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Market Regime: BULLISH |  Score: 75/100 |  August 29, 2026 |  Top 30 Ranked Stocks
Past picks, measured: across 29 screens, the top-10 picks averaged -0.7% in the 30 days after each screen vs +2.0% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
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1
ROST
$228.55
Ross Stores, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical
+1.0
Momentum█████+2.24
6M Mom████░+0.27
Volatility██░░░-0.75
Quality█████+2.16
Value████░-0.09
Accruals█████+0.97
Inv Growth████░+0.35
Business
Ross Stores operates off-price retail chains (Ross Dress for Less and DD's Discounts), selling brand-name apparel, footwear, and home goods ...
Caution
Despite the bullish analyst consensus (19 buys, no sells), insider activity shows more sellers than buyers by share count (84,225 sold vs. 4...
2
AAPL
$319.70
Apple Inc.
Technology
+0.7
Momentum█████+0.53
6M Mom█████+0.79
Volatility███░░-0.55
Quality█████+3.00
Value███░░-0.34
Accruals██░░░-1.05
Inv Growth█████+1.20
Business
Apple designs and sells iPhones, Macs, iPads, and services like iCloud and Apple Music, making most of its money from hardware sales plus a ...
Caution
Insider activity is heavily one-sided — 28 insider sells totaling 553,284 shares versus just 2 small buys (12,645 shares) in the last six mo...
3
SU
$65.43
Suncor Energy Inc.
Energy
+0.7
Momentum█████+1.65
6M Mom████░+0.37
Volatility██░░░-0.84
Quality█████+0.86
Value█████+1.07
Accruals█████+1.65
Inv Growth█████+0.96
Business
Suncor Energy is an integrated oil company that extracts crude oil from Canada's oil sands, refines it into products like gasoline and diese...
Caution
A looming bear case is the sector-specific risk from oil price volatility, as noted in the headline about rising prices due to an Iran cease...
4
MPC
$368.83
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Energy
+0.6
Momentum█████+2.44
6M Mom█████+3.00
Volatility█░░░░-1.56
Quality████░+0.21
Value████░+0.22
Accruals█████+0.74
Inv Growth████░+0.05
Business
Marathon Petroleum is a large oil refiner that turns crude oil into gasoline, diesel, and other fuels, making money on the margin between wh...
Caution
Despite the strong momentum, insider activity shows 19 sells versus 11 buys over the last six months, with insiders selling more than twice ...
5
TGT
$163.18
Target Corporation
Consumer Defensive
+0.6
Momentum█████+0.57
6M Mom█████+2.57
Volatility█░░░░-1.36
Quality█████+1.72
Value████░-0.03
Accruals█████+0.67
Inv Growth█████+0.55
Business
Target runs a chain of large discount stores across the U.S., selling groceries, household goods, clothing, and electronics, and makes money...
Caution
Insiders have been net sellers over the past six months (17 sells vs. 13 buys, with 53,000 more shares sold than bought), and the company ju...
6
STT
$193.33
State Street Corporation
Financial Services
+0.6
Momentum█████+1.46
6M Mom█████+2.87
Volatility███░░-0.48
Quality██░░░-0.78
Value█████+3.00
Accruals███░░-0.15
Inv Growth████░+0.45
Business
State Street is a financial services firm that makes money primarily as a custodian bank and asset manager, holding and servicing trillions ...
Caution
Insider activity over the past six months shows more than three times as many shares sold (79,095) as bought (21,847), with 16 sells versus ...
7
PSX
$244.01
Phillips 66
Energy
+0.5
Momentum█████+1.85
6M Mom█████+3.00
Volatility█░░░░-1.38
Quality█████+0.71
Value████░+0.08
Accruals██░░░-0.73
Inv Growth█████+0.76
Business
Phillips 66 is a diversified energy company that refines crude oil into fuels like gasoline and diesel, and also transports, stores, and mar...
Caution
The big red flag is insider selling—22 insider sells (206,613 shares) versus only 8 buys (93,234 shares) in the last six months, which sugge...
8
GD
$379.32
General Dynamics Corporation
Industrials
+0.5
Momentum███░░-0.61
6M Mom███░░-0.32
Volatility████░+0.11
Quality█████+2.70
Value████░+0.03
Accruals███░░-0.45
Inv Growth█████+0.62
Business
General Dynamics makes money by designing and selling military equipment like tanks, submarines, and combat vehicles to governments, plus bu...
Caution
Insider selling is significant—23 sellers dumped 514,248 shares over the past six months, while only 7 insiders bought 258,440 shares (likel...
9
HST
$22.28
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Real Estate
+0.5
Momentum█████+1.65
6M Mom█████+0.63
Volatility███░░-0.45
Quality███░░-0.56
Value█████+1.40
Accruals█████+0.98
Inv Growth█████+0.97
Business
Host Hotels & Resorts is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates upscale and luxury hotels, making money primarily thro...
Caution
Despite the positive analyst consensus (15 buy, 10 hold), insiders have been net sellers over the past six months—5 sells totaling 134,359 s...
10
GOOGL
$346.59
Alphabet Inc.
Communication Services
+0.4
Momentum█████+2.27
6M Mom████░+0.26
Volatility█░░░░-1.56
Quality█████+1.45
Value███░░-0.43
Accruals█████+0.90
Inv Growth░░░░░-3.00
Business
Alphabet makes money primarily through Google advertising (search, YouTube, and network ads), plus cloud services and subscription products ...
Caution
The biggest red flag is the extremely negative inventory growth z-score (-3.00), which signals a dramatic slowdown in capital spending—likel...
11
ITW
$280.10
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Industrials
+0.4
Momentum██░░░-1.10
6M Mom██░░░-0.84
Volatility████░+0.28
Quality█████+3.00
Value████░-0.10
Accruals██░░░-0.87
Inv Growth████░-0.06
Business
Illinois Tool Works makes a huge variety of industrial products and equipment, like fasteners, welding gear, and food equipment, and it earn...
Caution
The biggest red flag is that analysts are heavily tilted to sell (9 sells vs. 2 buys) and only 13 hold, suggesting the Street sees limited u...
12
ADM
$81.54
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
Consumer Defensive
+0.3
Momentum█████+0.61
6M Mom█████+0.63
Volatility██░░░-0.86
Quality███░░-0.28
Value█████+1.33
Accruals█████+1.90
Inv Growth█████+1.21
Business
ADM is an agricultural commodities giant that buys, processes, and transports crops like corn, soybeans, and wheat, making money by charging...
Caution
The biggest red flag is that 17 of 27 analysts rate the stock a sell or hold, with only 2 buys—a stark contrast to the positive headlines ab...
13
IEX
$230.28
IDEX Corporation
Industrials
+0.3
Momentum████░+0.23
6M Mom████░+0.01
Volatility████░+0.02
Quality█████+0.72
Value████░-0.03
Accruals████░-0.01
Inv Growth█████+0.59
Business
IDEX Corporation makes and sells specialized industrial equipment like pumps, fluid-handling systems, and fire safety products, earning mone...
Caution
Despite a high Piotroski score and analyst upgrades, insiders have net sold more shares (31,540 sold vs. 21,635 bought) over the last six mo...
14
FRT
$116.75
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Real Estate
+0.2
Momentum████░+0.11
6M Mom███░░-0.11
Volatility█████+1.82
Quality███░░-0.56
Value████░+0.19
Accruals███░░-0.20
Inv Growth███░░-0.21
Business
Federal Realty is a real estate investment trust that owns and operates open-air shopping centers and mixed-use properties, primarily on the...
Caution
The biggest red flag is that insiders have sold nearly as many shares as they bought (39,217 sold vs 38,377 bought), and with zero sell rati...
15
AIZ
$285.65
Assurant, Inc.
Financial Services
+0.2
Momentum█████+0.62
6M Mom█████+0.91
Volatility████░+0.01
Quality██░░░-0.78
Value█████+1.82
Accruals████░-0.08
Inv Growth████░+0.45
Business
Assurant sells insurance and protection products, like mobile phone coverage, renters insurance, and loan protection, and makes money from p...
Caution
Insider activity over the last six months shows 52,552 shares sold versus only 28,061 bought — that's nearly double the selling — which is a...
16
KO
$89.66
The Coca-Cola Company
Consumer Defensive
+0.2
Momentum███░░-0.26
6M Mom████░+0.26
Volatility█████+1.05
Quality█████+1.19
Value███░░-0.53
Accruals░░░░░-2.60
Inv Growth████░+0.37
Business
Coca-Cola makes money by selling concentrates, syrups, and finished beverages to bottlers and retailers worldwide, with a massive portfolio ...
Caution
Despite no analyst downgrades (27 buy / 8 hold / 0 sell), insider activity shows 20 sells vs. 10 buys over the last six months, with 1.08 mi...
17
CVX
$201.86
Chevron Corporation
Energy
+0.1
Momentum███░░-0.14
6M Mom████░-0.08
Volatility███░░-0.23
Quality█████+0.82
Value████░+0.09
Accruals█████+1.32
Inv Growth░░░░░-2.78
Business
Chevron is a global oil and gas giant that makes money by finding, extracting, and refining crude oil and natural gas, selling fuels, lubric...
Caution
Insider activity shows 19 sells totaling 3.8 million shares versus 11 buys of 1.18 million shares—that’s over three times more selling than ...
18
LH
$335.11
Labcorp Holdings Inc.
Healthcare
+0.1
Momentum██░░░-0.85
6M Mom█████+0.56
Volatility███░░-0.20
Quality█████+0.68
Value████░+0.05
Accruals████░+0.44
Inv Growth█████+0.96
Business
Labcorp is a medical testing company that makes money by processing blood, urine, and other samples for doctors, hospitals, and patients, pl...
Caution
Despite 21 buys from insiders (13,995 shares), the 21 sells (22,875 shares) are larger in total volume, and six-month momentum is still nega...
19
UNP
$307.41
Union Pacific Corporation
Industrials
+0.1
Momentum███░░-0.17
6M Mom████░+0.43
Volatility████░+0.11
Quality████░+0.27
Value███░░-0.22
Accruals████░+0.07
Inv Growth█████+0.55
Business
Union Pacific is a railroad company that moves freight—like grain, coal, chemicals, and consumer goods—across the western United States, and...
Caution
Even though analysts are broadly positive (21 buys, 0 sells), the stock's value score is negative (-0.22) and momentum is slightly negative ...
20
TRV
$369.90
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Financial Services
+0.1
Momentum████░+0.38
6M Mom█████+0.72
Volatility████░+0.45
Quality██░░░-0.78
Value█████+0.69
Accruals████░+0.04
Inv Growth███░░-0.16
Business
Travelers is a property and casualty insurance company that makes money by collecting premiums from individuals and businesses in exchange f...
Caution
Insider activity is skewed heavily to selling—21 sells (111,384 shares) versus only 9 buys (54,192 shares) over the last six months—and whil...
21
ABBV
$255.48
AbbVie Inc.
Healthcare
+0.1
Momentum████░-0.06
6M Mom████░+0.09
Volatility██░░░-0.76
Quality███░░-0.33
Value████░-0.01
Accruals█████+2.83
Inv Growth█████+1.10
Business
AbbVie makes money primarily by selling specialty drugs, led by immunology treatments like Humira and Skyrizi, plus oncology and neuroscienc...
Caution
Despite the strong financials, insider activity shows 4 sells versus 16 buys — but the sells were nearly double the buys in share count (23,...
22
NUE
$250.50
Nucor Corporation
Basic Materials
+0.1
Momentum█████+2.09
6M Mom█████+2.07
Volatility█░░░░-1.46
Quality██░░░-0.90
Value██░░░-0.91
Accruals████░+0.47
Inv Growth████░+0.48
Business
Nucor makes steel by recycling scrap metal in electric arc furnaces, selling steel products, sheets, bars, and beams to construction, automo...
Caution
Despite strong momentum, the stock is expensive (value z-score -0.91) and has poor quality (quality z-score -0.90), and insiders have been n...
23
SNA
$391.86
Snap-on Incorporated
Industrials
+0.1
Momentum███░░-0.32
6M Mom███░░-0.53
Volatility█████+0.62
Quality█████+0.67
Value███░░-0.17
Accruals██░░░-0.73
Inv Growth████░+0.04
Business
Snap-on makes and sells high-end tools, diagnostics equipment, and repair software for professional mechanics and technicians, earning money...
Caution
Insider activity shows 21 sells versus 9 buys in the last six months, a clear signal that executives are cashing out nearly twice as many sh...
24
PBR
$18.53
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
Energy
+0.1
Momentum█████+0.92
6M Mom████░+0.15
Volatility█░░░░-1.52
Quality████░+0.47
Value████░+0.07
Accruals█████+1.56
Inv Growth░░░░░-2.25
Business
Petrobras is Brazil's state-controlled oil and gas giant, extracting and refining crude oil and selling fuels like gasoline and diesel, plus...
Caution
The biggest red flag is the heavy insider selling: 6 insider sells (23,473 shares) versus just 1 insignificant buy (1,000 shares) over the p...
25
KIM
$23.78
Kimco Realty Corporation
Real Estate
+0.1
Momentum███░░-0.59
6M Mom███░░-0.44
Volatility█████+1.33
Quality███░░-0.56
Value████░+0.28
Accruals████░-0.06
Inv Growth█████+1.42
Business
Kimco Realty owns and leases open-air shopping centers (strip malls) to retail tenants like grocery stores, discount chains, and restaurants...
Caution
Analyst sentiment is mixed with 14 holds and only a $26 price target from JPMorgan, while momentum is negative (z-scores -0.59 and -0.44), s...
26
NSC
$348.68
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Industrials
+0.1
Momentum██░░░-0.72
6M Mom████░+0.09
Volatility█████+0.55
Quality████░+0.27
Value███░░-0.25
Accruals████░+0.14
Inv Growth████░+0.46
Business
Norfolk Southern is a major U.S. freight railroad that moves goods like coal, chemicals, and consumer products across the eastern half of th...
Caution
Insider activity shows a clear split: 29 small buys totaling 2,182 shares versus one bigger sell of 8,319 shares, meaning insiders are net s...
27
MAR
$351.08
Marriott International, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical
+0.0
Momentum████░+0.21
6M Mom███░░-0.20
Volatility██░░░-0.87
Quality█████+0.90
Value███░░-0.21
Accruals███░░-0.23
Inv Growth████░+0.23
Business
Marriott operates a global portfolio of hotels and resorts, making money primarily through franchise fees, licensing, and management contrac...
Caution
Insider activity shows 6 sells (28,090 shares) versus 22 small buys, so net insider selling is a caution flag, and the stock’s weak volatili...
28
GL
$172.79
Globe Life Inc.
Financial Services
-0.0
Momentum███░░-0.35
6M Mom█████+0.63
Volatility█████+0.55
Quality██░░░-0.72
Value█████+1.08
Accruals██░░░-0.73
Inv Growth████░+0.12
Business
Globe Life Inc. is an insurance holding company that sells life insurance and supplemental health insurance, primarily to middle-income Amer...
Caution
Despite 18 buy ratings, insider activity shows heavy selling—23 sells (329,881 shares) versus only 7 buys (156,650 shares) in the last six m...
29
USB
$62.47
U.S. Bancorp
Financial Services
-0.1
Momentum████░+0.36
6M Mom████░+0.48
Volatility████░+0.09
Quality██░░░-0.78
Value█████+0.69
Accruals██░░░-0.98
Inv Growth█████+0.68
Business
U.S. Bancorp is a regional bank that makes money primarily from net interest income on loans and deposits, plus fees from payment processing...
Caution
Accruals quality is poor (z -0.98) and quality is weak (z -0.78), indicating earnings may be inflated by non-cash items, and while insider b...
30
PSA
$313.51
Public Storage
Real Estate
-0.1
Momentum███░░-0.66
6M Mom███░░-0.46
Volatility███░░-0.11
Quality███░░-0.25
Value████░+0.19
Accruals█████+1.41
Inv Growth█████+0.65
Business
Public Storage operates self-storage facilities, renting out units to individuals and businesses, and makes money through rental income and ...
Caution
Insider activity shows 7 sells versus 23 buys, but the sell volume (127,026 shares) far exceeds buy volume (78,158 shares), signaling that i...