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 31 Jul 2026 Initial value 100.00
Index Value
470.81
Total Return
370.81%
CAGR
54.44% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+32.75%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.59 Sortino 5.03
Current Holdings
1067
Transactions
10881 Avg 3052.4/yr · 254.4/mo · 58.7/wk
Exit Mix
4907 Stop 42.0% · Warning 57.4% · 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

31 Jul 2026

New Positions In

Entries at weekly close
25
BR NYSE · Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc
153.95 MD 0.49 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BZFD NASDAQ · BuzzFeed Inc
1.19 MD 0.22 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CMCO NASDAQ · Columbus McKinnon Corporation
19.17 MD 0.48 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CNET NASDAQ · ZW Data Action Technologies Inc
1.60 MD 1.12 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CRM NYSE · Salesforce.com Inc
184.02 MD 0.35 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
DPZ NASDAQ · Domino's Pizza Inc Common Stock
347.44 MD 0.32 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
DXC NYSE · DXC Technology Co
11.24 MD 0.02 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
EFOR NYSE · Everforth, Inc.
28.44 MD 0.09 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GEHC NASDAQ · GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
68.02 MD 0.24 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GOGO NASDAQ · Gogo Inc
4.18 MD 0.11 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
HLNE NASDAQ · Hamilton Lane Inc
88.91 MD 0.13 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
HUBS NYSE · HubSpot Inc
237.36 MD 1.24 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
HURN NASDAQ · Huron Consulting Group Inc
151.77 MD 0.52 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
INFY NYSE · Infosys Ltd ADR
12.03 MD 0.30 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
INTA NASDAQ · Intapp Inc
32.69 MD 1.29 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LVWR NYSE · LiveWire Group Inc.
1.81 MD 0.42 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
NICE NASDAQ · Nice Ltd ADR
98.79 MD 0.36 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PEW NYSE · GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc.
2.48 MD 0.20 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PTC NASDAQ · PTC Inc
137.20 MD 0.02 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SGRP NASDAQ · SPAR Group Inc
0.60 MD 0.30 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SPOK NASDAQ · Spok Holdings Inc
10.90 MD 0.50 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TAP NYSE · Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B
41.56 MD 0.07 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TME NYSE · Tencent Music Entertainment Group
9.45 MD 0.50 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TRI NASDAQ · Thomson Reuters Corporation Common Shares
98.13 MD 1.47 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WK NYSE · Workiva Inc
59.80 MD 0.70 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal

Positions Out

Closed at weekly close
29
ACDC NASDAQ · ProFrac Holding Corp.
4.04 20% entry drawdown · -20.00%
ADXN NASDAQ · Addex Therapeutics Ltd
5.20 20% entry drawdown · -23.64%
AVD NYSE · American Vanguard Corporation
2.39 20% entry drawdown · -24.37%
BLDR NYSE · Builders FirstSource Inc
66.44 20% entry drawdown · -25.47%
CJMB NASDAQ · Callan JMB Inc. Common Stock
1.35 20% entry drawdown · -47.06%
CLRO NASDAQ · ClearOne Inc
4.08 20% entry drawdown · -37.04%
CUPR NASDAQ · Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
2.92 20% entry drawdown · -26.45%
DBX NASDAQ · Dropbox Inc
32.56 Reversal Risk Warning · 12.66%
DFH NYSE · Dream Finders Homes Inc
12.79 20% entry drawdown · -25.64%
EVH NYSE · Evolent Health Inc
3.09 20% entry drawdown · -35.63%
JMSB NASDAQ · John Marshall Bancorp Inc
23.20 Reversal Risk Warning · 36.35%
KFFB NASDAQ · Kentucky First Federal Bancorp
5.48 Reversal Risk Warning · 113.87%
KPTI NASDAQ · Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
1.92 20% entry drawdown · -67.57%
KRRO NASDAQ · Korro Bio, Inc.
10.37 20% entry drawdown · -20.17%
LKQ NASDAQ · LKQ Corporation
22.45 20% entry drawdown · -23.71%
MRDN NASDAQ · Meridian Holdings Inc
11.27 20% entry drawdown · -21.33%
MYGN NASDAQ · Myriad Genetics Inc
2.86 20% entry drawdown · -51.36%
NAUT NASDAQ · Nautilus Biotechnology Inc
0.98 20% entry drawdown · -26.54%
NXL NASDAQ · Nexalin Technology Inc.
0.34 20% entry drawdown · -29.80%
OI NYSE · O-I Glass Inc
7.15 20% entry drawdown · -26.97%
PDCC NYSE · Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc.
8.60 20% entry drawdown · -22.67%
PSN NYSE · Parsons Corp
44.21 20% entry drawdown · -21.46%
RADX NASDAQ · Radiopharm Theranostics Limited American Depositary Shares
3.15 20% entry drawdown · -28.89%
SILO NASDAQ · Silo Pharma Inc
4.19 20% entry drawdown · -23.78%
SKIN NASDAQ · Beauty Health Co
0.69 20% entry drawdown · -24.64%
TULP NASDAQ · Bloomia Holdings, Inc.
3.27 20% entry drawdown · -20.82%
TZOO NASDAQ · Travelzoo
7.23 20% entry drawdown · -25.46%
WHD NYSE · Cactus Inc
65.01 Reversal Risk Warning · 52.94%
XHLD NASDAQ · TEN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
1.00 20% entry drawdown · -52.04%

Live Book

Current Holdings

Showing 571-600 of 1067 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
LKFT NASDAQ · Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV
7 Mar 202526.58
27.21
2.37%
Buy
0.16
-
-
LKSP NASDAQ · Lake Superior Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
29 May 202610.14
10.17
0.30%
Buy
2.60
-
-
LMNR NASDAQ · Limoneira Co
19 Dec 202514.60
12.97
-11.18%
Buy
0.02
-
-
LND NYSE · Brasilagro Adr
14 Mar 20253.57
3.75
4.94%
Buy
0.06
-
-
LNN NYSE · Lindsay Corporation
26 Jun 2026124.85
110.82
-11.24%
Buy
0.34
-
-
LNTH NASDAQ · Lantheus Holdings Inc
5 Dec 202563.30
99.64
57.41%
Buy
0.64
-
-
LOB NYSE · Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.
6 Jun 202528.12
42.80
52.23%
Buy
0.16
-
-
LOBO NASDAQ · LOBO EV TECHNOLOGIES LTD. Ordinary shares
18 Jul 20250.54
0.73
36.52%
Buy
0.24
-
-
LOVE NASDAQ · The Lovesac Company
10 Apr 202615.35
16.09
4.82%
Buy
0.05
-
-
LPAA NASDAQ · Launch One Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary shares
30 May 202510.40
10.75
3.37%
Buy
2.76
-
-
LPBB NASDAQ · Launch Two Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
11 Jul 202510.43
10.76
3.17%
Buy
1.07
-
-
LPL NYSE · LG Display Co Ltd
20 Jun 20253.43
3.00
-12.54%
Buy
0.83
-
-
LPRO NASDAQ · Open Lending Corp
22 May 20262.11
3.14
48.82%
Buy
1.42
-
-
LRMR NASDAQ · Larimar Therapeutics Inc
11 Jul 20253.38
3.82
13.02%
Buy
1.27
-
-
LTRN NASDAQ · Lantern Pharma Inc
15 May 20263.14
2.63
-16.24%
Buy
0.02
-
-
LVLU NASDAQ · Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings Inc
24 Jul 202619.20
16.26
-15.30%
Buy
0.16
-
-
LVWR NYSE · LiveWire Group Inc.
31 Jul 20261.81
1.81
New Entry week
Buy
0.42
-
-
LW NYSE · Lamb Weston Holdings Inc
24 Jul 202649.58
52.55
5.99%
Buy
1.48
-
-
LXEO NASDAQ · Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
5 Sep 20255.02
4.13
-17.73%
Buy
1.81
-
-
LXRX NASDAQ · Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc
27 Jun 20250.82
2.31
181.40%
Buy
1.36
-
-
LYB NYSE · LyondellBasell Industries NV
15 Aug 202549.57
62.08
25.23%
Buy
0.57
-
-
LZ NASDAQ · LegalZoom.com Inc
3 Jul 20266.92
7.87
13.73%
Buy
0.39
-
-
MAA NYSE · Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc
22 May 2026131.14
132.34
0.92%
Buy
0.12
-
-
MACI NASDAQ · Melar Acquisition Corp. I Class A Ordinary Shares
2 May 202510.31
10.92
5.96%
Buy
0.91
-
-
MAMO NASDAQ · Massimo Group Common Stock
24 Jul 20260.98
1.02
4.08%
Buy
0.13
-
-
MAN NYSE · ManpowerGroup Inc
20 Mar 202626.05
52.42
101.23%
Buy
0.21
-
-
MANH NASDAQ · Manhattan Associates Inc
8 May 2026143.02
191.36
33.80%
Buy
0.22
-
-
MARA NASDAQ · Marathon Digital Holdings Inc
17 Apr 202611.60
11.32
-2.41%
Buy
0.53
-
-
MASS NASDAQ · 908 Devices Inc
14 Mar 20254.11
8.01
94.89%
Buy
1.10
-
-
MAT NASDAQ · Mattel Inc
17 Jul 202614.30
15.09
5.52%
Buy
0.13
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 8791-8820 of 10881
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
2 Feb 2024
Entry
JYNT NASDAQ · The Joint Corp
9.90
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.75
2 Feb 2024
Entry
LMAT NASDAQ · LeMaitre Vascular Inc
57.28
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.64
2 Feb 2024
Exit
MDAI NASDAQ · Spectral AI Inc.
1.96
20% entry drawdown
-27.68%
Entry 26 Jan 2024 2.71
2 Feb 2024
Exit
MGRC NASDAQ · McGrath RentCorp
124.42
Reversal Risk Warning
36.29%
Entry 28 Jul 2023 91.29
2 Feb 2024
Exit
MTC NASDAQ · MMTEC Inc
11.92
20% entry drawdown
-36.60%
Entry 5 Jan 2024 18.80
2 Feb 2024
Entry
MTEK NASDAQ · Maris Tech Ltd
1.21
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.71
2 Feb 2024
Entry
NYAX NASDAQ · Nayax Ltd
26.47
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.44
2 Feb 2024
Entry
OVBC NASDAQ · Ohio Valley Banc Corp
22.45
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.08
2 Feb 2024
Exit
OWLT NYSE · Owlet Inc
4.49
20% entry drawdown
-22.85%
Entry 17 Nov 2023 5.82
2 Feb 2024
Exit
PACK NYSE · Ranpak Holdings Corp
4.12
20% entry drawdown
-26.95%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 5.64
2 Feb 2024
Exit
RAVE NASDAQ · Rave Restaurant Group Inc
1.98
20% entry drawdown
-20.80%
Entry 17 Nov 2023 2.50
2 Feb 2024
Entry
SHG NYSE · Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd
31.09
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.99
2 Feb 2024
Entry
SKYW NASDAQ · SkyWest Inc
58.51
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.87
2 Feb 2024
Entry
STBX NASDAQ · Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. Ordinary Shares
0.32
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.16
2 Feb 2024
Exit
THR NYSE · Thermon Group Holdings Inc
24.61
20% entry drawdown
-21.80%
Entry 10 Nov 2023 31.47
2 Feb 2024
Entry
TYRA NASDAQ · Tyra Biosciences Inc
16.82
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.58
2 Feb 2024
Entry
USGO NASDAQ · U.S. GoldMining Inc. Common stock
6.23
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.04
2 Feb 2024
Exit
VIOT NASDAQ · Viomi Technology ADR
0.75
20% entry drawdown
-20.39%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 0.94
2 Feb 2024
Exit
WVE NASDAQ · Wave Life Sciences Ltd
3.94
20% entry drawdown
-21.20%
Entry 4 Aug 2023 5.00
2 Feb 2024
Exit
ZEPP NYSE · Zepp Health Corp
4.76
20% entry drawdown
-26.99%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 6.52
26 Jan 2024
Exit
ADPT NASDAQ · Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp
3.95
20% entry drawdown
-20.20%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 4.95
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AIRTP NASDAQ · Air T Inc PR
14.39
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.01
26 Jan 2024
Exit
AMPX NYSE · Amprius Technologies Inc.
4.12
20% entry drawdown
-22.12%
Entry 29 Dec 2023 5.29
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AMSC NASDAQ · American Superconductor Corporation
13.77
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.90
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AOUT NASDAQ · American Outdoor Brands Inc
9.50
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.31
26 Jan 2024
Entry
ARQT NASDAQ · Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc
5.30
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.94
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AUR NASDAQ · Aurora Innovation Inc
3.16
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.44
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AXGN NASDAQ · Axogen Inc
9.53
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.12
26 Jan 2024
Entry
AXS NYSE · AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd
56.83
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.32
26 Jan 2024
Entry
BDC NYSE · Belden Inc
74.58
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.06