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KMI · Kinder Morgan, Inc.

$32.86 latest stored close
Detected setup Darvas Box

Watch · Quality 21/100

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Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. is a large-cap Oil & Gas Pipelines company in the Industrial Services sector with a market cap of $73B.

Buy · 66 Industrial Services Oil & Gas Pipelines stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1 Data 1h 0m ago
$32.86 latest close
Council read · 6 methods

Watch — evidence is building

0 buyable · 5 watch · 1 avoid. Review the observed passes and blockers before reading the chart.

Earnings-risk mode

Normal technical setup

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Time not confirmed No sourced report session or clock time

Deterministic evidence

KMI+0.27%
Broad market · SPY+0.10%
Same completed session window ending 2026-07-24. +0.17 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 $32.86 Jul 24 close
52W High $34.81 -5.6%
52W Low $25.60
Wks Since High 9w
Base Depth -11.5%
Base B1
SMA 50 $32.30
SMA 200 $30.35
Avg Vol 9,849,748
RS Rank 35
RS vs High -17.1%
RS Slope -2.3% ▼
ADR% 2.1%
ATR(14) $0.71 (2.2%)
Rel Vol (today) 0.95×
Vol Pace N/A
U/D Vol 0.38
A/D Days 13A / 13D
A/D Rating C
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 7d
Earnings past
$25.60
$34.81 79%

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Setup Quality B+ 5/7 signals
Jul 22: 55 (Darvas Box)Jul 23: 55 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 75 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 75 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 76 (Darvas Box)Jul 27: 73 (Darvas Box)73 Score trend
✓ Stage 2 · Advancing ✓ Power Trend 7d ✗ RS New High ✓ Trend 6/8 ✗ No Pattern ✓ CANSLIM 68.3 (B) ✓ Gatekeeper Base #1 (A)

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$KMI · $32.86 · as of 2026-07-24 · multi-factor read
66
/ 100
Buy

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

Daily ▲ Uptrend
Weekly ▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly ▬ Sideways / consolidating

Moving Averages

50-day$32.30 ↑
100-day$32.51 ↑
200-day$30.35 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading57.1 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.049

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width84% · 4.5%
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 vol0.38 · Distribution
Rel volume0.95×

Distribution — volume is concentrated on down days; sellers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.

Support & Resistance

R · $33.34swing level
R · $34.24swing level
R · $34.7752-week high
Price · $32.86now
S · $32.44swing level
S · $31.50swing level
S · $30.89swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$33.55
38.2% ◄ price here$32.76
50.0%$32.13
61.8%$31.50
78.6%$30.60

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

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Daily uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume distributionRS 33 (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.
Watch
Minervini C

Trend-template read: 8/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $32.86, MA150 $31.50, MA200 $30.35
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $31.50 vs MA200 $30.35
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 33
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+23.1% QoQ
8/12 checks
Avoid
O'Neil D

CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high5.6% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.17%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+23.1% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 33
2/8 checks
Watch
Weinstein C

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

Passing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 2 (Advancing)
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $32.86 vs MA200 $30.35
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.95x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 33
5/7 checks
Watch
Livermore B

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

Passing evidence
Price$32.86
Distance from 52-week high5.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 33
Volume vs average0.95x
3/6 checks
Watch
Darvas B

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

Passing evidence
Price$32.86
Distance from 52-week high5.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 33
Volume vs average0.95x
3/6 checks
Watch
Wyckoff B

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

Passing evidence
Price$32.86
Distance from 52-week high5.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 33
Volume vs average0.95x
3/6 checks
Breakout Health

No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?

🕯 Latest candle: Doji — Open and close nearly equal — indecision. After a strong move it can signal a pause or pending reversal; wait for confirmation.

RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▼ Falling
104RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +1 C
A: 17 D: 16 Net: +165 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 3/7 met
C 3/7 SEPA
Separate score from the 8-point Trend Template (6/8): 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 +23%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY +12%
Gross margin ≥30% 49%
ROE ≥17% 11%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 33
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high -5.6%

Method Playbook

📋 Trade it like Wyckoff EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff
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 level
Published-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.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-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.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-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.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-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.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-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.
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Pattern Analysis (historical · 1d ago)

72.7 score
RS Score 33
Trend 6/8
CANSLIM 68.3* (B)
box top: 33.34 box bottom: 31.5 box height pct: 0.058 vol ratio: 0.95 is breakout: ✗ pct from 52w high: 0.042 validation reason: valid generic setup multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly: within 15% of 52-week high (Darvas box territory)
Why This Setup?
Darvas Box

Box: top=33.34, bottom=31.50, height=5.8%, breakout=no, vol_ratio=1.0x, 4% from 52w high | Moderate trend (6/8) | High-confidence pattern (80%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 71/100 (approaching) | CANSLIM 68.3 (B)

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
Why these seven? → The Universal Edge

Minervini Trend Template

6/8

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 $32.86 vs SMA150 $31.50 / SMA200 $30.35
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $31.50 vs SMA200 $30.35
SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.46 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $32.30
Price above SMA 50 $32.86 vs SMA50 $32.30
30%+ above 52W low +28.4% from $25.60
Within 25% of 52W high -5.6% from $34.81
RS score above 70 RS 33

Fundamentals

52W Range
79%
Mkt Cap SEC
73.2B
EPS QoQ
+23%
Rev YoY
+12%
ROE
11%
Gross Margin
49%
D/E
1.03
EPS TTM
$1.37
P/E TTM
24.0x
Float
2.2B
Insider
No Buy

Company

Legend AI snapshot
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KMI · NYSE · Industrial Services · Oil & Gas Pipelines
$32.86latest close $73.2Bmarket cap 35RS rank 73setup score
O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 68.3* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
90
A · Annual EPS
70
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
33
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
6/8
W. RS
64
W. Support
$28.99
W. Resist
$34.81
Weekly Structure

Scan History

Jul 22: 55 (Darvas Box)Jul 23: 55 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 75 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 75 (Darvas Box)Jul 24: 76 (Darvas Box)Jul 27: 73 (Darvas Box)73
Jul 27
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
73
Jul 24
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
76 0.0%
Jul 24
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
75 0.0%
Jul 24
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
75 0.0%
Jul 23
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
55 +0.3%
Jul 22
Darvas Box ✓ Gate
55 +1.1%

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