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 17 Jul 2026 Initial value 100.00
Index Value
479.75
Total Return
379.75%
CAGR
56.00% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+34.22%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.65 Sortino 5.16
Current Holdings
1081
Transactions
10781 Avg 3057.2/yr · 254.8/mo · 58.8/wk
Exit Mix
4850 Stop 41.5% · Warning 58.0% · Other 0.5%

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

17 Jul 2026

New Positions In

Entries at weekly close
18
ADBE NASDAQ · Adobe Systems Incorporated
237.25 MD 0.17 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BL NASDAQ · Blackline Inc
30.29 MD 0.18 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BLKB NASDAQ · Blackbaud Inc
32.40 MD 0.13 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CDNL NASDAQ · Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. Class A Common Stock
71.23 MD 1.59 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CURV NYSE · Torrid Holdings Inc
2.33 MD 0.16 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
DFIN NYSE · Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc
49.95 MD 0.06 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
EXPO NASDAQ · Exponent Inc
62.88 MD 0.09 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
FIS NYSE · Fidelity National Information Services Inc
41.91 MD 0.19 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
HCKT NASDAQ · The Hackett Group Inc
10.34 MD 0.19 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ICFI NASDAQ · ICF International Inc
78.86 MD 0.80 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LAW NYSE · CS Disco LLC
4.05 MD 0.26 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
NRDS NASDAQ · Nerdwallet Inc
9.26 MD 0.13 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ONT NYSE · Onterris
20.93 MD 0.36 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
OPRX NASDAQ · OPTIMIZERx Corp
6.69 MD 0.86 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PODD NASDAQ · Insulet Corporation
164.06 MD 0.42 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
RCEL NASDAQ · Avita Medical Ltd
5.10 MD 0.39 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
UPWK NASDAQ · Upwork Inc
9.06 MD 0.10 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
XRAY NASDAQ · Dentsply Sirona Inc
14.05 MD 0.72 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal

Positions Out

Closed at weekly close
35
ACB NASDAQ · Aurora Cannabis Inc
2.63 20% entry drawdown · -20.78%
AIFU NASDAQ · Fanhua Inc.
34.52 20% entry drawdown · -25.28%
AKTX NASDAQ · Akari Therapeutics PLC
11.01 20% entry drawdown · -20.68%
ALDX NASDAQ · Aldeyra The
1.69 20% entry drawdown · -25.55%
ARCT NASDAQ · Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc
6.05 20% entry drawdown · -26.49%
AWRE NASDAQ · Aware Inc
1.11 20% entry drawdown · -26.97%
BEEM NASDAQ · Beam Global
1.03 20% entry drawdown · -24.82%
BNAI NASDAQ · Brand Engagement Network Inc
11.62 20% entry drawdown · -29.49%
BTBT NASDAQ · Bit Digital Inc
1.40 20% entry drawdown · -29.65%
EIX NYSE · Edison International
77.63 Reversal Risk Warning · 49.97%
EVGO NASDAQ · Evgo Inc
1.68 20% entry drawdown · -20.94%
EVO NASDAQ · Evotec SE ADR
1.96 20% entry drawdown · -27.94%
GENK NASDAQ · GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. Class A Common Stock
1.77 20% entry drawdown · -24.36%
GLXG NASDAQ · Galaxy Payroll Group Limited Ordinary Shares
1.05 20% entry drawdown · -28.08%
HUBG NASDAQ · Hub Group Inc
51.22 Reversal Risk Warning · 45.11%
INV NASDAQ · Innventure, Inc.
3.37 20% entry drawdown · -27.37%
JLHL NASDAQ · Julong Holding Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
9.35 20% entry drawdown · -20.29%
LEDS NASDAQ · SemiLEDS Corporation
3.01 Reversal Risk Warning · 67.22%
LONA NASDAQ · LeonaBio, Inc.
7.22 20% entry drawdown · -27.22%
MTEX NASDAQ · Mannatech Incorporated
4.25 20% entry drawdown · -21.59%
OABI NASDAQ · OmniAb Inc.
2.12 20% entry drawdown · -20.00%
OCCI NASDAQ · OFS Credit Company Inc
2.27 20% entry drawdown · -23.83%
PBF NYSE · PBF Energy Inc
62.75 Reversal Risk Warning · 219.84%
PLUG NASDAQ · Plug Power Inc
2.17 20% entry drawdown · -20.80%
PMCB NASDAQ · PharmaCyte Biotech Inc
0.63 20% entry drawdown · -21.31%
PMEC NASDAQ · Primech Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares
0.52 20% entry drawdown · -28.59%
QFIN NASDAQ · 360 Finance Inc
12.73 20% entry drawdown · -20.83%
RPT NYSE · Rithm Property Trust Inc.
10.89 20% entry drawdown · -27.03%
RXRX NASDAQ · Recursion Pharmaceuticals Inc
2.95 20% entry drawdown · -22.50%
SNPS NASDAQ · Synopsys Inc
384.28 20% entry drawdown · -25.60%
SORA NASDAQ · Top Win International Limited
1.73 20% entry drawdown · -23.18%
VERU NASDAQ · Veru Inc
2.38 20% entry drawdown · -30.00%
WING NASDAQ · Wingstop Inc
142.33 20% entry drawdown · -20.03%
WW NASDAQ · WW International, Inc. Common Stock
14.57 20% entry drawdown · -21.46%
ZSQR NASDAQ · Z Squared Inc.
5.06 20% entry drawdown · -45.47%

Live Book

Current Holdings

Showing 271-300 of 1081 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
DFSC NASDAQ · DEFSEC Technologies Inc.
6 Mar 20262.33
1.87
-19.74%
Buy
0.09
-
-
DHR NYSE · Danaher Corporation
26 Jun 2026196.19
203.83
3.89%
Buy
0.16
-
-
DIN NYSE · Dine Brands Global Inc
30 May 202522.82
35.91
57.37%
Buy
0.10
-
-
DKNG NASDAQ · DraftKings Inc
15 May 202625.00
24.94
-0.24%
Buy
0.25
-
-
DLHC NASDAQ · DLH Holdings Corp
23 May 20255.04
5.50
9.13%
Buy
0.06
-
-
DLO NASDAQ · Dlocal Ltd
30 Aug 20248.38
14.48
72.88%
Buy
0.16
-
-
DLTH NASDAQ · Duluth Holdings Inc
20 Jun 20252.02
4.27
111.39%
Buy
0.39
-
-
DLTR NASDAQ · Dollar Tree Inc
6 Dec 202471.87
125.94
75.23%
Buy
0.30
-
-
DMAA NASDAQ · Drugs Made In America Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares
21 Nov 202510.35
10.67
3.09%
Buy
0.21
-
-
DMLP NASDAQ · Dorchester Minerals LP
16 Jan 202622.11
27.25
23.27%
Buy
0.02
-
-
DNLI NASDAQ · Denali Therapeutics Inc
13 Jun 202514.55
23.29
60.07%
Buy
0.20
-
-
DNMX NASDAQ · Dynamix Corporation III Class A Ordinary Shares
3 Jul 202610.01
10.01
0.00%
Buy
1.46
-
-
DNUT NASDAQ · Krispy Kreme Inc
11 Jul 20253.33
3.30
-0.90%
Buy
0.12
-
-
DOCU NASDAQ · DocuSign Inc
8 May 202647.90
52.74
10.10%
Buy
0.02
-
-
DOW NYSE · Dow Inc
16 Jan 202626.98
29.92
10.90%
Buy
1.59
-
-
DRVN NASDAQ · Driven Brands Holdings Inc
22 May 202613.77
15.22
10.53%
Buy
0.06
-
-
DSGR NASDAQ · Distribution Solutions Group Inc
12 Jun 202627.72
34.50
24.46%
Buy
0.15
-
-
DSGX NASDAQ · Descartes Systems Group Inc
1 May 202673.13
74.16
1.41%
Buy
0.22
-
-
DSX NYSE · Diana Shipping Inc.
13 Jun 20251.64
2.05
25.20%
Buy
0.24
-
-
DT NYSE · Dynatrace Holdings LLC
1 May 202637.61
44.41
18.08%
Buy
0.07
-
-
DTIL NASDAQ · Precision BioSciences Inc
20 Mar 20266.52
7.87
20.71%
Buy
0.48
-
-
DUOL NASDAQ · Duolingo Inc
19 Jun 2026125.56
133.85
6.60%
Buy
1.06
-
-
DV NYSE · DoubleVerify Holdings Inc
1 May 202611.31
11.42
0.97%
Buy
0.91
-
-
DXCM NASDAQ · DexCom Inc
26 Dec 202567.57
76.65
13.44%
Buy
0.03
-
-
DXLG NASDAQ · Destination XL Group Inc
1 May 20260.62
0.64
2.53%
Buy
0.22
-
-
DYAI NASDAQ · Dyadic International Inc
3 Jul 20260.94
1.26
33.97%
Buy
0.22
-
-
DYN NASDAQ · Dyne Therapeutics Inc
25 Jul 20259.95
23.74
138.59%
Buy
0.54
-
-
ECOR NASDAQ · Electrocore LLC
20 Feb 20266.25
5.88
-5.92%
Buy
0.89
-
-
EDIT NASDAQ · Editas Medicine Inc
20 Mar 20262.34
2.98
27.35%
Buy
0.27
-
-
EDTK NASDAQ · Skillful Craftsman Education Tech
15 Dec 20230.94
0.94
0.20%
Buy
0.22
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 3241-3270 of 10781
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
19 Dec 2025
Exit
RHLD NYSE · Resolute Holdings Management, Inc.
217.61
Reversal Risk Warning
25.01%
Entry 7 Nov 2025 174.08
19 Dec 2025
Entry
SARO NYSE · StandardAero, Inc.
28.66
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.15
19 Dec 2025
Entry
SCL NYSE · Stepan Company
46.82
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.41
19 Dec 2025
Exit
SCNI NASDAQ · Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd
0.79
20% entry drawdown
-34.17%
Entry 12 Dec 2025 1.20
19 Dec 2025
Exit
TC NASDAQ · TuanChe ADR
9.91
20% entry drawdown
-31.66%
Entry 10 Oct 2025 14.50
19 Dec 2025
Exit
TCI NYSE · Transcontinental Realty Investors
58.15
Reversal Risk Warning
102.83%
Entry 7 Mar 2025 28.67
19 Dec 2025
Exit
TCMD NASDAQ · Tactile Systems Technology Inc
28.92
Reversal Risk Warning
105.69%
Entry 19 Sep 2025 14.06
19 Dec 2025
Exit
TKO NYSE · TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
211.78
Reversal Risk Warning
105.15%
Entry 17 May 2024 103.23
19 Dec 2025
Entry
TLYS NYSE · Tillys Inc
1.85
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.08
19 Dec 2025
Entry
TWI NYSE · Titan International Inc
7.85
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.14
19 Dec 2025
Exit
VERA NASDAQ · Vera Therapeutics Inc
51.22
Reversal Risk Warning
233.03%
Entry 29 Dec 2023 15.38
19 Dec 2025
Entry
WSBK NASDAQ · Winchester Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
10.44
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.99
19 Dec 2025
Entry
WYHG NASDAQ · Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited American Depositary Shares
3.04
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.10
12 Dec 2025
Exit
AFRI NASDAQ · Forafric Global PLC Ordinary Shares
11.00
Reversal Risk Warning
19.57%
Entry 22 Aug 2025 9.20
12 Dec 2025
Entry
ALGS NASDAQ · Aligos Therapeutics Inc
13.30
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.08
12 Dec 2025
Entry
AMBR NASDAQ · Amber International Holding Limited
1.56
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.00
12 Dec 2025
Entry
ARBB NASDAQ · ARB IOT Group Limited Ordinary Shares
7.24
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.33
12 Dec 2025
Entry
ASTL NASDAQ · Algoma Steel Group Inc
4.53
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.15
12 Dec 2025
Entry
AUTL NASDAQ · Autolus Therapeutics Ltd
1.61
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.09
12 Dec 2025
Exit
BBIO NASDAQ · BridgeBio Pharma Inc
75.15
Reversal Risk Warning
177.41%
Entry 29 Nov 2024 27.09
12 Dec 2025
Exit
BCML NASDAQ · BayCom Corp
32.14
Reversal Risk Warning
74.48%
Entry 28 Jul 2023 18.42
12 Dec 2025
Exit
BHRB NASDAQ · Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. Common Stock
68.12
Reversal Risk Warning
49.95%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 45.43
12 Dec 2025
Exit
BLNK NASDAQ · Blink Charging Co
0.78
20% entry drawdown
-33.99%
Entry 29 Aug 2025 1.18
12 Dec 2025
Exit
BXMT NYSE · Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc
19.48
Reversal Risk Warning
17.47%
Entry 19 Jul 2024 16.58
12 Dec 2025
Exit
COF NYSE · Capital One Financial Corporation
235.91
Reversal Risk Warning
115.01%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 109.72
12 Dec 2025
Exit
CRH NYSE · CRH PLC ADR
125.46
Reversal Risk Warning
105.24%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 61.13
12 Dec 2025
Exit
CRON NASDAQ · Cronos Group Inc
3.27
Reversal Risk Warning
65.99%
Entry 1 Sep 2023 1.97
12 Dec 2025
Exit
CVNA NYSE · Carvana Co
91.14
Reversal Risk Warning
274.52%
Entry 3 May 2024 24.33
12 Dec 2025
Exit
DMAC NASDAQ · DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc
9.39
Reversal Risk Warning
170.61%
Entry 12 Jul 2024 3.47
12 Dec 2025
Exit
FBK NYSE · FB Financial Corp
58.58
Reversal Risk Warning
88.85%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 31.02