all stocks — true leadership. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 37: mild distribution — sellers active. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Monday, November 2, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

DDOG+3.93%

Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%

Broad market · SPY+0.71%

Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. DDOG was +2.24 points vs XLK. +3.22 points vs SPY.

CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive Sector reactionSupportive 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+3.93% From the open+3.20% Range position75% 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 $280.24 +3.9% Oct 26 close

52W High $300.68 6.8% below high

Wks Since High 2w

Base Depth 19.0%

RS Rank 90 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $249.25

Avg Vol 3,271,539

Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.83× 0.93× on up days

More stats

52W Low $98.01

Tight Wks 0

Base B4

SMA 200 $195.54

RS Line vs High -2.8%

RS Line Slope +4.2% ▲

Group Rank #12/66

ADR% 4.7%

ATR(14) $15.99 (5.7%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

A/D Days 18A / 15D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 2d

Earnings in 6d

Position in 52-week range 90thpercentile of the 52-week range

$98.01low

$300.68high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$DDOG · $280.24 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read

/ 100

Technicals 87/100

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$249.25 ↑

100-day$249.03 ↑

200-day$195.54 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading57.3 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-1.275

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width69% · 16.0%

Squeeze — volatility compressing

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.93 · Neutral

Rel volume0.83×

Pocket pivots · 10d0

5d vs 50d vol78%

Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

Support & Resistance

R · $292.72swing level

R · $300.6852-week high

Price · $280.24now

S · $243.63swing level

S · $237.67swing level

S · $225.26swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$262.93

38.2%$239.57

50.0%$220.69

61.8%$201.82

78.6%$174.94

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 95 (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 (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: 7 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

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

partialEnter on break of $280.24 pivot with stop at $257.82 (risk 8.0%). SEPA Grade B (5/7).

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $280.24, MA150 $219.80, MA200 $195.54

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $219.80 vs MA200 $195.54

Failing evidence

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+1.7% QoQ

2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 3.8%

9/12 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 95

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +27.7% | ROE 3.8%

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+1.7% QoQ

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 5.71%

3/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein Watch B Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 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 $280.24 vs MA200 $195.54

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.83x

6/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

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 $243.63

Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $14.17 (5.06% 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 $322.28-$336.29; trail the rest

Failing evidence

Named Zanger pattern onlyPartial Move 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); Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.

Passing evidence

Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 95 — 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)+1.7% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average

Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 904.0x — no PEG or forward P/E stored

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$280.24

Relative strengthRS 95

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.83x

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.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (6.8% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence

Price$280.24

Relative strengthRS 95

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.83x

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.

Passing evidence

Price$280.24

Relative strengthRS 95

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.83x

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 ▲ Rising

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +1 A

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 5/7 met

B 5/7 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 +2%

✓ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +28%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 80%

✗ ROE ≥17% 4%

✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 95

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -6.8%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Dennis EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Dennis C · 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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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish forming

75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~252.28 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~203.89. A push back above 284.75 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 300.68 invalidates it.

Confirms below 252.28

Invalidates at 300.68

Left Shoulder 292.72

Head 300.68

Right Shoulder 284.75

Neckline 252.28

Target 203.89

LS 292.72 / head 300.68 / RS 284.75, neckline ~252.28, vol_fading=no

Inverse Head & Shoulders bullish forming

80% built

Possible inverse head & shoulders — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close above ~316.39 (neckline) to confirm, with a measured move toward ~429.53. A drop under the right shoulder near 243.63 weakens the structure; a close below the head near 203.24 invalidates it.

Confirms above 316.39

Invalidates at 203.24

Left Shoulder 219.00

Head 203.24

Right Shoulder 243.63

Neckline 316.39

Target 429.53

LS 219.00 / head 203.24 / RS 243.63, neckline ~316.39, 11.4% below confirmation

Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.

Pattern Analysis

Partial Move ⚠ Late-stage base (#4) ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 95

Trend template 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 73.1* (B)

predictor: ✓ predicted direction: up probability: 0.72 retrace pct: 58.5 formation low: 203.24 formation high: 300.68 volume ratio: 0.722 depth pct: 32.41 validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed

Why This Setup?

Partial Move · schematic

Cup (no handle) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Late-stage base (#4) ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 95

Trend template 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 70.7* (B)

24.9% cup depth rims outside 10% ideal

Cup 24.9% deep from a $270.54 left rim to a $203.24 low
Rims 11.1% apart (accepted, but outside the 10% ideal)
Rounded U-shaped bottom (no V)
Pivot $300.68 fixed at the higher lip (left-side high)
No close above the pivot yet
Breakout-day volume 0.8x the 50-day average
Volume dried up in the base
Prior advance into the rim: 184.4%

Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability

depth=24.9%, lips_diff=11.1%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, breakout_vol=0.8x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (95) | Moderate pattern (63%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 51/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.7 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Late-stage base (#4); Not actionable yet
setup_key=cup_no_handle|2026-09-08|2026-10-12|300.68 · cup_handle/2026-10-03
anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 95, "bars_ago": 34, "date": "2026-09-08", "price": 203.24}, "breakout": null, "left_lip": {"bar": 51, "bars_ago": 78, "date": "2026-07-07", "price": 270.5395}, "right_lip": {"bar": 119, "bars_ago": 10, "date": "2026-10-12", "price": 300.68}}

Why This Setup?

Cup (no handle) · 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 6 days — event risk
Volume confirms — partly met 0.8× average — light
A relative-strength leader — met RS rank 90
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 $280.24 vs SMA150 $219.80 / SMA200 $195.54

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $219.80 vs SMA200 $195.54

SMA 200 trending up Slope +13.24 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $249.25

Price above SMA 50 $280.24 vs SMA50 $249.25

30%+ above 52-week low +185.9% from $98.01

Within 25% of 52-week high -6.8% from $300.68

RS score above 70 RS 95

Fundamentals

52W Range

90%

Mkt Cap SEC

79.6B

EPS QoQ

+2%

Rev YoY

+28%

ROE

Gross Margin

80%

D/E

0.26

EPS TTM

$0.31

P/E TTM

904.0x

Insider

No Buy

Company

Company profile

Datadog, Inc.

DDOG · NASDAQ · Technology Services · Packaged Software

O'Neil · Grade Card

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

B 73.1* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M

C · Curr. EPS

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

100

W. Support

$128.00

W. Resist

$300.68

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Oct 27

Partial Move ✓ Gate

Oct 26

Cup (no handle) ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

Oct 23

Partial Move ✓ Gate

80 +3.9%

Oct 23

Partial Move ✓ Gate

68 +3.9%

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