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
469.57
Total Return
369.57%
CAGR
54.68% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+33.24%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.60 Sortino 5.04
Current Holdings
1070
Transactions
10830 Avg 3054.5/yr · 254.5/mo · 58.7/wk
Exit Mix
4880 Stop 41.8% · Warning 57.6% · 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

24 Jul 2026

New Positions In

Entries at weekly close
22
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 1.18 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BUR NYSE · Burford Capital Ltd
4.14 MD 0.19 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CAG NYSE · Conagra Brands, Inc.
14.77 MD 0.57 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
CJMB NASDAQ · Callan JMB Inc. Common Stock
2.55 MD 0.41 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
FMST NASDAQ · Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. Common stock
1.65 MD 0.05 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GCL NASDAQ · GCL Global Holdings Ltd Ordinary Shares
0.51 MD 0.67 · 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
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 0.05 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PLNT NYSE · Planet Fitness Inc
53.48 MD 0.02 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PSN NYSE · Parsons Corp
58.73 MD 0.56 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SRFM NYSE · Surf Air Mobility Inc.
0.79 MD 0.16 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TDWD NASDAQ · Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares
10.04 MD 0.93 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WSTN NASDAQ · Westin Acquisition Corp
10.13 MD 1.67 · 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
29
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%
COOK NYSE · Traeger Inc
61.26 20% entry drawdown · -22.75%
DAR NYSE · Darling Ingredients Inc
62.50 Reversal Risk Warning · 59.93%
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%
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%
SGRP NASDAQ · SPAR Group Inc
0.38 20% entry drawdown · -46.99%
SRG NYSE · Seritage Growth Properties
2.31 20% entry drawdown · -22.22%
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 1021-1050 of 1070 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
WHD NYSE · Cactus Inc
7 Nov 202542.51
55.12
29.67%
Buy
0.23
-
-
WHWK NASDAQ · Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc.
5 Dec 20252.49
3.71
49.00%
Buy
1.25
-
-
WIT NYSE · Wipro Limited ADR
12 Jun 20262.20
1.87
-15.00%
Buy
0.20
-
-
WLK NYSE · Westlake Chemical Corporation
26 Dec 202572.93
73.82
1.22%
Buy
0.03
-
-
WNC NYSE · Wabash National Corporation
19 Jun 202611.29
13.34
18.14%
Buy
0.10
-
-
WOOF NASDAQ · Pet Acquisition LLC
17 May 20242.49
2.61
4.82%
Buy
0.29
-
-
WPP NYSE · WPP PLC ADR
15 May 202616.98
18.75
10.41%
Buy
0.14
-
-
WPRT NASDAQ · Westport Fuel Systems Inc
9 Jan 20261.97
1.92
-2.79%
Buy
0.03
-
-
WSC NASDAQ · Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp A
26 Dec 202519.62
26.50
35.05%
Buy
0.14
-
-
WST NYSE · West Pharmaceutical Services Inc
11 Jul 2025226.43
328.20
44.95%
Buy
0.38
-
-
WSTN NASDAQ · Westin Acquisition Corp
24 Jul 202610.13
10.13
New Entry week
Buy
1.67
-
-
WTG NASDAQ · Wintergreen Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Shares
20 Mar 202610.26
10.47
2.05%
Buy
1.64
-
-
WU NYSE · Western Union Co
5 Sep 20257.92
8.22
3.81%
Buy
0.28
-
-
WVVI NASDAQ · Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc
10 Jul 20262.93
2.70
-7.85%
Buy
1.08
-
-
WVVIP NASDAQ · Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc PR
24 Jul 20262.78
2.78
New Entry week
Buy
0.21
-
-
WY NYSE · Weyerhaeuser Company
26 Dec 202523.34
23.94
2.59%
Buy
0.04
-
-
WYHG NASDAQ · Wing Yip Food Holdings Group Limited American Depositary Shares
8 May 20263.11
3.61
16.24%
Buy
2.68
-
-
XBIO NASDAQ · Xenetic Biosciences Inc
6 Mar 20262.29
2.64
15.28%
Buy
0.08
-
-
XHLD NASDAQ · TEN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
3 Jul 20262.09
1.86
-10.79%
Buy
1.27
-
-
XIFR NYSE · XPLR Infrastructure LP Unit
8 May 202611.73
12.54
6.91%
Buy
0.41
-
-
XNCR NASDAQ · Xencor Inc
19 Sep 202510.29
19.44
88.92%
Buy
1.16
-
-
XOS NASDAQ · Xos Inc
29 May 20262.28
2.02
-11.40%
Buy
0.38
-
-
XP NASDAQ · Xp Inc
14 Feb 202514.40
16.69
15.90%
Buy
0.18
-
-
XPEL NASDAQ · Xpel Inc
23 May 202534.49
42.73
23.89%
Buy
0.10
-
-
XPER NYSE · Xperi Corp
28 Nov 20255.79
7.57
30.74%
Buy
0.33
-
-
XPOF NYSE · Xponential Fitness Inc
6 Mar 20265.83
6.32
8.40%
Buy
0.20
-
-
XPRO NYSE · Expro Group Holdings NV
20 Jun 20259.17
15.79
72.19%
Buy
0.09
-
-
XRAY NASDAQ · Dentsply Sirona Inc
17 Jul 202614.05
12.93
-7.97%
Buy
0.72
-
-
XRN NYSE · Chiron Real Estate Inc.
18 Jul 202533.47
37.57
12.27%
Buy
0.29
-
-
XRX NASDAQ · Xerox Corp
1 May 20262.68
2.58
-3.68%
Buy
0.30
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 7471-7500 of 10830
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
23 Aug 2024
Exit
PNTG NASDAQ · Pennant Group Inc
34.96
Reversal Risk Warning
105.53%
Entry 23 Feb 2024 17.01
23 Aug 2024
Exit
POST NYSE · Post Holdings Inc
116.63
Reversal Risk Warning
34.58%
Entry 8 Dec 2023 86.66
23 Aug 2024
Entry
PPTA NASDAQ · Perpetua Resources Corp
8.79
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.29
23 Aug 2024
Entry
PRPO NASDAQ · Precipio Inc
6.80
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.43
23 Aug 2024
Entry
PRZO NASDAQ · ParaZero Technologies Ltd. Ordinary Shares
0.56
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.07
23 Aug 2024
Entry
PTON NASDAQ · Peloton Interactive Inc
4.84
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.42
23 Aug 2024
Entry
RAIL NASDAQ · Freightcar America Inc
6.16
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.29
23 Aug 2024
Entry
ROKU NASDAQ · Roku Inc
69.15
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.68
23 Aug 2024
Entry
RR NASDAQ · Richtech Robotics Inc. Class B Common Stock
1.38
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.87
23 Aug 2024
Exit
SAFE NYSE · Safehold Inc
23.66
Reversal Risk Warning
34.14%
Entry 24 Nov 2023 17.64
23 Aug 2024
Exit
SEVN NASDAQ · Seven Hills Realty Trust
11.36
Reversal Risk Warning
52.71%
Entry 7 Jul 2023 7.44
23 Aug 2024
Entry
SKYT NASDAQ · Skywater Technology Inc
9.75
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.17
23 Aug 2024
Entry
TLN NASDAQ · Talen Energy Corporation
148.80
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.03
23 Aug 2024
Exit
TROO NASDAQ · TROOPS Inc
4.74
Reversal Risk Warning
192.14%
Entry 7 Jun 2024 1.62
23 Aug 2024
Entry
TURB NASDAQ · Turbo Energy, S.A. American Depositary Shares
1.52
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.47
23 Aug 2024
Entry
TWI NYSE · Titan International Inc
8.36
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.30
23 Aug 2024
Exit
UHS NYSE · Universal Health Services Inc
231.20
Reversal Risk Warning
68.69%
Entry 24 Nov 2023 137.05
23 Aug 2024
Entry
VNCE NASDAQ · Vince Holding Corp. Common Stock
1.70
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.07
23 Aug 2024
Exit
VRAX NASDAQ · Virax Biolabs Group Limited Ordinary Shares
136.25
Reversal Risk Warning
505.56%
Entry 24 May 2024 22.50
23 Aug 2024
Entry
WHLRP NASDAQ · Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc Pref
2.52
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.89
23 Aug 2024
Exit
ZUMZ NASDAQ · Zumiez Inc
29.11
Reversal Risk Warning
61.54%
Entry 10 May 2024 18.02
16 Aug 2024
Entry
ABEO NASDAQ · Abeona Therapeutics Inc
5.00
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.07
16 Aug 2024
Entry
ADPT NASDAQ · Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp
4.83
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.70
16 Aug 2024
Exit
ADUS NASDAQ · Addus HomeCare Corporation
131.35
Reversal Risk Warning
46.63%
Entry 1 Dec 2023 89.58
16 Aug 2024
Exit
AVTX NASDAQ · Avalo Therapeutics Inc
9.07
20% entry drawdown
-30.44%
Entry 21 Jun 2024 13.04
16 Aug 2024
Entry
AXIA NYSE · AXIA Energia
5.23
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.17
16 Aug 2024
Entry
BBD NYSE · Banco Bradesco SA ADR
2.36
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.38
16 Aug 2024
Exit
CDNA NASDAQ · CareDx Inc
33.00
Reversal Risk Warning
112.90%
Entry 17 May 2024 15.50
16 Aug 2024
Entry
CEVA NASDAQ · CEVA Inc
23.71
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.59
16 Aug 2024
Exit
CINT NYSE · Ci&T Inc
7.22
Reversal Risk Warning
48.56%
Entry 7 Jun 2024 4.86