# MCO — passes 6 of 10 technical checks

**Moody's Corporation** · Financials
End-of-day close $514.55 · August 26, 2026
Passes 1 check fewer than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 7 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 | 2.1% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 2.5% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | fail | 2 up-days | — |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | pass | +1.7% | 1.7% from failing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 3.7% | 1.7% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.9x ATR | 0.9× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 1.05x · limit 1.0x | 0.05× 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, MCO included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

MCO's 50-day average has risen to $481.29, up from $471.44 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

MCO hasn't touched its 21-day average ($492.52) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $492.52.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

MCO closed at $514.55, 2.6% above its 9-day average ($501.62) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $501.62.

### Not overextended — fail

MCO 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 MCO's last 30 sessions, so this check passes. It would flip if such a gap-down showed up inside that window.

### Outperforming the market — pass

MCO has outpaced the S&P 500 by 1.7 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check passes. It flips if MCO starts lagging the index over that window.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($495.26) sits 3.7% below MCO's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — pass

The stop sits 1.9× the average daily range (ATR) from price, clearing the 1-ATR minimum, so this check passes — the stop isn't buried inside normal noise. It flips if that room tightens inside 1× ATR.

### Quiet pullback volume — fail

Recent volume is 1.05× MCO'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/mco
- 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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