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$613.50 -1.62% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Wyckoff SOS · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Mastercard Incorporated

Mastercard Incorporated is a large-cap Finance/Rental/Leasing company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $75B.

Finance Finance/Rental/Leasing stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1
$613.50 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: bos (bearish)
Support 487.31–490.07 · 5 touches · strong
Support 503.00–507.04 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 511.82–515.11 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 523.61–527.47 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 533.70–535.92 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 55/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$550$600AugSepOct$614

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 68
  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +9.6% QoQ
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +9.6% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 68
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.97x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 8/12 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.
63 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (63/100) — 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%) 68
  • Trend Template (25%) 88
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 70
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 35

RS rank 68: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 70: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 35: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 49, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

MA-1.62%
Sector proxy · XLF+0.21%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. MA was -1.83 points vs XLF. -2.33 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionWeak Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

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-1.62% From the open-1.37% Range position19% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
  • A sourced earnings report is still pending inside the risk window; ordinary technical conviction is reduced until it is out.
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 $613.50 -1.6% Oct 26 close
52W High $633.29 3.1% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 3.5%
RS Rank 31 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $582.54
Avg Vol 2,873,549
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.97× 1.67× on up days
More stats
52W Low $464.52
Tight Wks 5
Base B1
SMA 200 $534.43
RS Line vs High -5.4%
RS Line Slope +8.7% ▲
Group Rank #38/66
ADR% 1.7%
ATR(14) $10.76 (1.8%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 16A / 18D
A/D Rating D
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 10d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 88thpercentile of the 52-week range
$464.52low
$633.29high

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$MA · $613.50 · 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 ▲ Uptrend
Weekly ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$582.54 ↑
100-day$555.89 ↑
200-day$534.43 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading61.6 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+2.747

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width69% · 19.0%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.67 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.97×
Pocket pivots · 10d2
5d vs 50d vol108%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 1

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

  • Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
  • 1 heavy-volume up day vs 1 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $633.2952-week high
Price · $613.50now
S · $563.17swing level
S · $554.59swing level
S · $545.41swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$593.46
38.2%$568.82
50.0%$548.90
61.8%$528.99
78.6%$500.64

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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (55/100, 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 C Trend-template read: 8/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $613.50, MA150 $537.41, MA200 $534.43
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $537.41 vs MA200 $534.43
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 68
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+9.6% QoQ
8/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +16.4% | ROE 232.5%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high3.1% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+9.6% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 68
3/8 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 $613.50 vs MA200 $534.43
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.97x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
dennis Watch C Turtle read: no Donchian signal. The system stays flat until price takes out the 20-day high.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $545.41
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $10.20 (1.66% 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 D 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
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $705.52-$736.20; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $617.15 · 20-day MA $592.45 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyWyckoff SOS is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Not confirmed
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
4% Model (breadth proxy)61% of universe above 50-day — broad strength (adapted from Ned Davis 4% Model)
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+9.6% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 37.1x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$613.50
Distance from 52-week high3.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.97x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (3.1% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence
Price$613.50
Distance from 52-week high3.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.97x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 68.

Passing evidence
Price$613.50
Distance from 52-week high3.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.97x
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 ▲ Rising
96RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +3 D
A: 15 D: 12 Net: +365 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C 3/7 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 +10%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +16%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✓ ROE ≥17% 232%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 68
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -3.1%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Weinstein EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Weinstein 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 Stage 1 resistance and the rising 30-week moving average as the Stage 2 transition boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-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.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-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.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-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.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-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.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Pattern Analysis

Wyckoff SOS Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 15% (n=225) · source bars 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 · avg +0.3% per setup (+0.04R) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 68
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 70.1* (B)
range low: 486.433 range high: 574.282 range pct: 0.181 sos thrust: 0.073 sos vol ratio: 1.21 sos bars ago: 7 near lps: ✓ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Wyckoff SOS · schematic

SOS: breakout above range_high=574.28, thrust=7.3%, vol=1.2x avg, lps=near, 7 bars ago | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (78%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Tight base (5 tight wks) | Readiness 48/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.1 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; Not actionable yet

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Pocket Pivot ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 68
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 71.5* (B)
volume ratio: 1.25 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 2 signal close: 633.21 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? D+W Confluence
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 4,037,368 vs max down vol 3,229,894 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=2 | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | Moderate pattern (65%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Tight base (5 tight wks) | Readiness 55/100 (early) | CANSLIM 71.5 (B) | ⚠ 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.

3/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 31 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Partly met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
  • Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
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 $613.50 vs SMA150 $537.41 / SMA200 $534.43
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $537.41 vs SMA200 $534.43
SMA 200 trending up Slope +2.13 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $582.54
Price above SMA 50 $613.50 vs SMA50 $582.54
30%+ above 52-week low +32.1% from $464.52
Within 25% of 52-week high -3.1% from $633.29
RS score above 70 RS 68

Fundamentals

52W Range
88%
Mkt Cap SEC
75.2B
EPS QoQ
+10%
Rev YoY
+16%
ROE
232%
D/E
2.46
EPS TTM
$16.52
P/E TTM
37.1x
Float
123M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Mastercard Incorporated
MA · NYSE · Finance · Finance/Rental/Leasing
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 70.1* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
69
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
55
L · Leader RS
68
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
70
W. Support
$464.52
W. Resist
$633.29
W. Patterns
Base Breakout Basing
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 91 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 23: 93 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 26: 55 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 27: 55 (Wyckoff SOS)55
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
55
Oct 26
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
55 0.0%
Oct 23
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
93 -1.6%
Oct 23
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
91 -1.6%

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