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
$176.42 -1.88% Sep 10 close
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$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 $48B.
Verdict · setup score 0/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
No sourced report date
Event risk is not modelled for this symbol
Deterministic evidence
BDX-1.88%
Sector proxy · XLV-0.55%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
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-1.88%
From the open-1.41%
Range position23%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (-1.06%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (-2.44%)
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More stats
52W Low
$140.11
Tight Wks
1
Base
B1
SMA 200
$171.52
RS Line vs High
-23.6%
RS Line Slope
-0.5% ▼
Group Rank
#25/58
ADR%
2.1%
ATR(14)
$4.10 (2.3%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
U/D Vol
1.36
A/D Days
19A / 15D
A/D Rating
A
VDU Bars
0/10 d
BDX Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$BDX · $176.42 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
41
/ 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
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Moving Averages
50-day$171.46 ↑
100-day$159.78 ↑
200-day$171.52 ↑
Bearish (50 < 200)
RSI (14)
Reading42.2 · Bearish
Bearish momentum — sellers in control.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateWeakening
Histogram-2.373
Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram contracting.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width-3% · 9.5%
Piercing the lower band — capitulation or strong selling.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.36 · Neutral
Rel volume0.97×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $187.35swing level
R · $192.41swing level
R · $213.0852-week high
Price · $176.42now
S · $153.26swing level
S · $148.23swing level
S · $142.47swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$180.57
38.2%$172.84
50.0%$166.59
61.8%$160.34
78.6%$151.44
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Weekly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bearishRS 18 (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:
3 of 6 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Avoid
Minervini D
Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $176.42, MA150 $162.40, MA200 $171.52
1.5 Price > 50-day MAPrice $176.42 vs MA50 $171.46
Failing evidence
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $162.40 vs MA200 $171.52
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $171.46, MA150 $162.40, MA200 $171.52
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.33%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+11.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 18
Avoid
Weinstein D
Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $176.42 vs MA200 $171.52
Not extended from 52-week high (≤ 30% below)17.2% below 52-week high
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.97x
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$176.42
Distance from 52-week high17.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 18
Volume vs average0.97x
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$176.42
Distance from 52-week high17.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 18
Volume vs average0.97x
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$176.42
Distance from 52-week high17.2% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 18
Volume vs average0.97x
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
▼ Falling
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net +6
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (4/8): 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
+11%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+8%
Gross margin ≥30%
47%
ROE ≥17%
4%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
18
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 3
Within 25% of 52W high
-17.2%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Wyckoff
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Wyckoff B · 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 Spring/test, Sign of Strength, creek, or Last Point of Support boundary identified by the active structure.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require a completed test or Sign of Strength/Last Point of Support confirmation with improving demand versus supply.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Start below the Spring/test low or structural support whose failure would invalidate the accumulation read.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Raise protection beneath successive Last Points of Support or meaningful higher lows during markup; 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 on a failed Sign of Strength, support loss, or clear supply-dominant reversal such as an upthrust failure.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
0
setup score
RS Score
18
Trend template
4/8
Why This Setup?
watchlist_candidate · schematic
Near-miss 4/8 — needs: sma150 above sma200, sma50 above sma150 200, price above 30pct of 52w low, 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.
0/7
universals met
- A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 12 — 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
- In a confirmed uptrend — partly met Stage 3 · Trend template 4/8 — not yet Stage 2
- Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
Minervini Trend Template
4/8Grades 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
$176.42 vs SMA150 $162.40 / SMA200 $171.52
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $162.40 vs SMA200 $171.52
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +0.08 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $171.46
Price above SMA 50
$176.42 vs SMA50 $171.46
30%+ above 52-week low
+25.9% from $140.11
Within 25% of 52-week high
-17.2% from $213.08
RS score above 70
RS 18
Fundamentals
52W Range
50%
Mkt Cap SEC
48.1B
EPS QoQ
+11%
Rev YoY
+8%
ROE
4%
Gross Margin
47%
D/E
0.76
EPS TTM
$5.82
P/E TTM
30.3x
Float
272M
Company
Company profile
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Scan History
20× streakSep 11
watchlist_candidate
0
Sep 10
watchlist_candidate
0
0.0%
Sep 09
watchlist_candidate
0
-1.9%
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