Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
Options put/call open interest 0.48, read 2026-10-29
Ethical screen not yet scored
Price1.43 USD
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-13Read Markdown3.58-60.1% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markdown with volume flow in agreement
2026-08-13Read Distribution3.58-60.1% to today ✓Accumulation gives way to Distribution
2026-07-02Read Accumulation3.58-60.1% to today First review on file: Accumulation
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
Standard Lithium Ltd. holds its Markdown at $1.43. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 48 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-23
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 48 days
Price at the screen
$1.43
Valuation
N/A trailing · -30.54 forward price to earnings
Values screen
Not scored· score 70.0
Beta
2.16
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
This security has not been fully scored against the values screen yet.
Test
Figure
Limit
What it means
Status
Business activity
Permissible
Core business clean
Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending.
Pass
Debt load
0.07%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is just 0.1% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money.
Pass
Interest-bearing cash
13.53%
Below 33%
Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 13.5% of assets, under the one-third limit.
Pass
Receivables
39.41%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 39.4% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical Read
The Read, in Plain English
Standard Lithium clears the business-activity screen and the figures we can measure look clean, but its income-purity figure is still pending, so the verdict is not final yet.
Read as at 2026-10-29. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; its business and earnings are exposed to Canada and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to Trade
SLI trades on NYSE American (the company is based in Canada). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-28Markdown$1.40+0.0%Entry 9
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: not fully scored yet. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-10-21Markdown$1.40-11.4%Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 11.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-10-14Markdown$1.58-25.5%Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 25.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-10-02Markdown$2.12-40.8%Entry 6
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 40.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-09-13Markdown · changed$3.58+0.0%Entry 5
The framework has shifted from distribution to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-08-13Distribution · changed$3.58+0.0%Entry 4
The framework has shifted from accumulation to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-07-18Accumulation$3.58+0.0%Entry 3
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 82%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 38%.
2026-07-03Accumulation$3.58+0.0%Entry 2
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Accumulation$3.58Entry 1
Our analysis reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period
Price then
Price return
Divs per share
$1,000 became
Total return
1 month
$4.12
-20.6%
·
$794
-20.6%
2 months
$3.42
-4.4%
·
$956
-4.4%
3 months
$4.35
-24.8%
·
$752
-24.8%
6 months
$4.82
-32.2%
·
$678
-32.2%
1 year
$1.80
+81.7%
·
$1,817
+81.7%
2 years
$1.48
+121.0%
·
$2,210
+121.0%
3 years
$4.57
-28.5%
·
$716
-28.5%
5 years
$3.10
+5.5%
·
$1,055
+5.5%
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Ledger's Promise
This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever SLI does next, these words stay.
Standard Lithium Ltd. · SLI · Markdown · $1.43
Recorded 2026-10-23 · before the outcome · scored mechanically