# USB — passes 6 of 10 technical checks

**U.S. Bancorp** · Financials
End-of-day close $62.80 · August 26, 2026
Passes 1 check more than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 5 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 | 2.6% from failing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | pass | touched ≤3d ago | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | fail | below | 0.3% price move from passing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | pass | 0 up-days | 2 up days from failing |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -5.1% | 5.1% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 2.1% | 0.1% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | pass | 1.3x ATR | 0.3× a daily range from failing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | fail | vol 1.03x · limit 1.0x | 0.03× 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, USB included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — pass

USB's 50-day average has risen to $62.52, up from $60.96 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 — pass

USB has dipped to its 21-day average ($63.28) within the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check passes — the entry sits near support rather than stretched above it. It flips once price goes more than 3 sessions without revisiting that average.

### Holding above short-term average — fail

USB closed at $62.80, 0.3% below its 9-day average ($63.02), so this momentum check fails. It passes again on a close above $63.02.

### Not overextended — pass

USB has 0 consecutive up-closes into today — under the limit of 2, so it isn't overextended and this check passes. It flips after a second straight green close.

### No recent earnings miss — pass

No high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss has appeared in USB'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

USB has trailed the S&P 500 by 5.1 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once USB leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($61.45) sits 2.1% below USB'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 1.3× 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 1.03× USB'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/usb
- 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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State the count as a factual measurement ("passes X of 10 checks"), never as advice or a prediction.