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MTD · Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

$1669.62 -0.04% Oct 26 close

Detected setup VCP · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

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

1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.

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Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. is a large-cap Medical Specialties company in the Health Technology sector with a market cap of $33B.

Health Technology Medical Specialties stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1

$1669.62 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Bearish MACD Divergence Price higher high ($1438.53→$1545.26) but MACD lower high (45.70→42.94) — momentum diverging

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: uptrend

Latest event: bos (bullish)

Support 1354.08–1365.79 · 5 touches · strong

Support 1422.36–1425.68 · 4 touches · moderate

Support 1372.45–1377.97 · 4 touches · moderate

Support 1321.47–1328.17 · 3 touches · moderate

Support 1237.47–1245.00 · 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

What would change this verdict

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

Minervini 1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MA — MA150 $1327.99 vs MA200 $1333.34
Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — +4.0% YoY
O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
O'Neil S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakout
Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.63x
Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base

Minority view — the council disagrees here

Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
O'Neil: watch CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

68 Strong

Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (68/100) — 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%) 83
Trend Template (25%) 88
Institutional Footprint (20%) 67
EPS Growth (15%) 30
Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 53

RS rank 82: beating most of the market. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 67: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 53: adequate (sales growth 30, return on equity 100, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Wednesday, November 4, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

MTD-0.04%

Sector proxy · XLV+0.00%

Broad market · SPY+0.71%

Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. MTD was -0.04 points vs XLV. -0.75 points vs SPY.

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-0.04% From the open-0.05% Range position39% GapNo gap

QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)

Short-term conviction -1 points.

QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index 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.

Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.

Price $1669.62 -0.0% Oct 26 close

52W High $1713.39 2.6% below high

Wks Since High 0w

Base Depth 3.5%

RS Rank 63 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $1471.22

Avg Vol 204,297

Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.63× 1.25× on up days

More stats

52W Low $1023.05

Tight Wks 0

Base B1

SMA 200 $1333.34

RS Line vs High -2.2%

RS Line Slope +8.4% ▲

Group Rank #21/66

ADR% 2.6%

ATR(14) $36.80 (2.2%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

A/D Days 16A / 5D

A/D Rating A+

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 25d

Earnings in 8d

Position in 52-week range 94thpercentile of the 52-week range

$1023.05low

$1713.39high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$MTD · $1669.62 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read

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Technicals 98/100

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$1471.22 ↑

100-day$1380.94 ↑

200-day$1333.34 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading73.1 · Overbought

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

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+4.482

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width82% · 16.6%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.25 · Neutral

Rel volume0.63×

Pocket pivots · 10d1

5d vs 50d vol94%

Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

Pocket pivot 8 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $1713.3952-week high

Price · $1669.62now

S · $1473.81swing level

S · $1377.10swing level

S · $1266.55swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$1550.47

38.2%$1449.68

50.0%$1368.22

61.8%$1286.76

78.6%$1170.78

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 bullishRSI overbought

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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 Avoid B Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

partialRule check says AVOID (10/12 checks passed) — Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $1669.62, MA150 $1327.99, MA200 $1333.34

1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $1471.22, MA150 $1327.99, MA200 $1333.34

Failing evidence

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $1327.99 vs MA200 $1333.34

2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+4.0% YoY

10/12 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil Watch C CANSLIM read: 5/8 pass; improvement is still needed.

partialVCP still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $1715.10 on big volume. CANSLIM 75.

Passing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+28.6% QoQ

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 82

Failing evidence

M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure

S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutNot confirmed

5/8 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 $1669.62 vs MA200 $1333.34

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.63x

Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

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 $1,473.81

Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $40.20 (2.41% 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 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 $1,920.06-$2,003.54; trail the rest

Failing evidence

Named Zanger pattern onlyVCP is not one of Zanger's six

Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable

4/6 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 — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.

Passing evidence

EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+28.6% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average

Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 82 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains

Failing evidence

Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 39.7x — no PEG or forward P/E stored

Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged

4/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$1669.62

Relative strengthRS 82

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.63x

Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

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

Passing evidence

Price$1669.62

Relative strengthRS 82

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.63x

Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$1669.62

Relative strengthRS 82

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.63x

Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending

4/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Base & Breakout

Breakout follow-through

No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?

Latest candle: Doji — Open and close nearly equal — indecision. After a strong move it can signal a pause or pending reversal; wait for confirmation.

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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 -1 A+

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 6/7 met

A 6/7 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 +29%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +4%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 60%

✓ ROE ≥17% 1816%

✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 82

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -2.6%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zanger EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Zanger C · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.

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.

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Pattern Analysis

VCP ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 82

Trend template 7/8

CANSLIM 75.0* (B)

C1 5.3%

→

C2 3.5%

2 contractions 5.3% depth ✓ tightening✓ vol dry✓ near pivot✓ right side Base Structure Grade 88

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

VCP · schematic

Cup & Handle ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 82

Trend template 7/8

CANSLIM 73.4* (B)

13.5% cup depth 3.2% handle 10 sessions since breakout

Cup 13.5% deep from a $1464.64 left rim to a $1266.55 low
Rims 8.3% apart (ideal, within 10%)
Handle pulled back 3.2% over 1 bar from $1551.17 to $1500.90
Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
Rounded U-shaped bottom
Pivot $1585.72 fixed at the handle high
Breakout: 10 bars since the first close above the pivot
Handle volume did not dry up

Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability

depth=13.5%, handle_pb=3.2%, lips_diff=8.3%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Top RS (82) | Moderate pattern (67%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 55/100 (early) | CANSLIM 73.4 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; Not actionable yet
setup_key=cup_handle|2026-09-10|2026-10-06|1585.72 · cup_handle/2026-10-03
anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 37, "bars_ago": 32, "date": "2026-09-10", "price": 1266.55}, "breakout": {"bar": 60, "bars_ago": 9, "date": "2026-10-13", "price": 1598.03}, "handle_high": {"bar": 56, "bars_ago": 13, "date": "2026-10-07", "price": 1551.17}, "handle_low": {"bar": 57, "bars_ago": 12, "date": "2026-10-08", "price": 1500.9}, "left_lip": {"bar": 9, "bars_ago": 60, "date": "2026-07-31", "price": 1464.6375}, "right_lip": {"bar": 55, "bars_ago": 14, "date": "2026-10-06", "price": 1585.72}}

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Cup & Handle · schematic

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 — partly met RS rank 63 — middling
Asymmetric reward — partly met Partly met — levels are a Pro detail
Clear of earnings — partly met in 8 days — size down
Volume confirms — partly met 0.6× average — light
In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · 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 $1669.62 vs SMA150 $1327.99 / SMA200 $1333.34

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $1327.99 vs SMA200 $1333.34

SMA 200 trending up Slope +16.65 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $1471.22

Price above SMA 50 $1669.62 vs SMA50 $1471.22

30%+ above 52-week low +63.2% from $1023.05

Within 25% of 52-week high -2.6% from $1713.39

RS score above 70 RS 82

Fundamentals

52W Range

94%

Mkt Cap SEC

33.5B

EPS QoQ

+29%

Rev YoY

+4%

ROE

1816%

Gross Margin

60%

D/E

81.23

EPS TTM

$42.05

P/E TTM

39.7x

Float

20M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Company profile

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.

MTD · NYSE · Health Technology · Medical Specialties

O'Neil · Grade Card

CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market

B 75.0* CANSLIM * disqualified on M

C · Curr. EPS

A · Annual EPS

100

N · New Highs

100

S · Supply/Demand

L · Leader RS

I · Inst. Spons.

M · Market

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

8/8

W. RS

W. Support

$1023.05

W. Resist

$1713.39

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Oct 27

VCP ✓ Gate

Oct 26

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

Oct 23

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

78 -0.0%

Oct 23

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

55 -0.0%

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