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UNH · UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

$410.70 -1.77% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Record Volume · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated is a mega-cap Managed Health Care company in the Health Services sector with a market cap of $369B.

Health Services Managed Health Care stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1
$410.70 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos (bearish)
Support 357.87–358.56 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 404.15–406.53 · 3 touches · moderate
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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.

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Recent price action · daily
$375$400$425AugSepOct$411

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 69
  • Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE 12.4%
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 69
  • O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev +11.8% | ROE 12.4%
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.86x
  • 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 L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
59 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (59/100) — 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%) 69
  • Trend Template (25%) 88
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 38
  • EPS Growth (15%) 34
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 69: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 38: mild distribution — sellers active. EPS up +2% — 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

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

UNH-1.77%
Sector proxy · XLV+0.00%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. UNH was -1.77 points vs XLV. -2.48 points vs SPY.

Session internals Weak

Rule: closed flat-to-down and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-1.77% From the open-2.19% Range position19% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
  • QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
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 $410.70 -1.8% Oct 26 close
52W High $461.62 11.0% below high
Wks Since High 14w
Base Depth 21.5%
RS Rank 32 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $388.75
Avg Vol 5,319,660
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.86× 1.01× on up days
More stats
52W Low $255.96
Tight Wks 1
Base B1
SMA 200 $361.35
RS Line vs High -8.6%
RS Line Slope +9.4% ▲
Group Rank #18/66
ADR% 2.9%
ATR(14) $13.50 (3.3%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 12A / 9D
A/D Rating A
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 5d
Earnings past
Position in 52-week range 75thpercentile of the 52-week range
$255.96low
$461.62high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$UNH · $410.70 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
86
/ 100
Technicals 86/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend
Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$388.75 ↑
100-day$401.97 ↑
200-day$361.35 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading60.0 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+3.902

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width75% · 20.6%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.01 · Neutral
Rel volume0.86×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol95%
Heavy vol up / down3 / 3

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

  • 3 heavy-volume up days vs 3 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $415.98swing level
R · $461.6252-week high
Price · $410.70now
S · $398.19swing level
S · $385.77swing level
S · $374.72swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$437.22
38.2%$422.13
50.0% ◄ price here$409.94
61.8%$397.74
78.6%$380.37

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

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Daily uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullish2.5:1 reward-to-risk
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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 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 $410.70, MA150 $382.82, MA200 $361.35
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $382.82 vs MA200 $361.35
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 69
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 12.4%
9/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+242.7% QoQ
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high11.0% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 69
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +11.8% | ROE 12.4%
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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 $410.70 vs MA200 $361.35
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.86x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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 $362.60
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $11.11 (2.71% 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
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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 $472.30-$492.84; 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
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+242.7% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 31.0x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 69 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$410.70
Distance from 52-week high11.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.86x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

partialConsolidating within the box (11.0% from 52W high) — patience until it approaches the prior high.

Passing evidence
Price$410.70
Distance from 52-week high11.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.86x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumSign of Strength — breakout above trading range on expanding volume. Accumulation phase complete, markup beginning. RS 69.

Passing evidence
Price$410.70
Distance from 52-week high11.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.86x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
100RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -2 A
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 +243%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +12%
✗ Gross margin ≥30% —
✗ ROE ≥17% 12%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 69
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -11.0%

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 →

Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Head & Shoulders bearish near confirmation
90% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~397.90 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~334.18. A push back above 431.68 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 461.62 invalidates it.

Confirms below 397.90
Invalidates at 461.62
Left Shoulder 434.30
Head 461.62
Right Shoulder 431.68
Neckline 397.90
Target 334.18

LS 434.30 / head 461.62 / RS 431.68, neckline ~397.90, vol_fading=yes

Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.

Pattern Analysis

Record Volume ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 69
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 67.4* (B)
cadence: daily lookback bars: 260 detector version: record_volume/2026-09-27 record bar ago: 9 record volume: 12641566 volume multiple: 2.66 volume ratio: 2.658 rare tier: ✗ bars since bigger: 62 since date: 2026-07-16 callout text: Highest daily volume since 2026-07-16 up day: ✗ absorbed: ✓ low held: ✓ day gain pct: -4.91 depth pct: 4.91 day range pct: 7.26 geometry: {'record_bar': {'bar': 250, 'bars_ago': 9, 'price': 377.76, 'date': '2026-10-13'}, 'record_volume': 12641566, 'callout_text': 'Highest daily volume since 2026-07-16', 'arrow_target': {'bar': 250, 'bars_ago': 9, 'price': 377.76, 'date': '2026-10-13'}} confidence kind: heuristic_match findings: ['Highest daily volume since 2026-07-16: 12,641,566 shares (2.7x the trailing average)', 'Price action constructive — down day fully absorbed since (record bar $397.25 -> $377.76, now $410.70)'] 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 2026-07-16 — 12,641,566 shares (2.7x average), 9 bars ago, and price action is constructive (down day fully absorbed since). Big volume with holding prices means institutions are involved. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (69) | High-confidence pattern (74%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 56/100 (early) | CANSLIM 67.4 (B) | ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming; Not actionable yet

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Falling Wedge ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 69
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 65.2* (B)
upper slope: -1.3811 lower slope: -1.1858 depth: 0.0329 narrowing ratio: 0.429 prior decline: 0.215 upper touches: 2 lower touches: 3 vol declining: ✗ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed
Why This Setup?
Falling Wedge · schematic

prior_decline=21.5%, converging=yes, narrowing=43%, touches=upper:2/lower:3, near_upper=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (69) | High-confidence pattern (70%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 45/100 (early) | CANSLIM 65.2 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; Head & shoulders top forming; Not actionable yet

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Cup (no handle) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ Head & shoulders top forming ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 69
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 64.8* (C)
14.8% cup depth
  • Cup 14.8% deep from a $437.02 left rim to a $372.42 low
  • Rims 2.4% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom (no V)
  • Pivot $437.02 fixed at the higher lip (left-side high)
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Breakout-day volume 0.9x the 50-day average
  • Volume dried up in the base
  • Prior advance into the rim: 80.3%
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=14.8%, lips_diff=2.4%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, breakout_vol=0.9x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (69) | Moderate pattern (61%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 43/100 (early) | CANSLIM 64.8 (C) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Head & shoulders top forming; Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_no_handle|2026-09-18|2026-10-22|437.02 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 73, "bars_ago": 26, "date": "2026-09-18", "price": 372.42}, "breakout": null, "left_lip": {"bar": 31, "bars_ago": 68, "date": "2026-07-21", "price": 437.0235}, "right_lip": {"bar": 97, "bars_ago": 2, "date": "2026-10-22", "price": 426.55}}
Why This Setup?
cup handle Cup (no handle) · schematic

depth=14.8%, lips_diff=2.4%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=no, breakout_vol=0.9x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (69) | Moderate pattern (61%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 43/100 (early) | CANSLIM 64.8 (C) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Head & shoulders top forming; Not actionable yet

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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 32 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in -14 days — event risk
  • Not chasing (in range) — not met Not met — levels are a Pro detail
  • 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
  • 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 $410.70 vs SMA150 $382.82 / SMA200 $361.35
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $382.82 vs SMA200 $361.35
SMA 200 trending up Slope +5.66 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $388.75
Price above SMA 50 $410.70 vs SMA50 $388.75
30%+ above 52-week low +60.5% from $255.96
Within 25% of 52-week high -11.0% from $461.62
RS score above 70 RS 69

Fundamentals

52W Range
75%
Mkt Cap SEC
368.6B
EPS QoQ
+243%
Rev YoY
+12%
ROE
12%
D/E
0.83
EPS TTM
$13.23
P/E TTM
31.0x
Float
898M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH · NYSE · Health Services · Managed Health Care
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 67.4* CANSLIM * disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
71
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
69
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
73
W. Support
$348.95
W. Resist
$461.62
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 55 (Record Volume)Oct 23: 73 (Trend Only)Oct 26: 74 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 55 (Record Volume)55
Oct 27
Record Volume ✓ Gate
55
Oct 26
Trend Only ✓ Gate
74 0.0%
Oct 23
Trend Only ✓ Gate
73 -1.8%
Oct 23
Record Volume ✓ Gate
55 -1.8%

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