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MSI · Motorola Solutions, Inc.

$485.62 +0.79% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 68/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 68, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a large-cap Telecommunications Equipment company in the Electronic Technology sector with a market cap of $80B.

Electronic Technology Telecommunications Equipment stock Stage 3 · Topping Base 2
$485.62 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: bos (bearish)
Support 379.44–381.25 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 441.05–444.24 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 448.21–450.00 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 416.45–418.97 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 410.00–412.16 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 68/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 68, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$450$475$500AugSepOct$486

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 Stage 2 confirmed (Weinstein cross-check) — Stage 3
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 68
  • O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev +8.0%
  • Weinstein Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmed — Stage 3 (Topping)
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.04x
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 7/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
  • Weinstein: avoid Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
64 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (64/100) — held back by quality (smr-like)

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%) 65
  • EPS Growth (15%) 50
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 30

RS rank 68: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 65: mild accumulation. No recent earnings growth data — scored neutral. Quality 30: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, October 28, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

MSI+0.79%
Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. MSI was -0.90 points vs XLK. +0.08 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive Sector reactionSupportive Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Strong momentum

Rule: closed up, at or above the open, in the top third of the day's range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+0.79% From the open+1.08% Range position83% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
  • 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 $485.62 +0.8% Oct 26 close
52W High $494.85 1.9% below high
Wks Since High 7w
Base Depth 10.9%
RS Rank 32 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $464.84
Avg Vol 918,145
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.04× 1.61× on up days
More stats
52W Low $359.36
Tight Wks 3
Base B2
SMA 200 $437.57
RS Line vs High -11.2%
RS Line Slope +8.7% ▲
Group Rank #28/66
ADR% 1.6%
ATR(14) $8.26 (1.7%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 16A / 12D
A/D Rating A
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 93rdpercentile of the 52-week range
$359.36low
$494.85high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$MSI · $485.62 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
95
/ 100
Technicals 95/100
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 ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$464.84 ↑
100-day$443.57 ↑
200-day$437.57 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading70.9 · Overbought

Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+4.185

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width107% · 11.0%

Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.61 · Accumulation
Rel volume1.04×
Pocket pivots · 10d3
5d vs 50d vol103%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 0

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

  • Pocket pivot today — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
  • 1 heavy-volume up day vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $494.2152-week high
Price · $485.62now
S · $458.55swing level
S · $441.05swing level
S · $424.51swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$468.04
38.2%$451.45
50.0%$438.05
61.8%$424.65
78.6%$405.56

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

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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishRSI overboughtVolume 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 (68/100, 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 D Trend-template read: 7/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $485.62, MA150 $437.76, MA200 $437.57
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $437.76 vs MA200 $437.57
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 68
Stage 2 confirmed (Weinstein cross-check)Stage 3
7/13 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade B
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high1.9% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 68
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +8.0%
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Avoid C Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $485.62 vs MA200 $437.57
30-week MA trending upwardFrom weekly scan context
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.04x
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
dennis Watch B 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 $441.05
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $8.56 (1.76% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk
Failing evidence
S2: 55-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
Breakout volume expandingNot confirmed
6/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zanger Watch B Zanger read: the structure is fine but the breakout quality is not there yet — wait for 150%+ volume on the break.

mediumZanger would buy the Cup & Handle breakout only with 150-200% volume, never more than 5% above the breakout point, with a 2-3% stop set at entry. His edge over O'Neil is the exit plan: sell 20-30% of the position at +15-20%, then trail the rest on the 10/20-day moving average.

Passing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyCup & Handle
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Failing evidence
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
5/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: 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 1.17 (1995 adv / 1699 dec) — participation expanding
4% Model (breadth proxy)65% of universe above 50-day — broad strength (adapted from Ned Davis 4% Model)
Failing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 38.1x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$485.62
Distance from 52-week high1.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average1.04x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumStock is at the top of its box — Darvas would wait for a decisive breakout on volume.

Passing evidence
Price$485.62
Distance from 52-week high1.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average1.04x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$485.62
Distance from 52-week high1.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average1.04x
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
98RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +4 A
A: 18 D: 14 Net: +465 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 1/7 met
D 1/7 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 —
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +8%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% —
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 68
✗ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 3
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -1.9%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zanger EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Zanger 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: Use the breakout point of a named pattern (flat base, bull flag, ascending triangle, cup and handle, double bottom, symmetrical triangle).
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Buy the breakout day on 150-200% of average volume. Never pay more than 5% above the breakout point.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Set the stop 2-3% below entry and sell on bad price action before it is even hit.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Sell 20-30% of the position at +15-20% from the breakout, then trail the rest on the 10/20-day moving average.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Out on a break of the 10/20-day MA, a failed breakout back below the pivot, or a reversal pattern — winners are held, laggards are sold fast.
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

Cup & Handle ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping)
68 setup score
RS Score 68
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 71.2* (B)
20.7% cup depth 3.7% handle
  • Cup 20.7% deep from a $480.51 left rim to a $381.25 low
  • Rims 3.0% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 3.7% over 3 bars from $458.17 to $441.05
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $494.85 fixed at the handle high
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Volume dried up in the handle
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=20.7%, handle_pb=3.7%, lips_diff=3.0%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (92%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 73/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 71.2 (B) | ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping) setup_key=cup_handle|2026-05-08|2026-09-01|494.85 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 62, "bars_ago": 117, "date": "2026-05-08", "price": 381.25}, "breakout": null, "handle_high": {"bar": 166, "bars_ago": 13, "date": "2026-10-07", "price": 458.17}, "handle_low": {"bar": 169, "bars_ago": 10, "date": "2026-10-12", "price": 441.05}, "left_lip": {"bar": 16, "bars_ago": 163, "date": "2026-03-04", "price": 480.5075}, "right_lip": {"bar": 141, "bars_ago": 38, "date": "2026-09-01", "price": 494.85}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=20.7%, handle_pb=3.7%, lips_diff=3.0%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (92%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 73/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 71.2 (B) | ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping)

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Base Breakout ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping)
68 setup score
RS Score 68
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 69.8* (B)
resistance: 478.84 depth: 0.0789 breakout volume ratio: 1.649 sessions since breakout: 1 fresh breakout: ✓ price past buy range: ✗ validation reason: valid breakout multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 6/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Base Breakout · schematic

Broke above 478.84, bars_since=1, extended=no | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (90%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 66/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.8 (B) | ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping)

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Pocket Pivot ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping) ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 68
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 64.3* (C)
volume ratio: 1.28 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 0 signal close: 485.62 validation reason: valid pocket-pivot multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 6/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 958,120 vs max down vol 748,531 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=0 | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Tight base (3 tight wks) | Readiness 58/100 (early) | CANSLIM 64.3 (C) | ⚠ Weinstein Stage 3 (topping); 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.

4/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 32 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 3 · Trend template 7/8
  • Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • 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 $485.62 vs SMA150 $437.76 / SMA200 $437.57
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $437.76 vs SMA200 $437.57
SMA 200 trending up Slope +8.18 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $464.84
Price above SMA 50 $485.62 vs SMA50 $464.84
30%+ above 52-week low +35.1% from $359.36
Within 25% of 52-week high -1.9% from $494.85
RS score above 70 RS 68

Fundamentals

52W Range
93%
Mkt Cap SEC
80.4B
Rev YoY
+8%
EPS TTM
$12.75
P/E TTM
38.1x
Float
165M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 71.2* CANSLIM * disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
65
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
68
I · Inst. Spons.
50
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
6/8
W. RS
70
W. Support
$381.25
W. Resist
$494.85
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 55 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 23: 75 (Trend Only)Oct 26: 68 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 27: 68 (Cup & Handle)68
Oct 27
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
68
Oct 26
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
68 0.0%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75 +0.8%
Oct 23
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
55 +0.8%

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