Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 64, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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PM · Philip Morris International Inc
$189.77 +2.19% Sep 10 close
1 independent risk warning also present. Review before relying on the bullish setup.
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Philip Morris International IncPhilip Morris International Inc is a mega-cap Tobacco company in the Consumer Non-Durables sector with a market cap of $296B.
⚠ Risk Signals
Head & Shoulders Top
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~189.74 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~171.72. A push back above 196.66 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 207.76 invalidates it.
Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.
Verdict · setup score 64/100 · data Sep 10 close · 1 session old
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 64, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
Earnings
Normal technical setup
Next earnings
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Before market open
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Deterministic evidence
PM+2.19%
Broad market · SPY-0.60%
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+2.19%
From the open+0.62%
Range position34%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationDiverging (-1.06%)
SMH confirmationDiverging (-2.44%)
Short-term conviction -1 points.
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.
- QQQ, SMH moved against the stock — no index confirmation.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$142.11
Tight Wks
0
Base
B2
SMA 200
$174.87
RS Line vs High
-9.7%
RS Line Slope
+3.1% ▲
Group Rank
#45/58
ADR%
2.2%
ATR(14)
$4.53 (2.4%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
U/D Vol
1.76
A/D Days
16A / 15D
A/D Rating
B
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Earnings
in 39d
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$PM · $189.77 · as of 2026-09-10 · multi-factor read
69
/ 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
▲ Uptrend
Moving Averages
50-day$188.24 ↑
100-day$182.55 ↑
200-day$174.87 ↑
Bullish (50 > 200)
RSI (14)
Reading52.7 · Neutral
Neutral — momentum is balanced between buyers and sellers.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBearish
Histogram-0.402
Bearish — MACD below its signal line and below zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width58% · 6.6%
Squeeze — volatility compressing
Mid-band — no directional band edge in play. Bands are squeezing — volatility is compressing, often a precursor to a sharp move.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol1.76 · Accumulation
Rel volume1.0×
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is easing versus its baseline.
Support & Resistance
R · $191.94swing level
R · $196.66swing level
R · $207.7652-week high
Price · $189.77now
S · $184.19swing level
S · $180.21swing level
S · $175.76swing level
Fibonacci · Uptrend swing
23.6%$194.51
38.2%$186.32
50.0%$179.69
61.8%$173.07
78.6%$163.64
Retracement support zones measured from the recent swing low up to the high.
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Weekly uptrendMonthly uptrendAbove 200-day MA50/200 bullishVolume accumulationRS 34 (laggard)
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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 $189.77, MA150 $179.05, MA200 $174.87
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $179.05 vs MA200 $174.87
Failing evidence
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 34
2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%From SEPA scan
Avoid
O'Neil D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high8.7% below high | RS line new high: False
S: Base tightness (ATR% ≤ 4.5%)ATR% 2.38%
Failing evidence
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 34
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%Data unavailable
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 $189.77 vs MA200 $174.87
Failing evidence
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 1.00x
Relative strength ≥ 60RS 34
Watch
Livermore B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$189.77
Distance from 52-week high8.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 34
Volume vs average1.00x
Watch
Darvas B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$189.77
Distance from 52-week high8.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 34
Volume vs average1.00x
Watch
Wyckoff B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$189.77
Distance from 52-week high8.7% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 34
Volume vs average1.00x
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
Accumulation / Distribution
last 65 sessions · green = acc on high vol · red = dist on high vol
Net -1
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
+7%
Gross margin ≥30%
—
ROE ≥17%
—
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
34
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 2
Within 25% of 52W high
-8.7%
Method Playbook
Trade it like O'Neil
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
O'Neil D · Avoid — The deterministic methodology check is Avoid; wait until the blocking criteria are resolved.
Pivot
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use the proper base pivot or handle high after CANSLIM leadership and market-direction checks are satisfied.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require a breakout through the pivot on volume at least 40% above average; the valid buy zone ends 5% above the pivot.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Initial stop
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Use the setup's structural stop with a hard 7–8% maximum-loss ceiling from the actual entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: Protect progress under constructive support such as the 21-day or 10-week line; a stop may ratchet higher but never lower.
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 the hard loss limit, a decisive support break, or a rule-based climax/distribution signal; a normal 20–25% advance is reviewed rather than assumed permanent.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Head & Shoulders
bearish
near confirmation
90%
built
Possible head & shoulders top — not confirmed. Watch for a daily close below ~189.74 (neckline) to confirm, with measured-move risk toward ~171.72. A push back above 196.66 weakens the pattern; reclaiming 207.76 invalidates it.
Confirms below
189.74
Invalidates at
207.76
Left Shoulder
193.05
Head
207.76
Right Shoulder
196.66
Neckline
189.74
Target
171.72
LS 193.05 / head 207.76 / RS 196.66, neckline ~189.74, vol_fading=yes
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis
64
setup score
RS Score
34
Trend template
7/8
Why This Setup?
Trend Only · schematic
Gatekeeper 7/8 | Strong trend (7/8) | Accumulation (1.8× up/dn vol) | Stage 2
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 26 — 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 1.0× average — light
- Clear of earnings — met in 39 days
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 7/8
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
$189.77 vs SMA150 $179.05 / SMA200 $174.87
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $179.05 vs SMA200 $174.87
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +3.67 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $188.24
Price above SMA 50
$189.77 vs SMA50 $188.24
30%+ above 52-week low
+33.5% from $142.11
Within 25% of 52-week high
-8.7% from $207.76
RS score above 70
RS 34
Fundamentals
52W Range
73%
Mkt Cap SEC
295.8B
Rev YoY
+7%
EPS TTM
$7.26
P/E TTM
26.1x
Float
1.6B
Company
Company profile
Philip Morris International Inc
Weekly Context
Multi-timeframe signals from weekly barsW. Trend
5/8
W. RS
53
W. Support
$151.63
W. Resist
$207.76
Weekly Structure
Trend
Neutral
Tight Weeks
0
Confirmation
Neutral
Scan History
9× streakSep 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
64
Sep 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
64
Sep 10
watchlist_candidate
0
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