3 Stocks Showing Bullish Signs: AMN, BOX and EXEL

AMN, BOX, and EXEL all flashed bullish signals caught by the Financial Tech Wiz scan alerts. Here is a breakdown of why these setups appeared on the scanners.

• AMN: Bullish Daily Pivot Breakout alert on September 30, up 34.0% since the breakout.
• BOX: Bullish Daily Pivot Breakout alert on October 5, up 22.2% since the breakout.
• EXEL: Bullish VCP Pivot Breakout on October 9, up 7.8% since the breakout.

Price moves through the October 23, 2026 close.

AMN: AMN Healthcare Services

AMN was in a tightening VCP base on September 29, 2026, then had a Daily Pivot Breakout scan alert on September 30. It is up 34.0% since the breakout. Its August 6 earnings report showed EPS of $0.77 against a $0.19 estimate. View AMN’s stock data.

• Daily Pivot Breakout Momentum Filters: Its 100-day rate of change was 59.8% and its 100-day EMA slope was 62.9%. Both cleared the scan thresholds of 40% and 25%, respectively, and relative volume was 1.78x its 20-day average. The Momentum Scanner in the Financial Tech Wiz Trading Journal app also matched AMN that day.
• Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP): AMN matched on September 29, 2026, 6.1% below its pivot, with ranges contracting from 8.1% to 7.9% to 6.0% and volume at 0.81x its average.
• Minervini’s Trend Template Criteria: AMN matched all the criteria on September 30, 2026, and was still matching on October 23.

BOX: Box

BOX is a technology stock that had a Daily Pivot Breakout scan alert on October 5, 2026, and is up 22.2% since the breakout. Its latest reported quarter showed 9.2% year-over-year revenue growth. View BOX’s stock data.

• Daily Pivot Breakout Momentum Filters: Its 100-day rate of change was 46.9%, which cleared the 40% threshold. Its 100-day EMA slope was 21.2%, which did not reach 25%, and only one of the two filters is needed. The Momentum Scanner in the Financial Tech Wiz Trading Journal app also matched BOX that day.
• Bullish 9/21 EMA Crossover: The 9-day EMA crossed above the 21-day EMA on October 5, 2026, the same day as the breakout.
• Minervini’s Trend Template Criteria: BOX matched all the criteria on October 15, 2026, after the breakout.

EXEL: Exelixis

EXEL was in a tightening VCP base in late September 2026, then closed above its pivot on October 9 and is up 7.8% since the breakout. All five of its reported quarters beat the EPS estimate, including $0.91 against $0.87 on August 5. View EXEL’s stock data.

• Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP): EXEL matched from September 23 to 28, 2026. On September 28 it was 2.3% below its pivot, the pivot was 16 sessions old, ranges contracted from 10.7% to 10.5% to 7.1%, and volume was 0.83x its average.
• VCP Pivot Breakouts: In the Financial Tech Wiz Trading Journal app, EXEL appeared on the VCP Pivot Breakouts list on October 9, 2026, closing above its pivot 9 sessions after the VCP match on volume of 1.2x its average, with the Trend Template still passing.
• Minervini’s Trend Template Criteria: EXEL matched all the criteria on October 9, 2026, and was still matching on October 23.

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