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SO · Southern Company (The)

$96.48 latest stored close

Detected setup Trend Only

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Southern Company (The)

Southern Company (The) is a large-cap Electric Utilities company in the Utilities sector with a market cap of $109B.

Buy · 69 Utilities Electric Utilities stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1 Data 59m ago

$96.48 latest close

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Council read · 6 methods

Watch — evidence is building

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Earnings-risk mode

Pre-earnings setup

Thursday, July 30, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Ordinary position sizing suppressed. Earnings are less than three full trading sessions away; treat the gap as event risk, not ordinary stop-distance risk.

Deterministic evidence

SO-0.79%

Sector proxy · XLU-1.32%

Broad market · SPY+0.02%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. SO was +0.53 points vs XLU. -0.81 points vs SPY.

CatalystUnavailable Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionWeak Opening surgeUnavailable Event riskEarnings-driven

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Price $96.48 Jul 27 close

52W High $100.83 -4.3%

52W Low $83.80

Wks Since High 38w

Base Depth -16.9%

Tight Wks 5

Base B1

SMA 50 $94.37

SMA 200 $92.87

Avg Vol 5,871,028

RS Rank 7

RS vs High -14.9%

RS Slope -0.0% ▼

Grp Rank #52/64

ADR% 1.7%

ATR(14) $1.70 (1.8%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.79×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 0.64

A/D Days 13A / 11D

A/D Rating B

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 4d

Earnings 2d

$83.80

$100.83 74%

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Setup Quality C 3/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✗ Power Trend 4d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 6/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #1 (A)

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$SO · $96.48 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read

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Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$94.37 ↑

100-day$94.92 ↑

200-day$92.87 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading54.1 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+0.023

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width63% · 4.3%

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 vol0.64 · Distribution

Rel volume0.79×

Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $99.17swing level

R · $100.8352-week high

Price · $96.48now

S · $95.54swing level

S · $93.15swing level

S · $91.96swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$96.84

38.2% ◄ price here$95.14

50.0%$93.77

61.8%$92.40

78.6%$90.45

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

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Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume distributionRS 8 (laggard)

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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.

Minervini

Watch

Minervini C

Trend-template read: 7/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $96.48, MA150 $93.25, MA200 $92.87

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $93.25 vs MA200 $92.87

Failing evidence

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 8

2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 12.3%

7/10 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

Passing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+140.0% QoQ

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.3% below high | RS line new high: False

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 8

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +10.6% | ROE 12.3%

3/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $96.48 vs MA200 $92.87

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.79x

Relative strength ≥ 60RS 8

4/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

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

Passing evidence

Price$96.48

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 8

Volume vs average0.79x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

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

Passing evidence

Price$96.48

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 8

Volume vs average0.79x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

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

Passing evidence

Price$96.48

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 8

Volume vs average0.79x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Breakout Health

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

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +2 B

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 4/7 met

B 4/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (6/8): 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 +140%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +11%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 40%

✗ ROE ≥17% 12%

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 8

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -4.3%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Weinstein EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Weinstein C · 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 Stage 1 resistance and the rising 30-week moving average as the Stage 2 transition boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a Stage 2 breakout above resistance on expanding volume; avoid entries while the 30-week average is flat or falling.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start below the breakout structure or Stage 1 support where a return to the base invalidates the Stage 2 transition.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Trail beneath rising 30-week support or later higher swing lows while Stage 2 remains intact.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit on a decisive 30-week support failure or a Stage 3/Stage 4 transition; never treat a failed Stage 2 break as healthy consolidation.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Pattern Analysis

Trend Only

56.5 score

RS Score 8

Trend 6/8 ✓

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Trend Only

Gatekeeper 6/8 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Stage 2 | Tight base (5 tight wks)

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

In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 6/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.8× average — light
Clear of earnings in 2 days — event risk
A relative-strength leader RS 7 — laggard

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

6/8

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 $96.48 vs SMA150 $93.25 / SMA200 $92.87

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $93.25 vs SMA200 $92.87

SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.26 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $94.37

Price above SMA 50 $96.48 vs SMA50 $94.37

30%+ above 52W low +15.1% from $83.80

Within 25% of 52W high -4.3% from $100.83

RS score above 70 RS 8

Fundamentals

52W Range

74%

Mkt Cap SEC

108.8B

EPS QoQ

+140%

Rev YoY

+11%

ROE

12%

Gross Margin

40%

D/E

2.02

EPS TTM

$3.92

P/E TTM

24.6x

Float

1.1B

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Southern Company (The)

SO · NYSE · Utilities · Electric Utilities

$96.48latest close $108.8Bmarket cap 7RS rank 56setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

6/8

W. RS

W. Support

$87.78

W. Resist

$99.58

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle Basing

Weekly Structure

Trend Rising

Tight Weeks 5

Confirmation Constructive

Scan History

20× streak

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 27

Darvas Box ✓ Gate

56 0.0%

Jul 27

Darvas Box ✓ Gate

55 0.0%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

57 -0.8%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

56 -0.8%

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