Uptrend
Dist4
MSFT

MSFT

Microsoft Corp

$499.7-2.04%
Setup
Watch
Buy Zone
$504.24-$529.45
Sector
Software - Infrastructure
Industry
Software - Infrastructure
55
Recommendation
Avoid
Avoid

Too many CANSLIM criteria failing.

MSFT chart

Loading chart…
ADX
Weak or Absent15.0
Long Term
Down
Intermediate Term
Down
Short Term
Range
Overall Quality55
33
relative strength
80
Strong fund-Q
45
-51% vs avg
63
5/8 checks
91
Software - Infrastructure

Trade Plan

Avoid
Entry
$504.24
Entry Zone
$504.24-$529.45
Stop / Risk
$463.9
RS Rating
33
Volume confirmed
No
Targets
$605.09 / $630.3

Breakout · IBD Setup

4 4
Entry $504.24–$529.45Stop $463.9Target $605.09 / $630.3
Market regimeUptrend
Quality55
RS Rating33
Above 50-MA+12.5%
Above 200-MA+15.93%
VolumeWeak
In Buy ZoneNo
Not extendedOK
Invalidation · Close below stop

How this came together

55
MarketUptrend
SetupWatch
ConfidenceExperimental · not backtested
Fund-Q80 · Strong
StatusAvoid

Stock Data

52-Week Range349 – 554
Price % Chg YTD3.32%
Price % Chg 4wk-0.03%
50-Day Avg Vol36.9 Mil
P/E Ratio27.9
Market Cap$3.71T
SectorTechnology
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

Company Fundamentals

EPS % Chg (Qtr)31.65%
Sales % Chg (Qtr)17.75%
EPS Growth 5y17.38%
Sales Growth 5y14.57%
Annual ROE34.04%
Gross Margin67.94%
Operating Margin46.78%
Net Margin40.31%
Debt / Equity0.29

Setup levels

Current price
$499.7
Pivot
$504.24
Distance to buy
-9.8%
52-week range
349.2-553.75

Trigger evidence

No active trigger evidence available.
Financial health checks
5/5
Return on equity above 15%

ROE 34.04%

Net margin above 10%

Net margin 40.31%

EPS growing quarter on quarter

EPS q/q 31.65%

Sales growing quarter on quarter

Sales q/q 17.75%

Debt to equity below 1.0

D/E 0.29

Key metrics

Finviz snapshot · value vs. sector median (≥5 peers)

Annual ROE34.04%
vs sector +19.8%
Net margin40.31%
vs sector +28.7%
Gross margin67.94%
vs sector +1.4%
EPS growth q/q31.65%
vs sector -9.6%
Sales growth q/q17.75%
vs sector -8.1%
Debt / equity0.29
vs sector -0.01

Business quality

80
GradeStrong
EPS rating58
P/E27.9
Market cap$3.71T
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

Technical checks

Über 50-MA
Pass
Über 200-MA
Pass
RS-Linie auf neuem Hoch
Fail
Volumen bestätigt
Fail
In Kaufzone
Fail
Nicht überextended
Pass
Über 21-EMA
Pass
Volumen gesund
Pass

IBD / source mentions

BUY_SETUP2026-08-2800:25:44

Formed a base after being 'left for dead', had a nice gap up, and has stellar, stable, sustainable fundamentals with an earnings stability rate of 4.

Signal history

Added to list
2026-08-31
Trigger date
Days on list
7

Data sources: internal CANSLIM engine · Finviz snapshot · TradingView chart. Not investment advice.