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MCK · McKesson Corporation

$992.87 -0.79% Oct 26 close

Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 55/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

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

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McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation is a large-cap Medical Distributors company in the Distribution Services sector with a market cap of $116B.

Distribution Services Medical Distributors stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 1

$992.87 latest close

Market Structure

Trend structure: range

Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)

Support 841.85–847.90 · 6 touches · strong

Support 907.00–912.50 · 5 touches · strong

Support 789.96–794.59 · 4 touches · moderate

Support 873.03–879.10 · 4 touches · moderate

Support 744.45–748.97 · 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

What would change this verdict

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

Minervini 1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MA — MA150 $845.36 vs MA200 $859.61
Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — From SEPA scan
O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 76
O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev +12.4%
Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.61x
Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base

Minority view — the council disagrees here

Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.
O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).
Weinstein: watch Stage-analysis read: Stage 2 is present; 2 supporting checks need improvement.

67 Strong

Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (67/100) — held back by quality (smr-like)

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%) 76
Trend Template (25%) 88
Institutional Footprint (20%) 68
EPS Growth (15%) 50
Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 30

RS rank 76: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 68: mild accumulation. No recent earnings growth data — scored neutral. Quality 30: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

MCK-0.79%

Sector proxy · XLI+1.42%

Broad market · SPY+0.71%

Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. MCK was -2.21 points vs XLI. -1.50 points vs SPY.

CatalystPending Stock reactionNegative Sector reactionSupportive 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-0.79% From the open-0.85% Range position24% 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 $992.87 -0.8% Oct 26 close

52W High $1030.27 3.6% below high

Wks Since High 0w

Base Depth 4.1%

RS Rank 49 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $912.56

Avg Vol 830,028

Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.61× 1.62× on up days

More stats

52W Low $723.68

Tight Wks 0

Base B1

SMA 200 $859.61

RS Line vs High -11.4%

RS Line Slope +14.6% ▲

Group Rank #23/66

ADR% 2.3%

ATR(14) $21.92 (2.2%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

A/D Days 11A / 17D

A/D Rating E

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 18d

Earnings in 7d

Position in 52-week range 88thpercentile of the 52-week range

$723.68low

$1030.27high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$MCK · $992.87 · 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$912.56 ↑

100-day$862.84 ↑

200-day$859.61 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading63.2 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+2.916

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width68% · 22.3%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.62 · Accumulation

Rel volume0.61×

Pocket pivots · 10d0

5d vs 50d vol78%

Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

Support & Resistance

R · $1030.2752-week high

Price · $992.87now

S · $844.49swing level

S · $810.88swing level

S · $744.52swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$957.91

38.2%$913.15

50.0%$876.97

61.8%$840.80

78.6%$789.29

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 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 (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: 7 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.

Minervini Avoid C Trend-template read: fails 150-day MA > 200-day MA.

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $992.87, MA150 $845.36, MA200 $859.61

1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $912.56, MA150 $845.36, MA200 $859.61

Failing evidence

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $845.36 vs MA200 $859.61

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan

8/12 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership).

Passing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%CANSLIM grade B

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high3.6% below high | RS line new high: False

Failing evidence

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 76

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +12.4%

3/8 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 $992.87 vs MA200 $859.61

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.61x

Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

dennis Watch C Turtle read: no Donchian signal. The system stays flat until price takes out the 20-day high.

Passing evidence

No breakdown below the 20-day channel20-day low $847.28

Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $22.52 (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

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 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 averageData unavailable

5/6 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

zweig Watch D 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

Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 25.9x — no PEG or forward P/E stored

Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 76 — Zweig buys strength, not bargains

Failing evidence

Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged

Monetary conditions: don't fight the FedFed series stored but too thin to read direction

4/8 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but volume vs average is unresolved.

Passing evidence

Price$992.87

Relative strengthRS 76

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.61x

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.

mediumBuilding the top of the box (3.6% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence

Price$992.87

Relative strengthRS 76

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.61x

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$992.87

Relative strengthRS 76

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.61x

Sign of Strength confirmed on expanding volumePrice hasn't cleared the pivot yet — confirmation pending

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

Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net -3 E

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 +12%

✗ Gross margin ≥30% —

✗ ROE ≥17% —

✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 76

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -3.6%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Zanger EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Zanger 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 breakout point of a named pattern (flat base, bull flag, ascending triangle, cup and handle, double bottom, symmetrical triangle).
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Buy the breakout day on 150-200% of average volume. Never pay more than 5% above the breakout point.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Set the stop 2-3% below entry and sell on bad price action before it is even hit.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Sell 20-30% of the position at +15-20% from the breakout, then trail the rest on the 10/20-day moving average.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Out on a break of the 10/20-day MA, a failed breakout back below the pivot, or a reversal pattern — winners are held, laggards are sold fast.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

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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) ⚠ Not actionable yet

55 setup score

RS Score 76

Trend template 7/8

CANSLIM 70.6* (B)

26.0% cup depth 3.7% handle 5 sessions since breakout

Cup 26.0% deep from a $977.77 left rim to a $723.68 low
Rims 0.2% apart (ideal, within 10%)
Handle pulled back 3.7% over 1 bar from $1014.99 to $977.89
Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
Rounded U-shaped bottom
Pivot $1014.99 fixed at the handle high
Breakout: 5 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=26.0%, handle_pb=3.7%, lips_diff=0.2%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (76) | High-confidence pattern (92%) | Accumulation (1.6× up/dn vol) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 60/100 (early) | CANSLIM 70.6 (B) | ⚠ Not actionable yet
setup_key=cup_handle|2026-05-11|2026-10-14|1014.99 · cup_handle/2026-10-03
anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 93, "bars_ago": 116, "date": "2026-05-11", "price": 723.68}, "breakout": {"bar": 205, "bars_ago": 4, "date": "2026-10-20", "price": 1030.12}, "handle_high": {"bar": 203, "bars_ago": 6, "date": "2026-10-16", "price": 1014.99}, "handle_low": {"bar": 204, "bars_ago": 5, "date": "2026-10-19", "price": 977.89}, "left_lip": {"bar": 42, "bars_ago": 167, "date": "2026-02-26", "price": 977.775}, "right_lip": {"bar": 201, "bars_ago": 8, "date": "2026-10-14", "price": 979.82}}

Why This Setup? D+W Confluence

Cup & Handle · schematic

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 49 — laggard
Clear of earnings — not met in 7 days — event risk
Volume confirms — partly met 0.6× 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 $992.87 vs SMA150 $845.36 / SMA200 $859.61

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $845.36 vs SMA200 $859.61

SMA 200 trending up Slope +13.46 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $912.56

Price above SMA 50 $992.87 vs SMA50 $912.56

30%+ above 52-week low +37.2% from $723.68

Within 25% of 52-week high -3.6% from $1030.27

RS score above 70 RS 76

Fundamentals

52W Range

88%

Mkt Cap SEC

115.8B

Rev YoY

+12%

EPS TTM

$38.38

P/E TTM

25.9x

Float

117M

Insider

No Buy

Company

Company profile

McKesson Corporation

MCK · NYSE · Distribution Services · Medical Distributors

O'Neil · Grade Card

CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market

B 70.6* CANSLIM * disqualified on M

C · Curr. EPS

100

A · Annual EPS

N · New Highs

100

S · Supply/Demand

L · Leader RS

I · Inst. Spons.

M · Market

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars

W. Trend

7/8

W. RS

W. Support

$723.68

W. Resist

$1030.27

W. Patterns

Cup & Handle Base Breakout

Weekly Structure

Trend Neutral

Tight Weeks 0

Confirmation Neutral

Scan History

20× streak

Oct 27

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

Oct 26

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

90 0.0%

Oct 26

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

88 0.0%

Oct 23

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

68 -0.8%

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