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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates IQV Bearish with a Setup Score of 38, net conviction 26, actionability 55. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
38
Directional Bias
Bearish
Net Conviction
26
Actionability
55 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
Fresh Breakdown — 80wk turn 22w+40wk turn 9w
80wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 186 vs px 208)
200wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 204 vs px 208)
Funds Distributing — momZ +0.98 · 12.80→12.12
Short Attack — velZ +0.50 · age 102w×0.45 · 3.17%
Seasonal Headwind — september med -3.7% (mag 1/3) · posClose 23.08% (rel 2/3) · n13 ×0.5 = 4.4
RS Breakdown — momZ +0.74 · low 3w×1.00 · vs industry
About IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQVIA Holdings Inc. provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technology & Analytics Solutions, Research & Development Solutions, and Contract Sales & Medical Solutions. Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Diagnostics & Research
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: May 9, 2013
Headquarters: 2400 Ellis Road, Durham, NC, United States, 27703
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$183.67
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$195.85
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$185.85
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$203.84
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$199.30
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$188.78
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$204.17
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Trend Edge's AI Consult feature delivers a comprehensive, multi-layer trade plan for IQVIA Holdings Inc
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The analysis covers five layers:
technical analysis (near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular trend, momentum,
volume shelf support and resistance, breakout and breakdown signals),
qualitative analysis (business model, competitive moat, sector dynamics),
insider sentiment (buy and sell signals from executive and director transactions),
share stats analysis (institutional accumulation, fund positioning, short float squeeze potential), and
fundamental analysis (valuation, revenue growth, profit margin, earnings quality).
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