Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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BDX · Becton, Dickinson and Company
$196.39 -1.27% Oct 26 close
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$BDX
Becton, Dickinson and CompanyBecton, Dickinson and Company is a large-cap Medical Specialties company in the Health Technology sector with a market cap of $53B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift
(bullish)
Support
151.97–153.74
· 6 touches · strong
Support
158.20–159.49
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
186.63–188.04
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
195.63–196.36
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
162.29–163.44
· 3 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 0/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 0, 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 1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MA — MA150 $164.78 vs MA200 $169.85
- Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 69
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -0.3% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 69
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.98x
- Weinstein 30-week MA trending upward
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 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.
57
Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock
Neutral (57/100) — 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%) 69
- Trend Template (25%) 62
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 64
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44
RS rank 69: above-average strength. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 64: mild accumulation. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.
Earnings
Pre-earnings setup
Next earnings
Monday, November 2, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
BDX-1.27%
Sector proxy · XLV+0.00%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystPending
Stock reactionNegative
Sector reactionWeak
Opening surgePending
Event riskEarnings-driven
Session internals Mixed
Rule: direction and internals disagree — it met neither the strong nor the weak rule. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.
Vs prior close-1.27%
From the open-0.88%
Range position40%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 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.
- A sourced earnings report is still pending inside the risk window; ordinary technical conviction is reduced until it is out.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$140.11
Tight Wks
0
Base
B1
SMA 200
$169.85
RS Line vs High
-15.8%
RS Line Slope
+7.8% ▲
Group Rank
#20/66
ADR%
2.1%
ATR(14)
$4.12 (2.1%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
14A / 14D
A/D Rating
C
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Power Trend
8d
Earnings
in 6d
BDX Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$BDX · $196.39 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
98
/ 100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$185.63 ↑
100-day$171.72 ↑
200-day$169.85 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading63.5 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.175
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width80% · 15.7%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol0.9 · Neutral
Rel volume0.98×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol76%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $213.0852-week high
Price · $196.39now
S · $175.45swing level
S · $152.79swing level
S · $148.23swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$186.23
38.2%$177.41
50.0%$170.29
61.8%$163.17
78.6%$153.03
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullish
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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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (0/100, 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 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $196.39, MA150 $164.78, MA200 $169.85
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $185.63, MA150 $164.78, MA200 $169.85
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $164.78 vs MA200 $169.85
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 69
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high7.8% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.10%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-0.3% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 69
Weinstein
Watch
C
Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
mediumStage 2 uptrend in progress — hold as long as price stays above the 30-week moving average.
Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $196.39 vs MA200 $169.85
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.98x
30-week MA trending upwardData unavailable
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 $175.71
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $4.12 (2.10% 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 $225.85-$235.67; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $193.64 · 20-day MA $187.44 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlywatchlist_candidate is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Data unavailable
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 33.7x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.17 (1995 adv / 1699 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-0.3% 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$196.39
Distance from 52-week high7.8% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.98x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
mediumBuilding the top of the box (7.8% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.
Passing evidence
Price$196.39
Distance from 52-week high7.8% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.98x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$196.39
Distance from 52-week high7.8% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 69
Volume vs average0.98x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
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 +3
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
-0%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+8%
Gross margin ≥30%
47%
ROE ≥17%
5%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
69
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-7.8%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Dennis
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Dennis C · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use the 20-day channel high (System 1) or 55-day channel high (System 2) as the breakout trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Buy the breakout print mechanically — no prediction, no hesitation, no chasing below the channel high.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Place the stop at 2N (N = 20-day ATR) below entry, set before the trade and never moved except up on winners.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Add at 0.5N intervals up to 4 units; trail the stop beneath each new add level, never loosen it.
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 System 1 at the 10-day low and System 2 at the 20-day low — the exit is part of the system, not a decision.
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 →
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Pattern Analysis
0
setup score
RS Score
69
Trend template
5/8
Why This Setup?
watchlist_candidate · schematic
Near-miss 5/8 — needs: sma150 above sma200, sma200 trending up, rs score above 70
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 35 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 6 days — event risk
- Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 5/8
Minervini Trend Template
5/8Grades 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
$196.39 vs SMA150 $164.78 / SMA200 $169.85
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $164.78 vs SMA200 $169.85
SMA 200 trending up
Slope -1.05 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $185.63
Price above SMA 50
$196.39 vs SMA50 $185.63
30%+ above 52-week low
+40.2% from $140.11
Within 25% of 52-week high
-7.8% from $213.08
RS score above 70
RS 69
Fundamentals
52W Range
77%
Mkt Cap SEC
53.5B
EPS QoQ
-0%
Rev YoY
+8%
ROE
5%
Gross Margin
47%
D/E
0.76
EPS TTM
$5.82
P/E TTM
33.7x
Float
272M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Scan History
20× streakOct 27
watchlist_candidate
0
Oct 26
Trend Only
✓ Gate
82
0.0%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle
✓ Gate
86
-1.3%
Oct 23
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
78
-1.3%
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