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 10 Jul 2026 Initial value 100.00
Index Value
483.76
Total Return
383.76%
CAGR
56.75% Annualized from first index week
Edge vs Market
+34.30%/yr Beats SPY on CAGR
Risk Adjusted
Sharpe 2.67 Sortino 5.20
Current Holdings
1122
Transactions
10714 Avg 3054.8/yr · 254.6/mo · 58.7/wk
Exit Mix
4796 Stop 41.3% · Warning 58.4% · Other 0.3%

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

10 Jul 2026

New Positions In

Entries at weekly close
28
AKTX NASDAQ · Akari Therapeutics PLC
13.88 MD 1.03 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ALG NYSE · Alamo Group Inc
161.48 MD 0.27 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ALXO NASDAQ · Alx Oncology Holdings
2.13 MD 0.03 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
AOS NYSE · Smith AO Corporation
60.44 MD 0.00 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ARAI NASDAQ · Arrive AI Inc.
0.42 MD 0.40 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
ATR NYSE · AptarGroup Inc
125.53 MD 0.18 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BFAM NYSE · Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
73.31 MD 0.11 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
BUR NYSE · Burford Capital Ltd
4.19 MD 0.14 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GIB NYSE · CGI Inc
67.06 MD 0.07 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
GLXG NASDAQ · Galaxy Payroll Group Limited Ordinary Shares
1.46 MD 0.15 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
HAVA NASDAQ · Harvard Ave Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary Share
10.12 MD 1.35 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
JLHL NASDAQ · Julong Holding Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
11.73 MD 0.44 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
LAFA NASDAQ · LaFayette Acquisition Corp. Ordinary Share
10.11 MD 1.51 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
MKC-V NYSE · McCormick & Company Incorporated
50.81 MD 0.15 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
MMTX NASDAQ · Miluna Acquisition Corp Class A Ordinary Share
10.15 MD 2.50 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
MNDO NASDAQ · MIND CTI Ltd
1.06 MD 0.16 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
PEW NYSE · GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc.
2.96 MD 0.21 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
RPD NASDAQ · Rapid7 Inc
11.17 MD 1.18 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SAFX NASDAQ · XCF Global, Inc. Class A Common Stock
0.55 MD 0.24 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SKIN NASDAQ · Beauty Health Co
0.91 MD 0.21 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
SKYX NASDAQ · SKYX Platforms Corp
1.27 MD 0.09 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
STIM NASDAQ · Neuronetics Inc
1.76 MD 0.50 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
TTEK NASDAQ · Tetra Tech Inc
30.99 MD 0.06 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
USPH NYSE · U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.
72.54 MD 0.07 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
VRDN NASDAQ · Viridian Therapeutics Inc
19.74 MD 0.12 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WRAP NASDAQ · Wrap Technologies Inc
2.46 MD 0.26 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
WVVI NASDAQ · Willamette Valley Vineyards Inc
2.93 MD 1.08 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal
XTLB NASDAQ · XTL Biopharmaceuticals Ltd ADR
2.91 MD 0.77 · Market Dynamics Buy Signal

Positions Out

Closed at weekly close
11
APWC NASDAQ · Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corp Ltd
1.53 20% entry drawdown · -23.12%
BIRD NASDAQ · Allbirds Inc
3.13 20% entry drawdown · -33.15%
BYRN NASDAQ · Byrna Technologies Inc
3.87 20% entry drawdown · -44.55%
CE NYSE · Celanese Corporation
46.92 20% entry drawdown · -20.19%
CHGG NYSE · Chegg Inc
0.85 20% entry drawdown · -23.79%
CWH NYSE · Camping World Holdings Inc
6.22 20% entry drawdown · -22.06%
GAME NASDAQ · GameSquare Holdings Inc.
0.31 20% entry drawdown · -31.37%
JEM NASDAQ · 707 Cayman Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares
0.54 20% entry drawdown · -64.86%
LVO NASDAQ · LiveOne Inc
5.23 20% entry drawdown · -24.64%
OMEX NASDAQ · Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc
0.71 20% entry drawdown · -22.37%
WATT NASDAQ · Energous Corporation
17.99 20% entry drawdown · -27.25%

Live Book

Current Holdings

Showing 181-210 of 1122 open
Ticker Entry Last Close Return Signal MD ROC RS
CBRL NASDAQ · Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
22 May 202632.39
50.42
55.67%
Buy
0.75
-
-
CBT NYSE · Cabot Corporation
9 Jan 202672.01
87.32
21.26%
Buy
0.01
-
-
CBZ NYSE · CBIZ Inc
29 May 202633.20
37.79
13.83%
Buy
0.50
-
-
CC NYSE · Chemours Co
27 Jun 202511.47
17.81
55.32%
Buy
0.27
-
-
CCRN NASDAQ · Cross Country Healthcare Inc
8 May 202613.18
13.22
0.30%
Buy
1.13
-
-
CCXI NASDAQ · Churchill Capital Corp XI
26 Jun 202613.86
15.55
12.19%
Buy
0.47
-
-
CDW NASDAQ · CDW Corp
22 May 2026110.82
144.39
30.29%
Buy
0.13
-
-
CDXS NASDAQ · Codexis Inc
13 Mar 20261.61
2.43
50.93%
Buy
0.08
-
-
CELH NASDAQ · Celsius Holdings Inc
21 Mar 202532.93
30.60
-7.08%
Buy
1.29
-
-
CERT NASDAQ · Certara Inc
19 Jun 20265.54
6.77
22.20%
Buy
0.37
-
-
CGBD NASDAQ · Carlyle Secured Lending Inc
1 May 202611.58
10.53
-9.03%
Buy
0.15
-
-
CGEM NASDAQ · Cullinan Oncology LLC
31 Oct 20258.66
18.13
109.35%
Buy
1.01
-
-
CHA NASDAQ · Chagee Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares
13 Mar 202611.16
11.00
-1.43%
Buy
0.35
-
-
CHAR NASDAQ · Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary Shares
7 Nov 202510.39
10.81
4.04%
Buy
0.06
-
-
CHCT NYSE · Community Healthcare Trust Inc
14 Nov 202513.98
18.01
28.81%
Buy
0.26
-
-
CHDN NASDAQ · Churchill Downs Incorporated
1 May 202698.65
85.52
-13.31%
Buy
0.04
-
-
CHEC NASDAQ · Chenghe Acquisition III Co. Class A Ordinary Share
5 Jun 202610.15
10.17
0.20%
Buy
1.09
-
-
CHH NYSE · Choice Hotels International Inc
2 Jan 202695.83
109.72
14.49%
Buy
0.06
-
-
CHKP NASDAQ · Check Point Software Technologies Ltd
26 Jun 2026130.05
131.70
1.27%
Buy
0.05
-
-
CHRD NASDAQ · Chord Energy Corp
20 Jun 202599.38
117.39
18.12%
Buy
0.44
-
-
CHRN NASDAQ · ChronoScale Corporation
5 Sep 20254.04
20.90
417.33%
Buy
0.75
-
-
CHRS NASDAQ · Coherus BioSciences Inc
18 Jul 20250.88
1.54
74.84%
Buy
0.18
-
-
CI NYSE · Cigna Corp
7 Nov 2025260.20
293.46
12.78%
Buy
0.02
-
-
CIGI NASDAQ · Colliers International Group Inc Bats
3 Jul 202698.51
97.64
-0.88%
Buy
0.06
-
-
CLAR NASDAQ · Clarus Corp
19 Jun 20263.13
3.36
7.35%
Buy
0.66
-
-
CLB NYSE · Core Laboratories NV
5 Sep 202512.60
11.10
-11.88%
Buy
0.52
-
-
CLDX NASDAQ · Celldex Therapeutics Inc
16 May 202520.45
39.11
91.25%
Buy
0.37
-
-
CLF NYSE · Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
4 Jul 20258.82
9.40
6.58%
Buy
0.38
-
-
CLNN NASDAQ · Clene Inc.
13 Jun 20254.10
6.27
52.93%
Buy
0.17
-
-
CLPR NYSE · Clipper Realty Inc
1 May 20263.24
2.87
-11.40%
Buy
0.05
-
-

Ledger

Transaction History

Showing 391-420 of 10714
Date Action Ticker Price Reason Return Qualifiers
19 Jun 2026
Exit
CODX NASDAQ · Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Common Stock
3.37
20% entry drawdown
-33.53%
Entry 22 May 2026 5.07
19 Jun 2026
Exit
COHU NASDAQ · Cohu Inc
69.40
Reversal Risk Warning
208.17%
Entry 19 Sep 2025 22.52
19 Jun 2026
Exit
CPAC NYSE · Cementos Pacasmayo SAA ADR
12.70
Reversal Risk Warning
160.81%
Entry 1 Mar 2024 4.87
19 Jun 2026
Entry
CPB NASDAQ · Campbell’s Co
20.80
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.48
19 Jun 2026
Exit
CRDO NASDAQ · Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd
271.83
Reversal Risk Warning
628.57%
Entry 18 Oct 2024 37.31
19 Jun 2026
Exit
CRM NYSE · Salesforce.com Inc
151.78
20% entry drawdown
-20.37%
Entry 29 May 2026 190.60
19 Jun 2026
Exit
CTRN NASDAQ · Citi Trends Inc
60.66
Reversal Risk Warning
129.08%
Entry 30 May 2025 26.48
19 Jun 2026
Entry
CXT NYSE · Crane NXT Co
46.93
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.26
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DGICB NASDAQ · Donegal Group B Inc
22.86
Reversal Risk Warning
106.91%
Entry 9 Aug 2024 11.05
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DHX NYSE · DHI Group Inc
3.80
Reversal Risk Warning
90.95%
Entry 6 Feb 2026 1.99
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DIOD NASDAQ · Diodes Incorporated
119.46
Reversal Risk Warning
169.05%
Entry 30 May 2025 44.40
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DMRC NASDAQ · Digimarc Corporation
9.58
20% entry drawdown
-29.97%
Entry 22 May 2026 13.68
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DQ NYSE · Daqo New Energy Corp ADR
14.18
20% entry drawdown
-25.29%
Entry 4 Jul 2025 18.98
19 Jun 2026
Exit
DTSS NASDAQ · Datasea Inc
0.76
20% entry drawdown
-23.44%
Entry 12 Jun 2026 0.99
19 Jun 2026
Exit
EDHL NASDAQ · Everbright Digital Holding Limited Ordinary Shares
5.58
20% entry drawdown
-35.42%
Entry 12 Jun 2026 8.64
19 Jun 2026
Exit
ENTG NASDAQ · Entegris Inc
178.77
Reversal Risk Warning
107.13%
Entry 4 Jul 2025 86.31
19 Jun 2026
Entry
ETD NYSE · Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
21.17
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.25
19 Jun 2026
Exit
EVTV NASDAQ · Envirotech Vehicles Inc
1.45
20% entry drawdown
-24.08%
Entry 10 Apr 2026 1.91
19 Jun 2026
Entry
EXFY NASDAQ · Expensify Inc
1.56
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 1.20
19 Jun 2026
Exit
FBLA NASDAQ · FB Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock
14.49
Reversal Risk Warning
26.88%
Entry 27 Jun 2025 11.42
19 Jun 2026
Exit
FRD NASDAQ · Friedman Industries Inc. Common Stock
37.42
Reversal Risk Warning
151.36%
Entry 22 Dec 2023 14.89
19 Jun 2026
Exit
FTDR NASDAQ · Frontdoor Inc
71.56
Reversal Risk Warning
118.04%
Entry 7 Jul 2023 32.82
19 Jun 2026
Entry
FWRG NASDAQ · First Watch Restaurant Group Inc
11.81
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.08
19 Jun 2026
Exit
GE NYSE · GE Aerospace
357.20
Reversal Risk Warning
195.97%
Entry 23 Feb 2024 120.69
19 Jun 2026
Entry
GGRP NASDAQ · The Glimpse Group, Inc.
0.83
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.96
19 Jun 2026
Exit
GL NYSE · Globe Life Inc
170.44
Reversal Risk Warning
96.02%
Entry 19 Jul 2024 86.95
19 Jun 2026
Entry
GLXG NASDAQ · Galaxy Payroll Group Limited Ordinary Shares
1.68
Market Dynamics Buy Signal
-
Market Dynamics Buy MD 0.00
19 Jun 2026
Exit
GOGO NASDAQ · Gogo Inc
3.41
20% entry drawdown
-25.22%
Entry 10 Apr 2026 4.56
19 Jun 2026
Exit
HAIN NASDAQ · The Hain Celestial Group Inc
0.61
20% entry drawdown
-22.11%
Entry 15 May 2026 0.78
19 Jun 2026
Exit
HLIO NYSE · Helios Technologies Inc
90.35
Reversal Risk Warning
152.68%
Entry 4 Jul 2025 35.76