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NOW · ServiceNow, Inc.

$158.18 -0.49% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Cup (no handle) · Setup Score 77/100

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Setup score 77, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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ServiceNow, Inc.

ServiceNow, Inc. is a large-cap Packaged Software company in the Technology Services sector with a market cap of $164B.

Technology Services Packaged Software stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 4+
$158.18 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
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Verdict · setup score 77/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 77, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$120$140$160AugSepOct$158

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 $114.80 vs MA200 $115.17
  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — From SEPA scan
  • O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev +20.9%
  • O'Neil N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high — 18.0% below high | RS line new high: False
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.08x
  • 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: 3/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
67 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (67/100) — 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%) 91
  • Trend Template (25%) 75
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 67
  • EPS Growth (15%) 50
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 30

RS rank 90: top 10% of all stocks — true leadership. Trend template 6/8: passes the uptrend screen, structure intact. Institutional score 67: 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 Tuesday, October 27, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

NOW-0.49%
Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. NOW was -2.18 points vs XLK. -1.20 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionSupportive 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-0.49% From the open-0.23% Range position74% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • 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.
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 $158.18 -0.5% Oct 26 close
52W High $192.97 18.0% below high
Wks Since High 49w
Base Depth 57.9%
RS Rank 78 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $138.17
Avg Vol 13,633,552
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.08× 1.15× on up days
More stats
52W Low $81.24
Tight Wks 0
Base B4
SMA 200 $115.17
RS Line vs High -25.2%
RS Line Slope +21.5% ▲
Group Rank #11/66
ADR% 4.1%
ATR(14) $6.19 (3.9%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 21A / 11D
A/D Rating A+
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 16d
Earnings TODAY
Position in 52-week range 69thpercentile of the 52-week range
$81.24low
$192.97high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$NOW · $158.18 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
100
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Technicals 100/100
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$138.17 ↑
100-day$122.91 ↑
200-day$115.17 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading68.7 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+1.772

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width95% · 23.7%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.15 · Neutral
Rel volume1.08×
Pocket pivots · 10d2
5d vs 50d vol96%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

  • Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $192.9752-week high
Price · $158.18now
S · $130.39swing level
S · $126.75swing level
S · $117.58swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$142.02
38.2%$131.21
50.0%$122.47
61.8%$113.73
78.6%$101.29

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 bullishRS 90 (leader)
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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 (77/100, 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 C Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

partialRule check says AVOID (9/13 checks passed) — Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $158.18, MA150 $114.80, MA200 $115.17
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $138.17, MA150 $114.80, MA200 $115.17
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $114.80 vs MA200 $115.17
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
9/13 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Watch D CANSLIM read: 3/8 pass; improvement is still needed.

partialCup (no handle) still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $159.66 on big volume. CANSLIM 70.

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade B
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 90
Failing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +20.9%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high18.0% below high | RS line new high: False
3/8 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 $158.18 vs MA200 $115.17
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.08x
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 $126.75
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $6.04 (3.82% 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
5/8 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 $181.91-$189.82; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyCup (no handle) is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
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
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 90 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 94.7x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$158.18
Relative strengthRS 90
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
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.
Passing evidence
Price$158.18
Relative strengthRS 90
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
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$158.18
Relative strengthRS 90
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
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
75RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +8 A+
A: 19 D: 11 Net: +865 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
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 —
✓ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +21%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% —
✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 90
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -18.0%

Method Playbook

Trade it like O'Neil EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · 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 proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a breakout through the pivot on volume at least 40% above average; the valid buy zone ends 5% above the pivot.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the setup's structural stop with a hard 7–8% maximum-loss ceiling from the actual entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Protect progress under constructive support such as the 21-day or 10-week line; a stop may ratchet higher but never lower.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit on the hard loss limit, a decisive support break, or a rule-based climax/distribution signal; a normal 20–25% advance is reviewed rather than assumed permanent.
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 (no handle) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Late-stage base (#4)
77 setup score
RS Score 90
Trend template 6/8
CANSLIM 69.7* (B)
13.8% cup depth
  • Cup 13.8% deep from a $146.98 left rim to a $126.75 low
  • Rims 8.5% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom (no V)
  • Pivot $159.50 fixed at the higher lip (left-side high)
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Breakout-day volume 1.1x the 50-day average
  • Volume dried up in the base
  • Prior advance into the rim: 75.1%
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=13.8%, lips_diff=8.5%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, breakout_vol=1.1x, orderly=yes | Moderate trend (6/8) | Top RS (90) | Moderate pattern (60%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 67/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.7 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Late-stage base (#4) setup_key=cup_no_handle|2026-09-28|2026-10-23|159.50 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 34, "bars_ago": 20, "date": "2026-09-28", "price": 126.75}, "breakout": null, "left_lip": {"bar": 18, "bars_ago": 36, "date": "2026-09-03", "price": 146.979}, "right_lip": {"bar": 53, "bars_ago": 1, "date": "2026-10-23", "price": 159.5}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup (no handle) · schematic

depth=13.8%, lips_diff=8.5%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, breakout_vol=1.1x, orderly=yes | Moderate trend (6/8) | Top RS (90) | Moderate pattern (60%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 67/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 69.7 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Late-stage base (#4)

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Pocket Pivot ⚠ Late-stage base (#4) ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 90
Trend template 6/8
CANSLIM 67.9* (B)
volume ratio: 1.12 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 2 signal close: 157.0 validation reason: valid pocket-pivot multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 17,394,888 vs max down vol 15,531,150 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=2 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Top RS (90) | Moderate pattern (65%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 58/100 (early) | CANSLIM 67.9 (B) | ⚠ Late-stage base (#4); 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
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
  • A relative-strength leader — partly met RS rank 78 — middling
  • 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
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 $158.18 vs SMA150 $114.80 / SMA200 $115.17
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $114.80 vs SMA200 $115.17
SMA 200 trending up Slope -1.26 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $138.17
Price above SMA 50 $158.18 vs SMA50 $138.17
30%+ above 52-week low +94.7% from $81.24
Within 25% of 52-week high -18.0% from $192.97
RS score above 70 RS 90

Fundamentals

52W Range
69%
Mkt Cap SEC
163.6B
Rev YoY
+21%
EPS TTM
$1.67
P/E TTM
94.7x
Float
1.0B
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
ServiceNow, Inc.
NOW · NYSE · Technology Services · Packaged Software
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 69.7* CANSLIM * disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
40
A · Annual EPS
80
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
90
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
94
W. Support
$85.44
W. Resist
$159.50
W. Patterns
Symmetrical Triangle
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 80 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 23: 80 (Cup & Handle)Oct 26: 55 (Base Breakout)Oct 27: 75 (Cup (no handle))Oct 27: 77 (Cup (no handle))77
Oct 27
Cup (no handle) ✓ Gate
77
Oct 27
Cup (no handle) ✓ Gate
75
Oct 26
Base Breakout ✓ Gate
55 0.0%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
80 -0.5%
Oct 23
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
80 -0.5%

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