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APD · Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

$293.65 -0.54% Sep 10 close

Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 57/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 57, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is a large-cap Chemicals: Specialty company in the Process Industries sector with a market cap of $66B.

Process Industries Chemicals: Specialty stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1

$293.65 latest close

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Historical record

No active setup in the latest scan — this page shows the last detection Legend AI made for $APD. Every level, score and criterion below is computed from the Sep 10 close session (1 session old), and may no longer hold.

Historical verdict · setup score 57/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 57, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Earnings

Normal technical setup

No sourced report date Event risk is not modelled for this symbol

Deterministic evidence

APD-0.54%

Sector proxy · XLB-1.23%

Broad market · SPY-0.60%

Same completed session window ending 2026-09-10. APD was +0.69 points vs XLB. +0.06 points vs SPY.

Session internals Weak

Rule: closed flat-to-down and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-0.54% From the open-0.71% Range position24% GapNo gap

QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%) SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)

Price bars, sourced event fields, and benchmark math only. This can adjust displayed short-term conviction; it does not change the stored scanner score or readiness.

Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.

Price $293.65 -0.5% Sep 10 close

52W High $314.87 4.3% below high

Wks Since High 9w

Base Depth 6.9% 8.5% today

RS Rank 7 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $301.06

Avg Vol 1,074,855

Rel Vol (Sep 10) 0.77×

More stats

52W Low $229.11

Tight Wks 1 2 today

Base B1

SMA 200 $283.16

RS Line vs High -19.8%

RS Line Slope -2.0% ▼

Group Rank #48/58

ADR% 1.9%

ATR(14) $5.58 (1.9%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

U/D Vol 0.73

A/D Days 17A / 14D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Position in 52-week range 75thpercentile of the 52-week range

$229.11low

$314.87high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$APD · $293.65 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read

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Technicals 36/100

Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$301.06 ↓

100-day$295.43 ↓

200-day$283.16 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading39.8 · Bearish

Bearish momentum — sellers in control.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBearish

Histogram-1.755

Bearish — MACD below its signal line and below zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width-7% · 5.8%

Piercing the lower band — capitulation or strong selling.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.73 · Neutral

Rel volume0.77×

Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $296.64swing level

R · $301.25swing level

R · $313.6352-week high

Price · $293.65now

S · $290.42swing level

S · $281.24swing level

S · $275.49swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$304.31

38.2% ◄ price here$297.77

50.0% ◄ price here$292.49

61.8%$287.21

78.6%$279.69

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

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Above 200-day MA50/200 bullishRS 13 (laggard)

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Legend Verdicts 6 methodology checks

Who would consider this setup, why it qualifies, and what blocks it — calculated from the same deterministic methodology rules used across Legend AI.

Council consensus: 5 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

Minervini

Watch

Minervini C

Trend-template read: 6/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $301.27, MA150 $291.88, MA200 $282.51

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $291.88 vs MA200 $282.51

Failing evidence

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 13

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+8.4% QoQ

6/10 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil

Avoid

O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.3% below high | RS line new high: False

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.98%

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+8.4% QoQ

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 13

2/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

Watch

Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $301.27 vs MA200 $282.51

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.59x

Relative strength ≥ 60RS 13

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

Watch

Livermore B

Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$301.27

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 13

Volume vs average0.59x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

Watch

Darvas B

Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$301.27

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 13

Volume vs average0.59x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

Watch

Wyckoff B

Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$301.27

Distance from 52-week high4.3% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 13

Volume vs average0.59x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Base & Breakout

Breakout follow-through

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -1 A

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met

C 3/7 criteria

Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (5/8): the Trend Template grades the price structure, this grades the company & leadership (earnings, sales, margins, RS rank). A stock can ride a clean trend while its fundamentals lag, so the two often differ by design — they are not the same checklist.

✗ EPS acceleration ≥25% QoQ +8%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -1%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 32%

✗ ROE ≥17% -0%

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 13

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -6.7%

Method Playbook

Trade it like O'Neil EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.

Pivot

Pro level

Published-method rule: Use the proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a breakout through the pivot on volume at least 40% above average; the valid buy zone ends 5% above the pivot.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Use the setup's structural stop with a hard 7–8% maximum-loss ceiling from the actual entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Protect progress under constructive support such as the 21-day or 10-week line; a stop may ratchet higher but never lower.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit on the hard loss limit, a decisive support break, or a rule-based climax/distribution signal; a normal 20–25% advance is reviewed rather than assumed permanent.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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Pattern Analysis (historical)

Trend Only

57 setup score

RS Score 13

Trend template 5/8

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Trend Only · schematic

Gatekeeper 7/8 | Strong trend (7/8) | Volume drying up (bullish) | Stage 2

The Universal Edge Check · context only

What the setup still has going for it, recorded for later. The verdict above stands — these principles do not overrule it.

1/7 universals met

A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 7 — laggard
Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
Clear of earnings — partly met Report date unknown
Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms — partly met 0.8× average — light
In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 5/8

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

5/8

Grades the price structure — moving-average stacking, distance from the 52-week high/low, and relative strength above the ≥70 uptrend bar. This is the technical trend check; the company's fundamentals and ≥80 RS leadership are scored separately in the Grade Card.

Price above SMA 150 & 200 $293.65 vs SMA150 $292.22 / SMA200 $283.16

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $292.22 vs SMA200 $283.16

SMA 200 trending up Slope +5.11 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $301.06

Price above SMA 50 $293.65 vs SMA50 $301.06

30%+ above 52-week low +28.2% from $229.11

Within 25% of 52-week high -6.7% from $314.87

RS score above 70 RS 13

Fundamentals

52W Range

75%

Mkt Cap SEC

65.7B

EPS QoQ

+8%

Rev YoY

-1%

ROE

-0%

Gross Margin

32%

D/E

1.18

EPS TTM

$-1.77

Float

223M

Company

Company profile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

APD · NYSE · Process Industries · Chemicals: Specialty

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

6/8

W. RS

W. Support

$270.11

W. Resist

$314.87

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle Basing

Weekly Structure

Trend Rising

Tight Weeks 2

Confirmation Constructive

Scan History

Sep 08

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Sep 08

Trend Only ✓ Gate

57 -1.4%

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