Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Simple research view
ECL · Ecolab Inc.
$288.89 +0.12% Oct 26 close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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$ECL
Ecolab Inc.Ecolab Inc. is a large-cap Chemicals: Specialty company in the Process Industries sector with a market cap of $81B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Double Top
Double Top (forming): peaks $295.33 and $295.95 (2026-10-15) with the neckline at $267.46. neckline $267.46 intact (8.0% above it). Measured move targets $239.28; invalidation above $301.87. 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: uptrend
Latest event: structure_shift
(bullish)
Support
265.79–268.52
· 8 touches · strong
Support
251.74–252.66
· 5 touches · strong
Support
276.62–279.00
· 5 touches · strong
Support
283.74–285.68
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
270.86–271.12
· 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 $272.02 vs MA200 $275.47
- Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 46
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — CANSLIM grade C
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 46
- Weinstein Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmed — Stage 3 (Topping)
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.98x
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: avoid Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
52
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (52/100) — 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%) 46
- Trend Template (25%) 62
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 63
- EPS Growth (15%) 50
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 30
RS rank 46: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 63: mild accumulation. No recent earnings growth data — scored neutral. Quality 30: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30). Updated 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Post-earnings setup
Next earnings
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Before market open
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
ECL+0.12%
Sector proxy · XLB+0.14%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionPositive
Sector reactionWeak
Opening surge—
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+0.12%
From the open-0.02%
Range position48%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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More stats
52W Low
$243.15
Tight Wks
0
Base
B1
SMA 200
$275.47
RS Line vs High
-16.0%
RS Line Slope
+3.8% ▲
Group Rank
#53/66
ADR%
1.8%
ATR(14)
$5.28 (1.8%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
12A / 11D
A/D Rating
B
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
9d
Earnings
TODAY
ECL Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$ECL · $288.89 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
95
/ 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$280.67 ↑
100-day$277.24 ↑
200-day$275.47 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading58.8 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+0.531
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width73% · 8.7%
Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.72 · Neutral
Rel volume0.98×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol102%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 1
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
- 1 heavy-volume up day vs 1 down in the last 20 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $295.64swing level
R · $309.2752-week high
Price · $288.89now
S · $273.33swing level
S · $268.08swing level
S · $260.32swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$283.49
38.2%$275.78
50.0%$269.55
61.8%$263.32
78.6%$254.45
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 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 (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:
5 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini
Avoid
D
Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $288.89, MA150 $272.02, MA200 $275.47
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $280.67, MA150 $272.02, MA200 $275.47
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $272.02 vs MA200 $275.47
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 46
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high6.6% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.83%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade C
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 46
Weinstein
Avoid
D
Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $288.89 vs MA200 $275.47
30-week MA trending upwardFrom weekly scan context
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.98x
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 $267.46
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.41 (1.87% 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 $332.22-$346.67; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyWyckoff SOS 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: Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (2025 adv / 1725 dec) — participation expanding
4% Model (breadth proxy)63% of universe above 50-day — broad strength (adapted from Ned Davis 4% Model)
Failing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 39.7x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$288.89
Distance from 52-week high6.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 46
Volume vs average0.98x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$288.89
Distance from 52-week high6.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 46
Volume vs average0.98x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 46.
Passing evidence
Price$288.89
Distance from 52-week high6.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 46
Volume vs average0.98x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
Latest candle: Doji — Open and close nearly equal — indecision. After a strong move it can signal a pause or pending reversal; wait for confirmation.
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 -2
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 1/7 met
D
1/7 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
+2%
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
—
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
46
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 3
Within 25% of 52W high
-6.6%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Weinstein
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Weinstein D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use Stage 1 resistance and the rising 30-week moving average as the Stage 2 transition boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require a Stage 2 breakout above resistance on expanding volume; avoid entries while the 30-week average is flat or falling.
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 breakout structure or Stage 1 support where a return to the base invalidates the Stage 2 transition.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Trail beneath rising 30-week support or later higher swing lows while Stage 2 remains intact.
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 a decisive 30-week support failure or a Stage 3/Stage 4 transition; never treat a failed Stage 2 break as healthy consolidation.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →
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Pattern Analysis
55
setup score
RS Score
46
Trend template
5/8
CANSLIM
64.9* (C)
range low: 251.264
range high: 284.935
range pct: 0.134
sos thrust: 0.014
sos vol ratio: 2.143
sos bars ago: 6
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 · schematic
SOS: breakout above range_high=284.94, thrust=1.4%, vol=2.1x avg, lps=near, 6 bars ago | Moderate trend (5/8) | High-confidence pattern (85%) | Power Trend | Readiness 61/100 (early) | CANSLIM 64.9 (C) | ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping); Not actionable yet
Partial Move
⚠ Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
46
Trend template
5/8
CANSLIM
62.3* (C)
predictor: ✓
predicted direction: up
probability: 0.72
retrace pct: 42.9
formation low: 267.46
formation high: 295.95
volume ratio: 1.022
depth pct: 9.63
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 5/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Partial Move · schematic
Partial decline stalled at 42.9% of range (267.46–295.95) without touching the bottom; predicts upward break ~72% of the time. Predictor — breakout not confirmed. | Moderate trend (5/8) | High-confidence pattern (72%) | Power Trend | Readiness 48/100 (early) | CANSLIM 62.3 (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 9 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
- In a confirmed uptrend — partly met Stage 3 · Trend template 5/8 — not yet Stage 2
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
- Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- 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
$288.89 vs SMA150 $272.02 / SMA200 $275.47
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $272.02 vs SMA200 $275.47
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.90 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $280.67
Price above SMA 50
$288.89 vs SMA50 $280.67
30%+ above 52-week low
+18.8% from $243.15
Within 25% of 52-week high
-6.6% from $309.27
RS score above 70
RS 46
Fundamentals
52W Range
69%
Mkt Cap SEC
81.0B
Rev YoY
+2%
EPS TTM
$7.28
P/E TTM
39.7x
Float
280M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Ecolab Inc.
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
C
64.9* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
70
A · Annual EPS
58
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
46
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
5/8
W. RS
60
W. Support
$243.15
W. Resist
$295.95
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakOct 27
Wyckoff SOS
55
Oct 26
watchlist_candidate
0
0.0%
Oct 23
Wyckoff SOS
67
+0.1%
Oct 23
Wyckoff SOS
55
+0.1%
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