Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but price closes below stop $234.22 — stand aside until the condition resets.
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PAYC · Paycom Software, Inc.
$216.04 +0.21% Sep 10 close
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Paycom Software, Inc.Paycom Software, Inc. is a mid-cap Packaged Software company in the Technology Services sector with a market cap of $10B.
Verdict · setup score 55/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but price closes below stop $234.22 — stand aside until the condition resets.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
No sourced report date
Event risk is not modelled for this symbol
Deterministic evidence
PAYC+0.21%
Sector proxy · XLK-1.41%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
Session internals Green but fading
Rule: closed up but below the open and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.
Vs prior close+0.21%
From the open-0.07%
Range position25%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (-1.06%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (-2.44%)
⚠ Green but fading. The day closed below its open and in the lower third of the range. This is not strong momentum, whatever the headline percentage says.
Short-term conviction -2 points.
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.
- Session closed below its open and in the lower third of the day's range — green on the day, but the move faded.
- QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$104.90
Tight Wks
0
Base
B2
SMA 200
$150.09
RS Line vs High
-17.2%
RS Line Slope
-0.8% ▼
Group Rank
#26/58
ADR%
3.2%
ATR(14)
$7.34 (3.4%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
U/D Vol
1.19
A/D Days
19A / 9D
A/D Rating
A+
VDU Bars
0/10 d
PAYC Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$PAYC · $216.04 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
80
/ 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$187.47 ↑
100-day$160.05 ↑
200-day$150.09 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading50.8 · Neutral
Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateWeakening
Histogram-4.934
Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width18% · 15.9%
Near the lower band — under pressure or oversold.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.19 · Neutral
Rel volume0.72×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $244.9852-week high
Price · $216.04now
S · $136.80swing level
S · $131.50swing level
S · $121.14swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6% ◄ price here$213.24
38.2%$193.60
50.0%$177.73
61.8%$161.87
78.6%$139.27
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 87 (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:
4 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Avoid
Minervini C
Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $216.04, MA150 $148.18, MA200 $150.09
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $187.47, MA150 $148.18, MA200 $150.09
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $148.18 vs MA200 $150.09
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 87
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high11.8% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade C
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +8.9%
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 $216.04 vs MA200 $150.09
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.72x
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$216.04
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.72x
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$216.04
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.72x
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$216.04
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.72x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending
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.
RS Line vs SPY
52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH
▼ Falling
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net +12
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C
3/7 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
+9%
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
—
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
87
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-11.8%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Livermore
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Livermore 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: Treat the resistance break as a pivotal point only while the primary trend and relative strength remain aligned.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Wait for price and volume to confirm the pivotal-point break; anticipation below the line is not confirmation.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Place the initial stop below the pivotal line or the reaction low that would prove the breakout false.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Raise protection beneath successive higher reaction lows as the trend advances; never move a protective line farther away.
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 price fails the pivotal line, breaks the latest meaningful reaction low, or shows abnormal reversal action.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
55
setup score
RS Score
87
Trend template
7/8
CANSLIM
58.6* (C)
96.5% pole
11.9% pullback
Why This Setup?
High Tight Flag · schematic
Pole=96%, pullback=11.9% | Strong trend (7/8) | Top RS (87) | Moderate pattern (60%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 57/100 (early) | CANSLIM 58.6 (C) | ⚠ Extended above volume value area; Not actionable yet
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.
2/7
universals met
- Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
- Clear of earnings — partly met Report date unknown
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
- A relative-strength leader — met RS rank 84
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
Minervini Trend Template
7/8Grades 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
$216.04 vs SMA150 $148.18 / SMA200 $150.09
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $148.18 vs SMA200 $150.09
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +5.20 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $187.47
Price above SMA 50
$216.04 vs SMA50 $187.47
30%+ above 52-week low
+105.9% from $104.90
Within 25% of 52-week high
-11.8% from $244.98
RS score above 70
RS 87
Fundamentals
52W Range
79%
Mkt Cap SEC
9.7B
Rev YoY
+9%
EPS TTM
$8.08
P/E TTM
26.7x
Float
45M
Company
Company profile
Paycom Software, Inc.
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
C
58.6* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
40
A · Annual EPS
66
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
87
I · Inst. Spons.
56
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
7/8
W. RS
100
W. Support
$110.49
W. Resist
$244.98
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakSep 11
High Tight Flag
✓ Gate
55
Sep 10
High Tight Flag
✓ Gate
55
0.0%
Sep 09
High Tight Flag
✓ Gate
55
+0.2%
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