Market Compass — May 21, 2026

A daily research map of market breadth, industry rotation, and technical setups

Disclaimer: This report is generated from automated technical screens and is for informational and research purposes only. It is not investment advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions. Consult a licensed financial advisor before acting on any information herein.
Data note: Data is as of the May 21, 2026 market close unless otherwise noted. Prices, signals, liquidity, and rankings may be stale and should be refreshed before any use. Version 1 uses local CSV outputs from the existing stock universe and technical screens; fundamentals, valuation, earnings dates, tax considerations, account constraints, and personal suitability are not evaluated. Trading and investing involve risk, including loss of principal. Technical screens can be wrong, delayed, incomplete, or unsuitable for your objectives, time horizon, account type, or risk tolerance.

Today's Read

Item Read
Regime Selective Risk-On
Risk posture Selective
Indices QQQ 714.51 (+0.2% today)
Universe 1,708 stocks tracked · 71 new 52-week highs · 30 active swing setups
Breadth 56.8% of tracked stocks are above SMA50 — neutral range, new highs exceed new lows (71 vs 12), McClellan oscillator (breadth momentum) is negative at -6.5
Leadership Semiconductors, Computer Hardware, and Communication Equipment
Weakest groups Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances, Packaged Foods, and Uranium

Use this report to prioritize research and chart review; validate entries, stops, liquidity, earnings, and risk before acting.

Investor Read

Item Read
Primary read Selective Risk-On regime with Selective risk posture.
Research queue MXL, HIMX, INTC, MU, QCOM
Leadership focus Semiconductors, Computer Hardware, and Communication Equipment
Caution list Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances, Packaged Foods, and Uranium
Review prompt Check extension risk, chart location, fundamentals, valuation, and earnings before using any research row.

Trader Read

Item Read
Primary read 2 active risk warnings; use screen output as watchlist input only.
Bullish screens ALAB, ARM, GFS, ASTS, ERIC
Bearish screens none
Alerts / levels Automated trigger, stop, ATR, liquidity, reward/risk, and event-risk levels are pending future enrichment.
Review prompt Open the linked chart, define trigger and invalidation, then check liquidity and event risk independently.

Market Regime

Risk Posture: Selective — screen backdrop supports selective research in leading industries

Metric context: McClellan below -50 = elevated selling pressure; below -100 = washout territory. Range Expansion = share of stocks with daily range above their 20-day average. Signal Density = share of tracked names appearing in signal screens.

Breadth Date % > SMA50 % > SMA200 New Highs New Lows McClellan Median Range Avg Range Median ATR14 Range Expansion Signal Density
2026-05-21 56.8% 55.0% 71 12 -6.5 3.2% 3.8% 3.8% 49.1% 3.1%

Breadth Chart

Risk Warnings

Screen Quality Warnings

What Changed Since Prior Report

Prior comparison date: May 20, 2026

Metric Prior Current Change
Regime Selective Risk-On Selective Risk-On unchanged
Risk Posture Selective Selective unchanged
% > SMA50 55.4% 56.8% +1.4 pts
% > SMA200 54.0% 55.0% +1.0 pts
New Highs 78 71 -7
New Lows 10 12 -2

Top-10 industries entering: Electrical Equipment & Parts, Semiconductor Equipment & Materials, and Solar. Top-10 industries leaving: Oil & Gas Drilling, Oil & Gas Equipment & Services, and REIT - Healthcare Facilities. New multi-signal long setups: ARDX, ASTS, BE, BMO, BNS, CM, DAL, ENPH, ERIC, GFS. New multi-signal short setups: none.

Technical Screen Continuity

Status Tickers Read
Added ARDX, BE, BMO, BNS, CM, DAL, ENPH, GFS New technical screen matches vs prior report.
Removed ACMR, APLE, BKSY, BNL, BUD, CCI, CMBT, ELF No longer present in today's technical screen matches.
Still Active ALAB, ARM, ASTS, ENB, ERIC, LQDA, RXO Appeared in both current and prior reports.
Promoted ASTS, ERIC Model Screen Score improved by at least 15 points.
Downgraded none Model Screen Score declined by at least 15 points.

Research Review Checklist

  1. Screen interpretation: conditions favor selective research in a Selective Risk-On regime.
  2. Prioritize research review in leading groups: Semiconductors, Computer Hardware, and Communication Equipment.
  3. Flag Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances (-13.0% 20D) and Packaged Foods (-9.0% 20D) for additional caution in independent research; these are the weakest-ranked groups today.
  4. Top-scored technical setups in today's screens (not recommendations): ALAB, ARM (Semiconductors); ASTS, ERIC (Communication Equipment). Independently verify chart, stop, liquidity, and event risk before acting.
  5. Review risk warnings before using any screen output in a trading or investing process.

Top Industry Moves

Top Rising Industries

Direction Industry Prior Rank Current Rank Days Rank Change
Rose Solar 97 10 35 +87
Rose Software - Infrastructure 96 13 42 +83
Rose REIT - Office 89 17 42 +72
Rose Aerospace & Defense 81 23 28 +58
Rose Specialty Business Services 83 26 42 +57

Top Declining Industries

Direction Industry Prior Rank Current Rank Days Rank Change
Fell Uranium 19 96 14 -77
Fell Apparel Manufacturing 10 86 35 -76
Fell Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 7 77 42 -70
Fell Residential Construction 24 91 28 -67
Fell Apparel Retail 19 85 42 -66

Leading Industries

Industry Rank ETF 7d 14d 28d 42d Chg 42d Size 20D 60D Composite Active Setups
Semiconductors 1 SOXX 1 1 1 13 +12 36 31.9% 77.1% 0.982 3
Computer Hardware 2 XLK 3 3 6 42 +40 14 22.3% 44.4% 0.957 1
Communication Equipment 3 IYZ 4 9 4 1 -2 17 11.9% 43.2% 0.901 3
REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 XLRE 14 11 14 21 +17 7 9.7% 14.0% 0.901 2
Healthcare Plans 5 IHF 5 6 21 48 +43 11 20.8% 31.5% 0.892 2
Electronic Components 6 XLK 7 4 5 11 +5 9 14.7% 33.3% 0.884 2
Trucking 7 IYT 21 8 3 8 +1 5 6.9% 23.6% 0.858 2
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials 8 SOXX 2 2 2 2 -6 18 5.8% 33.5% 0.858 3
Electrical Equipment & Parts 9 XLI 10 5 7 51 +42 11 11.3% 25.3% 0.857 2
Solar 10 TAN 17 48 92 87 +77 8 23.5% 9.6% 0.857 2

Rank columns (7d–42d) show the industry's rank that many trading days ago — lower is stronger. Chg 42d = rank change vs 42 trading days ago — positive means the industry moved up. 20D and 60D are the mean stock return within the industry over that period. Active Setups: count of today's swing-trade candidates from this industry appearing across all signal screens.

Deteriorating Industries

Industry Rank ETF 7d 14d 28d 42d Chg 42d Size 20D 60D Composite Active Setups
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances 98 N/A 98 98 85 94 -4 7 -13.0% -23.6% 0.020 0
Packaged Foods 97 XLP 96 94 94 92 -5 17 -9.0% -21.7% 0.078 2
Uranium 96 URA 81 19 43 84 -12 6 -16.8% -17.9% 0.112 0
Industrial Distribution 95 N/A 91 82 56 31 -64 6 -11.8% -13.0% 0.120 0
Building Products & Equipment 94 XHB 57 73 35 62 -32 12 -9.4% -11.2% 0.143 0
Specialty Retail 93 XRT 97 84 73 71 -22 15 -8.5% -15.0% 0.154 1
Household & Personal Products 92 XLP 92 80 97 95 +3 12 -5.0% -18.7% 0.170 1
Residential Construction 91 ITB 87 86 24 67 -24 7 -8.2% -11.5% 0.177 0
Building Materials 90 XHB 72 78 51 45 -45 5 -8.0% -13.5% 0.180 0
Restaurants 89 N/A 89 89 66 60 -29 17 -6.2% -8.3% 0.202 1

Rank columns (7d–42d) show the industry's rank that many trading days ago — lower is stronger. Chg 42d = rank change vs 42 trading days ago — positive means the industry moved up. 20D and 60D are the mean stock return within the industry over that period. Active Setups: count of today's swing-trade candidates from this industry appearing across all signal screens.

Long-Term Research Candidates

These are research candidates from top-ranked stocks, capped at five names per industry to avoid over-concentration. Returns shown (60D, 120D, 250D) are historical — they reflect where prices have already moved, not forward expectations. Extension Risk flags names that may require extra patience or a better entry point. They are not buy signals.

Chart: TV = TradingView chart (opens in browser); PDF = local chart file (if downloaded).

Ticker Name Industry Industry Rank Market Cap 60D Hist 120D Hist 250D Hist Extension Risk Research Reason Chart
MXL MaxLinear Semiconductors 1 1.4B 434.7% 545.5% 754.1% Very extended Top-ranked in industry; very extended TV · PDF
HIMX Himax Technologies Semiconductors 1 1.3B 158.0% 168.4% 142.0% Very extended Top-ranked in industry; very extended TV · PDF
INTC Intel Semiconductors 1 216.8B 152.8% 221.9% 476.6% Very extended Top-ranked in industry; very extended TV · PDF
MU Micron Technology Semiconductors 1 416.8B 77.6% 231.0% 703.6% Extended Top-ranked in industry; extended TV · PDF
QCOM Qualcomm Semiconductors 1 144.8B 46.4% 29.2% 44.8% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
SNDK SanDisk Computer Hardware 2 77.8B 143.9% 617.2% 3975.7% Very extended Top-ranked in industry; very extended TV · PDF
STX Seagate Technology Computer Hardware 2 76.9B 92.1% 197.7% 644.5% Extended Top-ranked in industry; extended TV · PDF
IONQ IonQ Inc Computer Hardware 2 13.1B 75.3% 25.6% 28.6% Extended Top-ranked in industry; extended TV · PDF
QBTS D-Wave Quantum Computer Hardware 2 6.8B 31.0% 14.9% 35.2% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
RGTI Rigetti Computing Computer Hardware 2 5.6B 25.0% -13.8% 59.0% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
AAOI Applied Optoelectronics Communication Equipment 3 7.2B 204.2% 591.5% 904.0% Very extended Top-ranked in industry; very extended TV · PDF
NOK Nokia Oyj Communication Equipment 3 43.2B 87.3% 133.2% 164.6% Extended Top-ranked in industry; extended TV · PDF
EXTR Extreme Networks Communication Equipment 3 1.9B 70.7% 36.7% 50.9% Extended Top-ranked in industry; extended TV · PDF
CSCO Cisco Communication Equipment 3 310.6B 49.4% 55.4% 86.6% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
ASTS AST SpaceMobile Communication Equipment 3 34.2B 16.8% 73.3% 294.2% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 1.5B 21.4% 31.2% 63.8% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 1.2B 20.9% 26.3% 34.4% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT Inc REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 2.9B 18.4% 21.1% 25.3% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
SHO Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 1.8B 14.3% 14.1% 23.8% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF
HST Host Hotels & Resorts REIT - Hotel & Motel 4 13.2B 13.7% 26.3% 51.1% Constructive Top-ranked in industry TV · PDF

Technical Screen Matches

These are technical screen matches from existing signal files. They are not trade recommendations. Trigger, stop, ATR, liquidity, reward/risk, and event risk still require separate validation until those inputs are available.

Model Screen Score is weighted by signal count, industry rank, freshness, and setup type. It is not a probability of profit, expected return, or suitability rating. Industry cap: max 3 candidates per industry.

Signal glossary: Momentum Pullback = stock in an uptrend that has pulled back 10–30% and shows re-entry conditions. MA Compression = short- and long-term moving averages converging, often preceding a directional move. Three-Day Up/Down = three consecutive closes in the same direction. New 52Wk High/Low = price reached a new annual extreme.

Chart: TV = TradingView chart (opens in browser); PDF = local chart file (if downloaded).

Bullish Technical Screen Matches

Ticker Industry Setups Close Industry Rank Signal Count Model Screen Score Reason Chart
ALAB Semiconductors New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 297.84 1 2 100 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
ARM Semiconductors New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 298.23 1 2 100 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
GFS Semiconductors New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 81.35 1 2 100 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
ASTS Communication Equipment Momentum Pullback; Three-Day Up 96.23 3 2 100 Multi-signal; top industry pullback TV · PDF
ERIC Communication Equipment New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 13.24 3 2 100 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
HST REIT - Hotel & Motel New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 22.41 4 2 93 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
RLJ REIT - Hotel & Motel New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 9.61 4 2 93 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
SHO REIT - Hotel & Motel New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 10.71 4 2 93 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
TTMI Electronic Components New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 174.55 6 2 93 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
RXO Trucking New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 24.36 7 2 93 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
LRCX Semiconductor Equipment & Materials New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 302.24 8 2 85 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
BE Electrical Equipment & Parts New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 307.88 9 2 85 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
ENPH Solar New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 62.34 10 2 85 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
SEDG Solar New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 63.00 10 2 85 Multi-signal; top industry breakout TV · PDF
ENB Oil & Gas Midstream New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 57.79 14 2 85 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
TRP Oil & Gas Midstream New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 70.56 14 2 85 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
MET Insurance - Life New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 84.30 18 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
UNM Insurance - Life New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 84.49 18 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
BMO Banks - Diversified New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 159.73 20 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
BNS Banks - Diversified New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 79.43 20 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
CM Banks - Diversified New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 114.86 20 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
GS Capital Markets New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 988.17 21 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
MS Capital Markets New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 200.51 21 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
LION Entertainment New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 12.91 24 2 77 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
KRG REIT - Retail New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 26.87 33 2 70 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
ARDX Biotechnology Momentum Pullback; Three-Day Up 6.35 38 2 70 Multi-signal; pullback setup TV · PDF
RVMD Biotechnology New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 153.73 38 2 70 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
DAL Airlines New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 75.65 39 2 70 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
GH Diagnostics & Research New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 118.01 40 2 70 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
LQDA Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up 61.97 42 2 65 Multi-signal; new-high strength TV · PDF
How To Use This Report / What This Report Is Not

How To Use This Report

UsePurpose
Market mapStart with breadth, regime, risk warnings, and what changed since the prior report.
Industry scanUse leading, deteriorating, rising, and declining industries to focus research.
Research queueTreat long-term candidates as names for deeper fundamental, valuation, and chart review.
Technical reviewTreat bullish and bearish screen matches as watchlist inputs that require independent trigger, stop, liquidity, and event-risk checks.
Source follow-upUse chart links and source files to verify raw inputs before relying on any row.

What This Report Is Not

NotMeaning
Investment adviceThe report does not evaluate personal objectives, risk tolerance, tax situation, account type, or suitability.
Buy/sell recommendationNamed tickers are research candidates or screen matches, not recommendations to transact.
Price targetThe report does not provide fair value estimates, targets, or expected returns.
Trade planTrigger, stop, sizing, reward/risk, liquidity, and event-risk review remain separate user work.
Performance claimModel Screen Score is not validated historical performance or a forecast of future results.

Methodology And Score Notes

Item Note
Version Daily Report Methodology v1
Model Screen Score Screen-fit rank based on signal count, industry rank, freshness, and setup type.
Not predictive proof The score is not expected return, probability of profit, historical validation, or suitability analysis.
Industry ranks Composite industry ranks use existing daily ranking outputs and historical rank columns when available.
Research candidates Long-term rows are research candidates from ranked stocks and leading industries, with historical returns labeled as historical only.
Technical matches Bullish and bearish rows are screen matches requiring independent chart, trigger, stop, liquidity, and event-risk review.
Source Files
SourceStatusRowsPath
Market breadthpresent1255breadth_20260521.csv
Industry composite rankingspresent98all_industry_composite_20260521.csv
Top ranked stockspresent136top_ranked_composite_20260521.csv
All ranked stockspresent1708all_stocks_composite_sorted_20260521.csv
Top momentum pullbackspresent1803top_momentum_pullbacks_20260521.csv
MA compressionpresent1803ma_compression_stocks_20260521.csv
Three-day up/downpresent301three_day_up_down_stocks_20260521.csv
New 52-week memberspresent83breadth_new_52wk_members_20260521.csv
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This report is generated from automated technical screens and is for informational and research purposes only. It is not investment advice, a solicitation, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance is not indicative of future results. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions. Consult a licensed financial advisor before acting on any information herein.