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HRL · Hormel Foods Corporation

$26.05 latest stored close

Detected setup Trend Only

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Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods Corporation is a large-cap Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $14B.

Strong Buy · 81 Consumer Non-Durables Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1 Data 50m ago

$26.05 latest close

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Council read · 6 methods

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Earnings-risk mode

Normal technical setup

Thursday, May 28, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

HRL+2.92%

Sector proxy · XLP+1.46%

Broad market · SPY+0.02%

Same completed session window ending 2026-07-27. HRL was +1.46 points vs XLP. +2.90 points vs SPY. 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.

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Price $26.05 Jul 27 close

52W High $29.35 -11.2%

52W Low $19.70

Wks Since High 46w

Base Depth -32.9%

Base B1

SMA 50 $23.92

SMA 200 $23.29

Avg Vol 5,199,942

RS Rank 29

RS vs High -23.2%

RS Slope -0.7% ▼

Grp Rank #51/66

ADR% 2.3%

ATR(14) $0.56 (2.2%)

Rel Vol (today) 0.63×

Vol Pace N/A

U/D Vol 0.89

A/D Days 9A / 6D

A/D Rating A

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 10d

Earnings past

$19.70

$29.35 66%

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Setup Quality B 4/7 signals

Score trend

✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✓ Power Trend 10d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 7/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ Gatekeeper Base #1 (A)

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$HRL · $26.05 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read

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Strong Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend

Weekly ▲ Uptrend

Monthly ▲ Uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$23.92 ↑

100-day$22.90 ↑

200-day$23.29 ↑

Golden Cross (fresh)

RSI (14)

Reading63.6 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening

Histogram-0.009

Weakening — MACD slipped below its signal line. Histogram expanding.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width97% · 8.5%

Squeeze — volatility compressing

Near the upper band — buyers in control. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.89 · Neutral

Rel volume0.63×

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

Support & Resistance

R · $26.21swing level

R · $26.60swing level

R · $29.3552-week high

Price · $26.05now

S · $24.00swing level

S · $23.09swing level

S · $22.17swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$24.97

38.2%$23.96

50.0%$23.15

61.8%$22.34

78.6%$21.18

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 bullishRS 28 (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

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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 $26.05, MA150 $23.35, MA200 $23.29

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $23.35 vs MA200 $23.29

Failing evidence

1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 28

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+17.6% 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 high11.2% below high | RS line new high: False

S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.16%

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+17.6% QoQ

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 28

2/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Weinstein

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Weinstein C

Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 3 supporting checks need improvement.

Passing evidence

Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)

Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $26.05 vs MA200 $23.29

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.63x

Relative strength ≥ 60RS 28

4/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore

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Livermore B

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

Passing evidence

Price$26.05

Distance from 52-week high11.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 28

Volume vs average0.63x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Darvas

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Darvas B

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

Passing evidence

Price$26.05

Distance from 52-week high11.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 28

Volume vs average0.63x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Wyckoff

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Wyckoff B

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

Passing evidence

Price$26.05

Distance from 52-week high11.2% below high

Failing evidence

Relative strengthRS 28

Volume vs average0.63x

3/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Breakout Health

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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 -6 A

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met

C 2/7 SEPA

Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (7/8): 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 +18%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -4%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% 16%

✗ ROE ≥17% 6%

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 28

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -11.2%

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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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Inverse Head & Shoulders bullish near confirmation

90% built

Possible inverse head & shoulders — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close above ~27.00 (neckline) to confirm, with a measured move toward ~34.30. A drop under the right shoulder near 23.93 weakens the structure; a close below the head near 19.70 invalidates it.

Confirms above 27.00

Invalidates at 19.70

Left Shoulder 20.32

Head 19.70

Right Shoulder 23.93

Neckline 27.00

Target 34.30

LS 20.32 / head 19.70 / RS 23.93, neckline ~27.00, 3.5% below confirmation

Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.

Pattern Analysis

Trend Only

66.8 score

RS Score 28

Trend 7/8 ✓

Why This Setup?

Trend Only

Gatekeeper 7/8 | Strong trend (7/8) | Power Trend | Stage 2

The Universal Edge Check

The panel is uneasy

Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.

1/7 universals met

In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 7/8
Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
Asymmetric reward No target set
Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
Volume confirms 0.6× average — light
Clear of earnings in -61 days — event risk
A relative-strength leader RS 29 — laggard

Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

7/8

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 $26.05 vs SMA150 $23.35 / SMA200 $23.29

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $23.35 vs SMA200 $23.29

SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.03 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $23.92

Price above SMA 50 $26.05 vs SMA50 $23.92

30%+ above 52W low +32.2% from $19.70

Within 25% of 52W high -11.2% from $29.35

RS score above 70 RS 28

Fundamentals

52W Range

66%

Mkt Cap SEC

14.1B

EPS QoQ

+18%

Rev YoY

-4%

ROE

Gross Margin

16%

D/E

0.36

EPS TTM

$0.87

P/E TTM

29.9x

Insider

No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot

Hormel Foods Corporation

HRL · NYSE · Consumer Non-Durables · Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy

$26.05latest close $14.1Bmarket cap 29RS rank 67setup score

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

6/8

W. RS

W. Support

$19.70

W. Resist

$26.60

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 28

Trend Only ✓ Gate

Jul 27

Trend Only ✓ Gate

60 0.0%

Jul 27

Trend Only ✓ Gate

59 0.0%

Jul 27

Trend Only ✓ Gate

59 0.0%

Jul 24

Trend Only ✓ Gate

59 +2.9%

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