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
478.70
Total Return
378.70%
CAGR
55.90% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+34.12%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.64 Sortino 5.14
Current Holdings
1077
Transactions
10779 Avg 3056.6/yr · 254.7/mo · 58.8/wk
Exit Mix
4851 Stop 41.6% · Warning 57.9% · 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
19
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
CURV NYSE · Torrid Holdings Inc
2.33 MD 0.17 · 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
IQ NASDAQ · iQIYI Inc
1.19 MD 0.25 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LAW NYSE · CS Disco LLC
4.05 MD 0.26 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
MAT NASDAQ · Mattel Inc
14.30 MD 0.13 · 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
36
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%
GRDX NASDAQ · GridAI Technologies Corp.
3.82 20% entry drawdown · -29.26%
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 151-180 of 1077 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
BORR NYSE · Borr Drilling Ltd
5 Sep 20253.04
4.16
36.84%
Buy
1.85
-
-
BOW NYSE · Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc.
1 May 202624.32
30.70
26.23%
Buy
0.29
-
-
BOX NYSE · Box Inc
8 May 202625.72
30.48
18.51%
Buy
0.36
-
-
BPAC NASDAQ · Bullpen Parlay Acquisition Co
12 Jun 202610.12
10.14
0.20%
Buy
0.59
-
-
BRAG NASDAQ · Bragg Gaming Group Inc
27 Mar 20261.84
1.70
-7.61%
Buy
0.02
-
-
BRCC NYSE · BRC Inc.
24 Apr 20261.16
1.14
-1.72%
Buy
0.62
-
-
BRKR NASDAQ · Bruker Corporation
7 Nov 202539.83
58.23
46.20%
Buy
0.75
-
-
BRO NYSE · Brown & Brown Inc
26 Jun 202664.22
69.35
7.99%
Buy
0.24
-
-
BRSL NYSE · Brightstar Lottery PLC
18 Apr 202512.34
10.74
-12.94%
Buy
0.03
-
-
BSY NASDAQ · Bentley Systems Inc
8 May 202632.69
32.34
-1.08%
Buy
0.01
-
-
BTMD NASDAQ · biote Corp
3 Jul 20262.17
2.43
11.98%
Buy
0.94
-
-
BWIN NASDAQ · The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc.
3 Apr 202622.35
27.25
21.92%
Buy
0.40
-
-
BZ NASDAQ · Kanzhun Ltd ADR
5 Jun 202614.03
14.91
6.27%
Buy
0.15
-
-
BZFD NASDAQ · BuzzFeed Inc
15 May 20261.49
1.33
-10.74%
Buy
1.36
-
-
BZH NYSE · Beazer Homes USA Inc
23 May 202520.73
32.91
58.76%
Buy
0.20
-
-
BZUN NASDAQ · Baozun Inc
1 Mar 20242.36
2.51
6.36%
Buy
0.08
-
-
CAL NYSE · Caleres Inc
24 Apr 202613.48
11.85
-12.07%
Buy
0.10
-
-
CAPN NASDAQ · Cayson Acquisition Corp Ordinary shares
17 Oct 202510.46
11.10
6.12%
Buy
0.74
-
-
CATO NYSE · Cato Corporation
13 Jun 20253.01
3.21
6.64%
Buy
0.32
-
-
CAVA NYSE · CAVA Group, Inc.
26 Dec 202560.15
68.85
14.46%
Buy
0.07
-
-
CBLL NASDAQ · CeriBell, Inc
7 Nov 202511.98
18.72
56.26%
Buy
0.35
-
-
CBRL NASDAQ · Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
22 May 202632.39
53.61
65.51%
Buy
0.75
-
-
CBT NYSE · Cabot Corporation
9 Jan 202672.01
90.39
25.52%
Buy
0.01
-
-
CBZ NYSE · CBIZ Inc
29 May 202633.20
42.42
27.77%
Buy
0.50
-
-
CC NYSE · Chemours Co
27 Jun 202511.47
17.52
52.79%
Buy
0.27
-
-
CCRN NASDAQ · Cross Country Healthcare Inc
8 May 202613.18
13.24
0.46%
Buy
1.13
-
-
CCXI NASDAQ · Churchill Capital Corp XI
26 Jun 202613.86
14.47
4.40%
Buy
0.47
-
-
CDW NASDAQ · CDW Corp
22 May 2026110.82
133.24
20.23%
Buy
0.13
-
-
CDXS NASDAQ · Codexis Inc
13 Mar 20261.61
2.24
39.13%
Buy
0.08
-
-
CELH NASDAQ · Celsius Holdings Inc
21 Mar 202532.93
28.99
-11.96%
Buy
1.29
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 4981-5010 of 10779
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
13 Jun 2025
Exit
PHIO NASDAQ · Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp
2.27
20% entry drawdown
-23.31%
Entry 6 Jun 2025 2.96
13 Jun 2025
Exit
PM NYSE · Philip Morris International Inc
177.99
Reversal Risk Warning
85.89%
Entry 7 Jun 2024 95.75
13 Jun 2025
Entry
POLE NASDAQ · Andretti Acquisition Corp. II Class A Ordinary Shares
10.38
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 2.68
13 Jun 2025
Entry
PRQR NASDAQ · ProQR Therapeutics BV
1.88
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.11
13 Jun 2025
Entry
PXS NASDAQ · Pyxis Tankers Inc
3.10
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.06
13 Jun 2025
Entry
QTRX NASDAQ · Quanterix Corp
6.06
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.09
13 Jun 2025
Entry
RCI NYSE · Rogers Communications Inc
26.60
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.14
13 Jun 2025
Entry
RIG NYSE · Transocean Ltd
3.32
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.48
13 Jun 2025
Entry
RMR NASDAQ · RMR Group Inc
14.10
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.05
13 Jun 2025
Entry
ROG NYSE · Rogers Corporation
68.26
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.12
13 Jun 2025
Exit
RRGB NASDAQ · Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc
4.85
20% entry drawdown
-26.74%
Entry 6 Jun 2025 6.62
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SA NYSE · Seabridge Gold Inc.
14.93
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.19
13 Jun 2025
Exit
SBXD NYSE · SilverBox Corp IV
10.75
Reversal Risk Warning
2.09%
Entry 6 Jun 2025 10.53
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SHIP NASDAQ · Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp
6.57
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.41
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SLAB NASDAQ · Silicon Laboratories Inc
137.87
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.00
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SOBO NYSE · South Bow Corporation
25.26
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.53
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SSL NYSE · Sasol Ltd
5.45
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.51
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SSTK NYSE · Shutterstock
16.21
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.05
13 Jun 2025
Entry
STNG NYSE · Scorpio Tankers Inc
42.22
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.80
13 Jun 2025
Entry
SUZ NYSE · Suzano Papel e Celulose SA ADR
9.55
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.06
13 Jun 2025
Entry
TALO NYSE · Talos Energy
9.35
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.49
13 Jun 2025
Entry
TECK NYSE · Teck Resources Ltd Class B
38.22
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.25
13 Jun 2025
Entry
TELA NASDAQ · Tela Bio Inc
1.70
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.33
13 Jun 2025
Entry
TRMD NASDAQ · Torm PLC Class A
16.91
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.16
13 Jun 2025
Entry
UTMD NASDAQ · Utah Medical Products Inc
53.78
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.14
13 Jun 2025
Entry
VET NYSE · Vermilion Energy Inc.
7.81
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.18
13 Jun 2025
Entry
VRDN NASDAQ · Viridian Therapeutics Inc
15.88
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.25
13 Jun 2025
Exit
XLO NASDAQ · Xilio Development Inc
9.27
20% entry drawdown
-20.19%
Entry 8 Mar 2024 11.62
13 Jun 2025
Exit
ZLAB NASDAQ · Zai Lab Ltd
41.00
Reversal Risk Warning
128.79%
Entry 24 May 2024 17.92
6 Jun 2025
Entry
ACDC NASDAQ · ProFrac Holding Corp.
8.87
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.48