Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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SLB · SLB Limited
$53.08 +0.04% Oct 26 close
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$SLB
SLB LimitedSLB Limited is a large-cap Contract Drilling company in the Industrial Services sector with a market cap of $79B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: bos
(bearish)
Support
48.73–48.84
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
37.31–37.53
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
52.33–52.45
· 3 touches · moderate
Resistance
53.75–53.99
· 3 touches · moderate
Resistance
54.45–54.80
· 3 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 55/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Recent price action · daily
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 68
- Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +5.8% QoQ
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +5.8% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 68
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.99x
- Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 8/12 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.
58
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (58/100) — 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%) 68
- Trend Template (25%) 88
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 42
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44
RS rank 68: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 42: 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 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Post-earnings setup
Next earnings
Friday, October 23, 2026
Before market open
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
Reported EPS 0.64 vs estimate 0.6216 · surprise +3.0%
SLB+7.08%
Sector proxy · XLE+2.60%
Broad market · SPY-0.52%
CatalystPositive
Stock reactionPositive
Sector reactionSupportive
Opening surgeNo surge
Event riskEarnings-driven
Session internals Strong momentum
Rule: closed up, at or above the open, in the top third of the day's range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.
Vs prior close+7.08%
From the open+6.44%
Range position90%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationNeutral (-0.01%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (+0.74%)
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More stats
52W Low
$34.65
Tight Wks
1
Base
B3
SMA 200
$51.30
RS Line vs High
-17.8%
RS Line Slope
+6.3% ▲
Group Rank
#34/66
ADR%
3.0%
ATR(14)
$1.58 (3.0%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
9A / 16D
A/D Rating
E
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Earnings
past
SLB Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$SLB · $53.08 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
82
/ 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
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Moving Averages
50-day$52.46 ↑
100-day$51.19 ↑
200-day$51.30 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading60.3 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateImproving
Histogram+0.605
Improving — MACD crossed above its signal line but still below zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width112% · 11.3%
Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.99 · Neutral
Rel volume0.99×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol112%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 1
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
- Pocket pivot 1 session ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
- 1 heavy-volume up day vs 1 down in the last 20 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $53.48swing level
R · $57.20swing level
R · $58.12swing level
Price · $53.08now
S · $52.73swing level
S · $51.98swing level
S · $50.50swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$56.71
38.2%$54.40
50.0% ◄ price here$52.53
61.8%$50.65
78.6%$47.99
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Weekly 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 (55/100, 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
C
Trend-template read: 8/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $53.08, MA150 $52.17, MA200 $51.30
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $52.17 vs MA200 $51.30
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 68
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+5.8% QoQ
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
partialRule check says AVOID (2/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high12.2% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.97%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+5.8% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 68
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
mediumClassic Stage 2 advancing phase — strong weekly trend confirms uptrend. This is Weinstein's sweet spot: buy and hold while price remains above the 30-week MA.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $53.08 vs MA200 $51.30
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.99x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
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 $47.17
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $1.65 (3.12% 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
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 $61.04-$63.70; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyPocket Pivot is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
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 22.6x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+5.8% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$53.08
Distance from 52-week high12.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.99x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
partialConsolidating within the box (12.2% from 52W high) — patience until it approaches the prior high.
Passing evidence
Price$53.08
Distance from 52-week high12.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.99x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$53.08
Distance from 52-week high12.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 68
Volume vs average0.99x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
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 +2
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 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
+6%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
-2%
Gross margin ≥30%
17%
ROE ≥17%
12%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
68
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-12.2%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Dennis
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Dennis C · 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 20-day channel high (System 1) or 55-day channel high (System 2) as the breakout trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Buy the breakout print mechanically — no prediction, no hesitation, no chasing below the channel high.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Place the stop at 2N (N = 20-day ATR) below entry, set before the trade and never moved except up on winners.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Add at 0.5N intervals up to 4 units; trail the stop beneath each new add level, never loosen it.
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 System 1 at the 10-day low and System 2 at the 20-day low — the exit is part of the system, not a decision.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →
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Pattern Analysis
Pocket Pivot
Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 17% (n=657) · source bars 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 · avg +0.8% per setup (+0.10R)
⚠ 3rd-stage base
⚠ Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
68
Trend template
7/8
CANSLIM
62.8* (C)
volume ratio: 1.27
near moving avg: ✓
upper close: ✓
shooting star: ✗
price past buy range: ✗
vol beats down: ✓
bars since signal: 1
signal close: 53.06
validation reason: valid pocket-pivot
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 7/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Pocket Pivot · schematic
Up vol 19,058,397 vs max down vol 15,006,612 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=1 | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (75%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 58/100 (early) | CANSLIM 62.8 (C) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
68
Trend template
7/8
CANSLIM
60.6* (C)
upper slope: -0.4009
lower slope: -0.1907
depth: 0.0
narrowing ratio: -0.062
prior decline: 0.179
upper touches: 3
lower touches: 3
vol declining: ✗
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly trend template 7/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Falling Wedge · schematic
prior_decline=17.9%, converging=yes, narrowing=-6%, touches=upper:3/lower:3, near_upper=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | High-confidence pattern (70%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 47/100 (early) | CANSLIM 60.6 (C) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet
55
setup score
RS Score
68
Trend template
7/8
CANSLIM
60.2* (C)
22.3% cup depth
- Cup 22.3% deep from a $57.38 left rim to a $44.59 low
- Rims 5.4% apart (ideal, within 10%)
- Rounded U-shaped bottom (no V)
- Pivot $60.46 fixed at the higher lip (left-side high)
- No close above the pivot yet
- Breakout-day volume 1.0x the 50-day average
- Volume dried up in the base
- Prior advance into the rim: 65.6%
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability
depth=22.3%, lips_diff=5.4%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, breakout_vol=1.0x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | Moderate pattern (63%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 45/100 (early) | CANSLIM 60.2 (C) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet
setup_key=cup_no_handle|2026-07-02|2026-08-31|60.46 · cup_handle/2026-10-03
anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 99, "bars_ago": 80, "date": "2026-07-02", "price": 44.59}, "breakout": null, "left_lip": {"bar": 57, "bars_ago": 122, "date": "2026-05-01", "price": 57.3755}, "right_lip": {"bar": 140, "bars_ago": 39, "date": "2026-08-31", "price": 60.46}}
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Cup (no handle) · schematic
depth=22.3%, lips_diff=5.4%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, breakout_vol=1.0x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (68) | Moderate pattern (63%) | Stage 2 | Readiness 45/100 (early) | CANSLIM 60.2 (C) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; 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.
3/7
universals met
- A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 31 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in -4 days — event risk
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
- Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
- Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
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
$53.08 vs SMA150 $52.17 / SMA200 $51.30
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $52.17 vs SMA200 $51.30
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.00 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $52.46
Price above SMA 50
$53.08 vs SMA50 $52.46
30%+ above 52-week low
+53.2% from $34.65
Within 25% of 52-week high
-12.2% from $60.46
RS score above 70
RS 68
Fundamentals
52W Range
71%
Mkt Cap SEC
78.8B
EPS QoQ
+6%
Rev YoY
-2%
ROE
12%
Gross Margin
17%
D/E
0.45
EPS TTM
$2.35
P/E TTM
22.6x
Float
1.5B
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
SLB Limited
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
C
62.8* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
64
A · Annual EPS
62
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
80
L · Leader RS
68
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
7/8
W. RS
66
W. Support
$44.59
W. Resist
$60.46
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
1
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
9× streakOct 27
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
55
Oct 26
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
73
0.0%
Oct 23
Falling Wedge
44
0.0%
Oct 23
Falling Wedge
44
0.0%
Sep 22
watchlist_candidate
0
+1.8%
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