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PNC · PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

$249.64 latest stored close
Detected setup Trend Only

Watch · Quality 80/100

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PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) is a large-cap Major Banks company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $100B.

Strong Buy · 81 Finance Major Banks stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2 Data 56m ago
$249.64 latest close
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

Normal technical setup

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

PNC-0.54%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. -0.56 points vs SPY. 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 $249.64 Jul 27 close
52W High $256.49 -2.7%
52W Low $176.88
Wks Since High 1w
Base Depth -3.8%
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 50 $236.38
SMA 200 $215.30
Avg Vol 2,146,763
RS Rank 65
RS vs High -4.0%
RS Slope +1.4% ▲
Grp Rank #38/64
ADR% 1.9%
ATR(14) $5.07 (2.0%)
Rel Vol (today) 0.56×
Vol Pace N/A
U/D Vol 1.03
A/D Days 17A / 9D
A/D Rating A+
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 30d
Earnings past
$176.88
$256.49 91%

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Setup Quality B 4/7 signals
Jul 24: 79 (Trend Only)Jul 27: 82 (Trend Only)Jul 28: 79 (Trend Only)Jul 28: 80 (Trend Only)80 Score trend
✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✓ Power Trend 30d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 7/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #2 (B)

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$PNC · $249.64 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
81
/ 100
Strong Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly ▲ Uptrend
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$236.38 ↑
100-day$225.08 ↑
200-day$215.30 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading55.3 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening
Histogram-1.240

Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width36% · 4.0%
Squeeze — volatility compressing

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.03 · Neutral
Rel volume0.56×

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

Support & Resistance

R · $256.4952-week high
Price · $249.64now
S · $215.92swing level
S · $209.32swing level
S · $200.75swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$242.58
38.2%$233.98
50.0%$227.03
61.8%$220.07
78.6%$210.17

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Weekly 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: 6/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $249.64, MA150 $223.97, MA200 $215.30
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $223.97 vs MA200 $215.30
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 63
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%-15.4% QoQ
6/10 checks
Avoid
O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.7% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.03%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-15.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 63
2/8 checks
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 $249.64 vs MA200 $215.30
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.56x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 checks
Watch
Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence
Price$249.64
Distance from 52-week high2.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 63
Volume vs average0.56x
3/6 checks
Watch
Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence
Price$249.64
Distance from 52-week high2.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 63
Volume vs average0.56x
3/6 checks
Watch
Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence
Price$249.64
Distance from 52-week high2.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 63
Volume vs average0.56x
3/6 checks
Breakout Health

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

🕯 Latest candle: Bearish Engulfing — Today's down candle engulfs yesterday's up candle — a bearish reversal warning, most significant after an extended advance.

RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
111RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +1 A+
A: 15 D: 14 Net: +165 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met
C 2/7 SEPA
Separate score from the 8-point 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 -15%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +7%
Gross margin ≥30%
ROE ≥17% 12%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 63
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high -2.7%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Livermore EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff
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 level
Published-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.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-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.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-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.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-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.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-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.
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Pattern Analysis

79.5 score
RS Score 63
Trend 7/8
Why This Setup?
Trend Only

Gatekeeper 7/8 | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (63) | Volume drying up (bullish) | Power Trend | Stage 2

The Universal Edge Check

The panel is uneasy

Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.

1/7 universals met
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 $249.64 vs SMA150 $223.97 / SMA200 $215.30
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $223.97 vs SMA200 $215.30
SMA 200 trending up Slope +4.95 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $236.38
Price above SMA 50 $249.64 vs SMA50 $236.38
30%+ above 52W low +41.1% from $176.88
Within 25% of 52W high -2.7% from $256.49
RS score above 70 RS 63

Fundamentals

52W Range
91%
Mkt Cap SEC
100.2B
EPS QoQ
-15%
Rev YoY
+7%
ROE
12%
D/E
0.73
EPS TTM
$16.59
P/E TTM
15.0x
Float
402M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
PNC · NYSE · Finance · Major Banks
$249.64latest close $100.2Bmarket cap 65RS rank 80setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
80
W. Support
$197.56
W. Resist
$256.49
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Jul 24: 79 (Trend Only)Jul 27: 82 (Trend Only)Jul 28: 79 (Trend Only)Jul 28: 80 (Trend Only)80
Jul 28
Trend Only ✓ Gate
80
Jul 28
Trend Only ✓ Gate
79
Jul 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
82 0.0%
Jul 24
Trend Only ✓ Gate
79 -0.5%

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