Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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MMM · 3M Company
$172.79 -0.39% Oct 26 close
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$MMM
3M Company3M Company is a large-cap Industrial Conglomerates company in the Producer Manufacturing sector with a market cap of $89B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos
(bearish)
Support
161.95–163.31
· 6 touches · strong
Support
158.14–159.35
· 5 touches · strong
Support
147.28–148.40
· 4 touches · moderate
Inside
172.37–173.06
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
141.39–142.02
· 3 touches · moderate
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.
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 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 51
- Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +12.1% QoQ
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +12.1% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 51
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.08x
- Weinstein Relative strength ≥ 60 — RS 51
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/13 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; 3 supporting checks need improvement.
54
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (54/100) — 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%) 51
- Trend Template (25%) 75
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 65
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 33
RS rank 51: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 6/8: passes the uptrend screen, structure intact. Institutional score 65: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 33: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 43, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Pre-earnings setup
Next earnings
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Report time not confirmed by the source
Ordinary position sizing suppressed.
Earnings are less than three full trading sessions away; treat the gap as event risk, not ordinary stop-distance risk.
Deterministic evidence
MMM-0.39%
Sector proxy · XLI+1.42%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystPending
Stock reactionNegative
Sector reactionSupportive
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-0.39%
From the open-1.26%
Range position22%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
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
$139.34
Tight Wks
1
Base
B1
SMA 200
$160.96
RS Line vs High
-11.9%
RS Line Slope
+2.4% ▲
Group Rank
#56/66
ADR%
2.4%
ATR(14)
$4.23 (2.5%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
10A / 12D
A/D Rating
D
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Earnings
TODAY
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$MMM · $172.79 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
70
/ 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
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Moving Averages
50-day$168.94 ↑
100-day$167.78 ↑
200-day$160.96 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading59.2 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.501
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width85% · 11.9%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.95 · Neutral
Rel volume1.08×
Pocket pivots · 10d3
5d vs 50d vol187%
Heavy vol up / down3 / 0
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
- Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
- 3 heavy-volume up days vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $184.8052-week high
Price · $172.79now
S · $159.74swing level
S · $153.56swing level
S · $148.40swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6% ◄ price here$174.78
38.2%$168.52
50.0%$163.46
61.8%$158.40
78.6%$151.20
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Above 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 (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: 9/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $172.79, MA150 $161.12, MA200 $160.96
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $161.12 vs MA200 $160.96
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 51
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+12.1% QoQ
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 +1.5% | ROE 77.1%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high6.5% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+12.1% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 51
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 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 $172.79 vs MA200 $160.96
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.08x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 51
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 $159.21
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $3.94 (2.28% 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 $198.71-$207.35; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyRecord Volume is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
zweig
Watch
D
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — 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 28.8x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+12.1% 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 relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$172.79
Distance from 52-week high6.5% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 51
Volume vs average1.08x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$172.79
Distance from 52-week high6.5% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 51
Volume vs average1.08x
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 51.
Passing evidence
Price$172.79
Distance from 52-week high6.5% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 51
Volume vs average1.08x
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 +8
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met
B
4/7 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
+12%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+2%
Gross margin ≥30%
39%
ROE ≥17%
77%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
51
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-6.5%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Livermore
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
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 levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
Record Volume
⚠ Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
51
Trend template
6/8
CANSLIM
71.1* (B)
cadence: daily
lookback bars: 260
detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27
record bar ago: 4
record volume: 7681187
volume multiple: 2.72
volume ratio: 2.716
rare tier: ✗
bars since bigger: 64
since date: 2026-07-21
callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-07-21
up day: ✓
absorbed: ✓
low held: ✓
day gain pct: 4.83
depth pct: 4.83
day range pct: 6.67
geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 255, 'bars_ago': 4, 'price': 171.37, 'date': '2026-10-20'}, 'record_volume': 7681187, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-07-21', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 255, 'bars_ago': 4, 'price': 171.37, 'date': '2026-10-20'}}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-07-21: 7,681,187 shares (2.7x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — closed up on the day (record bar $163.47 -> $171.37, now $172.79)']
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
Record Volume · schematic
Highest daily volume since 2026-07-21 — 7,681,187 shares (2.7x average), 4 bars ago, and price action is constructive (closed up on the day). Big volume with holding prices means institutions are involved. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Moderate trend (6/8) | High-confidence pattern (76%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 53/100 (early) | CANSLIM 71.1 (B) | ⚠ Not actionable yet
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 13 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.1× average — light
- Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 6/8
- Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Minervini Trend Template
6/8Grades 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
$172.79 vs SMA150 $161.12 / SMA200 $160.96
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $161.12 vs SMA200 $160.96
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +0.27 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $168.94
Price above SMA 50
$172.79 vs SMA50 $168.94
30%+ above 52-week low
+24.0% from $139.34
Within 25% of 52-week high
-6.5% from $184.90
RS score above 70
RS 51
Fundamentals
52W Range
73%
Mkt Cap SEC
89.3B
EPS QoQ
+12%
Rev YoY
+2%
ROE
77%
Gross Margin
39%
D/E
2.68
EPS TTM
$6.00
P/E TTM
28.8x
Float
517M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
3M Company
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
71.1* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
73
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
85
L · Leader RS
51
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
6/8
W. RS
58
W. Support
$141.39
W. Resist
$184.90
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
1
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakOct 27
Record Volume
✓ Gate
55
Oct 26
Record Volume
✓ Gate
55
0.0%
Oct 23
Record Volume
74
-0.4%
Oct 23
Record Volume
55
-0.4%
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