Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 84, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Simple research view
MET · MetLife, Inc.
$99.98 -0.06% Oct 27 close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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$MET
MetLife, Inc.MetLife, Inc. is a large-cap Multi-Line Insurance company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $64B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Double Top
Double Top (forming): peaks $100.93 and $98.54 (2026-09-15) with the neckline at $93.37. neckline $93.37 intact (7.1% above it). Measured move targets $87.00; invalidation above $102.95. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation.
Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos
(bullish)
Support
94.86–95.39
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
98.45–99.06
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
67.33–67.85
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
80.51–80.75
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
83.85–84.35
· 3 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 84/100 · data Oct 27 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 84, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Recent price action · daily
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% — -6.2% QoQ
- Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE 12.9%
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -6.2% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 79
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.62x
- 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%) 80
- Trend Template (25%) 100
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 64
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44
RS rank 79: above-average strength. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 64: mild accumulation. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-28.
Earnings
Pre-earnings setup
Next earnings
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
MET-0.06%
Sector proxy · XLF-0.25%
Broad market · SPY+0.56%
CatalystPending
Stock reactionNegative
Sector reactionWeak
Opening surgePending
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-0.06%
From the open-0.38%
Range position53%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.27%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (+3.02%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
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.
- 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.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$67.33
Tight Wks
3
Base
B1
SMA 200
$85.36
RS Line vs High
-4.2%
RS Line Slope
+5.2% ▲
Group Rank
#52/62
ADR%
2.0%
ATR(14)
$2.24 (2.2%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
15A / 12D
A/D Rating
A
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
2d
Earnings
in 6d
MET Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$MET · $99.98 · as of 2026-10-27 · multi-factor read
88
/ 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$97.38 ↑
100-day$94.50 ↑
200-day$85.36 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading53.6 · Neutral
Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+0.001
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width61% · 10.7%
Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.1 · Neutral
Rel volume0.62×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol117%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 1
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
- 1 heavy-volume down day vs 0 up in the last 20 sessions — supply is showing.
Support & Resistance
R · $100.93swing level
R · $103.6552-week high
Price · $99.98now
S · $93.78swing level
S · $91.78swing level
S · $84.18swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$97.28
38.2%$93.33
50.0%$90.15
61.8%$86.96
78.6%$82.42
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 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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (84/100, 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 $99.98, MA150 $88.88, MA200 $85.36
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $88.88 vs MA200 $85.36
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-6.2% QoQ
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 12.9%
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% 2.24%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-6.2% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 79
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 $99.98 vs MA200 $85.36
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.62x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
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 $92.21
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $2.08 (2.08% 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
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 $114.98-$119.98; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyBasing is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
zweig
Watch
D
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 21.2x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 79 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-6.2% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$99.98
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.62x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
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$99.98
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.62x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$99.98
Relative strengthRS 79
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.62x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
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
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net +6
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
-6%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+9%
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
13%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
79
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 levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →
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Pattern Analysis
84
setup score
RS Score
79
Trend template
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
70.1* (B)
base type: Flat Base
depth: 0.11
duration weeks: 12.0
tightness: 0.0214
near pivot: ✓
base volume ratio: 1.088
validation reason: valid basing setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup?
Basing · schematic
Flat Base: depth=11.0%, 12w, tightness=0.021, near_pivot=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Good RS (79) | Moderate pattern (65%) | Stage 2 | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 68/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 70.1 (B)
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 54 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 6 days — event risk
- Volume confirms — partly met 0.6× 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
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
$99.98 vs SMA150 $88.88 / SMA200 $85.36
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $88.88 vs SMA200 $85.36
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.79 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $97.38
Price above SMA 50
$99.98 vs SMA50 $97.38
30%+ above 52-week low
+48.5% from $67.33
Within 25% of 52-week high
-3.5% from $103.65
RS score above 70
RS 79
Fundamentals
52W Range
90%
Mkt Cap SEC
63.5B
EPS QoQ
-6%
Rev YoY
+9%
ROE
13%
D/E
0.67
EPS TTM
$4.71
P/E TTM
21.2x
Float
635M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
MetLife, Inc.
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
70.1* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
46
A · Annual EPS
69
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
79
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
72
W. Support
$76.64
W. Resist
$103.65
Weekly Structure
Trend
Rising
Tight Weeks
3
Confirmation
Constructive
Scan History
20× streakOct 28
Basing
✓ Gate
84
Oct 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
77
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
76
0.0%
Oct 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
76
0.0%
Oct 26
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
76
-0.1%
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