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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Stage 3 · Topping · week 7

As of Oct 22, 2026, UnitedHealth Group is in Stage 3, the topping phase, now in week 7 (since Sep 9, 2026). It closed at $424.98, 2.0% below its 52-week high and above its 200-day average, which is rising.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a health care company in the United States and internationally. More about the company

$424.98
+1.91% today
$381B · Large cap
Market Neutral — Building

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Our read

Topping: the uptrend is tiring

Setup score

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Momentum

Accelerating ⇈

Edge

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Stage Cycle Timeline2023-08-16 → 2026-10-22
S2 19w
S2 21w
S4 20w
S2 17w
2023-08-162026-10-22
S1S2S3S4Setup score (0–10, dashed line at 5)
S1 4w → S2 19w → S3 7w → S4 9w → S1 9w → S2 21w → S3 6w → S4 10w → S1 1w → S4 20w → S1 12w → S4 7w → S3 5w → S4 8w → S1 3w → S2 17w → S3 6w current
Total tracked: 165 weeks across 17 stage runs.

UNH among Healthcare Plans7th of 11 by relative strength

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Stocks in Healthcare Plans ranked by relative strength, with stage and one-month change
#StockStageRS1M
1CNCStage 2 · wk 194+14.8%
2OSCRStage 2 · wk 2287+9.1%
3PGNYStage 3 · wk 786+12.7%
4CLOVStage 2 · wk 285+3.5%
5HUMStage 2 · wk 284+12.3%
6ELVStage 2 · wk 676+11.7%
7UNHStage 3 · wk 769+14.5%
8CVSStage 3 · wk 768+10.8%
vs 52W High
-2.0%
$255.97 lo$433.68 hi
Near 52W high, distribution zone
The stock is rolling over from its 52-week high. In Stage 3 distribution, new long positions carry high risk.
Stage Maturity
Week 7
1w13w26w
Week 7, distribution
How long this stock has been in Stage 3 distribution. Longer tops often precede deeper Stage 4 declines.
vs 200 DMA
18.9%
200 DMA: $357.31 · rising
Stock is losing its 200 DMA. Once lost, it confirms Stage 4 risk. This is a major red flag for existing holders.
Rel Volume
1.03x
vs 50-day avg
Volume spikes on down days during Stage 3 signal distribution, with institutions exiting. Stage analysis reads that as a warning against new long positions.
Trend Health
↑ ⇈
Short-term trend rising strongly, and accelerating
Two reads of momentum. The arrow shows the direction of the short-term trend: rising (↑ or ↗), flat (→) or rolling over (↓). The ⇈ mark appears when our trend model reads the move as gaining speed on top of the longer trend. Strongest when both agree.
1M
+14.5%
3M
+1.6%
6M
+21.3%
YTD
+28.8%
1Y
+19.4%
Scan Membership
Breakout Watch
Latest: 2024-07-26
10 appearances in last 60 days. First seen: 2018-10-16.
A stock that keeps qualifying week after week does so because its Stage 2 structure keeps holding. Staying power in the scan says more about the trend than any single appearance.
Recent Stage Timeline
2026-10-22S3
Wk 7 · Vol 1.03x
2026-10-21S3
Wk 7 · Vol 0.56x
2026-10-20S3
Wk 6 · Vol 1.32x
2026-10-19S3
Wk 6 · Vol 0.97x
2026-10-16S3
Wk 6 · Vol 1.59x
2026-10-15S3
Wk 6 · Vol 2.03x
2026-10-14S3
Wk 6 · Vol 1.57x
2026-10-13S3
Wk 5 · Vol 2.66x
2026-10-12S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.25x
2026-10-09S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.61x
2026-10-08S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.59x
2026-10-07S3
Wk 5 · Vol 1.22x
Moving averages & range
50 DMA
$387.18
200 DMA
$357.31
52W High
$433.68
52W Low
$255.97
5D Low
$401.43
Resistance levels (recent highs)
20d High
$424.98
60d High
$424.98
120d High
$433.68
250d High
$433.68
Next resistance
+2.0%
to 120d High
P/E (TTM)
27.3
Forward 18.3
Earnings Growth (YoY)
+75.9%
Revenue -0.4%
ROE
+15.8%
Profit margin +3.5%
Dividend Yield
2.23%
P/B 3.7

UnitedHealth Group: quick answers

What stage is UnitedHealth Group in?

As of Oct 22, 2026, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is in Stage 3, the topping phase. It entered Stage 3 on Sep 9, 2026 and is in week 7. What the four stages mean

Is UnitedHealth Group in an uptrend?

Its uptrend has stalled. UnitedHealth Group is in Stage 3, the topping phase that follows an advance. It trades 18.9% above its 200-day average, which is rising.

How far is UnitedHealth Group from its 52-week high?

UnitedHealth Group closed at $424.98 on Oct 22, 2026, 2.0% below its 52-week high of $433.68. Its 52-week low is $255.97.

How has UnitedHealth Group performed over the past year?

As of Oct 22, 2026, UnitedHealth Group is up 19.4% over the past year and up 28.8% so far in 2026.

Which sector and industry is UnitedHealth Group in?

UnitedHealth Group is in the Healthcare Plans industry, part of the Health Care sector.

About this companyHealth Care· Healthcare Plans

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a health care company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx; and UnitedHealthcare. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services with patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities. The Optum Insight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, public entities, life sciences companies and other organizations. The Optum Rx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and community health pharmacy services, infusion, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease and drug therapy management. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; Medicaid plans, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; Children's Health Insurance Programs; Dual SNPs; Long-Term Services and Supports; Aged, Blind and Disabled; and other federal, state, and community health care programs. and health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was founded in 1974 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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