Sell signal · week 29 · earnings on October 8
PepsiCo drops 2.1% and prints a fresh 90-week low just days before earnings
Our view last week
PepsiCo stock closes a fifth straight losing week, -0.9%, and the daily chart prints 4 lower highs, from the 142 area down to the 131 area. After last week's -4.8% the slide slows and buyers climb back to 38% of volume, yet the price action still shows strong distribution and the weekly MACD keeps sinking. Our technical analysis sees a decline losing momentum, with the daily RSI below 30 and earnings on October 8, two weeks away.
This week's summary
A fresh 90-week low for PepsiCo, in the 125 area, confirmed on the weekly close: the stock drops 2.1% and is in its 6th straight losing week. 7 days ago the slide seemed to be slowing, this week it picks up pace again. PepsiCo stock heads into its October 8 earnings with the weekly RSI below 30 and money flow weakening: our technical analysis reads a decline still in control, and the daily price action counts 4 lower highs, a soft spot among US stocks.
IQS Phase
69
in tension
Signal Strength
42
decline starting to make lower lows
Sizing
REDUCED
Ranking
#60 / 175
US stocks
Trade P&L %
+16.10%
from signal to date, no stop loss
PepsiCo (PEP) weekly chart — EMA50 · MACD · VWAP
Weekly chart · EMA50 · MACD · VWAP · Source: TradingView
Rank position
ranks 60th among the 175 sell signals for US stocks in our ranking, with a signal strength of 42 out of 100.
Sector context
SectorDefensive Staples
Benchmark ETFXLP
Sector regimeweak phase
Performanceweekly -1.86% · monthly -5.85%
PEP belongs to the defensive staples sector (reference ETF XLP). The sector is classified weak phase according to our weekly reading.
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