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 361-390 of 1081 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
FND NYSE · Floor & Decor Holdings Inc
26 Jun 202659.61
56.79
-4.73%
Buy
0.33
-
-
FNKO NASDAQ · Funko Inc
8 May 20265.26
5.82
10.65%
Buy
0.09
-
-
FNWB NASDAQ · First Northwest Bancorp
3 Oct 20257.90
12.17
54.05%
Buy
0.41
-
-
FOR NYSE · Forestar Group Inc
4 Jul 202521.73
29.90
37.60%
Buy
0.70
-
-
FOUR NYSE · Shift4 Payments Inc
3 Jul 202651.35
50.31
-2.03%
Buy
0.87
-
-
FRMI NASDAQ · Fermi Inc.
15 May 20266.51
6.05
-7.07%
Buy
0.34
-
-
FRPH NASDAQ · Frp Holdings Ord
5 Jun 202623.54
24.03
2.08%
Buy
0.36
-
-
FRSH NASDAQ · Freshworks Inc
29 May 20269.71
10.89
12.15%
Buy
0.99
-
-
FSK NYSE · FS KKR Capital Corp
8 May 202610.41
10.93
4.97%
Buy
0.01
-
-
FSV NASDAQ · FirstService Corp
12 Jun 2026143.05
148.46
3.78%
Buy
0.18
-
-
FTRE NASDAQ · Fortrea Holdings Inc.
15 Aug 20258.04
17.76
120.90%
Buy
0.90
-
-
FUL NYSE · H B Fuller Company
12 Jun 202663.63
56.96
-10.48%
Buy
0.17
-
-
FUN NYSE · Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
10 Apr 202619.94
17.53
-12.09%
Buy
0.73
-
-
FVN NASDAQ · Future Vision II Acquisition Corporation Ordinary shares
29 Aug 202510.48
10.93
4.31%
Buy
0.34
-
-
FWRG NASDAQ · First Watch Restaurant Group Inc
19 Jun 202611.81
12.45
5.42%
Buy
0.08
-
-
GANX NASDAQ · Gain Therapeutics Inc
13 Sep 20241.47
1.71
16.72%
Buy
0.13
-
-
GBLI NASDAQ · Global Indemnity Group, LLC Class A Common Stock
9 Jan 202627.90
27.38
-1.88%
Buy
0.01
-
-
GCTS NYSE · GCT Semiconductor Holding Inc
1 May 20261.59
2.10
32.08%
Buy
1.17
-
-
GDDY NYSE · Godaddy Inc
26 Jun 202684.55
94.35
11.59%
Buy
0.66
-
-
GDOT NYSE · Green Dot Corporation
9 May 202510.94
13.40
22.49%
Buy
0.16
-
-
GDRX NASDAQ · Goodrx Holdings Inc
1 May 20262.55
3.14
23.14%
Buy
0.65
-
-
GDTC NASDAQ · CytoMed Therapeutics Limited Ordinary Shares
15 May 20261.16
1.00
-13.79%
Buy
0.39
-
-
GECC NASDAQ · Great Elm Capital Corp
8 May 20265.60
5.34
-4.63%
Buy
0.00
-
-
GEHC NASDAQ · GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
4 Jul 202575.93
63.07
-16.94%
Buy
0.18
-
-
GELS NASDAQ · Gelteq Limited Ordinary Shares
26 Jun 20260.62
0.61
-2.24%
Buy
0.25
-
-
GEMI NASDAQ · Gemini Space Station, Inc. Class A Common Stock
1 May 20264.72
4.19
-11.23%
Buy
0.07
-
-
GENI NYSE · Genius Sports Ltd
22 May 20265.35
6.30
17.76%
Buy
0.04
-
-
GFR NYSE · Greenfire Resources Ltd.
22 Aug 20254.85
6.35
30.93%
Buy
0.48
-
-
GGRP NASDAQ · The Glimpse Group, Inc.
19 Jun 20260.83
0.79
-5.49%
Buy
0.96
-
-
GHI NYSE · Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP
3 Jul 20265.96
5.23
-12.25%
Buy
0.27
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 3181-3210 of 10781
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
26 Dec 2025
Entry
PDSB NASDAQ · PDS Biotechnology Corp
0.90
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.21
26 Dec 2025
Entry
PETS NASDAQ · PetMed Express Inc
3.47
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.35
26 Dec 2025
Exit
PUK NYSE · Prudential PLC ADR
31.22
Reversal Risk Warning
94.51%
Entry 7 Feb 2025 16.05
26 Dec 2025
Exit
REAL NASDAQ · TheRealReal Inc
16.21
Reversal Risk Warning
241.98%
Entry 22 Nov 2024 4.74
26 Dec 2025
Exit
SCHW NYSE · Charles Schwab Corp
101.18
Reversal Risk Warning
80.37%
Entry 14 Jul 2023 56.09
26 Dec 2025
Entry
SKK NASDAQ · SKK Holdings Limited
2.80
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.20
26 Dec 2025
Exit
TAOX NASDAQ · TAO Synergies Inc.
4.29
20% entry drawdown
-29.03%
Entry 27 Jun 2025 6.05
26 Dec 2025
Exit
TCBX NYSE · Third Coast Bancshares, Inc.
39.39
Reversal Risk Warning
111.21%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 18.65
26 Dec 2025
Exit
UPB NASDAQ · Upstream Bio, Inc.
29.48
Reversal Risk Warning
116.29%
Entry 25 Jul 2025 13.63
26 Dec 2025
Exit
USAU NASDAQ · US Gold Corp
22.54
Reversal Risk Warning
278.82%
Entry 17 May 2024 5.95
26 Dec 2025
Entry
WLK NYSE · Westlake Chemical Corporation
72.93
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.03
26 Dec 2025
Entry
WNC NYSE · Wabash National Corporation
8.73
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.13
26 Dec 2025
Entry
WSC NASDAQ · Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp A
19.62
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.14
26 Dec 2025
Entry
WY NYSE · Weyerhaeuser Company
23.34
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.04
19 Dec 2025
Exit
AEO NYSE · American Eagle Outfitters Inc
27.52
Reversal Risk Warning
125.75%
Entry 8 Aug 2025 12.19
19 Dec 2025
Exit
AER NYSE · AerCap Holdings NV
143.99
Reversal Risk Warning
114.82%
Entry 17 Nov 2023 67.03
19 Dec 2025
Exit
AFBI NASDAQ · Affinity Bancshares Inc
22.50
Reversal Risk Warning
68.11%
Entry 4 Aug 2023 13.38
19 Dec 2025
Entry
AFJK NASDAQ · Aimei Health Technology Co., Ltd Ordinary Share
36.03
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.58
19 Dec 2025
Exit
AGNCP NASDAQ · AGNC Investment Corp.
23.95
Reversal Risk Warning
29.89%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 18.44
19 Dec 2025
Entry
ASPC NASDAQ · A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
13.81
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.61
19 Dec 2025
Entry
ASYS NASDAQ · Amtech Systems Inc
12.20
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.07
19 Dec 2025
Entry
BCC NYSE · Boise Cascad Llc
74.33
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.21
19 Dec 2025
Entry
BFS NYSE · Saul Centers Inc
30.29
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.31
19 Dec 2025
Exit
BZAI NASDAQ · Blaize Holdings, Inc.
2.16
20% entry drawdown
-23.40%
Entry 4 Jul 2025 2.82
19 Dec 2025
Exit
CBFV NASDAQ · CB Financial Services Inc
36.85
Reversal Risk Warning
80.80%
Entry 28 Jul 2023 20.38
19 Dec 2025
Exit
CELZ NASDAQ · Creative Medical Technology Holdings Inc
2.11
20% entry drawdown
-20.97%
Entry 4 Jul 2025 2.67
19 Dec 2025
Entry
CENT NASDAQ · Central Garden & Pet Company
32.02
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.19
19 Dec 2025
Entry
CLYM NASDAQ · Climb Bio Inc
4.28
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.27
19 Dec 2025
Entry
CNTX NASDAQ · Context Therapeutics Inc
1.27
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.34
19 Dec 2025
Entry
COLD NYSE · Americold Realty Trust
11.76
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.05