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VTRS · Viatris Inc.

$18.29 +1.61% Oct 26 close

Detected setup Cup & Handle · Setup Score 65/100

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 65, but distribution days reach 5 or more — stand aside until the condition resets.

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Viatris Inc.

Viatris Inc. is a large-cap Pharmaceuticals: Major company in the Health Technology sector with a market cap of $21B.

Health Technology Pharmaceuticals: Major stock Stage 2 · Advancing Base 2

$18.29 latest close

⚠ Risk Signals

Double Top Double Top (forming): peaks $18.43 and $18.75 (2026-10-19) with the neckline at $16.89. neckline $16.89 intact (8.3% above it). Measured move targets $15.19; invalidation above $19.12. Research/educational only, not a buy/sell recommendation.

Bearish RSI Divergence Price higher high ($18.27→$18.66) but RSI lower high (73→69) — momentum diverging

Bearish structure on the daily chart — a heads-up for anyone holding, not a short signal. Does not affect the bullish setup score.

Market Structure

Trend structure: uptrend

Latest event: bos (bullish)

Support 15.95–16.02 · 3 touches · moderate

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Verdict · setup score 65/100 · data Oct 26 close · latest session

Stand aside — setup invalidated

Setup score 65, 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 2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25% — +16.9% QoQ
Minervini 2. ROE ≥ 17% — ROE -2.8%
O'Neil C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25% — +16.9% QoQ
O'Neil A: Annual earnings & revenue quality — Rev -3.0% | ROE -2.8%
Weinstein Volume expansion above average — Volume ratio 0.72x
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.

66 Strong

Legend Score · rates the stock Strong (66/100) — 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%) 89
Trend Template (25%) 100
Institutional Footprint (20%) 37
EPS Growth (15%) 30
Quality (SMR-like) (15%) 44

RS rank 88: beating most of the market. Trend template 8/8: price above rising 50/150/200-day lines — textbook uptrend structure. Institutional score 37: mild distribution — sellers active. EPS growth reads +0%, but trailing earnings are negative — that percentage is an artifact, capped. Quality 44: weak fundamentals (sales growth 30, return on equity 40, leverage 100). Updated 2026-10-27.

Earnings

Pre-earnings setup

Next earnings Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Report time not confirmed by the source

Deterministic evidence

VTRS+1.61%

Sector proxy · XLV+0.00%

Broad market · SPY+0.71%

Same completed session window ending 2026-10-26. VTRS was +1.61 points vs XLV. +0.90 points vs SPY.

CatalystPending Stock reactionPositive 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+1.61% From the open+0.49% Range position62% GapNo gap

QQQ confirmationConfirming (+1.11%) SMH confirmationConfirming (+2.74%)

Short-term conviction -1 points.

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 $18.29 +1.6% Oct 26 close

52W High $18.75 2.5% below high

Wks Since High 1w

Base Depth 4.7%

RS Rank 73 percentile of scan

SMA 50 $17.23

Avg Vol 8,465,194

Rel Vol (Oct 26) 0.72× 0.83× on up days

More stats

52W Low $9.92

Tight Wks 0

Base B2

SMA 200 $15.78

RS Line vs High -2.3%

RS Line Slope +0.8% ▲

Group Rank #12/66

ADR% 2.5%

ATR(14) $0.49 (2.7%)

Vol Pace (live) N/A

A/D Days 15A / 16D

A/D Rating D

VDU Bars 0/10 d

Power Trend 9d

Earnings in 8d

Position in 52-week range 95thpercentile of the 52-week range

$9.92low

$18.75high

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Technical Analysis Report Card

$VTRS · $18.29 · as of 2026-10-26 · multi-factor read

100

/ 100

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$17.23 ↑

100-day$16.90 ↑

200-day$15.78 ↑

Bullish (50 > 200)

RSI (14)

Reading57.5 · Bullish

Bullish momentum — comfortably in buyer territory.

MACD (12/26/9)

StateBullish

Histogram+0.017

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

Bollinger Bands (20,2)

%B / Width72% · 10.2%

Mid-band — no directional band edge in play.

Volume · Buyer vs Seller

Up/Down vol0.83 · Neutral

Rel volume0.72×

Pocket pivots · 10d1

5d vs 50d vol97%

Heavy vol up / down1 / 1

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

Pocket pivot 4 sessions ago — up-day volume beat every down day of the prior 10 sessions.
1 heavy-volume up day vs 1 down in the last 20 sessions.

Support & Resistance

R · $18.41swing level

R · $18.7552-week high

Price · $18.29now

S · $16.89swing level

S · $16.10swing level

S · $15.50swing level

Fibonacci · Uptrend swing

23.6%$17.85

38.2%$17.29

50.0%$16.84

61.8%$16.40

78.6%$15.76

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 bullishRS 88 (leader)

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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 (65/100, 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: 8 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.

mediumEnter on break of $18.45 pivot with stop at $17.11 (risk 7.3%). SEPA Grade B (4/7).

Passing evidence

1.1 Price > 150-day MA AND 200-day MAPrice $18.29, MA150 $16.29, MA200 $15.78

1.2 150-day MA > 200-day MAMA150 $16.29 vs MA200 $15.78

Failing evidence

2. Quarterly EPS growth ≥ 25%+16.9% QoQ

2. ROE ≥ 17%ROE -2.8%

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

L: RS rank ≥ 80 (IBD leadership)RS rank 88

N: Near 52-week high or RS line new high2.5% below high | RS line new high: False

Failing evidence

C: Quarterly EPS acceleration ≥ 25%+16.9% QoQ

A: Annual earnings & revenue qualityRev -3.0% | ROE -2.8%

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 $18.29 vs MA200 $15.78

Failing evidence

Volume expansion above averageVolume ratio 0.72x

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

5/7 checks

Method → Playbook → Ask →

dennis Watch C 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 $16.89

Volatility-unit sizing (1N ≈ 1% of equity)1N = $0.47 (2.57% 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

EPS growth above the market (≥15% QoQ)+16.9% QoQ — Zweig wants growth above the S&P average

Price strength (RS ≥ 70)RS score 88 — 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$18.29

Relative strengthRS 88

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.72x

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.

mediumStock is at the top of its box — Darvas would wait for a decisive breakout on volume.

Passing evidence

Price$18.29

Relative strengthRS 88

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.72x

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$18.29

Relative strengthRS 88

Failing evidence

Volume vs average0.72x

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 -6 D

Minervini · Grade Card

Fundamentals & leadership quality — Minervini’s published criteria · 4/7 met

B 4/7 criteria

Separate score from the Minervini Trend Template (8/8): 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 +17%

✗ Revenue growth ≥20% YoY -3%

✓ Gross margin ≥30% 40%

✗ ROE ≥17% -3%

✓ RS rating ≥80 (leadership) 88

✓ Stage 2 uptrend (Weinstein) Stage 2

✓ Within 25% of 52W high -2.5%

Method Playbook

Trade it like Minervini EXACT LEVELS · PRO

Minervini O'Neil Livermore Weinstein Darvas Wyckoff

Minervini 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 tight base's structural pivot; the setup must retain Trend Template leadership into the trigger.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Entry trigger

Pro level

Published-method rule: Require a decisive move through the pivot with volume confirmation, and do not initiate more than 5% above it.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Initial stop

Pro level

Published-method rule: Start at the tighter structural invalidation; the initial loss limit must not exceed roughly 7–8% from entry.
Evidence: Canonical setup geometry is available with Pro.

Trail

Rule-based

Published-method rule: Hold the initial stop until the trade proves itself; near +1R move to breakeven, then trail a higher low or rising 10/21-day average once well extended.
Evidence: Planned management rule; no stored stop or broker order is changed automatically.

Exit / invalidation

Pro level

Published-method rule: Exit when the structural stop or a meaningful higher-low/short-term trend violation fires; never widen the stop.
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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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) ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence ⚠ Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail)

65 setup score

RS Score 88

Trend template 8/8 ✓

CANSLIM 70.1* (B)

12.1% cup depth 3.3% handle 7 sessions since breakout

Cup 12.1% deep from a $18.06 left rim to a $15.88 low
Rims 2.1% apart (ideal, within 10%)
Handle pulled back 3.3% over 1 bar from $17.79 to $17.20
Handle sits in the upper half of the cup
Rounded U-shaped bottom
Pivot $18.43 fixed at the handle high
Breakout: 7 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=12.1%, handle_pb=3.3%, lips_diff=2.1%, upper_half=yes, u_shape=yes, near_pivot=yes, orderly=yes | Strong trend (8/8) | Top RS (88) | High-confidence pattern (90%) | Power Trend | Stage 2 | Readiness 75/100 (approaching) | CANSLIM 70.1 (B) | ⚠ Bearish RSI divergence; Negative earnings (CANSLIM C fail)
setup_key=cup_handle|2026-08-14|2026-09-29|18.43 · cup_handle/2026-10-03
anchors={"bottom": {"bar": 19, "bars_ago": 50, "date": "2026-08-14", "price": 15.88}, "breakout": {"bar": 63, "bars_ago": 6, "date": "2026-10-16", "price": 18.66}, "handle_high": {"bar": 59, "bars_ago": 10, "date": "2026-10-12", "price": 17.79}, "handle_low": {"bar": 60, "bars_ago": 9, "date": "2026-10-13", "price": 17.2}, "left_lip": {"bar": 7, "bars_ago": 62, "date": "2026-07-29", "price": 18.057}, "right_lip": {"bar": 50, "bars_ago": 19, "date": "2026-09-29", "price": 18.43}}

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.

3/7 universals met

A relative-strength leader — partly met RS rank 73 — middling
Asymmetric reward — partly met Partly met — levels are a Pro detail
Clear of earnings — partly met in 8 days — size down
Volume confirms — partly met 0.7× average — light
In a confirmed uptrend — met Stage 2 · Trend template 8/8
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

8/8 ✓

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 $18.29 vs SMA150 $16.29 / SMA200 $15.78

SMA 150 above SMA 200 SMA150 $16.29 vs SMA200 $15.78

SMA 200 trending up Slope +0.58 over 20 days

SMA 50 above SMA 150 & 200 SMA50 $17.23

Price above SMA 50 $18.29 vs SMA50 $17.23

30%+ above 52-week low +84.4% from $9.92

Within 25% of 52-week high -2.5% from $18.75

RS score above 70 RS 88

Fundamentals

52W Range

95%

Mkt Cap SEC

21.0B

EPS QoQ

+17%

Rev YoY

-3%

ROE

-3%

Gross Margin

40%

D/E

0.98

EPS TTM

$-3.00

Float

1.1B

Insider

No Buy

Company

Company profile

Viatris Inc.

VTRS · NASDAQ · Health Technology · Pharmaceuticals: Major

O'Neil · Grade Card

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

B 70.1* CANSLIM * disqualified on C, M

C · Curr. EPS

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

8/8

W. RS

W. Support

$14.56

W. Resist

$18.75

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

65 0.0%

Oct 23

Cup & Handle ✓ Gate

65 +1.6%

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