Signal Validation

Market Dynamics Performance Index

A concept-validation index for US equities, testing whether first Market Dynamics Buy signals identify productive weekly setups. Entries and exits are research pointers for a shortlist, not a follow-along strategy.

United States
Latest week 24 Jul 2026 Initial value 100.00
Index Value
469.45
Total Return
369.45%
CAGR
54.67% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+33.23%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.60 Sortino 5.04
Current Holdings
1071
Transactions
10827 Avg 3053.7/yr · 254.5/mo · 58.7/wk
Exit Mix
4878 Stop 41.8% · Warning 57.6% · Other 0.6%

Method

How The Index Works

The index is a weekly, equal-weighted signal-validation model for US equities. It starts at 100.00 on the first transaction week after 1 Jan 2023 and is rebuilt from stored weekly closes, Market Dynamics buy signals, and Smart Money warning data to test the Market Dynamics concept over time.

01

Universe

Active US equities only. ETFs, crypto, commodities, index benchmark records, and listings outside the US market are excluded from this index.

02

Entry Rule

A stock enters at that week’s stored weekly close on the first Market Dynamics Buy signal while the stock is not already held. New entries are blocked if that same week has a Reversal Risk or Reversal Danger Warning.

03

Exit Rule

A position exits at the weekly close on the first Reversal Risk Warning. It also exits if the weekly close falls 20% or more below the original entry close.

04

Return Math

Each active holding contributes equally. The weekly index return is the average weekly close-to-close return of all positions active during that week, then compounded into the index value.

Assumptions
  • This index is designed to validate the Market Dynamics signal concept, not to serve as a mechanical follow-along strategy.
  • Only the first actionable Market Dynamics Buy signal opens a position while the stock is flat.
  • Weekly entries and exits may help identify stocks for a research shortlist, but they are not portfolio instructions.
  • New positions are not opened on weeks with Reversal Risk or Reversal Danger Warnings.
  • Reversal Danger blocks new entries, but the Market Dynamics index exits only on Reversal Risk or the 20% entry drawdown rule.
  • Positions are closed at the last valid close if a 5x or larger weekly close scale break indicates a price-data unit change.
  • Transaction prices are the stored weekly closes for the entry or exit week, except price scale-break exits, which use the last valid close.
  • Returns are shown before transaction costs, bid-ask spreads, slippage, taxes, and other implementation frictions.

Weekly Index

Cumulative Value

Equal-weighted active positions

Latest Week

Positions In And Out

24 Jul 2026

New Positions In

Entries at weekly close
20
ALC NYSE · Alcon AG
67.91 MD 0.00 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BIXI NASDAQ · Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares
10.01 MD 1.17 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BUR NYSE · Burford Capital Ltd
4.14 MD 0.19 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CAG NYSE · Conagra Brands, Inc.
14.60 MD 0.51 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CJMB NASDAQ · Callan JMB Inc. Common Stock
2.55 MD 0.44 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GCL NASDAQ · GCL Global Holdings Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.51 MD 0.69 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
KNDI NASDAQ · Kandi Technologies Group Inc
0.65 MD 0.31 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LAFA NASDAQ · LaFayette Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Share
10.11 MD 0.90 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LVLU NASDAQ · Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc
19.20 MD 0.16 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LW NYSE · Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
49.58 MD 1.48 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
MAMO NASDAQ · Massimo Group Common Stock
0.98 MD 0.13 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
NBP NASDAQ · NovaBridge Biosciences
1.77 MD 0.13 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
NXL NASDAQ · Nexalin Technology Inc.
0.48 MD 1.00 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
OFIX NASDAQ · Orthofix Medical Inc
11.25 MD 0.22 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
OTIS NYSE · Otis Worldwide Corp
71.93 MD 0.05 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
OTLY NASDAQ · Oatly Group AB ADR
13.37 MD 0.06 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PLNT NYSE · Planet Fitness Inc
53.48 MD 0.02 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TDWD NASDAQ · Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
10.04 MD 0.88 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WSTN NASDAQ · Westin Acquisition Corp
10.13 MD 1.79 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WVVIP NASDAQ · Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc PR
2.78 MD 0.21 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal

Positions Out

Closed at weekly close
30
AMST NASDAQ · Amesite Operating Co
0.99 20% entry drawdown · -21.44%
ATER NASDAQ · Aterian Inc
0.40 20% entry drawdown · -70.94%
BARK NYSE · BARK, Inc.
8.51 20% entry drawdown · -22.14%
BZFD NASDAQ · BuzzFeed Inc
1.11 20% entry drawdown · -25.50%
BZH NYSE · Beazer Homes USA Inc
33.19 Reversal Risk Warning · 60.11%
DFSC NASDAQ · DEFSEC Technologies Inc.
1.51 20% entry drawdown · -35.19%
GEHC NASDAQ · GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
60.58 20% entry drawdown · -20.22%
GOOS NYSE · Canada Goose Holdings Inc
8.89 20% entry drawdown · -24.47%
GTEC NASDAQ · Greenland Acquisition Corp
0.51 20% entry drawdown · -21.19%
LFCR NASDAQ · Lifecore Biomedical Inc.
4.33 20% entry drawdown · -21.84%
LFMD NASDAQ · LifeMD Inc
3.71 20% entry drawdown · -20.04%
LOCL NYSE · Local Bounti Corp
1.06 20% entry drawdown · -22.63%
NIXX NASDAQ · Nixxy, Inc.
0.85 20% entry drawdown · -35.80%
NKTX NASDAQ · Nkarta Inc
2.27 20% entry drawdown · -25.08%
NXGL NASDAQ · Nexgel Inc
0.44 20% entry drawdown · -22.25%
PEW NYSE · GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc.
2.33 20% entry drawdown · -21.28%
PPSI NASDAQ · Pioneer Power Solutions Inc.
2.98 20% entry drawdown · -25.13%
RC NYSE · Ready Capital Corp
1.47 20% entry drawdown · -20.97%
REAX NASDAQ · Real Brokerage Inc
1.69 20% entry drawdown · -22.12%
SAFX NASDAQ · XCF Global, Inc. Class A Common Stock
0.41 20% entry drawdown · -25.36%
SEDG NASDAQ · SolarEdge Technologies Inc
42.60 20% entry drawdown · -31.02%
SEGG NASDAQ · Lottery.com Inc.
0.63 20% entry drawdown · -24.97%
SGRP NASDAQ · SPAR Group Inc
0.38 20% entry drawdown · -46.99%
SRG NYSE · Seritage Growth Properties
2.31 20% entry drawdown · -22.22%
SUIG NASDAQ · SUI Group Holdings Limited
0.99 20% entry drawdown · -20.16%
TOMZ NASDAQ · TOMI Environmental Solutions Inc
1.54 20% entry drawdown · -33.95%
UPST NASDAQ · Upstart Holdings Inc
26.93 20% entry drawdown · -20.30%
WETO NASDAQ · Webus International Limited Ordinary Shares
0.69 Price scale break · 37.71%
WRAP NASDAQ · Wrap Technologies Inc
1.70 20% entry drawdown · -30.89%
XELB NASDAQ · Xcel Brands Inc
1.23 20% entry drawdown · -21.15%

Live Book

Current Holdings

Showing 1-30 of 1071 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
AAP NYSE · Advance Auto Parts Inc
30 May 202547.01
55.80
18.69%
Buy
0.27
-
-
ABAT NASDAQ · American Battery Technology Company Common Stock
18 Jul 20252.40
2.21
-7.92%
Buy
1.26
-
-
ABEO NASDAQ · Abeona Therapeutics Inc
16 Aug 20245.00
6.05
21.00%
Buy
0.07
-
-
ABG NYSE · Asbury Automotive Group Inc
19 Jun 2026197.05
225.24
14.31%
Buy
0.02
-
-
ABM NYSE · ABM Industries Incorporated
12 Jun 202645.63
47.72
4.58%
Buy
0.32
-
-
ABOS NASDAQ · Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc
18 Jul 20251.50
2.13
42.00%
Buy
1.43
-
-
ABT NYSE · Abbott Laboratories
10 Jul 202693.27
103.06
10.49%
Buy
0.37
-
-
ABVC NASDAQ · ABVC Biopharma Inc
9 May 20251.21
1.15
-4.96%
Buy
1.62
-
-
ACAD NASDAQ · ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
12 Jul 202417.77
24.84
39.79%
Buy
0.30
-
-
ACDC NASDAQ · ProFrac Holding Corp.
23 Jan 20265.05
4.26
-15.64%
Buy
0.44
-
-
ACHC NASDAQ · Acadia Healthcare Company Inc
13 Feb 202616.77
34.51
105.78%
Buy
0.08
-
-
ACIU NASDAQ · AC Immune Ltd
20 Jun 20251.88
2.23
18.62%
Buy
0.25
-
-
ACOG NASDAQ · Alpha Cognition Inc
27 Feb 20266.00
7.90
31.67%
Buy
0.23
-
-
ACRE NYSE · Ares Commercial Real Estate
30 May 20254.07
4.55
11.88%
Buy
0.36
-
-
ACRS NASDAQ · Aclaris Therapeutics Inc
31 Oct 20252.52
5.23
107.54%
Buy
1.28
-
-
ACTG NASDAQ · Acacia Research Corporation
30 May 20253.73
4.66
24.93%
Buy
0.35
-
-
ACVA NYSE · ACV Auctions Inc.
15 May 20265.92
7.73
30.57%
Buy
0.29
-
-
ADBE NASDAQ · Adobe Systems Incorporated
17 Jul 2026237.25
225.11
-5.12%
Buy
0.17
-
-
ADNT NYSE · Adient PLC
16 May 202515.82
20.40
28.95%
Buy
0.17
-
-
ADP NASDAQ · Automatic Data Processing Inc
22 May 2026223.63
250.09
11.83%
Buy
0.48
-
-
ADV NASDAQ · Advantage Solutions Inc
20 Mar 202619.23
36.44
89.54%
Buy
0.17
-
-
ADVB NASDAQ · Advanced Biomed Inc. Common Stock
29 May 20265.01
18.98
278.84%
Buy
1.68
-
-
ADXN NASDAQ · Addex Therapeutics Ltd
15 May 20266.81
5.89
-13.58%
Buy
0.03
-
-
AEBI NASDAQ · Aebi Schmidt Holding AG - Common Stock
26 Jun 202613.08
13.09
0.08%
Buy
0.22
-
-
AES NYSE · The AES Corporation
14 Mar 202511.51
14.66
27.45%
Buy
0.19
-
-
AESI NYSE · Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
2 Jan 20269.72
11.96
23.05%
Buy
0.12
-
-
AFCG NASDAQ · AFC Gamma Inc
27 Mar 20262.61
2.57
-1.67%
Buy
0.81
-
-
AFYA NASDAQ · Afya Ltd
17 Oct 202514.28
13.90
-2.67%
Buy
0.12
-
-
AGL NYSE · agilon health Inc
8 May 202654.23
98.00
80.71%
Buy
1.10
-
-
AGPU NASDAQ · Axe Compute Inc.
24 Apr 20266.64
6.85
3.16%
Buy
0.93
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 8881-8910 of 10827
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
12 Jan 2024
Exit
PRPO NASDAQ · Precipio Inc
5.35
20% entry drawdown
-21.78%
Entry 6 Oct 2023 6.84
12 Jan 2024
Entry
SCM NYSE · Stellus Capital Investment
9.73
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.19
12 Jan 2024
Entry
SG NYSE · Sweetgreen Inc
10.97
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.12
12 Jan 2024
Entry
SILC NASDAQ · Silicom
18.57
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.15
12 Jan 2024
Entry
SNWV NASDAQ · SANUWAVE Health, Inc. Common Stock
8.63
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.23
12 Jan 2024
Entry
STE NYSE · STERIS plc
217.87
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.04
12 Jan 2024
Entry
SWVL NASDAQ · Swvl Holdings Corp
4.89
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.41
12 Jan 2024
Entry
TARS NASDAQ · Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc
22.10
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.85
12 Jan 2024
Entry
TBLD NASDAQ · Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust Common Stock
13.20
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.16
12 Jan 2024
Entry
THC NYSE · Tenet Healthcare Corporation
81.14
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.58
12 Jan 2024
Entry
TK NYSE · Teekay Corporation
4.61
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.14
12 Jan 2024
Exit
WDFC NASDAQ · WD-40 Company
261.94
Reversal Risk Warning
22.05%
Entry 14 Jul 2023 214.61
12 Jan 2024
Entry
XCUR NASDAQ · Exicure Inc
4.18
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.56
12 Jan 2024
Entry
XERS NASDAQ · Xeris Pharmaceuticals Inc
2.77
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.20
5 Jan 2024
Entry
ADXN NASDAQ · Addex Therapeutics Ltd
6.94
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.95
5 Jan 2024
Entry
AGIO NASDAQ · Agios Pharm
23.14
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.29
5 Jan 2024
Entry
AN NYSE · AutoNation Inc
140.21
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.14
5 Jan 2024
Entry
AOSL NASDAQ · Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Ltd
26.31
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.13
5 Jan 2024
Exit
ARQQ NASDAQ · Arqit Quantum Inc.
10.05
20% entry drawdown
-21.64%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 12.83
5 Jan 2024
Entry
ASUR NASDAQ · Asure Software Inc
8.38
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.14
5 Jan 2024
Exit
AUR NASDAQ · Aurora Innovation Inc
3.29
20% entry drawdown
-24.71%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 4.37
5 Jan 2024
Entry
AZN NYSE · AstraZeneca PLC
128.39
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.26
5 Jan 2024
Entry
BMR NASDAQ · Beamr Imaging Ltd. Ordinary Share
1.91
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.53
5 Jan 2024
Entry
BTCS NASDAQ · BTCS Inc
2.18
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.31
5 Jan 2024
Exit
BTDR NASDAQ · Bitdeer Technologies Group Class A Ordinary Shares
8.11
20% entry drawdown
-20.65%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 10.22
5 Jan 2024
Entry
CAPR NASDAQ · Capricor Therapeutics Inc
5.43
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.48
5 Jan 2024
Exit
CORT NASDAQ · Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
24.28
20% entry drawdown
-22.15%
Entry 4 Aug 2023 31.19
5 Jan 2024
Entry
CTVA NYSE · Corteva Inc
46.09
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.16
5 Jan 2024
Entry
CVLG NYSE · Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.
21.41
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.24
5 Jan 2024
Exit
CYTK NASDAQ · Cytokinetics Inc
93.73
Reversal Risk Warning
110.16%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 44.60