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LNC · Lincoln National Corporation

$43.56 +0.05% Sep 10 close

Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 62/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 62, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Lincoln National Corporation

Lincoln National Corporation is a mid-cap Multi-Line Insurance company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $8B.

Finance Multi-Line Insurance stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1

$43.56 latest close

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Verdict · setup score 62/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 62, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Earnings

Normal technical setup

No sourced report date Event risk is not modelled for this symbol

Deterministic evidence

LNC+0.05%

Sector proxy · XLF-0.33%

Broad market · SPY-0.60%

Same completed session window ending 2026-09-10. LNC was +0.38 points vs XLF. +0.65 points vs SPY.

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+0.05% From the open-0.57% Range position39% GapNo gap

QQQ confirmationDiverging (-1.06%) SMH confirmationDiverging (-2.44%)

Short-term conviction -1 points.

QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.

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 $43.56 +0.1% Sep 10 close

52W High $47.67 8.6% below high

Wks Since High 5w

Base Depth 10.7% 12.0% today

RS Rank 32 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $42.83

Avg Vol 1,947,465

Rel Vol (Sep 10) 0.59×

More stats

52W Low $32.18

Tight Wks 0

Base B1

SMA 200 $39.48

RS Line vs High -15.3%

RS Line Slope -1.3% ▼

Group Rank #43/58

ADR% 2.7%

ATR(14) $1.16 (2.7%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

U/D Vol 0.59

A/D Days 12A / 11D

A/D Rating B

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Position in 52-week range 73rdpercentile of the 52-week range

$32.18low

$47.67high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$LNC · $43.56 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read

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Technicals 53/100

Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▼ Weak / rolling over

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$42.83 ↑

100-day$39.47 ↑

200-day$39.48 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading50.1 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-0.076

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width47% · 10.8%

Squeeze — volatility compressing

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.59 · Distribution

Rel volume0.59×

Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $47.6752-week high

Price · $43.56now

S · $41.93swing level

S · $40.29swing level

S · $35.28swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$44.26

38.2%$42.15

50.0%$40.45

61.8%$38.74

78.6%$36.31

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

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Daily downtrendWeekly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume distribution

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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: 4 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

Minervini

Avoid

Minervini D

Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $43.56, MA150 $38.30, MA200 $39.48

1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $42.83, MA150 $38.30, MA200 $39.48

Failing evidence

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $38.30 vs MA200 $39.48

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 41

5/10 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 high8.6% below high | RS line new high: False

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.67%

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 41

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 $43.56 vs MA200 $39.48

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.59x

Relative strength ≥ 60RS 41

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$43.56

Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 41

Volume vs average0.59x

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$43.56

Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 41

Volume vs average0.59x

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$43.56

Distance from 52-week high8.6% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 41

Volume vs average0.59x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Base & Breakout

Breakout follow-through

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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 B

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met

C 2/7 criteria

Separate score from the Minervini 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 -1%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% —

✗ ROE ≥17% —

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 41

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -8.6%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Livermore EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Livermore 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: Treat the resistance break as a pivotal point only while the primary trend and relative strength remain aligned.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Wait for price and volume to confirm the pivotal-point break; anticipation below the line is not confirmation.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Place the initial stop below the pivotal line or the reaction low that would prove the breakout false.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Raise protection beneath successive higher reaction lows as the trend advances; never move a protective line farther away.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when price fails the pivotal line, breaks the latest meaningful reaction low, or shows abnormal reversal action.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish forming

75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~40.29 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~32.91. A push back above 46.08 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 47.67 invalidates it.

Confirms below 40.29

Invalidates at 47.67

Left Shoulder 42.66

Head 47.67

Right Shoulder 46.08

Neckline 40.29

Target 32.91

LS 42.66 / head 47.67 / RS 46.08, neckline ~40.29, vol_fading=yes

Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.

Pattern Analysis

Trend Only

62 setup score

RS Score 41

Trend template 6/8

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Trend Only · schematic

Gatekeeper 6/8 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Volume drying up (bullish) | Stage 2

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.

1/7 universals met

A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 32 — laggard
Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
Clear of earnings — partly met Report date unknown
Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms — partly met 0.6× average — light
In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 6/8

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 $43.56 vs SMA150 $38.30 / SMA200 $39.48

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $38.30 vs SMA200 $39.48

SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.32 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $42.83

Price above SMA 50 $43.56 vs SMA50 $42.83

30%+ above 52-week low +35.4% from $32.18

Within 25% of 52-week high -8.6% from $47.67

RS score above 70 RS 41

Fundamentals

52W Range

73%

Mkt Cap SEC

8.3B

Rev YoY

-1%

EPS TTM

$5.83

P/E TTM

7.5x

Float

191M

Company

Company profile

Lincoln National Corporation

LNC · NYSE · Finance · Multi-Line Insurance

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

7/8

W. RS

W. Support

$32.22

W. Resist

$47.67

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Sep 11

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Sep 11

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Sep 11

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Sep 10

Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate

47 0.0%

Sep 10

Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate

47 0.0%

Sep 09

Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

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