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KVUE · Kenvue Inc.

$19.33 -0.51% Oct 28 close
Detected setup Bull Flag · 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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$KVUE

Kenvue Inc.

Kenvue Inc. is a large-cap Household/Personal Care company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $37B.

Consumer Non-Durables Household/Personal Care stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 3+
$19.33 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
Support 17.80–17.96 · 8 touches · strong
Support 16.92–17.05 · 7 touches · strong
Support 17.49–17.60 · 6 touches · strong
Support 17.14–17.24 · 5 touches · strong
Support 16.55–16.70 · 4 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 72/100 · data Oct 28 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

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

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Recent price action · daily
$18.00$20.00AugSepOct$19.33

What would change this verdict

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

  • Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 65
  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +18.5% QoQ
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +18.5% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 65
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.48x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 8/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
  • O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
  • Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.
64 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (64/100) — 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%) 65
  • Trend Template (25%) 88
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 72
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 65: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 72: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 41, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-28.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Friday, October 30, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

KVUE-0.51%
Sector proxy · XLP-0.36%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-28. KVUE was -0.15 points vs XLP.
CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionWeak Opening surgePending Event riskEarnings-driven

Session internals Mixed

Rule: direction and internals disagree — it met neither the strong nor the weak rule. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.

Vs prior close-0.51% From the open+0.10% Range position35% GapNo gap
SMH confirmationDiverging (+1.74%)
Short-term conviction -2 points.
  • 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 $19.33 -0.5% Oct 28 close
52W High $20.13 4.0% below high
Wks Since High 16w
Base Depth 14.7%
RS Rank 24 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $18.39
Avg Vol 22,256,451
Rel Vol (Oct 28) 0.48× 2.14× on up days
More stats
52W Low $14.02
Tight Wks 2
Base B3
SMA 200 $18.17
RS Line vs High -9.4%
RS Line Slope +9.0% ▲
Group Rank #34/62
ADR% 1.7%
ATR(14) $0.38 (2.0%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 13A / 17D
A/D Rating E
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 5d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 87thpercentile of the 52-week range
$14.02low
$20.13high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$KVUE · $19.33 · as of 2026-10-28 · multi-factor read
89
/ 100
Technicals 89/100
Reference read from price & volume only — the verdict at the top of the page decides the action.

Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly

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

Moving Averages

50-day$18.39 ↑
100-day$18.67 ↑
200-day$18.17 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading62.4 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.142

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width75% · 19.6%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol2.14 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.48×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol55% · Dry-up
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

  • Volume dry-up — the last 5 sessions averaged 55% of normal; sellers have gone quiet.

Support & Resistance

R · $19.56swing level
R · $20.0952-week high
Price · $19.33now
S · $18.71swing level
S · $17.86swing level
S · $17.55swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6% ◄ price here$19.31
38.2%$18.81
50.0%$18.40
61.8%$17.99
78.6%$17.41

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

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Daily uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume accumulation
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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 (72/100, 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 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 $19.33, MA150 $18.23, MA200 $18.17
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $18.23 vs MA200 $18.17
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 65
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+18.5% QoQ
8/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (2/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.0% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 1.97%
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+18.5% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 65
2/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Weinstein Watch C Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 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 $19.33 vs MA200 $18.17
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.48x
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
5/7 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 $17.16
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $0.35 (1.83% 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
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.

partialZanger would buy the Bull Flag 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 onlyBull Flag
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Failing evidence
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
5/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+18.5% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 25.6x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Failing evidence
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 65 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains
4/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumTrend is your friend. Bull Flag continuation — trade in the direction of least resistance. RS score 65.

Passing evidence
Price$19.33
Distance from 52-week high4.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.48x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Darvas Watch B Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (3.5% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence
Price$19.33
Distance from 52-week high4.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.48x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Wyckoff Watch B Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$19.33
Distance from 52-week high4.0% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 65
Volume vs average0.48x
3/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through

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.

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RS Line vs SPY 52-week relative strength · blue = RS line · dashed = MA50 · dot = NH ▲ Rising
120RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -5 E
A: 12 D: 17 Net: -565 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 3/7 met
C 3/7 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 +19%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -2%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 59%
✗ ROE ≥17% 15%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 65
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -4.0%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Minervini C · 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 tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →

Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)

Cup & Handle bullish near confirmation
90% built

Cup complete, possible handle forming — watch for a quiet 5-15 bar drift on light volume holding above ~18.65 (mid-cup), then a breakout through ~19.89 on strong volume.

Pivot Watch 2.82% away
Tightness / volume Expanding · VDU
Recent-pace band 1–5 sessions
Confirms above 19.89
Invalidates at 18.65
Rim 20.13
Cup Low 17.16
Pivot 19.89
Mid Cup 18.65

Cup depth 15%, recovery 73%, handle=forming

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

Pattern Analysis

Bull Flag Historical replay: +20% before −8% within 40 sessions: 19% (n=37) · source bars 2024-11-01–2026-10-26 · avg +0.9% per setup (+0.11R) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ 3rd-stage base
72 setup score
RS Score 65
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 72.4* (B)
15.9% pole 3.2% pullback
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Bull Flag · schematic

Pole=15.9%, pullback=3.2%, vol_decline=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (65) | High-confidence pattern (95%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Tight base (2 tight wks) | Candle confirmation (bullish) | Readiness 71/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 72.4 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; 3rd-stage base

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Cup (no handle) ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout ⚠ 3rd-stage base ⚠ Not actionable yet
55 setup score
RS Score 65
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 70.8* (B)
13.2% cup depth
  • Cup 13.2% deep from a $19.80 left rim to a $17.19 low
  • Rims 0.5% apart (ideal, within 10%)
  • Rounded U-shaped bottom (no V)
  • Pivot $19.89 fixed at the higher lip (left-side high)
  • No close above the pivot yet
  • Breakout-day volume 0.7x the 50-day average
  • Volume dried up in the base
  • Prior advance into the rim: 20.8%
Raw detector evidence · confidence is a heuristic match score, not a probability depth=13.2%, lips_diff=0.5%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, breakout_vol=0.7x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (65) | Moderate pattern (63%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Tight base (2 tight wks) | Candle confirmation (bullish) | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet setup_key=cup_no_handle|2026-10-01|2026-10-22|19.89 · cup_handle/2026-10-03 anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 51, "bars_ago": 18, "date": "2026-10-01", "price": 17.19}, "breakout": null, "left_lip": {"bar": 6, "bars_ago": 63, "date": "2026-07-29", "price": 19.796}, "right_lip": {"bar": 66, "bars_ago": 3, "date": "2026-10-22", "price": 19.89}}
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
cup handle Cup (no handle) · schematic

depth=13.2%, lips_diff=0.5%, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, breakout_vol=0.7x, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (65) | Moderate pattern (63%) | Accumulation (1.7× up/dn vol) | Stage 2 | Tight base (2 tight wks) | Candle confirmation (bullish) | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; 3rd-stage base; 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
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 24 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
  • Asymmetric reward — met Met — levels are a Pro detail
  • In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
  • 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

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 $19.33 vs SMA150 $18.23 / SMA200 $18.17
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $18.23 vs SMA200 $18.17
SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.13 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $18.39
Price above SMA 50 $19.33 vs SMA50 $18.39
30%+ above 52-week low +37.9% from $14.02
Within 25% of 52-week high -4.0% from $20.13
RS score above 70 RS 65

Fundamentals

52W Range
87%
Mkt Cap SEC
37.3B
EPS QoQ
+19%
Rev YoY
-2%
ROE
15%
Gross Margin
59%
D/E
0.79
EPS TTM
$0.76
P/E TTM
25.4x
Float
1.9B
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Kenvue Inc.
KVUE · NYSE · Consumer Non-Durables · Household/Personal Care
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 72.4* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
83
A · Annual EPS
64
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
70
L · Leader RS
65
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
7/8
W. RS
68
W. Support
$16.67
W. Resist
$20.13
W. Patterns
Basing Symmetrical Triangle
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 26: 78 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 78 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 78 (Trend Only)Oct 28: 72 (Bull Flag)Oct 28: 79 (Trend Only)79
Oct 28
Trend Only ✓ Gate
79
Oct 28
Bull Flag ✓ Gate
72 0.0%
Oct 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 -0.5%
Oct 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 -0.5%
Oct 26
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 -0.9%

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