Market Compass — July 28, 2026

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Data note: Data is as of the July 28, 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. Published: 2026-07-28 17:01 ET.

Today's Read

Item	Read
Regime	Selective Risk-On
Risk posture	Selective
Universe	1,335 stocks tracked · 76 new 52-week highs · 30 active swing setups
Breadth	58.4% of tracked stocks are above SMA50 — neutral range, new highs exceed new lows (76 vs 17)
Leadership	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, Insurance Brokers, and Insurance - Life
Weakest groups	Uranium, Utilities - Renewable, and Other Industrial Metals & Mining

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	PBF, DINO, MPC, PSX, UGP
Leadership focus	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, Insurance Brokers, and Insurance - Life
Caution list	Uranium, Utilities - Renewable, and Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Review prompt	Check extension risk, chart location, fundamentals, valuation, and earnings before using any research row.

Trader Read

Item	Read
Primary read	1 active risk warnings; use screen output as watchlist input only.
Bullish screens	AON, AFL, MET, MFC, THC
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
2026-07-28	58.4%	56.0%	76	17	5.6	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%	53.7%	6.3%

Breadth Chart

Risk Warnings

Three-day downside patterns are elevated (140).

Screen Quality Warnings

Missing ETF mapping for industry rows: Banks - Diversified, Chemicals, Grocery Stores, Insurance - Life, Insurance Brokers.
Missing market cap for research candidates: PBF, DINO, MPC, PSX, UGP, AJG, BRO, AON.
Extreme historical returns may require split/data sanity review: PBF, UGP, AVAH, LFST, ACHC.

What Changed Since Prior Report

Prior comparison date: July 27, 2026

Metric	Prior	Current	Change
Regime	Selective Risk-On	Selective Risk-On	unchanged
Risk Posture	Selective	Selective	unchanged
% > SMA50	56.4%	58.4%	+2.0 pts
% > SMA200	55.1%	56.0%	+0.9 pts
New Highs	43	76	+33
New Lows	8	17	-9

Top-10 industries entering: Apparel Retail, Household & Personal Products, and Packaging & Containers. Top-10 industries leaving: Health Information Services, REIT - Office, and REIT - Retail. New multi-signal long setups: AHR, AMBP, AMGN, AON, CNK, DOC, GGB, JPM, MET, OMC. New multi-signal short setups: none.

Technical Screen Continuity

Status	Tickers	Read
Added	AHR, AMBP, AMGN, AON, CNK, DOC, GGB, JPM	New technical screen matches vs prior report.
Removed	BAC, BBVA, BCS, BJ, DYN, GM, HIW, HNGE	No longer present in today's technical screen matches.
Still Active	AFL, ALL, BMY, GH, HR, LTH, MAC, MFC	Appeared in both current and prior reports.
Promoted	ROST	Model Screen Score improved by at least 15 points.
Downgraded	none	Model Screen Score declined by at least 15 points.

Research Review Checklist

Screen interpretation: conditions favor selective research in a Selective Risk-On regime.
Prioritize research review in leading groups: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, Insurance Brokers, and Insurance - Life.
Flag Uranium (-12.8% 20D) and Utilities - Renewable (-22.1% 20D) for additional caution in independent research; these are the weakest-ranked groups today.
Top-scored technical setups in today's screens (not recommendations): AON (Insurance Brokers); AFL, MET (Insurance - Life). Independently verify chart, stop, liquidity, and event risk before acting.
Review risk warnings before using any screen output in a trading or investing process.

Top Industry Moves

Top Rising Industries

Direction	Industry	ETF	Prior Rank	Current Rank	Days	Rank Change
Rose	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	CRAK	84	1	42	+83
Rose	Insurance Brokers	N/A	83	2	42	+81
Rose	Steel	SLX	79	18	28	+61
Rose	Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	N/A	88	28	35	+60
Rose	Software - Application	IGV	79	21	42	+58

Top Declining Industries

Direction	Industry	ETF	Prior Rank	Current Rank	Days	Rank Change
Fell	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	SOXX	1	74	28	-73
Fell	Semiconductors	SOXX	4	76	42	-72
Fell	Electrical Equipment & Parts	XLI	15	85	42	-70
Fell	Electronic Components	XLK	5	72	42	-67
Fell	Computer Hardware	XLK	1	59	42	-58

Leading Industries

Industry	Rank	ETF	7d	14d	28d	42d	Chg 42d	Size	20D	60D	Composite	Active Setups
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	CRAK	1	3	60	84	+83	7	20.3%	16.6%	0.953	0
Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	16	20	41	83	+81	6	14.9%	21.2%	0.915	0
Insurance - Life	3	N/A	10	14	34	53	+50	7	10.9%	14.2%	0.874	0
Medical Care Facilities	4	IHF	6	10	11	48	+44	9	6.3%	24.3%	0.855	0
REIT - Healthcare Facilities	5	XLRE	5	17	17	62	+57	10	6.6%	14.2%	0.847	0
Banks - Diversified	6	N/A	14	8	12	9	+3	16	5.0%	15.1%	0.840	0
Insurance - Property & Casualty	7	KIE	7	5	10	45	+38	8	4.9%	17.7%	0.820	0
Apparel Retail	8	XRT	40	57	48	33	+25	8	8.7%	10.8%	0.816	1
Packaging & Containers	9	N/A	39	39	23	35	+26	7	8.5%	23.8%	0.815	0
Household & Personal Products	10	XLP	13	25	15	47	+37	12	8.0%	13.4%	0.799	0

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
Uranium	88	URA	87	85	87	80	-8	6	-12.8%	-33.5%	0.058	0
Utilities - Renewable	87	N/A	85	83	59	58	-29	7	-22.1%	-18.7%	0.095	0
Other Industrial Metals & Mining	86	N/A	88	88	81	37	-49	21	-18.5%	-31.4%	0.098	0
Electrical Equipment & Parts	85	XLI	82	61	27	15	-70	12	-30.7%	-20.1%	0.112	0
Solar	84	TAN	80	65	50	36	-48	8	-19.1%	-9.7%	0.116	0
Utilities - Independent Power Producers	83	XLU	81	55	74	60	-23	5	-10.8%	-16.8%	0.156	0
Aerospace & Defense	82	ITA	84	86	73	68	-14	26	-11.6%	-16.3%	0.170	0
Gold	81	GDX	86	87	88	76	-5	26	-3.7%	-18.6%	0.175	0
Chemicals	80	N/A	79	84	85	81	+1	8	-4.5%	-27.5%	0.209	1
Grocery Stores	79	N/A	71	75	67	52	-27	5	-5.0%	-10.2%	0.212	0

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
PBF	PBF Energy	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	N/A	40.7%	77.0%	139.6%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
DINO	HF Sinclair	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	N/A	32.9%	63.5%	98.3%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
MPC	Marathon Petroleum	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	N/A	23.3%	63.2%	74.5%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
PSX	Phillips 66	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	N/A	14.9%	39.0%	60.3%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
UGP	Ultrapar Participacoes	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing	1	N/A	9.2%	30.4%	106.9%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
AJG	Arthur J. Gallagher	Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	28.5%	7.1%	-8.0%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
BRO	Brown & Brown	Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	22.4%	2.3%	-19.9%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
AON	Aon PLC	Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	22.3%	9.9%	7.7%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
MRSH	Marsh	Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	14.6%	2.0%	-5.3%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
ARX	Accelerant Holdings	Insurance Brokers	2	N/A	13.1%	25.2%	-48.1%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
PRU	Prudential Financial	Insurance - Life	3	N/A	26.3%	15.6%	19.8%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
MET	MetLife	Insurance - Life	3	N/A	21.7%	26.8%	25.5%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
MFC	Manulife Financial	Insurance - Life	3	N/A	13.6%	17.3%	41.8%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
LNC	Lincoln National	Insurance - Life	3	N/A	13.3%	5.2%	22.2%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
PUK	Prudential	Insurance - Life	3	N/A	-3.9%	-13.3%	15.3%	Lagging	Top-ranked in industry; lagging	TV
AVAH	Aveanna Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	4	N/A	51.2%	16.9%	146.0%	Extended	Top-ranked in industry; extended	TV
LFST	LifeStance Health	Medical Care Facilities	4	N/A	48.5%	58.1%	172.2%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
THC	Tenet Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	4	N/A	48.3%	36.2%	68.3%	Constructive	Top-ranked in industry	TV
ACHC	Acadia Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	4	N/A	26.2%	139.0%	46.9%	Extended	Top-ranked in industry; extended	TV
HCA	HCA Healthcare	Medical Care Facilities	4	N/A	-3.7%	-16.2%	21.4%	Lagging	Top-ranked in industry; lagging	TV

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
AON	Insurance Brokers	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	381.26	2	2	100	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
AFL	Insurance - Life	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	129.55	3	2	100	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
MET	Insurance - Life	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	97.49	3	2	100	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
MFC	Insurance - Life	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	44.64	3	2	100	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
THC	Medical Care Facilities	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	262.63	4	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
AHR	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	57.72	5	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
DOC	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	22.82	5	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
HR	REIT - Healthcare Facilities	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	21.87	5	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
JPM	Banks - Diversified	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	357.31	6	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
ALL	Insurance - Property & Casualty	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	272.42	7	2	93	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
ROST	Apparel Retail	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	251.03	8	2	85	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
VSXY	Apparel Retail	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	89.31	8	2	85	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
AMBP	Packaging & Containers	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	5.21	9	2	85	Multi-signal; top industry breakout	TV
TJX	Apparel Retail	MA Compression; Three-Day Up	160.80	8	2	80	Multi-signal; top industry setup	TV
LTH	Leisure	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	45.63	16	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
YETI	Leisure	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	51.87	16	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
ZGN	Apparel Manufacturing	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	14.97	17	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
GGB	Steel	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	4.95	18	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
OMC	Advertising Agencies	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	86.22	19	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
STGW	Advertising Agencies	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	7.97	19	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
MAC	REIT - Retail	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	26.51	20	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
SPG	REIT - Retail	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	236.70	20	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
RNG	Software - Application	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	56.93	21	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
SOLV	Medical Instruments & Supplies	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	86.17	23	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
AMGN	Drug Manufacturers - General	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	393.10	24	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
BMY	Drug Manufacturers - General	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	63.60	24	2	77	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
GH	Diagnostics & Research	Momentum Pullback	143.62	14	2	70	Multi-signal; pullback setup	TV
CNK	Entertainment	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	35.06	27	2	70	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
SIRI	Entertainment	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	31.68	27	2	70	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV
SJM	Packaged Foods	New 52Wk High; Three-Day Up	123.04	30	2	70	Multi-signal; new-high strength	TV

How To Use This Report / What This Report Is Not

How To Use This Report

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

What This Report Is Not

Not	Meaning
Investment advice	The report does not evaluate personal objectives, risk tolerance, tax situation, account type, or suitability.
Buy/sell recommendation	Named tickers are research candidates or screen matches, not recommendations to transact.
Price target	The report does not provide fair value estimates, targets, or expected returns.
Trade plan	Trigger, stop, sizing, reward/risk, liquidity, and event-risk review remain separate user work.
Performance claim	Model 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

Source	Status	Rows	Path
Market breadth	present	1253	breadth_20260728.csv
Industry composite rankings	present	88	all_industry_composite_20260728.csv
Top ranked stocks	present	90	top_ranked_composite_20260728.csv
All ranked stocks	present	1335	all_stocks_composite_sorted_20260728.csv
Top momentum pullbacks	present	1486	top_momentum_pullbacks_20260728.csv
MA compression	present	1486	ma_compression_stocks_20260728.csv
Three-day up/down	present	468	three_day_up_down_stocks_20260728.csv
New 52-week members	present	93	breadth_new_52wk_members_20260728.csv

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