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NUE · Nucor Corporation
$247.86 latest stored close
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$NUE
Nucor CorporationNucor Corporation is a large-cap Steel company in the Non-Energy Minerals sector with a market cap of $56B.
Council read · 6 methods
Watch — evidence is building
0 buyable · 6 watch · 0 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.
Earnings-risk mode
Post-earnings setup
Monday, July 27, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
Deterministic evidence
NUE+0.12%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionPositive
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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Setup Quality
B
4/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✗
Power Trend
✗ RS New High
✓ Trend 8/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 85.9 (B)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #2 (B)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$NUE · $247.86 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
98
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$240.16 ↑
100-day$215.29 ↑
200-day$188.89 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading61.3 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+2.223
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width100% · 14.2%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.0 · Neutral
Rel volume1.08×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $264.67swing level
R · $270.9052-week high
Price · $247.86now
S · $245.33swing level
S · $219.49swing level
S · $214.61swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$243.58
38.2%$226.68
50.0%$213.02
61.8%$199.36
78.6%$179.91
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishRS 89 (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.
Council consensus:
🟡 6 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Watch
Minervini B
Trend-template read: 10/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $247.86, MA150 $202.09, MA200 $188.89
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $202.09 vs MA200 $188.89
Failing evidence
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 11.2%
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+5.7% YoY
Watch
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: 4/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+86.7% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 89
Failing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +5.7% | ROE 11.2%
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 1.08x
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 $247.86 vs MA200 $188.89
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.08x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$247.86
Relative strengthRS 89
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$247.86
Relative strengthRS 89
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$247.86
Relative strengthRS 89
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.08x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
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 +5
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 4/7 met
B
4/7 SEPA
Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (8/8): 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
+87%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+6%
Gross margin ≥30%
14%
ROE ≥17%
11%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
89
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-8.5%
Method Playbook
📋 Trade it like Minervini
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Minervini B · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use the tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
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 when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Head & Shoulders
bearish
forming
75%
built
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~214.61 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~158.32. A push back above 251.23 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 270.90 invalidates it.
Confirms below
214.61
Invalidates at
270.90
Left Shoulder
264.67
Head
270.90
Right Shoulder
251.23
Neckline
214.61
Target
158.32
LS 264.67 / head 270.90 / RS 251.23, neckline ~214.61, vol_fading=yes
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
Power Play
⚠ 3rd-stage base
90.5
score
RS Score
89
Trend
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
85.9* (B)
prior advance: 0.416
base depth: 0.208
num contractions: 2
is tightening: ✓
tightening waived: ✗
volume dry up: ✓
in stage2: ✓
near pivot: ✓
right side recovery: ✓
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
Power Play
prior_advance=41.6%, base_depth=20.8%, contractions=2, tightening=yes, vol_dry=yes, stage2=yes, near_pivot=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (89) | High-confidence pattern (80%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 89/100 (approaching) | CANSLIM 85.9 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base
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 8/8
- Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward No target set
- Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms 1.1× average — light
- Clear of earnings in -1 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 92
Minervini Trend Template
8/8Grades 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
$247.86 vs SMA150 $202.09 / SMA200 $188.89
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $202.09 vs SMA200 $188.89
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +9.38 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $240.16
Price above SMA 50
$247.86 vs SMA50 $240.16
30%+ above 52W low
+88.7% from $131.32
Within 25% of 52W high
-8.5% from $270.90
RS score above 70
RS 89
Fundamentals
52W Range
83%
Mkt Cap SEC
56.4B
EPS QoQ
+87%
Rev YoY
+6%
ROE
11%
Gross Margin
14%
D/E
0.34
EPS TTM
$7.52
P/E TTM
33.0x
Float
228M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Nucor Corporation
$247.86latest close
$56.4Bmarket cap
92RS rank
90setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
85.9* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
66
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
89
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
99
W. Support
$155.14
W. Resist
$270.90
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Power Play
✓ Gate
90
Jul 28
Power Play
✓ Gate
89
Jul 27
Power Play
✓ Gate
90
0.0%
Jul 27
Power Play
✓ Gate
89
0.0%
Jul 27
Power Play
✓ Gate
88
0.0%
Jul 24
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
74
+0.1%
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