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IFF · International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

$93.69 -0.49% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 55/100

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Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. is a large-cap Food: Specialty/Candy company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $24B.

Consumer Non-Durables Food: Specialty/Candy stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 3+
$93.69 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
Support 68.34–68.78 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 72.00–72.50 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 73.79–74.09 · 3 touches · moderate
Support 83.75–83.89 · 3 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 55/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 55, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$80.00$90.00AugSepOct$93.69

What would change this verdict

What needs to turn for this to become buyable — the top failing checks across the legend council:

  • Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE 6.0%
  • Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — -5.2% YoY
  • O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev -5.2% | ROE 6.0%
  • O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 1.04x
  • Dennis S1: 20-day Donchian breakout
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 10/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: watch CANSLIM read: 4/8 pass; improvement is still needed.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 supporting checks need improvement.
72 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (72/100) — 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%) 88
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 68
  • EPS Growth (15%) 31
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 87: beating most of the market. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 68: mild accumulation. EPS growth reads +1%, but trailing earnings are negative — that percentage is an artifact, capped. 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

IFF-0.49%
Sector proxy · XLP-0.34%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. IFF was -0.15 points vs XLP. -1.20 points vs SPY.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionWeak Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

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-0.49% From the open-0.49% Range position17% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.11%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+2.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • 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.
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 $93.69 -0.5% Oct 26 close
52W High $94.65 1.0% below high
Wks Since High 0w
RS Rank 71 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $86.08
Avg Vol 1,692,248
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 1.04× 1.71× on up days
More stats
52W Low $61.29
Tight Wks 1
Base B3
SMA 200 $78.09
RS Line vs High -1.2%
RS Line Slope +9.7% ▲
Group Rank #41/66
ADR% 1.9%
ATR(14) $1.83 (1.9%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 16A / 9D
A/D Rating A+
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 9d
Earnings in 6d
Position in 52-week range 97thpercentile of the 52-week range
$61.29low
$94.65high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$IFF · $93.69 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
100
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Technicals 100/100
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$86.08 ↑
100-day$82.33 ↑
200-day$78.09 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading76.6 · Overbought

Overbought — buyers extended; watch for a pause or pullback.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.731

Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram contracting.

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width87% · 18.6%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.71 · Accumulation
Rel volume1.04×
Pocket pivots · 10d3
5d vs 50d vol102%
Heavy vol up / down1 / 0

Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.

  • Pocket pivot 2 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
  • 1 heavy-volume up day vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $94.6552-week high
Price · $93.69now
S · $82.64swing level
S · $81.20swing level
S · $74.28swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$89.14
38.2%$85.73
50.0%$82.97
61.8%$80.22
78.6%$76.30

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 bullishRSI overbought
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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 (55/100, 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: 9 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 10/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

mediumEnter on break of $89.41 pivot with stop at $86.67 (risk 3.1%). SEPA Grade B (5/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $93.69, MA150 $79.37, MA200 $78.09
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $79.37 vs MA200 $78.09
Failing evidence
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 6.0%
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY-5.2% YoY
10/13 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Watch D CANSLIM read: 4/8 pass; improvement is still needed.

mediumCup & Handle still forming — ideal buy point at $89.41 on big volume. CANSLIM 70.

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+56.2% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 87
Failing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -5.2% | ROE 6.0%
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch B Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 1 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 $93.69 vs MA200 $78.09
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.04x
6/7 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
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 $81.54
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $1.83 (1.96% 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
5/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zanger Watch B Zanger read: the structure is fine but the breakout quality is not there yet — wait for 150%+ volume on the break.

mediumZanger would buy the Cup & Handle breakout only with 150-200% volume, never more than 5% above the breakout point, with a 2-3% stop set at entry. His edge over O'Neil is the exit plan: sell 20-30% of the position at +15-20%, then trail the rest on the 10/20-day moving average.

Passing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyCup & Handle
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Failing evidence
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageNot confirmed
5/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch B Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+56.2% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 22.6x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Monetary conditions: don't fight the FedFed series stored but too thin to read direction
5/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$93.69
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.04x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

mediumStock is at the top of its box — Darvas would wait for a decisive breakout on volume.

Passing evidence
Price$93.69
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.04x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$93.69
Relative strengthRS 87
Failing evidence
Volume vs average1.04x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume1.04x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
4/6 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 ▲ Rising
128RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -1 A+
A: 13 D: 14 Net: -165 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 5/7 met
B 5/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (8/8): 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 +56%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -5%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 36%
✗ ROE ≥17% 6%
✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 87
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -1.0%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zweig EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Zweig B · Watch — The deterministic methodology check is Watch; wait for the failing or incomplete criteria to improve before the trigger can qualify.
Pivot
Pro level
Published-method rule: Use the stock's recent consolidation high — Zweig buys strength in screened growers, not breakdowns.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Buy only when the growth screen passes: EPS growth above the market, PEG ≤ 1.5 (reasonable for the growth), insider buying, and RS leadership.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Define the loss before entry — Zweig's risk rule. Sell when the growth story breaks: earnings decelerate or the valuation stretches past reason.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Hold winners as long as earnings keep growing and the price holds its trend; sell half on a climax run.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when EPS growth falls below the market, the PEG stretches past reason, insiders stop buying — or the Super Model flips the market to defensive.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Pattern Analysis

Cup & Handle Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 16% (n=376) · source bars 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 · avg +0.3% per setup (+0.03R) ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail) ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 87
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 69.7* (B)
17.9% cup depth 5.7% handle 9 sessions since breakout
  • Cup 17.9% deep from a $83.75 left rim to a $68.78 low
  • Rims 6.7% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 5.7% over 2 bars from $86.51 to $81.54
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $89.32 fixed at the handle high
  • Breakout: 9 bars since the first close above the pivot
  • Handle volume did not dry up
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=17.9%, handle_pb=5.7%, lips_diff=6.7%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (87) | High-confidence pattern (72%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 64/100 (early) | CANSLIM 69.7 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail); Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_handle|2026-04-29|2026-08-05|89.32 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 55, "bars_ago": 124, "date": "2026-04-29", "price": 68.78}, "breakout": {"bar": 171, "bars_ago": 8, "date": "2026-10-14", "price": 89.6}, "handle_high": {"bar": 160, "bars_ago": 19, "date": "2026-09-29", "price": 86.51}, "handle_low": {"bar": 162, "bars_ago": 17, "date": "2026-10-01", "price": 81.54}, "left_lip": {"bar": 10, "bars_ago": 169, "date": "2026-02-24", "price": 83.75}, "right_lip": {"bar": 122, "bars_ago": 57, "date": "2026-08-05", "price": 89.32}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=17.9%, handle_pb=5.7%, lips_diff=6.7%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (87) | High-confidence pattern (72%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 64/100 (early) | CANSLIM 69.7 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail); Not actionable yet

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Wyckoff SOS ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail) ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 87
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 67.5* (B)
range low: 73.6 range high: 84.456 range pct: 0.148 sos thrust: 0.044 sos vol ratio: 1.539 sos bars ago: 9 near lps: ✗ validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Wyckoff SOS · schematic

SOS: breakout above range_high=84.46, thrust=4.4%, vol=1.5x avg, lps=extended, 9 bars ago | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (87) | High-confidence pattern (70%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 53/100 (early) | CANSLIM 67.5 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base; Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail); Not actionable yet

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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.

4/7 universals met
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 6 days — event risk
  • A relative-strength leader — partly met RS rank 71 — middling
  • Volume confirms — partly met 1.0× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
  • Not chasing (in range) — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Risk is defined — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

8/8 ✓

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 $93.69 vs SMA150 $79.37 / SMA200 $78.09
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $79.37 vs SMA200 $78.09
SMA 200 trending up Slope +2.13 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $86.08
Price above SMA 50 $93.69 vs SMA50 $86.08
30%+ above 52-week low +52.9% from $61.29
Within 25% of 52-week high -1.0% from $94.65
RS score above 70 RS 87

Fundamentals

52W Range
97%
Mkt Cap SEC
23.9B
EPS QoQ
+56%
Rev YoY
-5%
ROE
6%
Gross Margin
36%
D/E
0.43
EPS TTM
$-1.41
Float
255M
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
IFF · NYSE · Consumer Non-Durables · Food: Specialty/Candy
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 69.7* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
40
A · Annual EPS
56
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
80
L · Leader RS
87
I · Inst. Spons.
100
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
93
W. Support
$68.78
W. Resist
$94.58
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 65 (Cup & Handle)Oct 26: 55 (Cup & Handle)Oct 27: 55 (Cup & Handle)55
Oct 27
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
55
Oct 26
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
55 0.0%
Oct 23
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
65 -0.5%

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