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Options put/call open interest 1.26, read 2026-10-23
Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price6.40 USD
Ethical score70.0/100
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-10-02Read Markdown9.12-29.8% to today ✓Distribution gives way to Markdown after a 10% rise in 5 weeks
2026-08-26Read Distribution8.27-22.6% to today ✓Markdown gives way to Distribution after a 6% rise in 8 weeks
2026-07-02Read Markdown7.80-17.9% to today ✓First review on file: Markdown
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.
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. holds its Markdown at $6.40. Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 160 days.
As held on the ledger · 2026-10-23
Phase
Markdown · caution
Quantitative state
Elevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 160 days
Price at the screen
$6.40
Valuation
N/A trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screen
FAIL· score 70.0
Beta
4.10
The Workings
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
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
36.11%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing debt is 36.1% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows.
Fail
Interest-bearing cash
39.06%
Below 33%
Interest-bearing cash and securities are 39.1% of assets, above the one-third limit.
Fail
Receivables
5.13%
Below 49%
Money owed to the company is 5.1% of assets, under the 49% limit.
Pass
Revenue purity
100.00%
Below 5%
100.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line.
Fail
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
Why It Falls Short, in Plain English
Trump Media & Technology's business is in a permissible area, but its interest-bearing debt is about 36% of the company, just over the ~33% line, so it does not pass on the financial screens.
Read as at 2026-10-27. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited
Every Entry, As Written
2026-10-23Markdown$6.61-14.7%Entry 8
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 14.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative 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 down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
2026-10-16Markdown$7.75-15.0%Entry 7
The analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 15.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
2026-10-02Markdown · changed$9.12+10.3%Entry 6
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 up 10.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
The framework has shifted from markdown to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 14.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
2026-07-26Markdown$9.66+23.8%Entry 4
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 23.8% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
2026-07-18Markdown$7.80+0.0%Entry 3
Our 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: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 21%.
2026-07-03Markdown$7.80+0.0%Entry 2
Our 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: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
2026-07-02Markdown$7.80Entry 1
Our analysis reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
