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MS · Morgan Stanley

$212.66 -1.25% Sep 10 close
Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 75/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 75, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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$MS

Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a mega-cap Investment Managers company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $338B.

Finance Investment Managers stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$212.66 latest close
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Historical record

No active setup in the latest scan — this page shows the last detection Legend AI made for $MS. Every level, score and criterion below is computed from the Sep 10 close session (1 session old), and may no longer hold.

Historical verdict · setup score 75/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 75, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

MS-1.25%
Sector proxy · XLF-0.33%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
Same completed session window ending 2026-09-10. MS was -0.92 points vs XLF. -0.65 points vs SPY. Provider article-level bullish tag · Reuters: Barclays lifts S&P 500 index's year-end target to 7,950 on strong earnings

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-1.25% From the open-0.57% Range position4% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%) SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
  • Positive catalyst received negative stock 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 $212.66 -1.2% Sep 10 close
52W High $232.25 6.9% below high
Wks Since High 7w 8w today
Base Depth 11.1% 12.6% today
RS Rank 50 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $215.81
Avg Vol 4,834,610
Rel Vol (Sep 10) 0.94×
More stats
52W Low $151.42
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 200 $191.74
RS Line vs High -8.4%
RS Line Slope +1.1% ▲
Group Rank #34/58
ADR% 2.0%
ATR(14) $4.43 (2.1%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
U/D Vol 0.74
A/D Days 13A / 17D
A/D Rating E
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings in 32d
Position in 52-week range 76thpercentile of the 52-week range
$151.42low
$232.25high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$MS · $212.66 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
67
/ 100
Technicals 67/100
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 ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$215.81 ↓
100-day$209.37 ↑
200-day$191.74 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading46.4 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateImproving
Histogram+0.031

Improving — MACD crossed above its signal line but still below zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width30% · 5.1%
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 vol0.74 · Neutral
Rel volume0.94×

Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $219.16swing level
R · $222.00swing level
R · $231.3652-week high
Price · $212.66now
S · $208.00swing level
S · $202.94swing level
S · $185.68swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$214.54
38.2%$203.59
50.0%$194.74
61.8%$185.88
78.6%$173.28

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

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Monthly 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.

Council consensus: 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini
Watch
Minervini C

Trend-template read: 6/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $216.24, MA150 $195.56, MA200 $191.21
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $195.56 vs MA200 $191.21
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 59
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
6/10 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 high6.9% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.18%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 59
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein
Watch
Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $216.24 vs MA200 $191.21
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.71x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 59
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore
Watch
Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence
Price$216.24
Distance from 52-week high6.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average0.71x
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$216.24
Distance from 52-week high6.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average0.71x
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$216.24
Distance from 52-week high6.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average0.71x
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
119RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -2 E
A: 13 D: 15 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 (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 +5%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% —
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 59
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -8.4%

Method Playbook

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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 (historical)

Trend Only
75 setup score
RS Score 59
Trend template 6/8
Why This Setup?
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.

2/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 50 — laggard
  • Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.9× average — light
  • Clear of earnings — met in 32 days
  • 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 $212.66 vs SMA150 $195.99 / SMA200 $191.74
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $195.99 vs SMA200 $191.74
SMA 200 trending up Slope +5.10 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $215.81
Price above SMA 50 $212.66 vs SMA50 $215.81
30%+ above 52-week low +40.4% from $151.42
Within 25% of 52-week high -8.4% from $232.25
RS score above 70 RS 59

Fundamentals

52W Range
76%
Mkt Cap SEC
338.2B
Rev YoY
+5%
EPS TTM
$10.21
P/E TTM
20.8x
Float
1.6B

Company

Company profile
Morgan Stanley
MS · NYSE · Finance · Investment Managers
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Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
76
W. Support
$152.80
W. Resist
$232.25
Weekly Structure

Scan History

Sep 08: 70 (Trend Only)Sep 08: 71 (Trend Only)Sep 08: 71 (Trend Only)Sep 09: 72 (Trend Only)Sep 09: 75 (Trend Only)75
Sep 09
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75
Sep 09
Trend Only ✓ Gate
72 -1.2%
Sep 08
Trend Only ✓ Gate
71 -1.7%
Sep 08
Trend Only ✓ Gate
71 -1.7%
Sep 08
Trend Only ✓ Gate
70 -1.7%

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