Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 74, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Simple research view
APD · Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
$305.72 -0.47% Oct 26 close
Switch to Advanced for indicator panels, raw grades, provenance, drawing tools, and full technical tables.
$APD
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 $68B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: bos
(bearish)
Support
284.41–285.46
· 4 touches · moderate
Inside
305.39–307.96
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
287.07–288.65
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
289.88–291.52
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
274.09–275.20
· 4 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 74/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 74, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Recent price action · daily
What would change this verdict
What needs to turn for this to become buyable — the top failing checks across the legend council:
- Minervini 1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA — MA50 $293.56, MA150 $293.65, MA200 $289.19
- Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 60
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +1.3% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 60
- Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
- Weinstein Stage 1→2 breakout on expanding volume
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
- O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
- Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
58
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (58/100) — held back by eps growth
Our proprietary 0-100 rating — the answer to Wall Street's black-box scores. Five pillars, each computed from real scan data, each explained below in plain English.
- Relative Strength (25%) 60
- Trend Template (25%) 75
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 72
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 38
RS rank 60: above-average strength. Trend template 6/8: passes the uptrend screen, structure intact. Institutional score 72: mild accumulation. EPS growth reads +0%, but trailing earnings are negative — that percentage is an artifact, capped. Quality 38: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 60). Updated 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
Next earnings
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
APD-0.47%
Sector proxy · XLB+0.14%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
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-0.47%
From the open-0.17%
Range position7%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
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.
- QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$229.11
Tight Wks
1
Base
B1
SMA 200
$289.19
RS Line vs High
-13.4%
RS Line Slope
+9.3% ▲
Group Rank
#53/66
ADR%
1.7%
ATR(14)
$4.88 (1.6%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
10A / 11D
A/D Rating
D
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
2d
Earnings
in 8d
APD Chart
Interactive price, volume, RS, RSI, and MACD charts are available after sign in.
Technical Analysis Report Card
$APD · $305.72 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
80
/ 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$293.56 ↑
100-day$293.25 ↑
200-day$289.19 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading67.2 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+2.773
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width84% · 16.4%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol2.81 · Accumulation
Rel volume1.08×
Pocket pivots · 10d1
5d vs 50d vol88%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
- Pocket pivot 6 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $313.6352-week high
Price · $305.72now
S · $297.85swing level
S · $290.42swing level
S · $281.24swing level
Fibonacci · Downtrend swing
23.6%$278.51
38.2%$285.46
50.0%$291.07
61.8%$296.69
78.6% ◄ price here$304.69
Retracement resistance zones measured from the recent swing high down to the low.
The verdict is free. The trade plan is Pro.
Unlock the exact entry, stop-loss, profit target, and reward-to-risk for APD — plus the full 500+ symbol scanner and Ask-the-Legends chat.
Start your 7-day free trial →
Above 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume accumulation
Want this read in a legend's voice?
Ask a Legend about APD
Generic technical analysis generated mechanically from price & volume — educational research only, not financial advice or a personalized recommendation. Levels are illustrative; confirm on your own chart. New to these terms? →
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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (74/100, in the verdict band) rates this trade setup. Each legend's A–D grade rates the same setup against that legend's own checklist — so a high score next to a C grade is not a contradiction. The setup can be strong without fitting that legend's style. When the council disagrees, the verdict band breaks the tie.
Council consensus:
6 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini
Avoid
D
Trend-template read: fails 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $305.72, MA150 $293.65, MA200 $289.19
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $293.65 vs MA200 $289.19
Failing evidence
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $293.56, MA150 $293.65, MA200 $289.19
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 60
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.9% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.60%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+1.3% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 60
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
mediumClassic Stage 2 advancing phase — strong weekly trend confirms uptrend. This is Weinstein's sweet spot: buy and hold while price remains above the 30-week MA.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $305.72 vs MA200 $289.19
Failing evidence
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Stage 1→2 breakout on expanding volumeNot confirmed
dennis
Watch
C
Turtle read: no breakout yet. Price is pressing the 20-day high. The system waits for the print; it never anticipates.
Passing evidence
No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $267.28
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $5.37 (1.76% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk
Failing evidence
S1: 20-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
S2: 55-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
zanger
Avoid
D
Zanger read: a hard gate is broken — either the pattern is not one of his six, or the entry is more than 5% past the breakout. He would not touch this.
Passing evidence
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $351.58-$366.86; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $300.27 · 20-day MA $289.65 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyTrend Only is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
zweig
Watch
D
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 29.4x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+1.3% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$305.72
Distance from 52-week high2.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 60
Volume vs average1.08x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
mediumStock is at the top of its box — Darvas would wait for a decisive breakout on volume.
Passing evidence
Price$305.72
Distance from 52-week high2.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 60
Volume vs average1.08x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$305.72
Distance from 52-week high2.9% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 60
Volume vs average1.08x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
Latest candle: Shooting Star — Long upper shadow with a small body near the low — sellers rejected higher prices. A caution flag when price is extended above a pivot.
RS Line vs SPY
52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH
▲ Rising
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net -2
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C
3/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (6/8): 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
+1%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
-1%
Gross margin ≥30%
32%
ROE ≥17%
14%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
60
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-2.9%
Method Playbook
Trade it like O'Neil
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →
The published-method workflow is public. Unlock exact pivot, entry, stop, target, and sizing with Pro →
Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Cup & Handle
bullish
early
60%
built
Cup base building — 81% of the 15%-deep cup recovered. Watch for the right side to reach ~314.87, then a handle.
Pivot Watch
2.91% away
Tightness / volume
Stable · No VDU
Recent-pace band
2–7 sessions
Confirms above
314.87
Invalidates at
291.07
Rim
314.87
Cup Low
267.28
Pivot
314.87
Mid Cup
291.07
Cup depth 15%, recovery 81%, handle=not yet
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
74
setup score
RS Score
60
Trend template
6/8
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Trend Only · schematic
Gatekeeper 6/8 | Moderate trend (6/8) | Good RS (60) | Accumulation (2.8× up/dn vol) | 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 22 — laggard
- Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
- Clear of earnings — partly met in 8 days — size down
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.1× average — light
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 6/8
Minervini Trend Template
6/8Grades 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
$305.72 vs SMA150 $293.65 / SMA200 $289.19
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $293.65 vs SMA200 $289.19
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +4.20 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $293.56
Price above SMA 50
$305.72 vs SMA50 $293.56
30%+ above 52-week low
+33.4% from $229.11
Within 25% of 52-week high
-2.9% from $314.87
RS score above 70
RS 60
Fundamentals
52W Range
89%
Mkt Cap SEC
68.1B
EPS QoQ
+1%
Rev YoY
-1%
ROE
14%
Gross Margin
32%
D/E
1.18
EPS TTM
$-1.77
Float
223M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
6/8
W. RS
64
W. Support
$267.28
W. Resist
$314.87
W. Patterns
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
1
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakOct 27
Trend Only
✓ Gate
75
Oct 27
Trend Only
✓ Gate
74
Oct 26
Trend Only
✓ Gate
79
0.0%
Oct 23
Trend Only
✓ Gate
77
-0.5%
Oct 23
Trend Only
✓ Gate
77
-0.5%
Latest News
Headlines for APDLoading headlines…
Get the full picture on APD
Pro members see entry/stop/target levels, R:R ratios, intraday alerts, and every setup detected across 500+ symbols daily.
Start 7-Day Free Trial