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$213.25 +0.40% Oct 26 close
Detected setup watchlist_candidate · Setup Score 0/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a large-cap Restaurants company in the Consumer Services sector with a market cap of $24B.

Consumer Services Restaurants stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$213.25 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: uptrend
Latest event: bos (bearish)
Support 202.05–203.90 · 6 touches · strong
Support 189.97–190.98 · 5 touches · strong
Resistance 218.93–220.65 · 5 touches · strong
Support 210.43–210.98 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 191.68–192.67 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 0/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$200$220AugSepOct$213

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 $204.81 vs MA200 $205.49
  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 56
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 56
  • O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.74x
  • Weinstein Relative strength ≥ 60 — RS 56
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.
54 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (54/100) — 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%) 56
  • Trend Template (25%) 62
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 68
  • EPS Growth (15%) 31
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 39

RS rank 56: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 68: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 39: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 42, leverage 60). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Thursday, September 24, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

DRI+0.40%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. -0.31 points vs SPY.

Session internals Green but fading

Rule: closed up but below the open and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+0.40% From the open-0.30% Range position27% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
  • Session closed below its open and in the lower third of the day's range — green on the day, but the move faded.
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 $213.25 +0.4% Oct 26 close
52W High $229.76 7.2% below high
Wks Since High 10w
Base Depth 15.1% 16.1% today
RS Rank 18 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $210.82
Avg Vol 1,142,238
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.74× 1.42× on up days
More stats
52W Low $169.00
Tight Wks 0
Base B2
SMA 200 $205.49
RS Line vs High -13.0%
RS Line Slope +9.1% ▲
Group Rank #47/66
ADR% 2.2%
ATR(14) $4.86 (2.3%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 15A / 13D
A/D Rating B
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings past
Position in 52-week range 73rdpercentile of the 52-week range
$169.00low
$229.76high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$DRI · $213.25 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
64
/ 100
Technicals 64/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$210.82 ↑
100-day$208.46 ↑
200-day$205.49 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading54.9 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+1.291

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width71% · 16.2%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.42 · Neutral
Rel volume0.74×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol86%
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 · $216.17swing level
R · $219.42swing level
R · $223.17swing level
Price · $213.25now
S · $210.86swing level
S · $205.70swing level
S · $195.57swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$220.37
38.2% ◄ price here$214.56
50.0%$209.87
61.8%$205.17
78.6%$198.49

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Above 200-day MA50/200 bullish
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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 (0/100, 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 $213.25, MA150 $204.81, MA200 $205.49
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $210.82, MA150 $204.81, MA200 $205.49
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $204.81 vs MA200 $205.49
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 56
7/10 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+41.8% QoQ
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +9.4% | ROE 50.7%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 56
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch D Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 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 $213.25 vs MA200 $205.49
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.74x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 56
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
dennis Watch C 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 $192.67
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.11 (2.40% 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 D 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
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $245.24-$255.90; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $213.67 · 20-day MA $206.25 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlywatchlist_candidate is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Data unavailable
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+41.8% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 20.5x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 56 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$213.25
Distance from 52-week high7.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 56
Volume vs average0.74x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$213.25
Distance from 52-week high7.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 56
Volume vs average0.74x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$213.25
Distance from 52-week high7.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 56
Volume vs average0.74x
3/6 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
104RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +8 B
A: 18 D: 10 Net: +865 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met
B 4/7 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 +42%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +9%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% 22%
✓ ROE ≥17% 51%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 56
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -7.2%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zweig EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Zweig D · 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 stock's recent consolidation high — Zweig buys strength in screened growers, not breakdowns.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Buy only when the growth screen passes: EPS growth above the market, PEG ≤ 1.5 (reasonable for the growth), insider buying, and RS leadership.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Define the loss before entry — Zweig's risk rule. Sell when the growth story breaks: earnings decelerate or the valuation stretches past reason.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Hold winners as long as earnings keep growing and the price holds its trend; sell half on a climax run.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when EPS growth falls below the market, the PEG stretches past reason, insiders stop buying — or the Super Model flips the market to defensive.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish forming
75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~190.98 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~152.20. A push back above 223.17 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 229.76 invalidates it.

Confirms below 190.98
Invalidates at 229.76
Left Shoulder 219.38
Head 229.76
Right Shoulder 223.17
Neckline 190.98
Target 152.20

LS 219.38 / head 229.76 / RS 223.17, neckline ~190.98, vol_fading=no

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

Pattern Analysis

watchlist_candidate
0 setup score
RS Score 56
Trend template 5/8
Why This Setup?
watchlist_candidate · schematic

Near-miss 5/8 — needs: sma150 above sma200, price above 30pct of 52w low, rs score above 70

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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.

1/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 18 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in -33 days — event risk
  • Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 5/8
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

5/8

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 $213.25 vs SMA150 $204.81 / SMA200 $205.49
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $204.81 vs SMA200 $205.49
SMA 200 trending up Slope +1.72 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $210.82
Price above SMA 50 $213.25 vs SMA50 $210.82
30%+ above 52-week low +26.2% from $169.00
Within 25% of 52-week high -7.2% from $229.76
RS score above 70 RS 56

Fundamentals

52W Range
73%
Mkt Cap SEC
24.1B
EPS QoQ
+42%
Rev YoY
+9%
ROE
51%
Gross Margin
22%
D/E
1.62
EPS TTM
$10.38
P/E TTM
20.5x
Float
113M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 0 (watchlist_candidate)Oct 23: 55 (Falling Wedge)Oct 26: 0 (watchlist_candidate)Oct 27: 0 (watchlist_candidate)0
Oct 27
watchlist_candidate
0
Oct 26
watchlist_candidate
0 0.0%
Oct 23
Falling Wedge
55 +0.4%
Oct 23
watchlist_candidate
0 +0.4%

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