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WAT · Waters Corporation
$371.20 latest stored close
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Waters CorporationWaters Corporation is a large-cap Medical Specialties company in the Health Technology sector with a market cap of $36B.
Council read · 6 methods
Watch — evidence is building
0 buyable · 3 watch · 3 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.
Earnings-risk mode
Pre-earnings setup
Wednesday, July 29, 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
WAT-0.93%
Sector proxy · XLV+0.51%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
CatalystUnavailable
Stock reactionNegative
Sector reactionSupportive
Opening surgeUnavailable
Event riskEarnings-driven
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.
AI interpretation (optional)
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Setup Quality
D
2/7 signals
Score trend
✗
Stage 3 · Topping
✗
Power Trend
✗ RS New High
✓ Trend 6/8
✗
No Pattern
✗ CANSLIM 46.4 (D)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #1 (A)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$WAT · $371.20 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
61
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Moving Averages
50-day$364.15 ↑
100-day$338.56 ↑
200-day$353.41 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading50.9 · Neutral
Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateWeakening
Histogram-0.807
Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width39% · 6.0%
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 vol1.48 · Neutral
Rel volume0.86×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $384.40swing level
R · $389.82swing level
R · $401.10swing level
Price · $371.20now
S · $367.12swing level
S · $351.77swing level
S · $323.85swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$364.69
38.2%$349.03
50.0%$336.38
61.8%$323.73
78.6%$305.72
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.
Council consensus:
🟡 3 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Avoid
Minervini D
Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $371.20, MA150 $347.93, MA200 $353.41
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $364.15, MA150 $347.93, MA200 $353.41
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $347.93 vs MA200 $353.41
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 41
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high10.4% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 3.14%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-40.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 41
Avoid
Weinstein D
Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $371.20 vs MA200 $353.41
Not extended from 52-week high (≤ 30% below)10.4% below 52-week high
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
30-week MA trending upwardFrom weekly scan context
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$371.20
Distance from 52-week high10.4% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 41
Volume vs average0.86x
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$371.20
Distance from 52-week high10.4% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 41
Volume vs average0.86x
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$371.20
Distance from 52-week high10.4% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 41
Volume vs average0.86x
Breakout Health
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 +3
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 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
-40%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+7%
Gross margin ≥30%
55%
ROE ≥17%
8%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
41
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 3
Within 25% of 52W high
-10.4%
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 levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
50.8
score
RS Score
41
Trend
6/8 ✓
CANSLIM
46.4* (D)
range low: 294.829
range high: 346.664
range pct: 0.176
sos thrust: 0.08
sos vol ratio: 1.67
sos bars ago: 20
near lps: ✓
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
Wyckoff SOS
SOS: breakout above range_high=346.66, thrust=8.0%, vol=1.7x avg, lps=near, 20 bars ago | Moderate trend (6/8) | High-confidence pattern (85%) | Recent gap-up (2d ago) | Readiness 53/100 (early) | CANSLIM 46.4 (D) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; Not actionable yet
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 3 · Trend 6/8
- Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward No target set
- Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms 0.9× average — light
- Clear of earnings in 1 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 42 — laggard
Minervini Trend Template
6/8Grades 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
$371.20 vs SMA150 $347.93 / SMA200 $353.41
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $347.93 vs SMA200 $353.41
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +6.95 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $364.15
Price above SMA 50
$371.20 vs SMA50 $364.15
30%+ above 52W low
+35.0% from $275.05
Within 25% of 52W high
-10.4% from $414.15
RS score above 70
RS 41
Fundamentals
52W Range
69%
Mkt Cap SEC
36.4B
EPS QoQ
-40%
Rev YoY
+7%
ROE
8%
Gross Margin
55%
D/E
0.55
EPS TTM
$10.76
P/E TTM
34.5x
Float
98M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Waters Corporation
$371.20latest close
$36.4Bmarket cap
42RS rank
51setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
D
46.4* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
20
A · Annual EPS
65
N · New Highs
40
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
41
I · Inst. Spons.
50
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
7/8
W. RS
72
W. Support
$282.77
W. Resist
$396.58
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
51
Jul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
51
Jul 27
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
51
0.0%
Jul 24
Flat Base
✓ Gate
68
-0.9%
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