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PRU · Prudential Financial, Inc.

$115.79 +0.70% Oct 26 close
Detected setup watchlist_candidate · Setup Score 0/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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$PRU

Prudential Financial, Inc.

Prudential Financial, Inc. is a large-cap Life/Health Insurance company in the Finance sector with a market cap of $40B.

Finance Life/Health Insurance stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1
$115.79 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: uptrend
Latest event: bos (bullish)
Resistance 116.27–116.91 · 5 touches · strong
Support 99.63–100.20 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 106.63–107.22 · 3 touches · moderate
Resistance 117.63–118.31 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 110.61–111.04 · 3 touches · moderate
Momentum Turn Watch
Bollinger Squeeze Bollinger band width (5.1%) is in the bottom quartile of its last 120 sessions — Legend's width-percentile squeeze (not a TTM/Keltner squeeze), so volatility is compressed and a sharper move often follows.
Early technical context only. Wait for price, volume, and the canonical setup trigger to confirm; this signal does not change readiness or the setup score.
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Historical record

No active setup in the latest scan — this page shows the last detection Legend AI made for $PRU. Every level, score and criterion below is computed from the Oct 26 close session (latest session), and may no longer hold.

Historical verdict · setup score 0/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$120$130AugSepOct$116

What would change this verdict

What needs to turn for this to become buyable — the top failing checks across the legend council:

  • Minervini 1.5 Price > 50-day MA — Price $115.79 vs MA50 $117.53
  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 59
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +9.4% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 59
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.00x
  • Weinstein Relative strength ≥ 60 — RS 59
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails Price > 50-day MA.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.
53 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (53/100) — held back by eps growth

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%) 59
  • Trend Template (25%) 62
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 59
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 59: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 59: neutral — no clear institutional conviction. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-23.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Tuesday, October 27, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

PRU+0.70%
Sector proxy · XLF+0.21%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. PRU was +0.49 points vs XLF. -0.01 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive Sector reactionWeak Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

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+0.70% From the open-0.01% Range position19% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • Session closed below its open and in the lower third of the day's range — green on the day, but the move faded.
  • 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 $115.79 +0.7% Oct 26 close
52W High $127.72 7.5% below high
Wks Since High 9w 11w today
Base Depth 10.2% 13.4% today
RS Rank 21 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $117.53
Avg Vol 1,610,363
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.00× 0.95× on up days
More stats
52W Low $91.89
Tight Wks 1 0 today
Base B1
SMA 200 $108.64
RS Line vs High -10.5%
RS Line Slope -0.1% ▼
ADR% 1.9%
ATR(14) $2.53 (2.2%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 16A / 13D
A/D Rating A
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings TODAY
Position in 52-week range 67thpercentile of the 52-week range
$91.89low
$127.72high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$PRU · $115.79 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
55
/ 100
Technicals 55/100
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 ▼ Weak / rolling over
Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$117.53 ↓
100-day$116.12 ↓
200-day$108.64 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading50.4 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateImproving
Histogram+0.435

Improving — MACD crossed above its signal line but still below zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width76% · 5.1%
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 vol0.95 · Neutral
Rel volume1.0×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol116%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

  • Pocket pivot 7 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $124.07swing level
R · $127.03swing level
Price · $115.79now
S · $110.61swing level
S · $105.19swing level
S · $99.81swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$120.68
38.2% ◄ price here$116.33
50.0%$112.81
61.8%$109.29
78.6%$104.29

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

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Weekly downtrendAbove 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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (0/100, 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: 6 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Avoid D Trend-template read: fails Price > 50-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $115.79, MA150 $110.43, MA200 $108.64
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $110.43 vs MA200 $108.64
Failing evidence
1.5 Price > 50-day MAPrice $115.79 vs MA50 $117.53
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 59
5/10 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high9.3% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.18%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+9.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 59
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch D Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.

partialStage 2 uptrend in progress — hold as long as price stays above the 30-week moving average.

Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $115.79 vs MA200 $108.64
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.00x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 59
3/6 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 $110.61
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $2.49 (2.15% 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
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zanger Avoid D 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
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $133.16-$138.95; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $115.19 · 20-day MA $114.28 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlywatchlist_candidate is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Data unavailable
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 11.6x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (2025 adv / 1725 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+9.4% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$115.79
Distance from 52-week high9.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average1.00x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$115.79
Distance from 52-week high9.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average1.00x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$115.79
Distance from 52-week high9.3% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 59
Volume vs average1.00x
3/6 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 ▼ Falling
101RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -6 A
A: 10 D: 16 Net: -665 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C 2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (4/8): 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 +9%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -14%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% 11%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 59
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -9.3%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zweig EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Zweig 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 stock's recent consolidation high — Zweig buys strength in screened growers, not breakdowns.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Buy only when the growth screen passes: EPS growth above the market, PEG ≤ 1.5 (reasonable for the growth), insider buying, and RS leadership.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Define the loss before entry — Zweig's risk rule. Sell when the growth story breaks: earnings decelerate or the valuation stretches past reason.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Hold winners as long as earnings keep growing and the price holds its trend; sell half on a climax run.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when EPS growth falls below the market, the PEG stretches past reason, insiders stop buying — or the Super Model flips the market to defensive.
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 (historical)

watchlist_candidate
0 setup score
RS Score 59
Trend template 4/8
Why This Setup?
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.

1/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 21 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
  • Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.2× average — light
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 4/8
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

4/8

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 $115.79 vs SMA150 $110.43 / SMA200 $108.64
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $110.43 vs SMA200 $108.64
SMA 200 trending up Slope -0.13 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $117.53
Price above SMA 50 $115.79 vs SMA50 $117.53
30%+ above 52-week low +26.0% from $91.89
Within 25% of 52-week high -9.3% from $127.72
RS score above 70 RS 59

Fundamentals

52W Range
67%
Mkt Cap SEC
39.9B
EPS QoQ
+9%
Rev YoY
-14%
ROE
11%
D/E
0.71
EPS TTM
$9.99
P/E TTM
11.6x
Float
345M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Prudential Financial, Inc.
PRU · NYSE · Finance · Life/Health Insurance
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Scan History

Aug 07: 55 (Wyckoff SOS)Aug 10: 55 (Wyckoff SOS)Aug 11: 73 (Trend Only)Aug 11: 75 (Trend Only)Oct 23: 0 (watchlist_candidate)0
Oct 23
watchlist_candidate
0
Aug 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75 -5.3%
Aug 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
73 -5.3%
Aug 10
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
55 -5.2%
Aug 07
Wyckoff SOS ✓ Gate
55 -4.5%

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