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ESS · Essex Property Trust, Inc.

$290.68 latest stored close

Detected setup Trend Only

Watch · Quality 64/100

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Essex Property Trust, Inc.

Essex Property Trust, Inc. is a large-cap Real Estate Investment Trusts company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $19B.

Buy · 62 Finance Real Estate Investment Trusts stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1 Data 1h 3m ago

$290.68 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Rising Wedge prior_advance=26.1%, converging=yes, narrowing=55%, touches=upper:3/lower:2, trigger=broke

Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.

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Council read · 6 methods

Watch — evidence is building

0 buyable · 5 watch · 1 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.

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Earnings-risk mode

Pre-earnings setup

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

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

ESS-0.95%

Broad market · SPY+0.02%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. -0.97 points vs SPY.

CatalystUnavailable Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionUnavailable Opening surgeUnavailable Event riskEarnings-driven

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 $290.68 Jul 27 close

52W High $303.35 -4.2%

52W Low $238.46

Wks Since High 2w

Base Depth -4.3%

Tight Wks 2

Base B1

SMA 50 $284.92

SMA 200 $263.01

Avg Vol 490,981

RS Rank 35

RS vs High -14.0%

RS Slope -1.5% ▼

Grp Rank #44/64

ADR% 1.7%

ATR(14) $4.94 (1.7%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.73×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 1.20

A/D Days 14A / 8D

A/D Rating A+

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Earnings TODAY

$238.46

$303.35 80%

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Setup Quality C 3/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✗ Power Trend ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 6/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #1 (A)

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$ESS · $290.68 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read

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Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$284.92 ↑

100-day$269.29 ↑

200-day$263.01 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading50.2 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-1.118

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width13% · 3.5%

Squeeze — volatility compressing

Near the lower band — under pressure or oversold. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.2 · Neutral

Rel volume0.73×

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

Support & Resistance

R · $302.0052-week high

Price · $290.68now

S · $271.66swing level

S · $248.28swing level

S · $244.63swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$288.04

38.2%$278.56

50.0%$270.91

61.8%$263.25

78.6%$252.35

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

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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishRS 33 (laggard)

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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.

Minervini

Watch

Minervini C

Trend-template read: 6/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $290.68, MA150 $264.71, MA200 $263.01

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $264.71 vs MA200 $263.01

Failing evidence

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 33

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan

6/10 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.2% below high | RS line new high: False

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.70%

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 33

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable

2/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $290.68 vs MA200 $263.01

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.73x

Relative strength ≥ 60RS 33

4/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$290.68

Distance from 52-week high4.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 33

Volume vs average0.73x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$290.68

Distance from 52-week high4.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 33

Volume vs average0.73x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$290.68

Distance from 52-week high4.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 33

Volume vs average0.73x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Breakout Health

No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?

🕯 Latest candle: Shooting Star — Long upper shadow with a small body near the low — sellers rejected higher prices. A caution flag when price is extended above a pivot.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +6 A+

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met

C 2/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (6/8): 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 +6%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% —

✗ ROE ≥17% —

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 33

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -4.2%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Minervini 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 tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Pattern Analysis

Trend Only

63.5 score

RS Score 33

Trend 6/8 ✓

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Trend Only

Gatekeeper 6/8 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Stage 2 | Tight base (2 tight wks)

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 6/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.7× average — light
Clear of earnings in 0 days — event risk
A relative-strength leader RS 35 — laggard

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

6/8

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 $290.68 vs SMA150 $264.71 / SMA200 $263.01

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $264.71 vs SMA200 $263.01

SMA 200 trending up Slope +2.88 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $284.92

Price above SMA 50 $290.68 vs SMA50 $284.92

30%+ above 52W low +21.9% from $238.46

Within 25% of 52W high -4.2% from $303.35

RS score above 70 RS 33

Fundamentals

52W Range

80%

Mkt Cap SEC

18.7B

Rev YoY

+6%

EPS TTM

$10.40

P/E TTM

27.9x

Float

64M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

ESS · NYSE · Finance · Real Estate Investment Trusts

$290.68latest close $18.7Bmarket cap 35RS rank 64setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

6/8

W. RS

W. Support

$238.46

W. Resist

$303.35

W. Patterns

Basing

Weekly Structure

Trend Rising

Tight Weeks 2

Confirmation Constructive

Scan History

20× streak

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 27

Darvas Box ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

Jul 24

Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate

55 -0.9%

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