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KO · Coca-Cola Company (The)

$87.83 +0.32% Sep 10 close
Detected setup Trend Only · Setup Score 72/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 72, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Coca-Cola Company (The)

Coca-Cola Company (The) is a Beverages: Non-Alcoholic company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector.

Consumer Non-Durables Beverages: Non-Alcoholic stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1
$87.83 latest close
Verdict · setup score 72/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 72, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

Earnings

Normal technical setup

Next earnings Monday, October 19, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

KO+0.32%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
Same completed session window ending 2026-09-10. +0.92 points vs SPY.

Session internals Green but fading

Rule: closed up but below the open and in the bottom third of the range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close+0.32% From the open-0.27% Range position3% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (-1.06%) SMH confirmationDiverging (-2.44%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • Session closed below its open and in the lower third of the day's range — green on the day, but the move faded.
  • QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
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 $87.83 +0.3% Sep 10 close
52W High $92.49 5.0% below high
Wks Since High 2w
Base Depth 4.8% 5.5% today
RS Rank 34 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $86.41
Avg Vol 15,989,274
Rel Vol (Sep 10) 0.75×
More stats
52W Low $65.35
Tight Wks 4
Base B1
SMA 200 $78.70
RS Line vs High -5.1%
RS Line Slope +3.1% ▲
Group Rank #50/58
ADR% 1.4%
ATR(14) $1.23 (1.4%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
U/D Vol 1.15
A/D Days 16A / 16D
A/D Rating C
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Earnings in 37d
Position in 52-week range 83rdpercentile of the 52-week range
$65.35low
$92.49high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$KO · $87.83 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
65
/ 100
Technicals 65/100
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$86.41 ↑
100-day$83.00 ↑
200-day$78.70 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading49.1 · Neutral

Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateWeakening
Histogram-0.431

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width29% · 6.6%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.15 · Neutral
Rel volume0.75×

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

Support & Resistance

R · $90.92swing level
R · $92.4952-week high
Price · $87.83now
S · $85.41swing level
S · $80.83swing level
S · $78.74swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$88.14
38.2%$85.45
50.0%$83.28
61.8%$81.11
78.6%$78.01

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

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Weekly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullish
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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: 6/10 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $87.83, MA150 $81.18, MA200 $78.70
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $81.18 vs MA200 $78.70
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 43
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
6/10 checks
Avoid
O'Neil D

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

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high5.0% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.41%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 43
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable
2/8 checks
Watch
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 $87.83 vs MA200 $78.70
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.75x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 43
4/7 checks
Watch
Livermore B

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

Passing evidence
Price$87.83
Distance from 52-week high5.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 43
Volume vs average0.75x
3/6 checks
Watch
Darvas B

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

Passing evidence
Price$87.83
Distance from 52-week high5.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 43
Volume vs average0.75x
3/6 checks
Watch
Wyckoff B

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

Passing evidence
Price$87.83
Distance from 52-week high5.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 43
Volume vs average0.75x
3/6 checks
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

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

Latest candle: Shooting Star — Long upper shadow with a small body near the low — sellers rejected higher prices. A caution flag when price is extended above a pivot.

RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
111RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -4 C
A: 12 D: 16 Net: -465 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C 2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini 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
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
Gross margin ≥30%
ROE ≥17%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 43
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high -5.0%

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 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.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Pattern Analysis

72 setup score
RS Score 43
Trend template 7/8
Why This Setup?
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.

2/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 34 — laggard
  • Risk is defined — not met No stop — undefined risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met No target set
  • Not chasing (in range) — partly met Pivot distance unknown
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.8× average — light
  • Clear of earnings — met in 37 days
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
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 $87.83 vs SMA150 $81.18 / SMA200 $78.70
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $81.18 vs SMA200 $78.70
SMA 200 trending up Slope +1.90 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $86.41
Price above SMA 50 $87.83 vs SMA50 $86.41
30%+ above 52-week low +34.4% from $65.35
Within 25% of 52-week high -5.0% from $92.49
RS score above 70 RS 43

Fundamentals

52W Range
83%

Company

Company profile
Coca-Cola Company (The)
KO · NYSE · Consumer Non-Durables · Beverages: Non-Alcoholic

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
8/8
W. RS
70
W. Support
$74.07
W. Resist
$92.49
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Sep 10: 68 (Trend Only)Sep 10: 68 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 71 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 72 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 72 (Trend Only)Sep 11: 72 (Trend Only)72
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
72
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
72
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
72
Sep 11
Trend Only ✓ Gate
71
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
68 0.0%
Sep 10
Trend Only ✓ Gate
68 0.0%

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