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Institutional selling is building — 7 distribution days in the last 25 sessions. Severe risk · 93/100 · 7 distribution days (SPY) Sep 11 Full briefing →
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JNJ · Johnson & Johnson

$266.35 -0.27% Sep 10 close
Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 77/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 77, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is a mega-cap Pharmaceuticals: Major company in the Health Technology sector with a market cap of $642B.

Health Technology Pharmaceuticals: Major stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1
$266.35 latest close
Verdict · setup score 77/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 77, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

JNJ-0.27%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
Same completed session window ending 2026-09-10. +0.33 points vs SPY.

Session internals Weak

Rule: closed flat-to-down and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-0.27% From the open-1.43% Range position11% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%) SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)
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 $266.35 -0.3% Sep 10 close
52W High $281.07 5.2% below high
Wks Since High 0w 1w today
Base Depth 4.3% 5.5% today
RS Rank 57 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $262.48
Avg Vol 7,137,167
Rel Vol (Sep 10) 0.69×
More stats
52W Low $173.33
Tight Wks 1
Base B1
SMA 200 $236.81
RS Line vs High -8.4%
RS Line Slope +4.3% ▲
Group Rank #27/58
ADR% 1.7%
ATR(14) $5.29 (2.0%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
U/D Vol 1.06
A/D Days 22A / 15D
A/D Rating A+
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings in 31d
Position in 52-week range 86thpercentile of the 52-week range
$173.33low
$281.07high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$JNJ · $266.35 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
75
/ 100
Technicals 75/100
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 ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$262.48 ↑
100-day$247.00 ↑
200-day$236.81 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading49.5 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening
Histogram-0.875

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width35% · 7.1%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.06 · Neutral
Rel volume0.69×

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

Support & Resistance

R · $269.43swing level
R · $275.69swing level
R · $281.0752-week high
Price · $266.35now
S · $263.83swing level
S · $250.44swing level
S · $245.49swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$266.74
38.2%$257.88
50.0%$250.72
61.8%$243.56
78.6%$233.36

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

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Weekly 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.

Council consensus: 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
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 $266.35, MA150 $245.11, MA200 $236.81
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $245.11 vs MA200 $236.81
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 65
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
6/10 checks
Avoid
O'Neil D

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

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high5.2% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.99%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 65
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable
2/8 checks
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 $266.35 vs MA200 $236.81
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.69x
6/7 checks
Watch
Livermore B

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

Passing evidence
Price$266.35
Distance from 52-week high5.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.69x
3/6 checks
Watch
Darvas B

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

Passing evidence
Price$266.35
Distance from 52-week high5.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.69x
3/6 checks
Watch
Wyckoff B

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

Passing evidence
Price$266.35
Distance from 52-week high5.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.69x
3/6 checks
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

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 ▲ Rising
130RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +1 A+
A: 15 D: 14 Net: +165 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C 2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (7/8): 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) 65
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high -5.2%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO
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.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Pattern Analysis

77 setup score
RS Score 65
Trend template 7/8
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
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.

2/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 57 — laggard
  • 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
  • Clear of earnings — met in 31 days
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

7/8

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 $266.35 vs SMA150 $245.11 / SMA200 $236.81
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $245.11 vs SMA200 $236.81
SMA 200 trending up Slope +7.74 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $262.48
Price above SMA 50 $266.35 vs SMA50 $262.48
30%+ above 52-week low +53.7% from $173.33
Within 25% of 52-week high -5.2% from $281.07
RS score above 70 RS 65

Fundamentals

52W Range
86%
Mkt Cap SEC
641.9B
Rev YoY
+6%
EPS TTM
$11.03
P/E TTM
24.1x
Float
2.4B

Company

Company profile
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ · NYSE · Health Technology · Pharmaceuticals: Major

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
82
W. Support
$220.37
W. Resist
$281.07
W. Patterns
Base Breakout
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Sep 10: 77 (Trend Only)Sep 10: 77 (Trend Only)Sep 10: 78 (Trend Only)Sep 10: 78 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 75 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 77 (Trend Only)77
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
77
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
77 0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
77 0.0%

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