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GWW · W.W. Grainger, Inc.
$1398.95 latest stored close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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$GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc.W.W. Grainger, Inc. is a large-cap Wholesale Distributors company in the Distribution Services sector with a market cap of $66B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Bearish RSI Divergence
Price higher high ($1374.78→$1402.03) but RSI lower high (69→65) — momentum diverging
Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.
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
Pre-earnings setup
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
Deterministic evidence
GWW+1.18%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionPositive
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.
AI interpretation (optional)
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Setup Quality
B+
5/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✗
Power Trend 3d
✓ RS New High
✓ Trend 8/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 77.4 (B)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #2 (B)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$GWW · $1398.95 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
93
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$1323.26 ↑
100-day$1226.86 ↑
200-day$1125.06 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading61.4 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateWeakening
Histogram-2.419
Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width92% · 5.3%
Squeeze — volatility compressing
Near the upper band — buyers in control. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.71 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.5×
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $1419.9152-week high
Price · $1398.95now
S · $1328.95swing level
S · $1304.49swing level
S · $1220.83swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$1328.64
38.2%$1272.18
50.0%$1226.55
61.8%$1180.92
78.6%$1115.95
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 bullishVolume accumulation
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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 B
Trend-template read: 10/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $1398.95, MA150 $1179.49, MA200 $1125.06
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $1179.49 vs MA200 $1125.06
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+23.4% QoQ
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+4.5% YoY
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +4.5% | ROE 47.8%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high1.5% below high | RS line new high: True
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+23.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 79
Watch
Weinstein B
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $1398.95 vs MA200 $1125.06
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.50x
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$1398.95
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.50x
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$1398.95
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.50x
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$1398.95
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.50x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
Breakout Health
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
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 +10
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 4/7 met
B
4/7 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
+23%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+5%
Gross margin ≥30%
39%
ROE ≥17%
48%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
79
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-1.5%
Method Playbook
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EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Weinstein 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 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.
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Rising Wedge
bearish
forming
70%
built
Possible rising wedge — momentum narrowing as price grinds higher. Watch for a break below rising support ~1390.17 to confirm a reversal; a decisive push above ~1438.61 invalidates it.
Confirms below
1390.17
Invalidates at
1438.61
Upper Trendline
1438.61
Lower Trendline
1390.17
10 highs / 10 lows, range narrowed 41%, slopes top 0.24%/bar · bottom 0.28%/bar
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
Three Weeks Tight
⚠ Bearish RSI divergence
70.0
score
RS Score
79
Trend
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
77.4* (B)
3 tight wks
max 1.40%/wk
✓ vol dry
vol 0.76x
+34% advance
Q: 43
Why This Setup?
Three Weeks Tight
3 tight weeks, max change 1.40%, prior advance 33.6%, vol dry-up yes (0.76x), quality 43 | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (79) | High-confidence pattern (80%) | Volume drying up (bullish) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | RS at new high | Stage 2 | Readiness 81/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 77.4 (B) | ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence
The Universal Edge Check
The panel is uneasy
Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.
2/7
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 0.5× average — light
- Clear of earnings in 7 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 83
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
$1398.95 vs SMA150 $1179.49 / SMA200 $1125.06
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $1179.49 vs SMA200 $1125.06
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +39.38 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $1323.26
Price above SMA 50
$1398.95 vs SMA50 $1323.26
30%+ above 52W low
+54.3% from $906.52
Within 25% of 52W high
-1.5% from $1419.91
RS score above 70
RS 79
Fundamentals
52W Range
96%
Mkt Cap SEC
66.0B
EPS QoQ
+23%
Rev YoY
+5%
ROE
48%
Gross Margin
39%
D/E
0.67
EPS TTM
$35.40
P/E TTM
39.5x
Float
47M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
$1398.95latest close
$66.0Bmarket cap
83RS rank
70setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
77.4* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
90
A · Annual EPS
91
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
79
I · Inst. Spons.
56
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
93
W. Support
$1033.19
W. Resist
$1419.91
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Three Weeks Tight
✓ Gate
70
Jul 27
Three Weeks Tight
✓ Gate
55
0.0%
Jul 24
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
55
+1.2%
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