CNP: buy-stop order for Nov 2026

Monthly bars. Tags on the right: the level (buy-stop), the stop and the last close (the signal month's). Grey line: the trend (an exponential moving average) · gold line: the buy-stop level · red line: where the stop-loss would sit.

The signal

ShapeBull flag

Signal monthOct 2026

Close at the signal£31.68$42.44

Below the level by3.8%

Detector confidenceHow cleanly the chart matches the shape, from 0 to 100%. Only 65% and above counts.70%

Above its 10-month averageHow far the price sits above its average of the last 10 months. More than 25% counts as overstretched and is held back.1.7%

Stars

★★ 2 stars

★ No-seller: in the S&P 500's down months over the last year, the stock held up 2+ points better than the index.
★ 10-month rising: the close is above a rising 10-month average.
⚠ Heavy short selling: among the fifth most shorted S&P 500 names this month. A warning, not a star.

Stars are leads, not rules: they only decide the order when slots are full.

News check

Good news found (checked 1 Nov 2026): Guidance raise, Earnings beat (surprise above +5%).

CenterPoint Energy raised its 2026 EPS guidance and expanded its capital plan following strong Q3 results.

Guidance raise

CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Raises 2026 EPS Guidance Amid Expanding Capital PlansGuruFocus · 27 Oct 2026
[CenterPoint Energy Q3 2026 Earnings Call] CenterPoint Energy Raises 2026 EPS Guidance to $1.90-$1.92 and Adds $4 Billion to Capital Plan on Explosive Houston GrowthBigGo Finance · 27 Oct 2026
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Earnings beat (surprise above +5%) surprise +6.2%

Quarterly results: EPS 0.53 vs estimate 0.50, surprise +6.2%Yahoo earnings · 27 Oct 2026

The check read the last 30 days of news and company filings for the company and looked for a fixed list of events.

For information only: the news never changes what's offered.