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ROST · Ross Stores, Inc.
$243.35 latest stored close
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$ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.Ross Stores, Inc. is a large-cap Apparel/Footwear Retail company in the Retail Trade sector with a market cap of $78B.
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
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
Deterministic evidence
ROST+1.87%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
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Setup Quality
B+
5/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✓
Power Trend 6d
✗ RS New High
✓ Trend 8/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 79.8 (B)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #2 (B)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$ROST · $243.35 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
100
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$226.20 ↑
100-day$222.56 ↑
200-day$200.43 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading66.3 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+2.240
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width93% · 19.4%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.7 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.87×
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $244.2252-week high
Price · $243.35now
S · $222.91swing level
S · $207.45swing level
S · $194.07swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$230.95
38.2%$222.74
50.0%$216.11
61.8%$209.47
78.6%$200.02
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume accumulationRS 84 (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:
🟡 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Watch
Minervini B
Trend-template read: 10/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $243.35, MA150 $212.02, MA200 $200.43
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $212.02 vs MA200 $200.43
Failing evidence
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+1.0% QoQ
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+7.7% YoY
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 84
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +7.7% | ROE 38.4%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+1.0% QoQ
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 0.87x
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 $243.35 vs MA200 $200.43
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.87x
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$243.35
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.87x
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$243.35
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.87x
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$243.35
Relative strengthRS 84
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.87x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume0.87x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
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 (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
+1%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+8%
Gross margin ≥30%
28%
ROE ≥17%
38%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
84
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-0.4%
Method Playbook
📋 Trade it like Darvas
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Darvas 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 top of the active Darvas box near the high as the mechanical breakout boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require price to clear the box top with volume confirmation; movement inside the box remains observation, not a trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Start below the active box support or the canonical structural stop that proves the breakout failed.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: As higher boxes form, raise the stop beneath the newest confirmed box floor; the stop moves up only.
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 breaks the active box floor or decisively falls back through the breakout structure.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
Darvas Box
⚠ 3rd-stage base
93.8
score
RS Score
84
Trend
8/8 ✓
CANSLIM
79.8* (B)
box top: 242.81
box bottom: 205.92
box height pct: 0.179
vol ratio: 0.872
is breakout: ✓
pct from 52w high: 0.0
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly: within 15% of 52-week high (Darvas box territory)
Why This Setup?
Darvas Box
Box: top=242.81, bottom=205.92, height=17.9%, breakout=yes, vol_ratio=0.9x, 0% from 52w high | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (84) | High-confidence pattern (85%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Tight base (2 tight wks) | Readiness 87/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 79.8 (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 0.9× average — light
- Clear of earnings in -68 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 87
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
$243.35 vs SMA150 $212.02 / SMA200 $200.43
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $212.02 vs SMA200 $200.43
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +7.50 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $226.20
Price above SMA 50
$243.35 vs SMA50 $226.20
30%+ above 52W low
+81.1% from $134.37
Within 25% of 52W high
-0.4% from $244.22
RS score above 70
RS 84
Fundamentals
52W Range
99%
Mkt Cap SEC
78.1B
EPS QoQ
+1%
Rev YoY
+8%
ROE
38%
Gross Margin
28%
D/E
0.25
EPS TTM
$6.61
P/E TTM
36.8x
Float
321M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Ross Stores, Inc.
$243.35latest close
$78.1Bmarket cap
87RS rank
94setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
79.8* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
56
A · Annual EPS
86
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
80
L · Leader RS
84
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
93
W. Support
$184.69
W. Resist
$242.81
Weekly Structure
Trend
Rising
Tight Weeks
2
Confirmation
Constructive
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
94
Jul 28
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
92
Jul 27
Trend Only
✓ Gate
93
0.0%
Jul 27
Trend Only
✓ Gate
92
0.0%
Jul 24
Trend Only
✓ Gate
86
+1.9%
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