Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 80, but price closes below stop $816.12 — stand aside until the condition resets.
Simple research view
STX · Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
$644.21 +2.18% Oct 26 close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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$STX
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSeagate Technology Holdings PLC is a large-cap Computer Peripherals company in the Electronic Technology sector with a market cap of $146B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Head & Shoulders Top
Neckline ~698.99 has broken. Measured-move risk extends toward ~252.98; a fast reclaim of 698.99 would be a failed breakdown (often bullish).
Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: structure_shift
(bearish)
Support
274.27–276.11
· 4 touches · moderate
Resistance
695.14–700.39
· 3 touches · moderate
Resistance
758.35–763.52
· 3 touches · moderate
Resistance
936.49–937.54
· 3 touches · moderate
Historical verdict · setup score 80/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 80, but price closes below stop $816.12 — 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 1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA — Price $644.21, MA150 $784.27, MA200 $685.32
- Minervini 1.5 Price > 50-day MA — Price $644.21 vs MA50 $816.50
- O'Neil N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high — 43.7% below high | RS line new high: False
- O'Neil S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%) — ATR% 6.66%
- Weinstein Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy) — Price $644.21 vs MA200 $685.32
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.99x
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
- O'Neil: watch CANSLIM read: 3/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
- Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.
74
Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock
Strong (74/100) — 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%) 99
- Trend Template (25%) 100
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 72
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 35
RS rank 98: top 2% of all stocks — true leadership. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 72: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 35: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 47, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-06.
Earnings
Post-earnings setup
Next earnings
Monday, October 26, 2026
Report time not confirmed by the source
Deterministic evidence
STX+2.18%
Sector proxy · XLK+1.69%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionPositive
Sector reactionSupportive
Opening surge—
Event riskEarnings-driven
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+2.18%
From the open+2.09%
Range position51%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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More stats
52W Low
$217.67
Tight Wks
0
Base
B1
SMA 200
$685.32
RS Line vs High
-22.1%
RS Line Slope
-3.0% ▼
Group Rank
#2/66
ADR%
5.2%
ATR(14)
$42.88 (6.7%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
17A / 14D
A/D Rating
A
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Earnings
TODAY
STX Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$STX · $644.21 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
25
/ 100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▼ Downtrend
Weekly
▼ Downtrend
Monthly
▼ Downtrend
Moving Averages
50-day$816.50 ↓
100-day$852.78 ↓
200-day$685.32 ↓
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading34.3 · Bearish
Bearish momentum — sellers in control.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBearish
Histogram-11.534
Bearish — MACD below its signal line and below zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width22% · 54.1%
Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.94 · Neutral
Rel volume0.99×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol113%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 3
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
- 3 heavy-volume down days vs 0 up in the last 20 sessions — supply is showing.
Support & Resistance
R · $841.31swing level
R · $875.75swing level
R · $923.61swing level
Price · $644.21now
S · $217.6752-week low
Fibonacci · Downtrend swing
23.6%$744.66
38.2%$821.17
50.0%$883.00
61.8%$944.83
78.6%$1032.86
Retracement resistance zones measured from the recent swing high down to the low.
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Daily downtrendWeekly downtrendMonthly downtrendBelow 200-day MA50/200 bullishRS 98 (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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (80/100, 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
Avoid
C
Trend-template read: fails Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
partialRule check says AVOID (8/12 checks passed) — Trend-template read: fails Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $784.27 vs MA200 $685.32
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $816.50, MA150 $784.27, MA200 $685.32
Failing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $644.21, MA150 $784.27, MA200 $685.32
1.5 Price > 50-day MAPrice $644.21 vs MA50 $816.50
O'Neil
Watch
D
CANSLIM read: 3/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
partialRecord Volume still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $887.09 on big volume. CANSLIM 81.
Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+31.8% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 98
Failing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high43.7% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 6.66%
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 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)
30-week MA trending upwardFrom weekly scan context
Failing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $644.21 vs MA200 $685.32
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.99x
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 $621.00
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $50.64 (7.86% 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 $740.84-$773.05; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyRecord Volume 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: Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+31.8% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 98 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
Failing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 46.4x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$644.21
Relative strengthRS 98
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
Distance from 52-week high43.7% below high
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$644.21
Relative strengthRS 98
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
Distance from 52-week high43.7% below high
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 98.
Passing evidence
Price$644.21
Relative strengthRS 98
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.99x
Distance from 52-week high43.7% below high
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
▼ Falling
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net -6
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 5/7 met
B
5/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (5/8): 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
+32%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+34%
Gross margin ≥30%
42%
ROE ≥17%
173%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
98
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 1
Within 25% of 52W high
-43.7%
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 (historical)
Record Volume
⚠ Late-stage base (#7)
80
setup score
RS Score
98
Trend template
5/8
CANSLIM
80.6* (B)
cadence: daily
lookback bars: 260
detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27
record bar ago: 1
record volume: 13577249
volume multiple: 3.16
volume ratio: 3.163
rare tier: ✗
bars since bigger: 171
since date: 2026-01-28
callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-01-28
up day: ✓
absorbed: ✓
low held: ✓
day gain pct: 3.24
depth pct: 3.24
day range pct: 7.65
geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 258, 'bars_ago': 1, 'price': 848.99, 'date': '2026-10-02'}, 'record_volume': 13577249, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-01-28', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 258, 'bars_ago': 1, 'price': 848.99, 'date': '2026-10-02'}}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-01-28: 13,577,249 shares (3.2x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — closed up on the day (record bar $822.32 -> $848.99, now $887.09)']
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
Record Volume · schematic
Highest daily volume since 2026-01-28 — 13,577,249 shares (3.2x average), 1 bars ago, and price action is constructive (closed up on the day). Big volume with holding prices means institutions are involved. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (98) | High-confidence pattern (84%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Readiness 83/100 (actionable) | CANSLIM 80.6 (B) | ⚠ Late-stage base (#7)
60
setup score
RS Score
98
Trend template
5/8
CANSLIM
82.8* (B)
high slope: -0.004776
low slope: 0.000934
pattern bars: 81
tighten ratio: 0.124
apex bars ahead: 16.8
apex price: 782.41
state: breakout
direction: bullish
pattern height: 375.72
ma len: 200
ma value: 653.7
under ma: -0.357
ma rising: ✗
near ma: ✓
ma touch bar ago: 119
triangle volume ratio: 1.048
volume dry up: ✗
signal volume ratio: 0.58
depth: 0.0945
geometry: {'resistance_rail': {'start': {'bar': 45, 'bars_ago': 74, 'price': 1145.0, 'date': '2026-06-18'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 849.592, 'date': '2026-10-05'}}, 'support_rail': {'start': {'bar': 24, 'bars_ago': 95, 'price': 695.14, 'date': '2026-05-19'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 769.2752, 'date': '2026-10-05'}}, 'apex': {'bar': 135.83, 'bars_ago': -16.83, 'price': 782.4085, 'date': '2026-10-21'}, 'breakout_bar': {'bar': 115, 'bars_ago': 4, 'price': 913.45, 'date': '2026-09-29'}, 'breakout_level': 865.56, 'ma_line': {'label': '200-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 109, 'bars_ago': 10, 'price': 622.3718, 'date': '2026-09-21'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 653.7014, 'date': '2026-10-05'}}, 'ma_touch_bar': {'bar': 0, 'bars_ago': 119, 'price': 519.6, 'date': '2026-04-15'}, 'ma_value': 653.7}
confidence kind: heuristic_match
detector version: descending_triangle/2026-09-27
findings: ['Resistance falling -0.48%/day into flat support (+0.09%/day) — sellers pressing, buyers defending', 'Rails tighten to 12% of the starting range; apex 17 bars ahead', 'Uptrend context: close $887.09 vs 200-day SMA $653.70 (-35.7%)', 'Pressing into the 200-day SMA — closest touch (2026-04-15) at $519.60', 'BREAKOUT above $865.56']
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 trend template 6/8 confirmed + weekly coiling
Why This Setup?
Descending Triangle · schematic
Descending Triangle (breakout, bullish): resistance falling -0.48%/day into flat support near $769.28, squeezing into the 200-day SMA ($653.70) inside an uptrend. Broke out above $865.56. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (98) | High-confidence pattern (86%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Readiness 94/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 82.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Late-stage base (#7); No base tightness
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
- Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
- In a confirmed uptrend — partly met Stage 1 · Trend template 5/8 — not yet Stage 2
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.2× average — light
- A relative-strength leader — met RS rank 97
- Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
- Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Minervini Trend Template
5/8Grades 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
$644.21 vs SMA150 $784.27 / SMA200 $685.32
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $784.27 vs SMA200 $685.32
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +46.87 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $816.50
Price above SMA 50
$644.21 vs SMA50 $816.50
30%+ above 52-week low
+196.0% from $217.67
Within 25% of 52-week high
-43.7% from $1145.00
RS score above 70
RS 98
Fundamentals
52W Range
46%
Mkt Cap SEC
146.0B
EPS QoQ
+32%
Rev YoY
+34%
ROE
173%
Gross Margin
42%
D/E
51.80
EPS TTM
$13.90
P/E TTM
46.3x
Float
227M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
80.6* CANSLIM
* disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
55
L · Leader RS
98
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
6/8
W. RS
98
W. Support
$445.00
W. Resist
$1145.00
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
Oct 06
Record Volume
✓ Gate
80
Oct 05
Record Volume
80
-27.4%
Oct 02
Pocket Pivot
✓ Gate
80
-24.1%
Oct 01
Inverse Head & Shoulders
✓ Gate
80
-31.9%
Oct 02
Inverse Head & Shoulders
✓ Gate
80
-24.1%
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