Friday, January 9, 2026

Stats for 2026-01-09 (2nd week of the Month)

Market Regime, Economy & Portfolio Interpretation
As of Jan 9, 2026 (Week 2)

This analysis focuses on signal strength and market regime, not stock-picking hype. The dataset clearly reflects how institutional capital is positioning in the current environment. “This market isn’t chasing returns — it’s protecting capital while staying invested.”

1. Big Picture: What Kind of Market Is This?

This is NOT a broad bull market.

It is a selective, late-cycle / inflation-aware market where capital is concentrating in hard assets, pricing power, and balance-sheet strength.

  • Median Market Cap: $13.4B → Institutions remain active
  • 68% NYSE / Amex vs 32% Nasdaq → Preference for cash-flow, asset-backed businesses
  • Leadership is narrow and deliberate, not speculative
  • Defensive but not bearish
  • Inflation-hedged
  • Quality-biased

2. Sector Allocation: The Loudest Signal

🔥 Materials at 26% (EXTREMELY high)

This is the single most important takeaway. Materials leadership at this scale historically aligns with:

  • Persistent inflation
  • Currency debasement concerns
  • Supply-side constraints
  • Geopolitical risk hedging

This is not generic Materials exposure — it is dominated by precious metals and miners.

Supporting Sectors

  • Industrials (17%) → Infrastructure, defense, services
  • Technology (15%) → Foundational tech, not speculative growth
  • Financials (13%) → Capital markets & banks, not junk credit

Underweighted Sectors

  • Energy (3%)
  • Consumer Staples (4%)
  • Communication Services (4%)
👉 Not a recession panic market
👉 Preparing for inflation persistence and slower growth

3. Industry Breakdown: What Investors Are Buying

Dominant Industry: Metals & Mining (26%)

  • Gold miners
  • Silver miners
  • Royalty companies (FNV, WPM, RGLD)

This reflects textbook inflation and monetary-instability positioning.

  • Lower operational risk
  • Margin stability
  • Long-duration real asset exposure

Semiconductors (11%)

  • MU, TSM, LRCX, ADI
“We want tech exposure, but only where capex and demand are real.”

4. Geographic Exposure

  • United States: 65%
  • Canada: 19% (primarily miners)
  • Limited emerging market exposure
  • Risk aversion
  • Preference for rule-of-law jurisdictions
  • Inflation hedging via resource-heavy countries

5. Stock-Level Signals: What Quality Looks Like

  • Pricing power
  • Strong balance sheets
  • Asset-backed cash flows
  • Low dependence on consumer credit
  • NEM, AEM, FNV → Inflation hedge
  • GS, MS → Capital markets over lending risk
  • LLY → Secular growth + defensive earnings
  • ADI, LRCX → Essential tech infrastructure

There is almost no speculative growth exposure.

6. ETF Layer Confirms the Regime

  • Gold / Silver / Miners (GLD, SLV, SLVP, RING, XME)
  • Materials ETFs (VAW, XLB)
  • Banks (KBE) → Higher-for-longer rates
  • Healthcare Equipment & Pharma
  • Pure growth
  • Consumer leverage
  • Speculative long-duration tech
This reflects institutional positioning, not retail chasing.

7. Oscillator & Fractal Signals

  • SPY Oscillator = 3 → Neutral market
  • Alphabet
  • Amphenol
  • Eli Lilly
  • TJX
  • Cardinal Health
👉 Market is digesting, not breaking
👉 Leadership is rotating, not disappearing

8. What This Says About the Economy

  • Slowing but resilient growth
  • Persistent inflation pressures
  • Late-cycle, not recessionary
  • Rates likely higher for longer
  • Real assets outperform financial assets
  • Productivity investments continue
  • Consumers remain selective

9. Portfolio Guidance

  • Precious metals & royalty companies
  • Materials & mining
  • Infrastructure & industrial services
  • Capital markets (not credit-heavy banks)
  • Healthcare equipment & pharma
  • Essential semiconductors
  • High-multiple consumer growth
  • Highly leveraged cyclicals
  • Speculative long-duration tech
  • Energy (for now)

10. Final Interpretation

Inflation risk has not been defeated. Growth is slowing but stable. Capital prefers real assets, cash flow, and pricing power — not stories.

This is a “prepare, not panic” market.

  • Hedging inflation
  • Avoiding leverage
  • Favoring durability over acceleration

Stats for 2026-01-09 (2nd week of the Month)

List creation date: 2026-01-09

Median MarketCap: 13403

31.9% stocks on Nasdaq; 68.1% stocks on NYSE/Amex

Sector
Materials26%
Industrials17%
Information Technology15%
Financials13%
Health Care11%
Consumer Discretionary7%
Consumer Staples4%
Communication Services4%
Energy3%
Industry
Metals & Mining26%
Semiconductors & Semi11%
Construction & Engine6%
Capital Markets6%
Aerospace & Defense4%
Specialty Retail4%
Interactive Media & S4%
Energy Equipment & Se3%
Beverages3%
Trading Companies & D3%
Electrical Equipment3%
Communications Equipm3%
Health Care Equipment3%
Health Care Providers3%
Biotechnology3%
Pharmaceuticals3%
Banks3%
Consumer Finance3%
Electronic Equipment,1%
Mortgage Real Estate 1%
Machinery1%
Textiles, Apparel & L1%
Hotels, Restaurants &1%
Tobacco1%
Country
United States65%
Canada19%
Israel4%
Bermuda3%
Brazil1%
Colombia1%
Ireland1%
Peru1%
Taiwan1%
United Kingdom1%
GPASym(0gpaamp5) IndustrySectorMktCapCountryName
3.96NEM Metals & Mining Materials 116353USNewmont
3.96AEM Metals & Mining Materials 93617CanadaAgnico Eagle Mines Limited
3.96WPM Metals & Mining Materials 56183CanadaWheaton Precious Metals.
3.96AU Metals & Mining Materials 45975USAngloGold Ashanti plc
3.96KGC Metals & Mining Materials 37293CanadaKinross Gold
3.96PAAS Metals & Mining Materials 22403CanadaPan American Silver.
3.96NGD Metals & Mining Materials 7583CanadaNew Gold
3.96OR Metals & Mining Materials 7154CanadaOR Royalties
3.96ORLA Metals & Mining Materials 4873CanadaOrla Mining Ltd.
3.92SCCO Metals & Mining Materials 131506USSouthern Copper
3.92RGLD Metals & Mining Materials 20580USRoyal Gold,
3.92AGI Metals & Mining Materials 17473CanadaAlamos Gold
3.92AG Metals & Mining Materials 8788CanadaFirst Majestic Silver.
3.92CGAU Metals & Mining Materials 3120CanadaCenterra Gold
3.88BVN Metals & Mining Materials 7927PeruCompa�fa de Minas Buenaventura
3.88FSM Metals & Mining Materials 3057CanadaFortuna Mining.
3.84FNV Metals & Mining Materials 43465CanadaFranco-Nevada
3.84TFPM Metals & Mining Materials 7189CanadaTriple Flag Precious Metals Co
3.80EGO Metals & Mining Materials 7618CanadaEldorado Gold
3.96FIX Construction & Engine Industrials 34190USComfort Systems USA,
3.84APG Construction & Engine Industrials 16840USAPi Group
3.80PRIM Construction & Engine Industrials 6746USPrimoris Services
3.80GVA Construction & Engine Industrials 5207USGranite Constructionorpora
3.96WWD Aerospace & Defense Industrials 19153USWoodward,
3.88HWM Aerospace & Defense Industrials 84441USHowmet Aerospace
3.84AIR Aerospace & Defense Industrials 3698USAAR.
3.92VICR Electrical Equipment Industrials 6078USVicor
3.80THR Electrical Equipment Industrials 1257USThermon Group Holdings,
3.96FTAI Trading Companies & D Industrials 24494USFTAI Aviation Ltd.
3.88AER Trading Companies & D Industrials 24451IrelandAerCap Holdings N.V.
3.80REVG Machinery Industrials 3229USREV Group,
3.96MU Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 368064USMicron Technology,
3.96NVMI Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 11143IsraelNova Ltd.
3.92TSM Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 1383583TaiwanTaiwan Semiconductor Manufactu
3.92CAMT Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 5940IsraelCamtek Ltd.
3.92ACMR Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 3191USACM Research,
3.84LRCX Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 252412USLam Research
3.84ADI Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 146485USAnalog Devices,
3.84MKSI Semiconductors & Semi Information Technology 12022USMKS
3.92GILT Communications Equipm Information Technology 1098IsraelGilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
3.80ONDS Communications Equipm Information Technology 5245USOndas Holdings
3.92TTMI Electronic Equipment, Information Technology 6909USTTM Technologies,
3.96GS Capital Markets Financials 293275USThe Goldman Sachs Group,
3.92MS Capital Markets Financials 293514USMorgan Stanley
3.88BK Capital Markets Financials 83717USThe Bank of New York Mellon Co
3.80EVR Capital Markets Financials 14143USEvercore
3.92CIB Banks Financials 17723ColombiaGrupo Cibest S.A.
3.84NU Banks Financials 85331BrazilNu Holdings Ltd.
3.84OMF Consumer Finance Financials 8364USOneMain Holdings,
3.80LC Consumer Finance Financials 2383USLendingClub
3.84NLY Mortgage Real Estate Financials 15887USAnnaly Capital Management,
3.92PEN Health Care Equipment Health Care 12357USPenumbra,
3.88GMED Health Care Equipment Health Care 12664USGlobus Medical,
3.96PACS Health Care Providers Health Care 6478USPACS Group,
3.80ALHC Health Care Providers Health Care 4192USAlignment Healthcare,
3.96KRYS Biotechnology Health Care 7218USKrystal Biotech,
3.92KNSA Biotechnology Health Care 3163United KingdomKiniksa Pharmaceuticals Intern
3.96LLY Pharmaceuticals Health Care 971658USEli Lilly and Company
3.96TBPH Pharmaceuticals Health Care 964USTheravance Biopharma,
3.96CVNA Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary 62591USCarvana
3.84BOOT Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary 5866USBoot Barn Holdings,
3.80FIVE Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary 10922USFive Below,
3.92RL Textiles, Apparel & L Consumer Discretionary 22138USRalph Lauren
3.96VIK Hotels, Restaurants & Consumer Discretionary 32406BermudaViking Holdings Ltd
3.92COCO Beverages Consumer Staples 3142USThe Vita Coco Company,
3.88MNST Beverages Consumer Staples 74840USMonster Beverage
3.96TPB Tobacco Consumer Staples 1962USTurning Point Brands,
3.96GOOG Interactive Media & S Communication Services 3930167USAlphabet
3.96GOOGL Interactive Media & S Communication Services 3930167USAlphabet
3.92RDDT Interactive Media & S Communication Services 48122USReddit,
3.88FTI Energy Equipment & Se Energy 20000USTechnipFMC plc
3.80NBR Energy Equipment & Se Energy 942BermudaNabors Industries Ltd.

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

% AllocSymName_currentListSymActionSectorsharesHldDlrHldallocHldPrice
7% ADIANALOG DEVICES ADI Information Technology2$601.96.0%$300.93
7% APHAMPHENOL CORP CL A APH Information Technology5$700.87.0%$140.16
7% GOOGAlphabet Inc Cl CGOOG Communication Services2$658.36.5%$329.14
7% GOOGLAlphabet Inc Cl AGOOGL Communication Services2$657.16.5%$328.57
7% GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS Financials1$939.09.3%$938.98
7% LLYLILLY ELI & CO LLY Health Care1$1,063.610.5%$1063.56
7% LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORP LRCX Information Technology3$655.16.5%$218.36
7% MSMORGAN STANLEY MS Financials4$745.37.4%$186.32
7% MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU Information Technology2$690.26.8%$345.09
7% NEMNEWMONT MINING CORP NEM Materials6$653.96.5%$108.99
7%*PLTRPalantir Technologies IncPLTR Information Technology4$710.07.0%$177.49
7% RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA RY Financials4$676.86.7%$169.19
7% SCCOSOUTHERN COPPER CORP SCCO Materials4$682.16.8%$170.52
7% TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR ADRTSM Information Technology2$647.36.4%$323.63

These selected ETFs are ideas in the current market environment. (* means 6 Month Grt < 0; + means 2 Month Grt < 0)
Style% AllocSharesSymbolNameDate
growth5.251SMHSemiconductorsEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-01-09
growth5.004UPROSP500 2026-01-09
cyclical5.005XHEHealth Care EquipmentLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.004XHS Health Care ServicesLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.001IWMSmall Cap 2026-01-09
cyclical5.002VOXCommunication ServicesMid Cycle2026-01-09
cyclical4.504XTNTransportation*Mid to Late cycle2026-01-09
cyclical4.504XRTRetail*Mid to Early Cycle2026-01-09
cyclical4.507KBEBank* 2026-01-09
cyclical4.502VAWMaterials*Late and Early Cycle2026-01-09
cyclical5.257SLVSilverInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.2514SLVPGlobal Silver and Metals MinersInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.256RINGGold MinersInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.254XMEMetals and MiningLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.254XBIBiotechEarly to Mid Cycle 2026-01-09
cyclical5.253XTLTelecom 2026-01-09
cyclical5.251XAR Aerospace & Defense 2026-01-09
cyclical5.259XPHPharmaceuticalsLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.251GLDGoldInflation2026-01-09

These selected ETFs are early signal in the current market environment. (* means 6 Month Grt < 0; + means 2 Month Grt < 0)
Style% AllocSharesSymbolNameDate
cyclical5.257SLVSilverInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.252VAWMaterials*Late and Early Cycle2026-01-09
cyclical5.2510XLBMaterials Select*Late and Early Cycle2026-01-09
cyclical5.255XHEHealth Care EquipmentLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.254XMEMetals and MiningLate Cycle to Recession 2026-01-09
cyclical5.258KBEBank* 2026-01-09
cyclical5.2514SLVPGlobal Silver and Metals MinersInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.251GLDGoldInflation2026-01-09
cyclical5.255XTNTransportation*Mid to Late cycle2026-01-09
cyclical5.256RINGGold MinersInflation2026-01-09

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
1100.009.9*FIXComfort Systems USA, Inc. Construction & Engineering2026-01-093.962,3,4

These stocks are from S&P500 which have a stong Oscillator. Spy Osc=3
SymbolBoundOscMax
Fract
Percent
tile
Draw
Down
Draw
Down
7yr
cagr
7Yr
Namecagr
By
dd
score
GOOGL*0.51291.192-30-3429.40Alphabet Inc.8614.8
GOOG*0.52281.194-35-3429.55Alphabet Inc.8614.6
CAH 0.58111.099-48-2223.24Cardinal Health Inc.1056.4
APH 0.48121.199-34-2131.96Amphenol Corporation1525.8
NDAQ 0.8171.165-52-2820.48Nasdaq Inc.735.7
TJX 0.8171.282-23-2118.79The TJX Companies Inc.895.7
PH 0.5781.097-44-2428.84Parker-Hannifin Corporation1204.6
LLY*0.5171.376-36-2137.03Eli Lilly and Company1763.6
SPY 1.0031.095-33-1915.19SNP500793.0
WMT*0.6731.198-24-1720.18Walmart Inc.1182.0
JPM*0.4721.099-34-3418.49JPMorgan Chase & Co.540.9
AAPL*0.7411.031-37-2331.41Apple Inc.1360.7
ISRG 0.5411.165-45-3919.11Intuitive Surgical Inc.490.5
RTX 0.57110.948-22-2216.68RTX Corporation756.3
KLAC 0.26231.390-38-2847.20KLA Corporation1686.0
TSLA*0.26130.558-53-5853.10Tesla Inc.913.4
JBL 0.3821.095-48-3037.73Jabil Inc.1250.8
HUBB 0.4010.972-24-2024.35Hubbell Incorporated1210.4
AMZN*0.4310.931-40-4716.89Amazon.com Inc.350.4
GEV 0.28-21.077-27-27132.33GE Vernova Inc.490-0.6
HWM 0.36-41.688-15-1562.62Howmet Aerospace Inc.417-1.4
SNPS 0.29-51.324-27-2829.29Synopsys Inc.104-1.5
AVGO*0.19-91.397-23-2645.80Broadcom Inc.176-1.7
MA*0.61-31.034-39-2016.66Mastercard Incorporated83-1.8
V*0.71-31.239-27-2114.16Visa Inc.67-2.1
EME 0.28-81.291-37-3039.47EMCOR Group Inc.131-2.2
PWR 0.45-50.979-47-2244.70Quanta Services Inc.203-2.3
ARES 0.35-80.951-32-2637.66Ares Management Corporation144-2.8
LIN 0.45-90.94-20-1815.86Linde plc88-4.1
WRB 0.48-101.590-24-2518.07W. R. Berkley Corporation72-4.8
TDG 0.46-111.141-25-3121.98TransDigm Group Incorporated70-5.1
MSFT*0.74-71.458-29-2824.35Microsoft Corporation86-5.2
ORCL*0.25-210.997-28-3222.56Oracle Corporation70-5.3
GWW 0.68-80.753-28-2120.45W.W. Grainger Inc.97-5.4
ORLY 0.52-111.142-21-1522.31O'Reilly Automotive Inc.148-5.7
FICO 0.36-181.445-28-3435.46Fair Isaac Corporation104-6.5
AZO 0.38-170.938-22-1522.63AutoZone Inc.150-6.5
NVDA*0.45-151.273-58-5275.78NVIDIA Corporation145-6.8
PANW 0.51-140.952-36-2628.78Palo Alto Networks Inc.110-7.1
COST 0.51-141.464-27-2023.60Costco Wholesale Corporation118-7.1
PGR 0.38-211.661-23-1719.65The Progressive Corporation115-8.0
FTNT 0.45-180.930-36-3227.31Fortinet Inc.85-8.1
META*0.39-241.413-31-31130.45Meta Platforms Inc.420-9.4
AJG 0.52-181.644-23-2120.13Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.95-9.4
EXE 0.24-440.472-62-2146.67Expand Energy Corporation222-10.6
MSI 0.61-181.447-20-2518.59Motorola Solutions Inc.74-11.0
CTAS 0.85-161.633-25-1923.50Cintas Corporation123-13.6
TMUS 0.69-201.334-20-2216.78T-Mobile US Inc.76-13.8


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