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LH · Labcorp Holdings Inc.

$329.90 +0.29% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Wyckoff SOS · Setup Score 68/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 68, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Labcorp Holdings Inc.

Labcorp Holdings Inc. is a large-cap Medical/Nursing Services company in the Health Services sector with a market cap of $27B.

Health Services Medical/Nursing Services stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$329.90 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Support 259.68–262.55 · 7 touches · strong
Support 271.00–272.83 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 290.65–292.02 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 256.30–257.80 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 248.00–248.59 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 68/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 68, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$320$340AugSepOct$330

What would change this verdict

What needs to turn for this to become buyable — the top failing checks across the legend council:

  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +17.4% QoQ
  • Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE 11.6%
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +17.4% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 74
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.91x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
69 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (69/100) — 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%) 74
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 73
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 74: above-average strength. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 73: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Post-earnings setup

Next earnings Monday, October 26, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

LH+0.29%
Sector proxy · XLV+0.00%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. LH was +0.29 points vs XLV. -0.42 points vs SPY.
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+0.29% From the open+0.04% Range position60% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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 $329.90 +0.3% Oct 26 close
52W High $341.80 3.5% below high
Wks Since High 8w
Base Depth 11.4%
RS Rank 46 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $320.98
Avg Vol 719,142
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.91× 2.62× on up days
More stats
52W Low $244.52
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 200 $285.54
RS Line vs High -3.0%
RS Line Slope +6.7% ▲
Group Rank #25/66
ADR% 2.0%
ATR(14) $7.24 (2.2%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 12A / 10D
A/D Rating B
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 88thpercentile of the 52-week range
$244.52low
$341.80high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$LH · $329.90 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
100
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Technicals 100/100
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$320.98 ↑
100-day$303.45 ↑
200-day$285.54 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading63.6 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+1.964

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width92% · 9.9%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol2.62 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.91×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol99%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

  • Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $341.8052-week high
Price · $329.90now
S · $304.18swing level
S · $262.11swing level
S · $257.80swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$320.14
38.2%$306.73
50.0%$295.90
61.8%$285.07
78.6%$269.65

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

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Weekly 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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (68/100, 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: 7 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $329.90, MA150 $289.72, MA200 $285.54
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $289.72 vs MA200 $285.54
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+17.4% QoQ
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 11.6%
9/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (2/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high3.5% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.20%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+17.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 74
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch C Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

mediumClassic Stage 2 advancing phase — strong weekly trend confirms uptrend. This is Weinstein's sweet spot: buy and hold while price remains above the 30-week MA.

Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $329.90 vs MA200 $285.54
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.91x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 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 $302.71
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $7.31 (2.22% 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 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 $379.38-$395.88; 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
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch B Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+17.4% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 31.5x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Monetary conditions: don't fight the FedFed series stored but too thin to read direction
5/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$329.90
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.91x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (3.5% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence
Price$329.90
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.91x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 74.

Passing evidence
Price$329.90
Relative strengthRS 74
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.91x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume0.91x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
107RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +2 B
A: 15 D: 13 Net: +265 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 (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 +17%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +7%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% 29%
✗ ROE ≥17% 12%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 74
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -3.5%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Darvas EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Darvas B · 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 top of the active Darvas box near the high as the mechanical breakout boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require price to clear the box top with volume confirmation; movement inside the box remains observation, not a trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Start below the active box support or the canonical structural stop that proves the breakout failed.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: As higher boxes form, raise the stop beneath the newest confirmed box floor; the stop moves up only.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when price breaks the active box floor or decisively falls back through the breakout structure.
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 near confirmation
90% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~317.71 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~293.62. A push back above 327.95 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 341.80 invalidates it.

Confirms below 317.71
Invalidates at 341.80
Left Shoulder 316.11
Head 341.80
Right Shoulder 327.95
Neckline 317.71
Target 293.62

LS 316.11 / head 341.80 / RS 327.95, neckline ~317.71, 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

Wyckoff SOS ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming
68 setup score
RS Score 74
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 69.4* (B)
range low: 254.017 range high: 322.149 range pct: 0.268 sos thrust: 0.024 sos vol ratio: 1.451 sos bars ago: 2 near lps: ✓ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
Wyckoff SOS · schematic

SOS: breakout above range_high=322.15, thrust=2.4%, vol=1.5x avg, lps=near, 2 bars ago | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (74) | Moderate pattern (68%) | Accumulation (2.6× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Readiness 69/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.4 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Head & shoulders top forming

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Pocket Pivot ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 74
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 67.2* (B)
volume ratio: 1.36 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 2 signal close: 329.93 validation reason: valid pocket-pivot multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup?
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 961,893 vs max down vol 707,274 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=2 | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (74) | Moderate pattern (65%) | Accumulation (2.6× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Readiness 58/100 (early) | CANSLIM 67.2 (B) | ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming; Not actionable yet

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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.

4/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 46 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.9× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
  • Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

8/8 ✓

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 $329.90 vs SMA150 $289.72 / SMA200 $285.54
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $289.72 vs SMA200 $285.54
SMA 200 trending up Slope +6.07 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $320.98
Price above SMA 50 $329.90 vs SMA50 $320.98
30%+ above 52-week low +34.9% from $244.52
Within 25% of 52-week high -3.5% from $341.80
RS score above 70 RS 74

Fundamentals

52W Range
88%
Mkt Cap SEC
26.8B
EPS QoQ
+17%
Rev YoY
+7%
ROE
12%
Gross Margin
29%
D/E
0.66
EPS TTM
$10.46
P/E TTM
31.5x
Float
81M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Labcorp Holdings Inc.
LH · NYSE · Health Services · Medical/Nursing Services
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 69.4* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
81
A · Annual EPS
67
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
74
I · Inst. Spons.
50
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
76
W. Support
$248.59
W. Resist
$341.80
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 88 (Darvas Box)Oct 23: 90 (Darvas Box)Oct 23: 90 (Darvas Box)Oct 23: 90 (Darvas Box)Oct 26: 68 (Wyckoff SOS)Oct 27: 68 (Wyckoff SOS)68
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
68
Oct 26
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
68 0.0%
Oct 23
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
90 +0.3%
Oct 23
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
90 +0.3%
Oct 23
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
90 +0.3%
Oct 23
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
88 +0.3%

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