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NSC · Norfolk Southern Corporation
$343.35 latest stored close
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$NSC
Norfolk Southern CorporationNorfolk Southern Corporation is a large-cap Railroads company in the Transportation sector with a market cap of $77B.
Council read · 6 methods
Watch — evidence is building
0 buyable · 5 watch · 1 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.
Earnings-risk mode
Pre-earnings setup
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
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
NSC-2.08%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionNegative
Sector reactionUnavailable
Opening surgeUnavailable
Event riskEarnings-driven
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.
AI interpretation (optional)
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Interpret this evidence AI output is commentary, not scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.NSC Chart
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Setup Quality
B+
5/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✓
Power Trend 15d
✗ RS New High
✓ Trend 6/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 64.0 (C)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #2 (B)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$NSC · $343.35 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
91
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$318.19 ↑
100-day$308.97 ↑
200-day$301.11 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading64.1 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.605
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width84% · 12.5%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.98 · Neutral
Rel volume1.57×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $358.6052-week high
Price · $343.35now
S · $309.51swing level
S · $301.17swing level
S · $297.45swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6% ◄ price here$339.55
38.2%$327.77
50.0%$318.25
61.8%$308.73
78.6%$295.17
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 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.
Watch
Minervini 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 $343.35, MA150 $305.51, MA200 $301.11
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $305.51 vs MA200 $301.11
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 45
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-17.7% QoQ
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +0.5% | ROE 17.4%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.2% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-17.7% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 45
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 $343.35 vs MA200 $301.11
Failing evidence
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 45
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$343.35
Volume vs average1.57x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 45
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$343.35
Volume vs average1.57x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 45
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$343.35
Volume vs average1.57x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 45
Breakout Health
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 -3
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 4/7 met
B
4/7 SEPA
Separate score from the 8-point 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
-18%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+0%
Gross margin ≥30%
49%
ROE ≥17%
17%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
45
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-4.3%
Method Playbook
📋 Trade it like O'Neil
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
55.0
score
RS Score
45
Trend
6/8 ✓
CANSLIM
64.0* (C)
range low: 286.782
range high: 318.546
range pct: 0.111
sos thrust: 0.094
sos vol ratio: 2.09
sos bars ago: 2
near lps: ✓
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
Wyckoff SOS
SOS: breakout above range_high=318.55, thrust=9.4%, vol=2.1x avg, lps=near, 2 bars ago | Moderate trend (6/8) | High-confidence pattern (95%) | Volume surging | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Recent gap-up (2d ago) | Tight base (2 tight wks) | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 64.0 (C) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; Not actionable yet
The Universal Edge Check
The panel is uneasy
Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.
2/7
universals met
- In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 6/8
- Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward No target set
- Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms 1.6× average
- Clear of earnings in 1 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 47 — laggard
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
$343.35 vs SMA150 $305.51 / SMA200 $301.11
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $305.51 vs SMA200 $301.11
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +4.04 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $318.19
Price above SMA 50
$343.35 vs SMA50 $318.19
30%+ above 52W low
+28.0% from $268.23
Within 25% of 52W high
-4.3% from $358.60
RS score above 70
RS 45
Fundamentals
52W Range
83%
Mkt Cap SEC
77.1B
EPS QoQ
-18%
Rev YoY
+0%
ROE
17%
Gross Margin
49%
D/E
1.10
EPS TTM
$12.75
P/E TTM
26.9x
Float
225M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Norfolk Southern Corporation
$343.35latest close
$77.1Bmarket cap
47RS rank
55setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
C
64.0* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
28
A · Annual EPS
68
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
45
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
75
W. Support
$277.90
W. Resist
$358.60
W. Patterns
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Rising
Tight Weeks
2
Confirmation
Constructive
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
55
Jul 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
55
0.0%
Jul 24
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
55
-2.1%
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