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 961-990 of 1081 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
TVA NASDAQ · Texas Ventures Acquisition III Corp
12 Jun 202610.44
10.52
0.77%
Buy
0.05
-
-
TVAI NASDAQ · Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation II Class A Ordinary Shares
23 Jan 202610.20
10.34
1.37%
Buy
1.95
-
-
TWI NYSE · Titan International Inc
19 Dec 20257.85
7.66
-2.42%
Buy
0.14
-
-
TXG NASDAQ · 10X Genomics Inc
25 Jul 202514.11
43.74
209.99%
Buy
1.16
-
-
TXMD NASDAQ · TherapeuticsMD Inc
18 Apr 20251.01
2.06
103.96%
Buy
0.25
-
-
TXO NYSE · MorningStar Partners, L.P.
13 Feb 202611.98
12.80
6.84%
Buy
0.18
-
-
TYL NYSE · Tyler Technologies Inc
1 May 2026335.50
319.51
-4.77%
Buy
0.13
-
-
TZOO NASDAQ · Travelzoo
24 Apr 20269.70
10.94
12.78%
Buy
1.12
-
-
UA NYSE · Under Armour Inc C
2 Jan 20265.07
7.28
43.59%
Buy
0.43
-
-
UAA NYSE · Under Armour Inc A
2 Jan 20265.29
7.43
40.45%
Buy
0.54
-
-
UEIC NASDAQ · Universal Electronics Inc
16 Jan 20263.96
4.66
17.55%
Buy
0.27
-
-
UFI NYSE · Unifi Inc
23 Jan 20263.87
6.32
63.31%
Buy
0.21
-
-
UG NASDAQ · United-Guardian Inc
30 Jan 20266.96
7.55
8.45%
Buy
0.32
-
-
UHAL NYSE · U-Haul Holding Company
24 Apr 202652.59
71.30
35.58%
Buy
0.01
-
-
UIS NYSE · Unisys Corporation
1 May 20262.66
3.64
36.84%
Buy
0.41
-
-
ULBI NASDAQ · Ultralife Corporation
30 Jan 20266.38
5.51
-13.64%
Buy
0.30
-
-
UNCY NASDAQ · Unicycive Therapeutics Inc
24 Oct 20255.13
5.38
4.87%
Buy
0.28
-
-
UNH NYSE · UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
29 Aug 2025301.69
426.09
41.23%
Buy
0.23
-
-
UPBD NASDAQ · Upbound Group Inc.
19 Jun 202618.32
22.16
20.96%
Buy
0.09
-
-
UPS NYSE · United Parcel Service Inc
15 Aug 202582.73
117.72
42.29%
Buy
0.22
-
-
UPST NASDAQ · Upstart Holdings Inc
29 May 202633.79
29.51
-12.67%
Buy
0.55
-
-
UPWK NASDAQ · Upwork Inc
17 Jul 20269.06
9.06
New Entry week
Buy
0.10
-
-
USNA NYSE · USANA Health Sciences Inc
22 May 202618.74
21.82
16.44%
Buy
0.04
-
-
USPH NYSE · U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
10 Jul 202672.54
73.56
1.41%
Buy
0.07
-
-
UTMD NASDAQ · Utah Medical Products Inc
13 Jun 202553.78
69.80
29.78%
Buy
0.14
-
-
UTSI NASDAQ · UTStarcom Holdings Corp
9 Jan 20262.45
2.54
3.67%
Buy
0.26
-
-
UTZ NYSE · Utz Brands Inc
3 Jul 20268.27
7.21
-12.82%
Buy
0.58
-
-
UYSC NASDAQ · UY Scuti Acquisition Corp.
13 Mar 202610.37
10.78
3.95%
Buy
2.71
-
-
VAC NYSE · Marriot Vacations Worldwide
16 Jan 202658.62
99.98
70.55%
Buy
0.04
-
-
VALN NASDAQ · Valneva SE ADR
24 Jan 20254.90
5.00
2.04%
Buy
0.13
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 2761-2790 of 10781
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
6 Feb 2026
Exit
TVGN NASDAQ · Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc.
13.73
20% entry drawdown
-27.66%
Entry 11 Oct 2024 18.98
6 Feb 2026
Exit
TXT NYSE · Textron Inc
95.40
Reversal Risk Warning
24.56%
Entry 16 May 2025 76.59
6 Feb 2026
Exit
UBFO NASDAQ · United Security Bancshares
11.41
Reversal Risk Warning
75.13%
Entry 28 Jul 2023 6.52
6 Feb 2026
Exit
UBSI NASDAQ · United Bankshares Inc
44.71
Reversal Risk Warning
47.93%
Entry 17 Nov 2023 30.22
6 Feb 2026
Exit
UCB NYSE · United Community Banks, Inc.
35.94
Reversal Risk Warning
43.02%
Entry 8 Dec 2023 25.13
6 Feb 2026
Entry
ULH NASDAQ · Universal Logistics Holdings Inc
17.83
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.60
6 Feb 2026
Exit
USB NYSE · U.S. Bancorp
60.09
Reversal Risk Warning
76.97%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 33.95
6 Feb 2026
Entry
VHI NYSE · Valhi Inc
15.34
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.25
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WASH NASDAQ · Washington Trust Bancorp Inc
36.14
Reversal Risk Warning
51.26%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 23.90
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WBS NYSE · Webster Financial Corporation
72.33
Reversal Risk Warning
76.45%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 40.99
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WMS NYSE · Advanced Drainage Systems Inc
174.93
Reversal Risk Warning
53.30%
Entry 7 Mar 2025 114.11
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WMT NASDAQ · Walmart Inc.
130.66
Reversal Risk Warning
129.00%
Entry 23 Feb 2024 57.06
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WNEB NASDAQ · Western New England Bancorp Inc
14.17
Reversal Risk Warning
116.31%
Entry 27 Oct 2023 6.55
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WS NYSE · Worthington Steel Inc
47.29
Reversal Risk Warning
77.63%
Entry 16 May 2025 26.62
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WSBC NASDAQ · WesBanco, Inc.
37.06
Reversal Risk Warning
53.62%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 24.12
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WTBA NASDAQ · West Bancorporation
25.78
Reversal Risk Warning
55.39%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 16.59
6 Feb 2026
Exit
WTFC NASDAQ · Wintrust Financial Corporation
160.75
Reversal Risk Warning
103.37%
Entry 21 Jul 2023 79.04
6 Feb 2026
Exit
XLO NASDAQ · Xilio Development Inc
7.57
20% entry drawdown
-21.44%
Entry 20 Jun 2025 9.64
6 Feb 2026
Entry
XTLB NASDAQ · XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd ADR
4.28
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.47
6 Feb 2026
Exit
YUMC NYSE · Yum China Holdings Inc
57.25
Reversal Risk Warning
75.62%
Entry 30 Aug 2024 32.60
6 Feb 2026
Exit
ZWS NYSE · Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation
52.55
Reversal Risk Warning
77.67%
Entry 28 Jul 2023 29.57
30 Jan 2026
Entry
AEHR NASDAQ · Aehr Test Systems
25.64
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.27
30 Jan 2026
Exit
AMTM NYSE · Amentum Holdings Inc.
35.78
Reversal Risk Warning
68.69%
Entry 9 May 2025 21.21
30 Jan 2026
Exit
ARI NYSE · Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc
10.56
Reversal Risk Warning
29.67%
Entry 24 Nov 2023 8.14
30 Jan 2026
Exit
ASPS NASDAQ · Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA
5.37
20% entry drawdown
-21.95%
Entry 14 Mar 2025 6.88
30 Jan 2026
Exit
AX NYSE · Axos Financial Inc
98.99
Reversal Risk Warning
134.68%
Entry 14 Jul 2023 42.18
30 Jan 2026
Exit
BBD NYSE · Banco Bradesco SA ADR
3.97
Reversal Risk Warning
103.46%
Entry 14 Feb 2025 1.95
30 Jan 2026
Entry
BLNE NASDAQ · Beeline Holdings, Inc.
3.03
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.31
30 Jan 2026
Exit
CHRW NASDAQ · CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
193.61
Reversal Risk Warning
104.37%
Entry 2 Aug 2024 94.73
30 Jan 2026
Entry
CLX NYSE · The Clorox Company
111.36
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.57