# ZTS — passes 5 of 10 technical checks

**Zoetis Inc.** · Health Care
End-of-day close $77.52 · August 26, 2026
Passes 1 check fewer than the prior session's close (August 25, 2026: 6 of 10).

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## The checks

| Check | Category | Result | Reading | Distance to flip |
|-------|----------|--------|---------|------------------|
| Market trend rising | Market | fail | below SMA10 | 0.3% market move from passing |
| Long-term trend rising | Trend | fail | flat / falling | 0.9% from passing |
| Pulled back to support | Trend | fail | no touch | — |
| Holding above short-term average | Momentum | pass | above | 1.5% price move from failing |
| Not overextended | Momentum | pass | 1 up-day | 1 up day from failing |
| No recent earnings miss | Momentum | pass | clean | — |
| Outperforming the market | Relative strength | fail | -5.5% | 5.5% from passing |
| Stop distance within range | Risk | pass | 3.3% | 1.3% from failing |
| Adequate stop room | Risk | fail | 0.9x ATR | 0.1× a daily range from passing |
| Quiet pullback volume | Volume | pass | vol 0.73x · limit 0.8x | 0.07× average volume from failing |

## Why each check reads this way

### Market trend rising — fail

The S&P 500 ($766.08) is below its 10-day average ($768.72), so the market-trend check fails for every stock today, ZTS included. It clears market-wide when the index reclaims $768.72.

### Long-term trend rising — fail

ZTS's 50-day average is $75.53, down from $76.18 10 sessions ago, so the trend check fails. It passes once the 50-day average is rising again.

### Pulled back to support — fail

ZTS hasn't touched its 21-day average ($75.89) in the last 3 sessions, so the pullback check fails. It passes on a dip back toward $75.89.

### Holding above short-term average — pass

ZTS closed at $77.52, 1.5% above its 9-day average ($76.39) — short-term momentum is holding, so this check passes. It flips on a close below $76.39.

### Not overextended — pass

ZTS has 1 consecutive up-close into today — under the limit of 2, so it isn't overextended and this check passes. It flips after a second straight green close.

### No recent earnings miss — pass

No high-volume gap-down consistent with an earnings miss has appeared in ZTS's last 30 sessions, so this check passes. It would flip if such a gap-down showed up inside that window.

### Outperforming the market — fail

ZTS has trailed the S&P 500 by 5.5 percentage points over the last 20 sessions, so the relative-strength check fails. It passes once ZTS leads the index again.

### Stop distance within range — pass

A stop under the recent swing low ($74.93) sits 3.3% below ZTS's price — inside the 2–8% band, so the risk check passes. It flips if that distance drops under 2% or widens past 8%.

### Adequate stop room — fail

The stop sits only 0.9× the average daily range (ATR) from price — inside the 1-ATR minimum, so this check fails (normal noise could hit it). It passes once there's at least 1× ATR of room.

### Quiet pullback volume — pass

Recent volume is 0.73× ZTS's 20-day average — below the 0.8× threshold, so the pullback looks quiet and this check passes. It flips if volume pushes past 0.8× that average.

## Source

- Interactive page (with 6-month history): https://screenmytrade.com/stock/zts
- Methodology (what the checks are and how they work): https://screenmytrade.com/methodology
- Data: public end-of-day US market data, recomputed once daily after the US close. Not live prices.

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