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ROST · Ross Stores, Inc.

$234.11 +2.10% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Descending Triangle · Setup Score 72/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 72, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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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 $75B.

Retail Trade Apparel/Footwear Retail stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$234.11 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
Support 229.87–231.85 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 222.00–222.73 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 216.59–217.51 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 205.92–206.63 · 3 touches · moderate
Resistance 239.73–241.49 · 3 touches · moderate
Historical record

No active setup in the latest scan — this page shows the last detection Legend AI made for $ROST. 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 72/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 72, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

Recent price action · daily
$240$260AugSepOct$234

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 67
  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +1.0% QoQ
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +1.0% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 67
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.90x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
57 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (57/100) — 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%) 67
  • Trend Template (25%) 88
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 33
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 45

RS rank 67: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 33: mild distribution — sellers active. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 45: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 42, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Thursday, November 12, 2026 After market close Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

ROST+2.10%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. +1.39 points vs SPY.

Session internals Mixed

Rule: direction and internals disagree — it met neither the strong nor the weak rule. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+2.10% From the open-0.20% Range position34% GapFaded
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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 $234.11 +2.1% Oct 26 close
52W High $257.00 8.9% below high
Wks Since High 11w
Base Depth 14.4%
RS Rank 30 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $231.50
Avg Vol 2,314,819
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.90× 0.67× on up days
More stats
52W Low $156.41
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 200 $221.66
RS Line vs High -11.4%
RS Line Slope -0.3% ▼
ADR% 2.2%
ATR(14) $5.64 (2.4%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 10A / 16D
A/D Rating E
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 1d
Earnings in 16d
Position in 52-week range 77thpercentile of the 52-week range
$156.41low
$257.00high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$ROST · $234.11 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
79
/ 100
Technicals 79/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Recovering / early uptrend
Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$231.50 ↑
100-day$232.77 ↑
200-day$221.66 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading52.7 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.543

Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width66% · 8.8%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.67 · Neutral
Rel volume0.9×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol75%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

Support & Resistance

R · $238.57swing level
R · $242.81swing level
R · $257.0052-week high
Price · $234.11now
S · $228.05swing level
S · $223.61swing level
S · $207.06swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$244.95
38.2% ◄ price here$237.49
50.0% ◄ price here$231.46
61.8%$225.43
78.6%$216.85

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

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Daily 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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (72/100, 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: 7 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $234.11, MA150 $229.31, MA200 $221.66
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $229.31 vs MA200 $221.66
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 67
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+1.0% QoQ
9/12 checks
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +7.7% | ROE 38.4%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high8.9% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+1.0% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 67
3/8 checks
Weinstein Watch C Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

mediumStage 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 $234.11 vs MA200 $221.66
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.90x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 checks
dennis Watch C Turtle read: no Donchian signal. The system stays flat until price takes out the 20-day high.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $220.10
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.51 (2.35% 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
zanger Avoid C 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
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $269.23-$280.93; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyDescending Triangle is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
4/6 checks
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (1995 adv / 1699 dec) — participation expanding
4% Model (breadth proxy)65% of universe above 50-day — broad strength (adapted from Ned Davis 4% Model)
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+1.0% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 35.4x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
2/8 checks
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

partialTrend is your friend. Descending Triangle continuation — trade in the direction of least resistance. RS score 67.

Passing evidence
Price$234.11
Distance from 52-week high8.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 67
Volume vs average0.90x
3/6 checks
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

partialConsolidating within the box (8.9% from 52W high) — patience until it approaches the prior high.

Passing evidence
Price$234.11
Distance from 52-week high8.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 67
Volume vs average0.90x
3/6 checks
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$234.11
Distance from 52-week high8.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 67
Volume vs average0.90x
3/6 checks
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
130RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -2 E
A: 14 D: 16 Net: -265 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
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 +1%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +8%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% 28%
✓ ROE ≥17% 38%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 67
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -8.9%

Method Playbook

Trade it like O'Neil EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a breakout through the pivot on volume at least 40% above average; the valid buy zone ends 5% above the pivot.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the setup's structural stop with a hard 7–8% maximum-loss ceiling from the actual entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Protect progress under constructive support such as the 21-day or 10-week line; a stop may ratchet higher but never lower.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit on the hard loss limit, a decisive support break, or a rule-based climax/distribution signal; a normal 20–25% advance is reviewed rather than assumed permanent.
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)

Descending Triangle ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout
72 setup score
RS Score 67
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 73.6* (B)
high slope: -0.001916 low slope: 0.000864 pattern bars: 71 tighten ratio: 0.101 apex bars ahead: 13.3 apex price: 224.96 state: breakout direction: bullish pattern height: 34.7 ma len: 200 ma value: 221.66 under ma: -0.0562 ma rising: ✗ near ma: ✓ ma touch bar ago: 119 triangle volume ratio: 0.713 volume dry up: ✓ signal volume ratio: 0.65 depth: 0.0371 geometry: {'resistance_rail': {'start': {'bar': 60, 'bars_ago': 59, 'price': 257.0, 'date': '2026-08-03'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 230.8736, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'support_rail': {'start': {'bar': 37, 'bars_ago': 82, 'price': 205.92, 'date': '2026-06-30'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 222.2969, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'apex': {'bar': 132.35, 'bars_ago': -13.35, 'price': 224.9628, 'date': '2026-11-08'}, 'breakout_bar': {'bar': 115, 'bars_ago': 4, 'price': 237.24, 'date': '2026-10-20'}, 'breakout_level': 232.6449, 'ma_line': {'label': '200-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 109, 'bars_ago': 10, 'price': 219.1617, 'date': '2026-10-12'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 221.6607, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'ma_touch_bar': {'bar': 0, 'bars_ago': 119, 'price': 228.91, 'date': '2026-05-06'}, 'ma_value': 221.66} confidence kind: heuristic_match detector version: descending_triangle/2026-09-27 findings: ['Resistance falling -0.19%/day into flat support (+0.09%/day) — sellers pressing, buyers defending', 'Rails tighten to 10% of the starting range; apex 13 bars ahead', 'Uptrend context: close $234.11 vs 200-day SMA $221.66 (-5.6%)', 'Pressing into the 200-day SMA — closest touch (2026-05-06) at $228.91', 'BREAKOUT above $232.64', 'Volume drying up through the pattern'] not falling wedge: ✓ not falling wedge reason: no prior-downtrend requirement — this is an uptrend correction pressing into the long MA, the shape the Falling Wedge detector explicitly rejects validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly range widening last 3 weeks — unstable structure
Why This Setup?
Descending Triangle · schematic

Descending Triangle (breakout, bullish): resistance falling -0.19%/day into flat support near $222.30, squeezing into the 200-day SMA ($221.66) inside an uptrend. Broke out above $232.64. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (67) | High-confidence pattern (93%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 71/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 73.6 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout

Cup & Handle ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 67
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 70.8* (B)
13.4% cup depth 5.5% handle
  • Cup 13.4% deep from a $237.88 left rim to a $205.92 low
  • Rims 2.5% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 5.5% over 3 bars from $241.49 to $228.22
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $243.86 fixed at the handle high
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Volume dried up in the handle
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=13.4%, handle_pb=5.5%, lips_diff=2.5%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (67) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 57/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_handle|2026-06-30|2026-08-21|243.86 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 67, "bars_ago": 82, "date": "2026-06-30", "price": 205.92}, "breakout": null, "handle_high": {"bar": 145, "bars_ago": 4, "date": "2026-10-20", "price": 241.49}, "handle_low": {"bar": 148, "bars_ago": 1, "date": "2026-10-23", "price": 228.22}, "left_lip": {"bar": 44, "bars_ago": 105, "date": "2026-05-27", "price": 237.875}, "right_lip": {"bar": 104, "bars_ago": 45, "date": "2026-08-21", "price": 243.86}}
Why This Setup?
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=13.4%, handle_pb=5.5%, lips_diff=2.5%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (67) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 57/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Not actionable yet

Partial Move ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 67
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 70.4* (B)
predictor: ✓ predicted direction: down probability: 0.67 retrace pct: 58.0 formation low: 220.1 formation high: 257.0 volume ratio: 0.78 depth pct: 14.36 validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 5/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
Partial Move · schematic

Partial rise stalled at 58.0% of range (220.10–257.00) without touching the top; predicts downward break ~67% of the time. Predictor — breakout not confirmed. | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (67) | Moderate pattern (67%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 55/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.4 (B) | ⚠ 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.

4/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 30 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — partly met in 16 days — size down
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.9× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
  • Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
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 $234.11 vs SMA150 $229.31 / SMA200 $221.66
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $229.31 vs SMA200 $221.66
SMA 200 trending up Slope +4.79 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $231.50
Price above SMA 50 $234.11 vs SMA50 $231.50
30%+ above 52-week low +49.7% from $156.41
Within 25% of 52-week high -8.9% from $257.00
RS score above 70 RS 67

Fundamentals

52W Range
77%
Mkt Cap SEC
74.8B
EPS QoQ
+1%
Rev YoY
+8%
ROE
38%
Gross Margin
28%
D/E
0.25
EPS TTM
$6.61
P/E TTM
35.4x
Float
319M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Ross Stores, Inc.
ROST · NASDAQ · Retail Trade · Apparel/Footwear Retail
O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 73.6* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
56
A · Annual EPS
86
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
80
L · Leader RS
67
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
5/8
W. RS
62
W. Support
$205.92
W. Resist
$257.00
Weekly Structure

Scan History

Oct 22: 80 (Trend Only)Oct 22: 82 (Trend Only)Oct 23: 80 (Trend Only)Oct 23: 80 (Trend Only)Oct 26: 77 (Descending Triangle)Oct 27: 72 (Descending Triangle)72
Oct 27
Descending Triangle ✓ Gate
72
Oct 26
Descending Triangle
77 0.0%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
80 +2.1%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
80 +2.1%
Oct 22
Trend Only ✓ Gate
82 -1.1%
Oct 22
Trend Only ✓ Gate
80 -1.1%

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