Uptrend Under Pressure 100
Institutional selling is building — 7 distribution days in the last 25 sessions. Severe risk · 100/100 · 7 distribution days (SPY) Oct 26 Full briefing →
View
Simple research view

KDP · Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

$34.99 +0.89% Oct 26 close
Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 76/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 76, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

Ask about KDP

Switch to Advanced for indicator panels, raw grades, provenance, drawing tools, and full technical tables.

$KDP

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is a large-cap Beverages: Non-Alcoholic company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $48B.

Consumer Non-Durables Beverages: Non-Alcoholic stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$34.99 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: downtrend
Latest event: bos (bearish)
Support 26.58–26.77 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 27.74–27.93 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 29.53–29.67 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 31.87–32.14 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 29.83–30.06 · 4 touches · moderate
Verdict · setup score 76/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 76, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

Recent price action · daily
$30.00$32.50$35.00AugSepOct$34.99

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 5.2%
  • Minervini 2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY — +8.2% YoY
  • O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev +8.2% | ROE 5.2%
  • O'Neil M: Market in confirmed uptrend — Market phase: uptrend_under_pressure
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.98x
  • Dennis S1: 20-day Donchian breakout
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/12 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.
70 Strong
Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (70/100) — 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%) 81
  • Trend Template (25%) 100
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 71
  • EPS Growth (15%) 31
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 80: beating most of the market. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 71: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Post-earnings setup

Next earnings Monday, October 26, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

KDP+0.89%
Sector proxy · XLP-0.34%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. KDP was +1.23 points vs XLP. +0.18 points vs SPY.
CatalystUnavailable Stock reactionPositive Sector reactionWeak Opening surgeNo surge Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Strong momentum

Rule: closed up, at or above the open, in the top third of the day's range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+0.89% From the open+0.89% Range position97% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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.

Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.

Price $34.99 +0.9% Oct 26 close
52W High $35.40 1.2% below high
Wks Since High 0w
Base Depth 2.9%
RS Rank 56 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $32.10
Avg Vol 11,052,803
Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.98× 2.45× on up days
More stats
52W Low $24.88
Tight Wks 0
Base B2
SMA 200 $29.85
RS Line vs High -0.8%
RS Line Slope +12.6% ▲
Group Rank #19/66
ADR% 2.4%
ATR(14) $0.78 (2.2%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 18A / 13D
A/D Rating A+
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 11d
Earnings in 7d
Position in 52-week range 96thpercentile of the 52-week range
$24.88low
$35.40high

KDP Chart

Interactive price, volume, RS, RSI, and MACD charts are available after sign in.

Create a free account to load the full interactive chart for KDP.

Create Free Account

Technical Analysis Report Card

$KDP · $34.99 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read
100
/ 100
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$32.10 ↑
100-day$31.60 ↑
200-day$29.85 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading67.0 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.261

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width82% · 22.2%

Near the upper band — buyers in control.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol2.45 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.98×
Pocket pivots · 10d4
5d vs 50d vol152%
Heavy vol up / down4 / 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.
  • 4 heavy-volume up days vs 0 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $35.4052-week high
Price · $34.99now
S · $31.59swing level
S · $30.56swing level
S · $29.95swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$33.62
38.2%$32.51
50.0%$31.62
61.8%$30.73
78.6%$29.46

Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.

The verdict is free. The trade plan is Pro.
Unlock the exact entry, stop-loss, profit target, and reward-to-risk for KDP — plus the full 500+ symbol scanner and Ask-the-Legends chat.
Start your 7-day free trial →
Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume accumulation
Want this read in a legend's voice? Ask a Legend about KDP
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 (76/100, 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: 8 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini Watch B Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

mediumEnter on break of $33.20 pivot with stop at $32.04 (risk 3.5%). SEPA Grade B (5/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $34.99, MA150 $30.37, MA200 $29.85
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $30.37 vs MA200 $29.85
Failing evidence
2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE 5.2%
2. Revenue growth ≥ 20% YoY+8.2% YoY
9/12 checks
O'Neil Watch D CANSLIM read: 4/8 pass; improvement is still needed.

mediumCup & Handle still forming in a top industry group — ideal buy point at $33.20 on big volume. CANSLIM 76.

Passing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+46.2% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 80
Failing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +8.2% | ROE 5.2%
M: Market in confirmed uptrendMarket phase: uptrend_under_pressure
4/8 checks
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 $34.99 vs MA200 $29.85
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.98x
6/7 checks
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 $30.06
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $0.79 (2.27% 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
5/7 checks
zanger Avoid C 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.

partialRule check says AVOID (4/6 checks passed) — 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
Named Zanger pattern onlyCup & Handle
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $40.24-$41.99; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Not confirmed
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
4/6 checks
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)+46.2% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 22.9x — 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
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$34.99
Relative strengthRS 80
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Pivotal point cleared on expanding volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
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$34.99
Relative strengthRS 80
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Box top broken on heavy volumeNot confirmed
4/6 checks
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$34.99
Relative strengthRS 80
Failing evidence
Volume vs average0.98x
Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volume0.98x average volume — needs ≥1.4x
4/6 checks
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
107RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +7 A+
A: 19 D: 12 Net: +765 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 +46%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +8%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 49%
✗ ROE ≥17% 5%
✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 80
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -1.2%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Darvas EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Darvas 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 top of the active Darvas box near the high as the mechanical breakout boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require price to clear the box top with volume confirmation; movement inside the box remains observation, not a trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Start below the active box support or the canonical structural stop that proves the breakout failed.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: As higher boxes form, raise the stop beneath the newest confirmed box floor; the stop moves up only.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when price breaks the active box floor or decisively falls back through the breakout structure.
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) ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ 3rd-stage base
76 setup score
RS Score 80
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 75.9* (B)
18.1% cup depth 2.9% handle 8 sessions since breakout
  • Cup 18.1% deep from a $30.39 left rim to a $24.88 low
  • Rims 9.1% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Handle pulled back 2.9% over 1 bar from $31.42 to $30.50
  • Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom
  • Pivot $33.17 fixed at the handle high
  • Breakout: 8 bars since the first close above the pivot
  • Volume dried up in the handle
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=18.1%, handle_pb=2.9%, lips_diff=9.1%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (80) | High-confidence pattern (84%) | Accumulation (2.5× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 65/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 75.9 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base setup_key=cup_handle|2026-04-06|2026-09-03|33.17 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 68, "bars_ago": 141, "date": "2026-04-06", "price": 24.88}, "breakout": {"bar": 202, "bars_ago": 7, "date": "2026-10-15", "price": 34.18}, "handle_high": {"bar": 195, "bars_ago": 14, "date": "2026-10-06", "price": 31.42}, "handle_low": {"bar": 196, "bars_ago": 13, "date": "2026-10-07", "price": 30.5}, "left_lip": {"bar": 44, "bars_ago": 165, "date": "2026-03-02", "price": 30.3935}, "right_lip": {"bar": 173, "bars_ago": 36, "date": "2026-09-03", "price": 33.17}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup & Handle · schematic

depth=18.1%, handle_pb=2.9%, lips_diff=9.1%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (80) | High-confidence pattern (84%) | Accumulation (2.5× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 65/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 75.9 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base

Descending Triangle ⚠ Extended past buy zone ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 80
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 74.5* (B)
high slope: -0.000897 low slope: 0.000637 pattern bars: 90 tighten ratio: 0.159 apex bars ahead: 22.5 apex price: 30.87 state: breakout direction: bullish pattern height: 4.98 ma len: 200 ma value: 29.85 under ma: -0.1722 ma rising: ✗ near ma: ✓ ma touch bar ago: 119 triangle volume ratio: 0.848 volume dry up: ✓ signal volume ratio: 1.49 depth: 0.0342 geometry: {'resistance_rail': {'start': {'bar': 36, 'bars_ago': 83, 'price': 33.82, 'date': '2026-06-29'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 31.496, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'support_rail': {'start': {'bar': 11, 'bars_ago': 108, 'price': 28.27, 'date': '2026-05-21'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 30.418, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'apex': {'bar': 141.51, 'bars_ago': -22.51, 'price': 30.8657, 'date': '2026-11-17'}, 'breakout_bar': {'bar': 115, 'bars_ago': 4, 'price': 34.63, 'date': '2026-10-20'}, 'breakout_level': 31.608, 'ma_line': {'label': '200-day SMA', 'start': {'bar': 109, 'bars_ago': 10, 'price': 29.5243, 'date': '2026-10-12'}, 'end': {'bar': 119, 'bars_ago': 0, 'price': 29.851, 'date': '2026-10-26'}}, 'ma_touch_bar': {'bar': 0, 'bars_ago': 119, 'price': 28.56, 'date': '2026-05-06'}, 'ma_value': 29.85} confidence kind: heuristic_match detector version: descending_triangle/2026-09-27 findings: ['Resistance falling -0.09%/day into flat support (+0.06%/day) — sellers pressing, buyers defending', 'Rails tighten to 16% of the starting range; apex 23 bars ahead', 'Uptrend context: close $34.99 vs 200-day SMA $29.85 (-17.2%)', 'Pressing into the 200-day SMA — closest touch (2026-05-06) at $28.56', 'BREAKOUT above $31.61', 'Volume drying up through the pattern'] not falling wedge: ✓ not falling wedge reason: no prior-downtrend requirement — this is an uptrend correction pressing into the long MA, the shape the Falling Wedge detector explicitly rejects validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + weekly coiling
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Descending Triangle · schematic

Descending Triangle (breakout, bullish): resistance falling -0.09%/day into flat support near $30.42, squeezing into the 200-day SMA ($29.85) inside an uptrend. Broke out above $31.61. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation. | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (80) | High-confidence pattern (98%) | Accumulation (2.5× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 58/100 (early) | CANSLIM 74.5 (B) | ⚠ Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet

Pocket Pivot ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 80
Trend template 8/8 ✓
CANSLIM 75.7* (B)
volume ratio: 2.45 near moving avg: ✓ upper close: ✓ shooting star: ✗ price past buy range: ✗ vol beats down: ✓ bars since signal: 2 signal close: 35.19 validation reason: valid pocket-pivot multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 8/8 confirmed + no fresh 13-week low
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Pocket Pivot · schematic

Up vol 28,532,559 vs max down vol 11,645,942 (near MA), upper_close=yes, bars_ago=2 | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (80) | High-confidence pattern (80%) | Accumulation (2.5× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 64/100 (early) | CANSLIM 75.7 (B) | ⚠ 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet

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.

3/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 56 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 7 days — event risk
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Partly met — levels are a Pro detail
  • 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
  • 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 $34.99 vs SMA150 $30.37 / SMA200 $29.85
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $30.37 vs SMA200 $29.85
SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.45 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $32.10
Price above SMA 50 $34.99 vs SMA50 $32.10
30%+ above 52-week low +40.6% from $24.88
Within 25% of 52-week high -1.2% from $35.40
RS score above 70 RS 80

Fundamentals

52W Range
96%
Mkt Cap SEC
47.6B
EPS QoQ
+46%
Rev YoY
+8%
ROE
5%
Gross Margin
49%
D/E
0.67
EPS TTM
$1.53
P/E TTM
22.9x
Float
1.4B
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
KDP · NASDAQ · Consumer Non-Durables · Beverages: Non-Alcoholic
O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 75.9* CANSLIM * disqualified on M
C · Curr. EPS
100
A · Annual EPS
64
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
80
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
77
W. Support
$27.84
W. Resist
$35.40
W. Patterns
Base Breakout Basing Double Bottom
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 23: 91 (Pocket Pivot)Oct 26: 90 (Base Breakout)Oct 27: 76 (Cup & Handle)76
Oct 27
Cup & Handle ✓ Gate
76
Oct 26
Base Breakout ✓ Gate
90 0.0%
Oct 23
Pocket Pivot ✓ Gate
91 +0.9%

Latest News

Headlines for KDP
Loading headlines…

Get the full picture on KDP

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