Friday, September 25, 2026

Stats for 2026-09-25 (4th week of the Month)

1. Market Trend Analysis

Multi-Week Trend Analysis & Oscillator Dynamics The broad market, as tracked by the S&P 500 (SPY), displays a subtle positive oscillator reading of 2.00, confirming that while the primary uptrend remains intact, momentum is decelerating. Comparing current figures against the preceding three-week sequence reveals a noticeable loss of upside expansion. Momentum fatigue is particularly pronounced across broader equity tiers: mid-caps (MDY) have rolled into negative territory at -1.00, while small-cap benchmarks (IWM at 1.00, IJR at 2.00) have lost significant altitude.

A critical shift is unfolding in market breadth and exchange distribution. Exchange allocation has tilted toward the Nasdaq (54.3%) over the NYSE/Amex (45.7%), indicating that market participation is narrowing into tech-heavy large caps while the broader universe lags. The median market capitalization holds around $22.9B, reflecting institutional preference for quality liquidity over lower-tier speculative issues. Outliers like Healthcare Services (XHS, Oscillator 12.00) highlight defensive positioning within an increasingly selective market environment.

Segment / BenchmarkETF TickerCurrent Oscillator3-Week TrajectoryTrend Status
Health Care ServicesXHS12.00Expansion

Strong Leadership

S&P 500 IndexSPY2.00Decelerating

Weak Bullish

Small-Cap (S&P 600)IJR2.00Softening

Neutral / Fading

Small-Cap (Russell 2000)IWM1.00Softening

Neutral / Fading

Mid-Cap (S&P 400)MDY-1.00Contracting

Early Pullback

India Market BenchmarkINDA-7.00Contracting

Correction Phase

GPA & Fundamental Quality Interpretation Gross Profitability Asset (GPA) scores reveal a stark contrast between strong fundamentals and fading price momentum. Tier-1 semiconductor and hardware leaders maintain near-peak fundamental strength, with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM, 3.96), Micron (MU, 3.96), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, 3.96), and Nvidia (NVDA, 3.92) displaying top-tier GPA metrics. Sector concentration shows Information Technology claiming 50% of top institutional priority ranks, followed by Health Care (17%), Energy (9%), and Financials (9%). Capital is increasingly fleeing low-margin, high-leverage equities in favor of pristine cash generators.

SectorAllocation SharePrimary Sub-Industry ConcentrationKey Fundamental Drivers
Information Technology50%Semiconductors & Hardware

Exceptional GPA metrics, high balance sheet quality

Health Care17%Biotechnology & Services

Defensive cash flows, strong relative strength

Financials9%Capital Markets

High selective quality, sensitive to yield curves

Energy9%Oil & Gas Production

Inflation hedge, capital discipline focus

Materials4%Metals & Mining

Cyclical hedging, sensitive to global demand

Mega-Cap Leadership Evaluation A major divergence has opened within mega-cap equities. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD, Osc 39), Fortinet (FTNT, Osc 30), Apple (AAPL, Osc 10), and Microsoft (MSFT, Osc 6) continue to anchor positive momentum. However, a majority of key mega-caps have transitioned into negative oscillator readings: Meta (META, Osc -2), Amazon (AMZN, Osc -3), Nvidia (NVDA, Osc -8), Alphabet (GOOGL, Osc -8), Tesla (TSLA, Osc -13), and Broadcom (AVGO, Osc -23).

  • Leadership Breakdown: The transition of the majority of mega-cap leaders from positive to negative territory signals an unsustainable rally.

  • Market Vulnerability: Without broad participation from Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet simultaneously, overall market index gains remain fragile.

  • Rotational Pressure: Capital is actively cycling out of high-valuation growth leaders and into selective value and health care pockets, leaving indices vulnerable to deeper pullbacks.

TickerStock NameOscillatorMulti-Week TrendSignal Interpretation
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices39.00Outperforming

Primary Momentum Leader

AAPLApple Inc.10.00Holding Positive

Active Support Pillar

MSFTMicrosoft Corp.6.00Fading Positive

Weakening Support

METAMeta Platforms-2.00Fading Negative

Transitioning to Correction

AMZNAmazon.com Inc.-3.00Fading Negative

Pullback Active

NVDANVIDIA Corp.-8.00Fading Negative

High Beta Drag

GOOGLAlphabet Inc.-8.00Fading Negative

Under Pressure

TSLATesla Inc.-13.00Weakening

Broad De-risking

Sector Rotation, Trend Phase & Risk Level The market setup exhibits classic late-stage behavior. Growth sectors (Tech XLK, Semiconductors SMH) show selective momentum alongside defensive groups (Healthcare XLV, VHT). Meanwhile, economic cyclicals—including Financials (XLF), Industrials (XLI), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), and Real Estate (VNQ)—are lagging.

  • Market Phase: Late Trend (fading broad breadth, heavy concentration, and emerging defensive leadership).

  • Current Risk Level: Medium-to-High (amplified by a majority-negative mega-cap breakdown).

2. Economic Outlook

The multi-week data points to a late-cycle economy transitioning toward slowing growth, elevated interest rate sensitivity, and tighter financial conditions. Persistent institutional demand for high-end technology infrastructure (Semiconductors at 17%, Hardware at 11%) highlights durable enterprise capital expenditure in digital productivity, even as broader economic activity cools. Conversely, clear weakness in rate-sensitive, economically exposed areas—such as Homebuilders (XHB), Transportation (XTN), and Utilities (XLU)—reflects softening cyclical demand and cautious corporate sentiment. Market sentiment is firmly transitional and cautious, characterized by selective risk appetite where capital seeks haven in strong balance sheets while avoiding high-leverage cyclical exposure.

3. Investment Ideas

Capital allocation is undergoing a clear rotation out of speculative, broad-market growth into a defensive quality framework. Institutional flows favor mega-cap tech balance sheets with high Gross Profitability Asset (GPA) metrics alongside late-cycle health care providers, while underweighting small caps, debt-heavy real estate, and low-margin industrials. The ideal tactical positioning balances secular growth exposure (Semiconductors, Enterprise Software) with defensive hedges (Health Care Services, Large-Cap Quality). High-quality large-cap growth and defensive healthcare remain the preferred asset classes over broad cyclical value or small-cap indexes until breadth metrics improve.

4. ETF Opportunities

  • Technology & AI Infrastructure: Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK), VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), Vanguard Large-Cap Growth ETF (VUG).

  • Defensive & Late-Cycle Alignment: SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (XHS), Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV), Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT).

  • Core Large-Cap & International Quality: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG), Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO).

  • Tactical Income & Defensive Value: Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), Vanguard Large-Cap Value ETF (VTV), Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE).

5. Top 7 ETFs to Research Now

  1. XLK (Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund)

    • Sector/Theme: Large-Cap Technology & Software

    • Reasoning: Retains positive relative momentum backed by top-tier hardware and enterprise balance sheets.

  2. XHS (SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF)

    • Sector/Theme: Health Care Services & Providers

    • Reasoning: Leads the entire market with a top-tier oscillator value of 12.00, providing strong defensive growth.

  3. SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF)

    • Sector/Theme: Semiconductor Infrastructure

    • Reasoning: Anchored by extreme fundamental quality (TSM, NVDA, AMD GPA scores > 3.9) driving persistent institutional demand.

  4. XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund)

    • Sector/Theme: Broad Health Care & Pharmaceuticals

    • Reasoning: Offers essential late-cycle defensive protection as broader market breadth begins to narrow.

  5. VUG (Vanguard Large-Cap Growth ETF)

    • Sector/Theme: Mega-Cap Quality Growth

    • Reasoning: Concentrates capital into high-GPA mega-caps while limiting exposure to vulnerable mid and small caps.

  6. SPY (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust)

    • Sector/Theme: Core U.S. Large-Cap Equity

    • Reasoning: Maintains a stable positive oscillator base (2.00), offering necessary core exposure during late-trend cycles.

  7. IEMG (iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF)

    • Sector/Theme: Global & Emerging Market Equities

    • Reasoning: Shows strengthening relative momentum (Oscillator 7.00), providing international diversification away from domestic concentration.

Stats for 2026-09-25 (4th week of the Month)

List creation date: 2026-09-25

Median MarketCap: 22900

54.3% stocks on Nasdaq; 45.7% stocks on NYSE/Amex

Sector
Information Technology50%
Health Care17%
Financials9%
Energy9%
Materials4%
Industrials2%
Consumer Discretionary2%
Consumer Staples2%
Communication Services2%
Real Estate2%
Industry
Semiconductors & Semi17%
Technology Hardware, 11%
Biotechnology11%
Oil, Gas & Consumable9%
Software9%
Communications Equipm4%
Capital Markets4%
Electronic Equipment,4%
Metals & Mining4%
IT Services4%
Electrical Equipment2%
Distributors2%
Consumer Staples Dist2%
Health Care Technolog2%
Pharmaceuticals2%
Life Sciences Tools &2%
Banks2%
Entertainment2%
Office REITs2%
Insurance2%
Country
United States78%
Taiwan4%
Canada4%
Greece2%
Singapore2%
Spain2%
Switzerland2%
United Kingdom2%
Bermuda2%
GPASym(0gpaamp5) IndustrySectorMktCapCountryName
3.96TSM Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 2016292TaiwanTaiwan Semiconductor Manufactu
3.96MU Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 1218197USMicron Technology,
3.96AMD Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 1026843USAdvanced Micro Devices,
3.96ASX Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 96568TaiwanASE Technology Holding, Lt
3.96ALAB Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 62543USAstera Labs,
3.96SMTC Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 16285USSemtech
3.92NVDA Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 5420760USNVIDIA
3.92ARM Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 327302United KingdomArm Holdings plc
3.96STX Technology Hardware, Information Technology 206000SingaporeSeagate Technology Holdings pl
3.96HPE Technology Hardware, Information Technology 84321USHewlett Packard Enterprise Com
3.96NTAP Technology Hardware, Information Technology 38742USNetApp,
3.96SMCI Technology Hardware, Information Technology 27267USSuper Micro Computer,
3.92AAPL Technology Hardware, Information Technology 4902477USApple
3.96PLTR Software Information Technology 462805USPalantir Technologies
3.96FTNT Software Information Technology 131093USFortinet,
3.88DT Software Information Technology 16959USDynatrace,
3.80FIVN Software Information Technology 2739USFive9,
3.96TWLO IT Services Information Technology 46020USTwilio
3.80OKTA IT Services Information Technology 36125USOkta,
3.96ANET Communications Equipm Information Technology 259434USArista Networks,
3.84FFIV Communications Equipm Information Technology 25287USF5,
3.96ZBRA Electronic Equipment, Information Technology 17273USZebra Technologies
3.88SNX Electronic Equipment, Information Technology 20513USTD SYNNEX
3.96HALO Biotechnology Health Care 13077USHalozyme Therapeutics,
3.96CDNA Biotechnology Health Care 3175USCareDx,
3.88ONC Biotechnology Health Care 40929SwitzerlandBeOne Medicines AG
3.84EXEL Biotechnology Health Care 14357USExelixis,
3.84IOVA Biotechnology Health Care 4892USIovance Biotherapeutics,
3.96VEEV Health Care Technolog Health Care 44499USVeeva Systems
3.92ETON Pharmaceuticals Health Care 1700USEton Pharmaceuticals,
3.96BLFS Life Sciences Tools & Health Care 1887USBioLife Solutions,
3.96PBF Oil, Gas & Consumable Energy 8523USPBF Energy
3.96DHT Oil, Gas & Consumable Energy 3496BermudaDHT Holdings,
3.96ECO Oil, Gas & Consumable Energy 3088GreeceOkeanis Eco Tankers.
3.92INSW Oil, Gas & Consumable Energy 5193USInternational Seaways,
3.96AAMI Capital Markets Financials 3312USAcadian Asset Management
3.88WT Capital Markets Financials 3542USWisdomTree,
3.84BBVA Banks Financials 155924SpainBanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentari
3.84BOW Insurance Financials 1116USBowhead Specialty Holdings
3.92SCCO Metals & Mining Materials 170203USSouthern Copper
3.80ERO Metals & Mining Materials 3882CanadaEro Copper.
3.96BE Electrical Equipment Industrials 78536USBloom Energy
3.92GCT Distributors Consumer Discretionary 1925USGigaCloud Technology
3.84CHEF Consumer Staples Dist Consumer Staples 4502USThe Chefs' Warehouse,
3.92IMAX Entertainment Communication Services 3025CanadaIMAX
3.80PSTL Office REITs Real Estate 710USPostal Realty Trust,

0GPA38TB (* means Wkly fast and slow Fract individually, stronger then SPY).

% AllocSymName_currentListSymActionSectorsharesHldDlrHldallocHldPrice
12% AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES AMD Information Technology2$1,261.311.9%$630.63
10% AAPLAPPLE INC AAPL Information Technology3$1,023.29.6%$341.07
10% MPCMarathon Petroleum MPC Energy3$1,180.611.1%$393.52
11% MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU Information Technology1$1,082.310.2%$1082.28
11% STXSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY STX Information Technology1$916.88.6%$916.83
10% TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADRTSM Information Technology2$901.28.5%$450.61
0% NVDANVIDIA CORP NVDAadded Information Technology0$0.00.0%$225.07
0% ADIANALOG DEVICES ADIadded Information Technology0$0.00.0%$393.6
0% ANETArista Networks IncANETadded Information Technology0$0.00.0%$206.55
0% ASMLA S M L Holding N.V. NYASMLadded Information Technology0$0.00.0%$1743.94
0% FTNTFORTINET INC FTNTadded Information Technology0$0.00.0%$173.46
0% LLYLILLY ELI & CO LLYadded Health Care0$0.00.0%$1183.46
10% DELLDell Technologies Inc removed Information Technology2$1,125.810.6%$562.89
10% VLOVALERO ENERGY CORP removed Energy3$1,161.510.9%$387.18
9% MSMORGAN STANLEY removed Financials5$981.69.2%$196.31
9% BBVABANCO BILBAO VIZ ARG ADR removed Financials34$981.69.2%$28.87
These selected ETFs are ideas in the current market environment. (* means 6 Month Grt < 0; + means 2 Month Grt < 0)
Style</>% AllocSharesSymbolNameDate
growth5.250QQQGrowth 2026-09-25
growth5.251VHTHealthLate Cycle to Recession 2026-09-25
growth5.253XLVHealth Care SelectLate Cycle to Recession 2026-09-25
growth5.254ONEQNasdaq Index 2026-09-25
growth5.005VUGLarge Cap growth 2026-09-25
growth5.252XLKTechnology Select SectorEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-09-25
growth5.253UPROSP500 2026-09-25
growth5.250SMHSemiconductorsEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-09-25
cyclical5.253XBIBiotechEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-09-25
cyclical5.256TQQQGrowth 2026-09-25
cyclical5.252XSWSoftware & Services 2026-09-25
cyclical5.006RINGGold Miners*Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical5.0013SLVPGlobal Silver and Metals Miners*Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical5.0015DBCCommodity*Late Cycle and Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical4.507XLEEnergy Select Sector *Late Cycle and Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical4.502VDEEnergy*Late Cycle and Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical4.506EEMEmerging Markets* 2026-09-25
cyclical4.505IEMGEmerging Market* 2026-09-25
These selected ETFs are early signal in the current market environment. (* means 6 Month Grt < 0; + means 2 Month Grt < 0)
Style</>% AllocSharesSymbolNameDate
growth5.252XLKTechnology Select SectorEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-09-25
growth5.255VUGLarge Cap growth 2026-09-25
growth5.250QQQGrowth 2026-09-25
growth5.254ONEQNasdaq Index 2026-09-25
cyclical5.256TQQQGrowth 2026-09-25
cyclical5.2514SLVPGlobal Silver and Metals Miners*Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical5.257EEMEmerging Markets* 2026-09-25
cyclical5.256IEMGEmerging Market* 2026-09-25
cyclical5.2516DBCCommodity*Late Cycle and Inflation2026-09-25
cyclical5.256RINGGold Miners*Inflation2026-09-25
These selected stocks are ideas in the current market environment. Weekly and Monthly Fract better than SPY. * means Wkly fast and slow Fract individually, stronger then SPY.
#%AllocShareSymNameIndustryDateGPAVer
These stocks are from S&P500 which have a stong Oscillator. Spy Osc=2
SymbolBoundOscMax
Fract		Percent
tile		Draw
Down		Draw
Down
7yr		cagr
7Yr		Namecagr
By
dd		score
SPY 1.0021.096-33-1914.57SNP500762.0
AMD*0.16390.991-77-5554.85Advanced Micro Devices Inc.996.2
FTNT 0.18300.962-36-3240.74Fortinet Inc.1275.4
PANW 0.16280.880-36-2740.18Palo Alto Networks Inc.1484.5
AAPL*0.31101.150-36-2329.69Apple Inc.1293.1
MSFT*0.4261.133-30-2920.57Microsoft Corporation702.5
ANET 0.1690.982-37-3045.31Arista Networks Inc.1511.4
MU*0.1480.999-61-4455.39Micron Technology Inc.1251.1
V*0.5411.035-27-2111.15Visa Inc.530.5
MSI 0.32-11.235-21-2515.01Motorola Solutions Inc.60-0.3
LLY*0.36-11.274-35-2140.16Eli Lilly and Company191-0.4
META*0.24-20.812-31-31111.37Meta Platforms Inc.359-0.5
JPM*0.50-21.192-34-3416.47JPMorgan Chase & Co.48-1.0
AMZN*0.33-30.728-39-4715.99Amazon.com Inc.34-1.0
KLAC 0.11-121.398-38-3042.10KLA Corporation140-1.3
GWW 0.37-40.862-28-2123.04W.W. Grainger Inc.109-1.5
JBL 0.16-111.097-47-3036.74Jabil Inc.122-1.8
NVDA*0.26-81.060-58-5275.12NVIDIA Corporation144-2.1
PWR 0.21-101.197-47-2350.14Quanta Services Inc.218-2.1
TSLA*0.18-130.542-53-5857.84Tesla Inc.99-2.3
HUBB 0.26-100.958-23-2119.56Hubbell Incorporated93-2.6
RTX 0.31-91.145-21-2216.00RTX Corporation72-2.8
GOOG*0.39-81.095-34-3427.48Alphabet Inc.80-3.1
GOOGL*0.41-81.096-30-3427.64Alphabet Inc.81-3.3
FIX 0.14-241.196-37-3168.15Comfort Systems USA Inc.219-3.4
EME 0.24-171.186-36-3036.31EMCOR Group Inc.121-4.1
GEV 0.22-201.176-25-25117.13GE Vernova Inc.468-4.4
AVGO*0.19-231.282-24-2743.93Broadcom Inc.162-4.4
CASY 0.16-291.597-21-1720.17Casey's General Stores Inc.118-4.6
WMT*0.32-161.090-24-1915.45Walmart Inc.81-5.1
HWM 0.21-261.573-15-1555.69Howmet Aerospace Inc.371-5.5
ORLY 0.47-150.918-21-1818.45O'Reilly Automotive Inc.102-7.1

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