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07:17ZLondonopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into BasicRes and Auto while Food&Bev and Retail lagged.◆03:17ZAsiaopensat midday risk-on, Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Nifty/India and ASX/Australia lagged.◆01:47ZAsiaopensrisk-on, Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Nifty/India and ASX/Australia lagged.◆00:17ZAsiaopensquiet and coiled, Nikkei/Japan and ASX/Australia leading while HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China lagged.◆17 Sep · 21:17ZAsiaopensat midday quiet and coiled, Nikkei/Japan and ASX/Australia leading while HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China lagged.◆17 Sep · 19:17ZNew Yorkopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Discretionary while Industrials and CommServices lagged.◆17 Sep · 16:47ZNew Yorkopensat midday risk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Discretionary while Industrials and CommServices lagged.◆17 Sep · 15:17ZNew Yorkopensat midday rotating, Technology and Discretionary catching a bid while Financials and Industrials faded.◆17 Sep · 13:47ZNew Yorkopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Materials while CommServices and Financials lagged.◆17 Sep · 12:17ZLondonopensat midday risk-on, buyers leaning into Auto and Telco while Food&Bev and Retail lagged.07:17ZLondonopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into BasicRes and Auto while Food&Bev and Retail lagged.◆03:17ZAsiaopensat midday risk-on, Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Nifty/India and ASX/Australia lagged.◆01:47ZAsiaopensrisk-on, Kospi/Korea and Nikkei/Japan leading while Nifty/India and ASX/Australia lagged.◆00:17ZAsiaopensquiet and coiled, Nikkei/Japan and ASX/Australia leading while HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China lagged.◆17 Sep · 21:17ZAsiaopensat midday quiet and coiled, Nikkei/Japan and ASX/Australia leading while HangSeng/HK and Shanghai/China lagged.◆17 Sep · 19:17ZNew Yorkopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Discretionary while Industrials and CommServices lagged.◆17 Sep · 16:47ZNew Yorkopensat midday risk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Discretionary while Industrials and CommServices lagged.◆17 Sep · 15:17ZNew Yorkopensat midday rotating, Technology and Discretionary catching a bid while Financials and Industrials faded.◆17 Sep · 13:47ZNew Yorkopensrisk-on, buyers leaning into Technology and Materials while CommServices and Financials lagged.◆17 Sep · 12:17ZLondonopensat midday risk-on, buyers leaning into Auto and Telco while Food&Bev and Retail lagged.
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Across the compliant universe, 13 Sep–18 Sep: the names quietly turning up, the ones rolling over, and the compliant names with earnings ahead.
Turned buy
OWLSOBOOK Holdings Inc✓ Titan Ethical
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a technology name, and it clears our values screen.
FEIMFrequency Electronics Inc✓ Titan Ethical
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a technology name, and it clears our values screen.
PRMPerimeter Solutions, Inc.✓ Titan Ethical
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a basic materials name, and it clears our values screen.
MAKOMako Mining Corp✓ Titan Ethical
Quietly turning up after a stretch of weakness, a basic materials name, and it clears our values screen.
Turned sell
AIDX20/20 Biolabs Inc✓ Titan Ethical
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
SNDKSandisk✓ Titan Ethical
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
VGNTVersigent PLC✓ Titan Ethical
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT Inc✓ Titan Ethical
Rolling over after a run of strength; the trend has turned against it. Worth a closer look if you hold it.
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WORWorthington Enterprises, Inc.
PAYXPaychex
CTASCintas
THOTHOR Industries, Inc.
SNXTD Synnex Corp
COSTCostco
Ethical movers · into & out of compliant
The values screen held steady. No names crossed the line. A move into or out of compliant is a rare, deliberate event; when one happens, you see it here first.
723 more turned buy and 1311 more turned sell this week. The full desk read on every name.
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Last week79%
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| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +31% | +16% |
| 2021 | +18% | +27% |
| 2022 | -7% | -19% |
| 2023 | +21% | +24% |
| 2024 | +15% | +22% |
| 2025 | +26% | +18% |
| 2026 | +11% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | NAS100 | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +39% | +43% | +16% |
| 2021 | +27% | +27% | +27% |
| 2022 | -30% | -33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +29% | +54% | +24% |
| 2024 | +15% | +24% | +22% |
| 2025 | +14% | +21% | +18% |
| 2026 | +20% | +15% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +23% | +16% |
| 2021 | +26% | +27% |
| 2022 | -7% | -19% |
| 2023 | +18% | +24% |
| 2024 | +19% | +22% |
| 2025 | +38% | +18% |
| 2026 | +12% | +11% |
| Yr | Basket | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020* | +35% | +16% |
| 2021 | +25% | +27% |
| 2022 | +33% | -19% |
| 2023 | +23% | +24% |
| 2024 | +6% | +22% |
| 2025 | +47% | +18% |
| 2026 | +34% | +11% |
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