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PKG · Packaging Corporation of America
$252.37 latest stored close
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$PKG
Packaging Corporation of AmericaPackaging Corporation of America is a large-cap Containers/Packaging company in the Process Industries sector with a market cap of $22B.
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 22, 2026
Time not confirmed
No sourced report session or clock time
Deterministic evidence
PKG-0.79%
Broad market · SPY+0.02%
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Setup Quality
B
4/7 signals
Score trend
✓
Stage 2 · Advancing
✗
Power Trend 3d
✗ RS New High
✓ Trend 7/8
✗
No Pattern
✓ CANSLIM 65.8 (B)
✓ Gatekeeper
Base #3 (C)
Technical Analysis Report Card
$PKG · $252.37 · as of 2026-07-27 · multi-factor read
95
/ 100
Trend · Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Daily
▲ Uptrend
Weekly
▲ Uptrend
Monthly
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$227.45 ↑
100-day$220.92 ↑
200-day$216.67 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading69.4 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.977
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width107% · 14.2%
Riding the upper band — strong momentum, but stretched.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.34 · Neutral
Rel volume1.6×
Balanced — up/down volume is roughly even; no clear hand. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $256.4452-week high
Price · $252.37now
S · $222.89swing level
S · $218.53swing level
S · $214.82swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$243.42
38.2%$235.36
50.0%$228.84
61.8%$222.33
78.6%$213.06
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 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: 8/13 pass; wait for the soft misses to improve.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $252.37, MA150 $221.65, MA200 $216.67
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $221.65 vs MA200 $216.67
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 57
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+3.4% QoQ
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high1.6% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Volume ≥ 40% above average on breakoutVolume ratio 1.60x
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+3.4% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 57
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 $252.37 vs MA200 $216.67
Failing evidence
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 57
Weekly price coiling (Stage 2 consolidation)Tightening weekly range confirms base
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$252.37
Volume vs average1.60x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 57
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$252.37
Volume vs average1.60x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 57
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$252.37
Volume vs average1.60x
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 57
Breakout Health
No active breakout tracked — Legend AI monitors daily for pivot-point breaks. What's a breakout?
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 +4
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini SEPA criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 SEPA
Separate score from the 8-point 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
+3%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+7%
Gross margin ≥30%
20%
ROE ≥17%
16%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
57
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-1.6%
Method Playbook
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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 levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-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.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.
Exit / invalidation
Pro levelPublished-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.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Pattern Analysis
Wyckoff SOS
⚠ Volatility widening into breakout
⚠ Extended past buy zone
⚠ 3rd-stage base
⚠ Not actionable yet
48.9
score
RS Score
57
Trend
7/8 ✓
CANSLIM
65.8* (B)
range low: 205.427
range high: 233.986
range pct: 0.139
sos thrust: 0.087
sos vol ratio: 1.496
sos bars ago: 1
near lps: ✓
validation reason: valid generic setup
multi tf evaluated: ✓
multi tf reason: weekly: MA stabilizing or rising — accumulation context supported
Why This Setup?
D+W Confluence
Wyckoff SOS
SOS: breakout above range_high=233.99, thrust=8.7%, vol=1.5x avg, lps=near, 1 bars ago | Strong trend (7/8) | High-confidence pattern (78%) | Volume surging | Stage 2 | Readiness 63/100 (early) | CANSLIM 65.8 (B) | ⚠ Volatility widening into breakout; Extended past buy zone; 3rd-stage base; Not actionable yet
The Universal Edge Check
The panel is uneasy
Too many universals unmet — this leans closer to a guess than a trade.
2/7
universals met
- In a confirmed uptrend Stage 2 · Trend 7/8
- Risk is defined No stop — undefined risk
- Asymmetric reward No target set
- Not chasing (in range) Pivot distance unknown
- Volume confirms 1.6× average
- Clear of earnings in -6 days — event risk
- A relative-strength leader RS 59 — laggard
Minervini Trend Template
7/8Grades 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
$252.37 vs SMA150 $221.65 / SMA200 $216.67
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $221.65 vs SMA200 $216.67
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.96 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $227.45
Price above SMA 50
$252.37 vs SMA50 $227.45
30%+ above 52W low
+33.5% from $189.03
Within 25% of 52W high
-1.6% from $256.44
RS score above 70
RS 57
Fundamentals
52W Range
94%
Mkt Cap SEC
22.5B
EPS QoQ
+3%
Rev YoY
+7%
ROE
16%
Gross Margin
20%
D/E
0.86
EPS TTM
$8.58
P/E TTM
29.4x
Float
89M
Insider
No Buy
Company
Legend AI snapshot
Packaging Corporation of America
$252.37latest close
$22.5Bmarket cap
59RS rank
49setup score
CANSLIM — current EPS, annual EPS, new highs, supply, leader RS, inst. sponsorship, market
B
65.8* CANSLIM
* disqualified on C, M
C · Curr. EPS
60
A · Annual EPS
70
N · New Highs
100
S · Supply/Demand
100
L · Leader RS
57
I · Inst. Spons.
50
M · Market
30
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
8/8
W. RS
80
W. Support
$201.25
W. Resist
$254.49
W. Patterns
Base Breakout
Basing
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
1
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
20× streakJul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
49
Jul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
49
Jul 28
Wyckoff SOS
✓ Gate
48
Jul 27
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
52
0.0%
Jul 24
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
59
-0.8%
Jul 24
Darvas Box
✓ Gate
59
-0.8%
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