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MO · Altria Group, Inc.

$73.49 -0.18% Oct 27 close
Detected setup Inverse Head & Shoulders · Setup Score 83/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 83, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Altria Group, Inc.

Altria Group, Inc. is a large-cap Tobacco company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $123B.

Consumer Non-Durables Tobacco stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2
$73.49 latest close
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift (bullish)
Support 57.08–57.57 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 67.93–68.22 · 4 touches · moderate
Resistance 73.75–74.41 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 63.60–64.08 · 4 touches · moderate
Support 70.29–70.53 · 4 touches · moderate
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Verdict · setup score 83/100 · data Oct 27 close · 1 session old

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 83, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Recent price action · daily
$65.00$70.00$75.00AugSepOct$73.49

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 66
  • Minervini 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +12.1% QoQ
  • O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +12.1% QoQ
  • O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 66
  • Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.67x
  • Weinstein Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation) — Tightening weekly range confirms base
Minority view — the council disagrees here
  • Minervini: watch Trend-template read: 9/12 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.
62 Neutral
Legend Score · rates the stock Neutral (62/100) — 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%) 66
  • Trend Template (25%) 88
  • Institutional Footprint (20%) 69
  • EPS Growth (15%) 30
  • Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 34

RS rank 66: above-average strength. Trend template 7/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 69: mild accumulation. EPS up +0% — growing, but below the 25% leadership bar. Quality 34: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 46, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-28.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Thursday, October 29, 2026 Before market open Exact clock time not supplied by source

Deterministic evidence

MO-0.18%
Sector proxy · XLP-0.92%
Broad market · SPY+0.56%
Same completed session window ending 2026-10-27. MO was +0.74 points vs XLP. -0.74 points vs SPY.
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-0.18% From the open+1.07% Range position92% GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (+1.27%) SMH confirmationDiverging (+3.02%)
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 $73.49 -0.2% Oct 27 close
52W High $77.06 4.6% below high
Wks Since High 12w
Base Depth 17.1%
RS Rank 26 percentile of scan
SMA 50 $69.87
Avg Vol 7,932,527
Rel Vol (Oct 27) 0.67× 1.41× on up days
More stats
52W Low $54.70
Tight Wks 1
Base B2
SMA 200 $68.64
RS Line vs High -10.0%
RS Line Slope +8.1% ▲
Group Rank #32/62
ADR% 1.9%
ATR(14) $1.54 (2.1%)
Vol Pace (live) N/A
A/D Days 19A / 15D
A/D Rating A
VDU Bars 0/10 d
Power Trend 16d
Earnings tomorrow
Position in 52-week range 84thpercentile of the 52-week range
$54.70low
$77.06high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$MO · $73.49 · as of 2026-10-27 · multi-factor read
98
/ 100
Technicals 98/100
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 ▲ Recovering / early uptrend

Moving Averages

50-day$69.87 ↑
100-day$70.28 ↑
200-day$68.64 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading57.4 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish
Histogram+0.091

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width65% · 16.2%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol1.41 · Neutral
Rel volume0.67×
Pocket pivots · 10d2
5d vs 50d vol72%
Heavy vol up / down0 / 0

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

  • Pocket pivot 3 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $74.83swing level
R · $77.0652-week high
Price · $73.49now
S · $71.09swing level
S · $69.87swing level
S · $68.13swing level

Fibonacci · Downtrend swing

23.6%$67.02
38.2%$68.94
50.0%$70.49
61.8%$72.04
78.6% ◄ price here$74.25

Retracement resistance zones measured from the recent swing high down to the low.

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Daily uptrendWeekly uptrendMonthly 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.
How to read the numbers: the setup score (83/100, 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 Watch B Trend-template read: 9/12 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.

partialEnter on break of $73.49 pivot with stop at $71.18 (risk 3.1%). SEPA Grade B (4/7).

Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $73.49, MA150 $69.79, MA200 $68.64
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $69.79 vs MA200 $68.64
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 66
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+12.1% QoQ
9/12 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
O'Neil Avoid D CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

partialRule check says AVOID (3/8 checks passed) — CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.

Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -3.1% | ROE 149.7%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high4.6% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+12.1% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 66
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 $73.49 vs MA200 $68.64
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.67x
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 $65.78
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $1.47 (2.00% 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 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.
Passing evidence
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Measured as passing
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $84.51-$88.19; trail the rest
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlyInverse Head & Shoulders is not one of Zanger's six
Breakout volume 1.5-2.0x averageData unavailable
4/6 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
zweig Watch D Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — 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 17.8x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.16 (2126 adv / 1826 dec) — participation expanding
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+12.1% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Insider buyingNo insider buying flagged
3/8 checks
Method → Playbook → Ask →
Livermore Watch B Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.

mediumTrend is your friend. Inverse Head & Shoulders continuation — trade in the direction of least resistance. RS score 66.

Passing evidence
Price$73.49
Distance from 52-week high4.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 66
Volume vs average0.67x
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 (4.6% from 52W high) — watch for a box breakout with volume expansion.

Passing evidence
Price$73.49
Distance from 52-week high4.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 66
Volume vs average0.67x
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$73.49
Distance from 52-week high4.6% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 66
Volume vs average0.67x
3/6 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
104RS Line (52W)
Accumulation / Distribution last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol Net +3 A
A: 15 D: 12 Net: +365 sessions
Minervini · Grade Card
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met
B 4/7 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 +12%
✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -3%
✓ Gross margin ≥30% 63%
✓ ROE ≥17% 150%
✗ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 66
✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2
✓ Within 25% of 52W high -4.6%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Weinstein EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Weinstein 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 Stage 1 resistance and the rising 30-week moving average as the Stage 2 transition boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro level
Published-method rule: Require a Stage 2 breakout above resistance on expanding volume; avoid entries while the 30-week average is flat or falling.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro level
Published-method rule: Start below the breakout structure or Stage 1 support where a return to the base invalidates the Stage 2 transition.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-based
Published-method rule: Trail beneath rising 30-week support or later higher swing lows while Stage 2 remains intact.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro level
Published-method rule: Exit on a decisive 30-week support failure or a Stage 3/Stage 4 transition; never treat a failed Stage 2 break as healthy consolidation.
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 ~70.49 (mid-cup), then a breakout through ~76.09 on strong volume.

Pivot Watch 3.42% away
Tightness / volume Expanding · No VDU
Recent-pace band 2–7 sessions
Confirms above 76.09
Invalidates at 70.49
Rim 77.06
Cup Low 63.92
Pivot 76.09
Mid Cup 70.49

Cup depth 17%, recovery 73%, handle=forming

Head & Shoulders bearish forming
75% built

Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~63.92 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~50.78. A push back above 75.74 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 77.06 invalidates it.

Confirms below 63.92
Invalidates at 77.06
Left Shoulder 75.28
Head 77.06
Right Shoulder 75.74
Neckline 63.92
Target 50.78

LS 75.28 / head 77.06 / RS 75.74, neckline ~63.92, vol_fading=no

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

Pattern Analysis

Inverse Head & Shoulders
83 setup score
RS Score 66
Trend template 7/8
CANSLIM 73.9* (B)
left shoulder: 66.83 head: 63.92 right shoulder: 67.39 shoulder symmetry: 0.008 prior decline: 0.171 sessions since breakout: 13 breakout volume ratio: 1.031 retest: ✓ confirmed via right armpit: ✓ validation reason: valid inverse head-and-shoulders multi tf evaluated: ✓ multi tf reason: weekly trend template 6/8 confirmed
Why This Setup? D+W Confluence
Inverse Head & Shoulders · schematic

Inverse H&S breakout: LS 66.83, head 63.92, RS 67.39, neckline 70.53, breakout 13 bars ago, vol 1.03x (confirmed via right armpit) | Strong trend (7/8) | Good RS (66) | High-confidence pattern (81%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 68/100 (watch) | CANSLIM 73.9 (B)

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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.

3/7 universals met
  • A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 26 — laggard
  • Clear of earnings — not met in 1 days — event risk
  • Asymmetric reward — partly met Partly met — levels are a Pro detail
  • Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
  • 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 $73.49 vs SMA150 $69.79 / SMA200 $68.64
SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $69.79 vs SMA200 $68.64
SMA 200 trending up Slope +1.40 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $69.87
Price above SMA 50 $73.49 vs SMA50 $69.87
30%+ above 52-week low +34.4% from $54.70
Within 25% of 52-week high -4.6% from $77.06
RS score above 70 RS 66

Fundamentals

52W Range
84%
Mkt Cap SEC
122.7B
EPS QoQ
+12%
Rev YoY
-3%
ROE
150%
Gross Margin
63%
D/E
10.38
EPS TTM
$4.12
P/E TTM
17.8x
Float
1.7B
Insider
No Buy

Company

Company profile
Altria Group, Inc.
MO · NYSE · Consumer Non-Durables · Tobacco
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O'Neil · Grade Card
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B 73.9* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
73
A · Annual EPS
100
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
55
L · Leader RS
66
I · Inst. Spons.
96
M · Market
30

Weekly Context

Multi-timeframe signals from weekly bars
W. Trend
6/8
W. RS
67
W. Support
$63.92
W. Resist
$77.06
W. Patterns
Cup & Handle Basing
Weekly Structure

Scan History

20× streak
Oct 26: 78 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 74 (Trend Only)Oct 27: 75 (Trend Only)Oct 28: 75 (Trend Only)Oct 28: 83 (Inverse Head & Shoulders)83
Oct 28
Inverse Head & Shoulders ✓ Gate
83
Oct 28
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75
Oct 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
75 0.0%
Oct 27
Trend Only ✓ Gate
74 0.0%
Oct 26
Trend Only ✓ Gate
78 -0.2%

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