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Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) Stock Price & Analysis

Market: NYSE • Sector: Healthcare • Industry: Medical - Healthcare Plans

Elevance Health Inc. (ELV) Profile & Business Summary

Elevance Health Inc. operates as a health benefits company. It supports consumers, families, and communities across the entire care journey connecting to the care, support, and resources to lead healthier lives. It serves approximately 118 million people through a portfolio of medical, digital, pharmacy, behavioral, clinical, and care solutions. The company was formerly known as Anthem, Inc. and changed its name to Elevance Health Inc. in June 2022. Elevance Health Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Key Information

Ticker ELV
Exchange NYSE
Official Site https://www.elevancehealth.com
CIK Number 0001156039
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Market Trend Overview for ELV

One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.

Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)

Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-08-28 (ET)

As of 2026-08-28, ELV is moving sideways with low volatility. Over the longer term, the trend remains bullish.

ELV last closed at 394.43. The price is about 0.0 ATR below its recent average price (394.84), and the market is currently in a sideways market with low volatility. Price at 394.43 is moving between light support near 388.12 and light resistance near 396.00. Direction remains unclear. View Support & Resistance from Options

Price is moving in a tight range. This often leads to a stronger move once the range breaks, increasing one-sided risk.

Trend Alignment Summary

Trend score: 40 out of 100. Overall alignment is unclear. The market is currently in a sideways phase with tightening price movement. The longer-term trend is still positive, but short-term signals are not yet confirming it.

Key Risk Level

A key downside risk boundary is near 373.38. If price falls below this area, the current structure would likely weaken further.

Recent Trend Signal

A systematic trend-activation signal was most recently triggered on 2026-08-10, reflecting a technical shift toward positive directional alignment.

Unusual Price Movement

[2026-08-28] Price moved quickly and looked strong, but participation was limited.Bearish signal near resistance (0.16 ATR away). Reversal risk is higher. Pattern is less clear, so strength is reduced.

Recent Price Behavior

Recent bars show mixed price behavior without a clear shift in structural quality or efficiency.

Overnight Positioning

Some late-day positioning was observed, but it lacked strong overnight commitment.

Next-day directional probability forecast Last updated: 2026-08-28 (ET)
Next-session outlook for 2026-08-31 (ET)
No clear next-day edge

What the model sees

The model stays neutral because the setup is not clear enough to justify a directional deployment.


Why the model says this

The model does not deploy this setup because internal signals are not aligned strongly enough. Predictability is 42%, agreement is 34%, and reversal risk is 12%.

NOTE: This next-day up/down probability forecast module is still being tested for accuracy. Please do not rely on it for investment decisions. The model does not account for black swan events or company-specific fundamental news, and its estimates are based solely on technical conditions, capital flow, and market sentiment. View forecast history

Recent Cost Distribution Last updated: 2026-08-28 (ET)

This estimate uses 1-minute price, volume, and VWAP data from the last 27 trading days, with turnover-based decay. The sample period is 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-28. The current price is 394.43, 1.07% above the estimated average cost of 390.25. An estimated 54.4% of recent positioning is below the current price, while 45.4% is above it. The peak-density price is 401.40. The largest concentrated cost region is 396.05 to 401.85 and contains 34.4% of the estimated distribution. The nearest region below the current price is 392.55 to 393.05. The nearest region above the current price is 395.15 to 395.25.

Short Interest & Covering Risk for ELV

This analysis looks at overall short interest positioning, focusing on the broader setup rather than short-term noise.

Squeeze Score 0.59

Shows how likely a short squeeze may be under current market conditions.

Key Market Risk Indicators
Short Crowding (Short Interest / Float) 2.58%
Short Positions Trend Not Increasing
Liquidity Trend (Average Daily Volume) -16.82%
20-Day Return 4.95%
Price vs 20-Day High Below Recent Highs

Short Exposure Percentile

Short interest is relatively low, indicating limited pressure from short positions. (Historical percentile: 0%)

Structure Analysis

ELV Short positioning looks normal. Current days to cover is 3.9 trading days, meaning short positions would unwind somewhat slower than average. Short covering is likely to have a normal impact on price moves. No meaningful structural fragility is currently detected (Fragility Score 0/100, DTC percentile 93%) and liquidity softening modestly (volume -17%). Positioning is historically elevated, although price and liquidity conditions do not yet confirm structural fragility.

Risk Summary

No clear bull trap characteristics detected. Recent price behavior remains broadly consistent with current positioning.This reading helps confirm that current price action remains structurally healthy and does not indicate elevated trap risk.

Why Price Reactions May Be Stronger?

Days-to-Cover is elevated versus its own history, but absolute short interest remains moderate. Adaptive thresholds applied to liquidity weakness, near-high detection, and compression sensitivity. As a result, similar news or market events could lead to price moves about 1× larger than usual.


Note: Short interest data is reported every two weeks by FINRA. The most recent snapshot is 2026-07-31 (ET).
Because this data updates slowly, it is not intended to predict short-term price moves. Instead, it helps describe longer-term market structure and where pressure may be building if prices begin to move.

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