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Trend Edge Setup Score
Trend Edge rates HRL Bearish with a Setup Score of 30, net conviction 33, actionability 27. How the Setup Score works →
Total Setup Score
30
Directional Bias
Bearish
Net Conviction
33
Actionability
27 (in range)
Key signals behind this score
40wk Downtrend — trend only (sma 23.29 vs px 24.33)
80wk Downtrend — falling+below (sma 26.20 vs px 24.33)
200wk Downtrend — falling+below (sma 32.63 vs px 24.33)
Funds Distributing — momZ +0.27 · 7.28→7.26
Short Attack — velZ +1.68 · age 85w×0.45 · 8.65%
About Hormel Foods Corporation
Hormel Foods Corporation develops, processes, and distributes various meat, nut, and other food products to foodservice, convenience stores, and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The company provides perishable products, including fresh meats, frozen items, refrigerated meal solutions, bacon, sausages, hams, guacamole, and other items that req… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Packaged Foods
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: January 2, 1990
Headquarters: 1 Hormel Place, Austin, MN, United States, 55912-3680
Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.
Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$23.34
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$23.30
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$26.21
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$32.64
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$23.56
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$26.28
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$30.36
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume
creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative
volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
Trend Edge's AI Consult feature delivers a comprehensive, multi-layer trade plan for Hormel Foods Corporation
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The analysis covers five layers:
technical analysis (near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular trend, momentum,
volume shelf support and resistance, breakout and breakdown signals),
qualitative analysis (business model, competitive moat, sector dynamics),
insider sentiment (buy and sell signals from executive and director transactions),
share stats analysis (institutional accumulation, fund positioning, short float squeeze potential), and
fundamental analysis (valuation, revenue growth, profit margin, earnings quality).
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Whether you are building a long position, initiating a short, or looking for a reversal setup,
AI Consult identifies the highest-probability signal from the current trend.