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DGX · Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
$231.84 latest stored close
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$DGX
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedQuest Diagnostics Incorporated is a large-cap Services to the Health Industry company in the Health Services sector with a market cap of $26B.
Council read · 6 methods
Watch — evidence is building
0 buyable · 5 watch · 1 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.
Earnings-risk mode
Normal technical setup
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
Deterministic evidence
DGX+1.75%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
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Setup Quality
A
6/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✓
Power Trend 8d
✓ RS New High
✓ Trend 8/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 69.7 (B)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #1 (A)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$DGX · $231.84 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
86
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$203.25 ↑
100-day$199.69 ↑
200-day$193.00 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading74.5 · Overbought
Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+2.065
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width111% · 14.9%
Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.58 · Distribution
Rel volume1.2×
Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $237.7852-week high
Price · $231.84now
S · $200.97swing level
S · $195.39swing level
S · $192.80swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$225.25
38.2%$217.50
50.0%$211.23
61.8%$204.96
78.6%$196.04
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.
Council consensus:
🟡 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Watch
Minervini C
Trend-template read: 8/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $231.84, MA150 $196.19, MA200 $193.00
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $196.19 vs MA200 $193.00
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+3.3% QoQ
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 14.1%
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.5% below high | RS line new high: True
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 3.17%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+3.3% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 74
Watch
Weinstein C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $231.84 vs MA200 $193.00
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.20x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$231.84
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$231.84
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$231.84
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.20x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume1.20x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
Breakout Health
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
🕯 Latest candle: Bullish Engulfing — Today's up candle fully engulfs yesterday's down candle — a classic bullish reversal, strongest after a pullback to support.
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 -5
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 3/7 met
C
3/7 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
+3%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+12%
Gross margin ≥30%
33%
ROE ≥17%
14%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
74
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-2.5%
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
62.2
score
RS Score
74
Trend
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
69.7* (B)
range low: 188.225
range high: 208.264
range pct: 0.106
sos thrust: 0.094
sos vol ratio: 3.905
sos bars ago: 2
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
SOS: breakout above range_high=208.26, thrust=9.4%, vol=3.9x avg, lps=extended, 2 bars ago | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (74) | High-confidence pattern (80%) | RS at new high | RS Blue Dot | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Recent gap-up (2d ago) | Readiness 67/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.7 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; Climax / exhaustion bar
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 1.2× average — light
- Clear of earnings in -7 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 77 — middling
Minervini Trend Template
8/8Grades 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
$231.84 vs SMA150 $196.19 / SMA200 $193.00
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $196.19 vs SMA200 $193.00
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +2.91 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $203.25
Price above SMA 50
$231.84 vs SMA50 $203.25
30%+ above 52W low
+39.8% from $165.78
Within 25% of 52W high
-2.5% from $237.78
RS score above 70
RS 74
Fundamentals
52W Range
92%
Mkt Cap SEC
25.6B
EPS QoQ
+3%
Rev YoY
+12%
ROE
14%
Gross Margin
33%
D/E
0.82
EPS TTM
$8.75
P/E TTM
26.5x
Float
110M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
$231.84latest close
$25.6Bmarket cap
77RS rank
62setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
69.7* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
60
A · Annual EPS
72
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
74
I · Inst. Spons.
50
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
82
W. Support
$181.37
W. Resist
$237.78
W. Patterns
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
62
Jul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
60
Jul 27
Base Breakout
✓ Gate
68
0.0%
Jul 27
Base Breakout
✓ Gate
67
0.0%
Jul 24
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
71
+1.7%
Jul 24
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
71
+1.7%
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