Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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SBUX · Starbucks Corporation
$102.69 +1.88% Oct 26 close
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$SBUX
Starbucks CorporationStarbucks Corporation is a large-cap Restaurants company in the Consumer Services sector with a market cap of $117B.
Market Structure
Trend structure: range
Latest event: structure_shift
(bullish)
Resistance
108.46–109.23
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
96.19–96.85
· 4 touches · moderate
Support
90.58–90.64
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
100.81–101.43
· 3 touches · moderate
Support
93.54–93.64
· 3 touches · moderate
Historical verdict · setup score 0/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session
Stand aside — setup invalidated
Setup score 0, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.
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 1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA — MA50 $99.41, MA150 $100.79, MA200 $99.57
- Minervini 1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85) — RS rank 52
- O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — -10.7% QoQ
- O'Neil L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership) — RS rank 52
- Weinstein Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmed — Stage 3 (Topping)
- Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.82x
Minority view — the council disagrees here
- Minervini: avoid Trend-template read: fails 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
- O'Neil: avoid CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
- Weinstein: avoid Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
48
Weak
Legend Score · rates the stock
Weak (48/100) — 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%) 52
- Trend Template (25%) 62
- Institutional Footprint (20%) 51
- EPS Growth (15%) 30
- Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 34
RS rank 52: middle of the pack — no leadership yet. Trend template 5/8: mixed — some uptrend elements, some missing. Institutional score 51: neutral — no clear institutional conviction. EPS -0% last quarter — no earnings momentum. Quality 34: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 45, leverage 20). Updated 2026-10-26.
Earnings
Pre-earnings setup
Next earnings
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
After market close
Exact clock time not supplied by source
Ordinary position sizing suppressed.
Earnings are less than three full trading sessions away; treat the gap as event risk, not ordinary stop-distance risk.
Deterministic evidence
SBUX+1.88%
Sector proxy · XLY+1.03%
Broad market · SPY+0.71%
CatalystPending
Stock reactionPositive
Sector reactionSupportive
Opening surgePending
Event riskEarnings-driven
Session internals Strong momentum
Rule: closed up, at or above the open, in the top third of the day's range. Judged on internals, not on the size of the move.
Vs prior close+1.88%
From the open+1.52%
Range position70%
GapNo gap
QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%)
SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)
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.
- A sourced earnings report is still pending inside the risk window; ordinary technical conviction is reduced until it is out.
Ask a Legend to interpret this evidence → Commentary only — never scanner evidence or a sizing recommendation.
More stats
52W Low
$77.99
Tight Wks
1
Base
B2
SMA 200
$99.57
RS Line vs High
-11.8%
RS Line Slope
+6.6% ▲
Group Rank
#47/66
ADR%
2.4%
ATR(14)
$2.67 (2.6%)
Vol Pace (live)
N/A
A/D Days
11A / 9D
A/D Rating
B
VDU Bars
0/10 d
Earnings
TODAY
SBUX Chart
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Technical Analysis Report Card
$SBUX · $102.69 · as of 2026-10-26 · 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
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Monthly
▬ Sideways / consolidating
Moving Averages
50-day$99.41 ↑
100-day$101.44 ↑
200-day$99.57 ↑
Death Cross (fresh)
RSI (14)
Reading65.1 · Bullish
Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.
MACD (12/26/9)
StateBullish
Histogram+1.236
Bullish — MACD above its signal line and above zero. Histogram expanding.
Bollinger Bands (20,2)
%B / Width99% · 14.1%
Near the upper band — buyers in control.
Volume · Buyer vs Seller
Up/Down vol2.18 · Accumulation
Rel volume0.82×
Pocket pivots · 10d0
5d vs 50d vol96%
Heavy vol up / down2 / 2
Accumulation — volume is concentrated on up days; buyers dominate. Recent volume is expanding versus its baseline.
- 2 heavy-volume up days vs 2 down in the last 20 sessions.
Support & Resistance
R · $103.69swing level
R · $108.98swing level
R · $110.5152-week high
Price · $102.69now
S · $100.09swing level
S · $96.44swing level
S · $93.20swing level
Fibonacci · Downtrend swing
23.6%$92.82
38.2%$96.20
50.0%$98.93
61.8% ◄ price here$101.66
78.6%$105.55
Retracement resistance zones measured from the recent swing high down to the low.
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Above 200-day MA50/200 bearishVolume 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 (0/100, 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:
5 of 9 legends are Watching — building, not yet a confirmed buy.
Minervini
Avoid
D
Trend-template read: fails 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MA.
Passing evidence
1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $102.69, MA150 $100.79, MA200 $99.57
1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $100.79 vs MA200 $99.57
Failing evidence
1.4 50-day MA > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAMA50 $99.41, MA150 $100.79, MA200 $99.57
1.8 RS rank ≥ 70 (prefer ≥ 85)RS rank 52
O'Neil
Avoid
D
CANSLIM read: fails C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%.
Passing evidence
A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev +2.8% | ROE 115.7%
N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high7.1% below high | RS line new high: False
Failing evidence
C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%-10.7% QoQ
L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 52
Weinstein
Avoid
D
Stage-analysis read: topping (Stage 3) is not an advancing Stage 2.
Passing evidence
Price above 30-week MA (200-day proxy)Price $102.69 vs MA200 $99.57
Not extended from 52-week high (≤ 30% below)7.1% below 52-week high
Failing evidence
Stage 2 (Advancing phase) confirmedStage 3 (Topping)
Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.82x
dennis
Watch
B
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 $87.35
Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $2.38 (2.31% of price); the Turtles size 1 unit so a 1N move ≈ 1% of equity, making the 2N stop ≈ 2% equity risk
Failing evidence
S2: 55-day Donchian breakoutNot confirmed
zanger
Avoid
D
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
Partial-profit plan: sell 20-30% at +15-20%Scale 20-30% at $118.09-$123.23; trail the rest
Trail on the 10/20-day MA10-day MA $98.14 · 20-day MA $96.04 — exit the remainder on a close below the trail
Failing evidence
Named Zanger pattern onlywatchlist_candidate is not one of Zanger's six
Not extended (≤5% above the breakout point)Data unavailable
zweig
Watch
D
Zweig read: part of his screen passes but not all: EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ); Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35); Insider buying; Price strength (RS ≥ 70) — wait for the full growth screen before treating this as a Zweig setup.
Passing evidence
Breadth momentum: 10-day A/D ratio10-day A/D 1.18 (2050 adv / 1742 dec) — participation expanding
4% Model (breadth proxy)61% of universe above 50-day — broad strength (adapted from Ned Davis 4% Model)
Failing evidence
EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)-10.7% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average
Reasonable price for the growth (P/E ≤ 35)Trailing P/E 63.0x — no PEG or forward P/E stored
Livermore
Watch
B
Pivotal-point read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$102.69
Distance from 52-week high7.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.82x
Darvas
Watch
B
Box-theory read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$102.69
Distance from 52-week high7.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.82x
Wyckoff
Watch
B
Supply-and-demand read: constructive evidence is present, but relative strength is unresolved.
Passing evidence
Price$102.69
Distance from 52-week high7.1% below high
Failing evidence
Relative strengthRS 52
Volume vs average0.82x
Base & Breakout
Breakout follow-through
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 +5
Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 2/7 met
C
2/7 criteria
Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (6/8): 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
-11%
Revenue growth ≥20% YoY
+3%
Gross margin ≥30%
22%
ROE ≥17%
116%
RS rating ≥80 (leadership)
52
Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein)
Stage 3
Within 25% of 52W high
-7.1%
Method Playbook
Trade it like Darvas
EXACT LEVELS · PRO
Darvas B · 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 the top of the active Darvas box near the high as the mechanical breakout boundary.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Entry trigger
Pro levelPublished-method rule: Require price to clear the box top with volume confirmation; movement inside the box remains observation, not a trigger.
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 active box support or the canonical structural stop that proves the breakout failed.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Trail
Rule-basedPublished-method rule: As higher boxes form, raise the stop beneath the newest confirmed box floor; the stop moves up only.
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 when price breaks the active box floor or decisively falls back through the breakout structure.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.
Deterministic educational plan, not a recommendation. No order or stop is changed automatically. Method and sources →
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Forming Patterns (predictive — not confirmed)
Cup & Handle
bullish
early
60%
built
Cup base building — 66% of the 21%-deep cup recovered. Watch for the right side to reach ~110.51, then a handle.
Confirms above
110.51
Invalidates at
98.93
Rim
110.51
Cup Low
87.35
Pivot
110.51
Mid Cup
98.93
Cup depth 21%, recovery 66%, handle=not yet
Predictive pattern recognition is educational — most forming structures never confirm. Wait for the confirmation level before treating this as a setup.
Pattern Analysis (historical)
0
setup score
RS Score
52
Trend template
6/8
Why This Setup?
watchlist_candidate · schematic
Near-miss 5/8 — needs: sma50 above sma150 200, price above 30pct of 52w low, rs score above 70
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.
1/7
universals met
- A relative-strength leader — not met RS rank 15 — laggard
- Clear of earnings — not met in 0 days — event risk
- 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 0.8× average — light
- In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 3 · Trend template 6/8
Minervini Trend Template
6/8Grades 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
$102.69 vs SMA150 $100.79 / SMA200 $99.57
SMA 150 above SMA 200
SMA150 $100.79 vs SMA200 $99.57
SMA 200 trending up
Slope +1.02 over 20 days
SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200
SMA50 $99.41
Price above SMA 50
$102.69 vs SMA50 $99.41
30%+ above 52-week low
+31.7% from $77.99
Within 25% of 52-week high
-7.1% from $110.51
RS score above 70
RS 52
Fundamentals
52W Range
76%
Mkt Cap SEC
117.1B
EPS QoQ
-11%
Rev YoY
+3%
ROE
116%
Gross Margin
22%
D/E
8.07
EPS TTM
$1.63
P/E TTM
63.0x
Float
1.1B
Insider
No Buy
Company
Company profile
Starbucks Corporation
Scan History
Oct 26
watchlist_candidate
0
Oct 23
Record Volume
✓ Gate
55
+1.9%
Aug 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
62
-3.7%
Aug 11
Trend Only
✓ Gate
62
-3.7%
Aug 10
Trend Only
✓ Gate
59
-1.9%
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