# JNJ — passes 3 of 10 technical checks

**Johnson & Johnson** · Health Care
End-of-day close $270.00 · August 26, 2026
Passes 3 checks fewer than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 6 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | fail | below SMA10 | 0.3% market move from passing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | pass | rising | 2.9% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 0.7% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | fail | 2 up-days | — |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -2.8% | 2.8% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | fail | 1.6% | 0.4% from passing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | fail | 0.8x ATR | 0.2× a daily range from passing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 1.10x · limit 1.0x | 0.10× average volume from passing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — fail

The S&P 500 ($766.08) is below its 10-day average ($768.72), so the market-trend check fails for every stock today, JNJ included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

JNJ's 50-day average has risen to $255.65, up from $248.56 10 sessions ago, so the long-term trend check passes. It would flip if that average stopped rising over its 10-session window.

### Pulled back to support — fail

JNJ hasn't touched its 21-day average ($263.62) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $263.62.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

JNJ closed at $270.00, 0.7% above its 9-day average ($268.13) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $268.13.

### Not overextended — fail

JNJ has 2 consecutive up-closes into today — at the limit of 2, so this check fails (the entry looks extended). It passes after a flat or down close resets the streak.

### No recent earnings miss — pass

No high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss has appeared in JNJ's last 30 sessions, so this check passes. It would flip if such a gap-down showed up inside that window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

JNJ has trailed the S&P 500 by 2.8 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once JNJ leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — fail

A stop at $265.68 is only 1.6% below JNJ's price — tighter than the 2% floor, so the risk check fails (too little room to work). It passes once the stop sits 2–8% below price.

### Adequate stop room — fail

The stop sits only 0.8× the average daily range (ATR) from price — inside the 1-ATR minimum, so this check fails (normal noise could hit it). It passes once there's at least 1× ATR of room.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 1.10× JNJ's 20-day average — above the 1.0× threshold, so this check fails (the move is drawing heavy volume). It passes once volume cools below 1.0×.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/jnj
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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