Short-term Top 10 — 18 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 18 Aug 2026. Scores, pillars and reasons are the ones recorded that day; nothing here is recomputed. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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The ten
| # | Company | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chime Financial, Inc. (CHYM) Volume and participation 86th: it gapped 9.2% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; catalysts 84th: analysts have raised their average price target by 11.4% since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 56th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). |
Financials | 72.6 |
| 2 | KOHLS CORP (KSS) Setup 89th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; volume and participation 86th: it gapped 20.0% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; weakest is catalysts 62nd: analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. |
Consumer Discretionary | 72.6 |
| 3 | James Hardie Industries (JHX) Catalysts 92nd: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading; trend 76th: it is trading 11.3% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is setup 52nd: day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 79% of it). |
Materials | 72.3 |
| 4 | MINIMED INC (MMED) Trend 95th: the price is 17% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; volume and participation 71st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 56th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings. |
Health Care | 71.5 |
| 5 | Motorola Solutions (MSI) Volume and participation 93rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 71st: analysts have raised their average price target by 3.1% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 66th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 82% of the past ~6 months). |
Information Technology | 71.4 |
| 6 | AGILYSYS INC (AGYS) Volume and participation 91st: it gapped 29.9% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; setup 74th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced close to two thirds of its move over the past year — 63% of it; weakest is trend 64th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day. |
Information Technology | 71.0 |
| 7 | Okta, Inc. (OKTA) Volume and participation 85th: it gapped 13.5% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; catalysts 75th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 34, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.4% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 65th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 12% of it. |
Information Technology | 70.9 |
| 8 | Cloudflare (NET) Catalysts 83rd: analysts have raised their average price target by 21.4% since the prior reading; trend 80th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is volume and participation 53rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
Information Technology | 70.8 |
| 9 | MAGNITE INC (MGNI) Trend 81st: it is trading 23.3% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; volume and participation 81st: it gapped 11.3% above the previous close and has not traded back through the level it left behind — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed; weakest is setup 53rd: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 95% of the past ~6 months). |
Communication Services | 70.8 |
| 11 | PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC (PARR) Trend 92nd: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; volume and participation 76th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is momentum 53rd: MACD momentum is negative. |
Energy | 70.0 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
Chime Financial, Inc. (CHYM) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 72.6.
KOHLS CORP (KSS) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 72.6.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 72.3.
MINIMED INC (MMED) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 71.5.
Motorola Solutions (MSI) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 71.4.
AGILYSYS INC (AGYS) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 71.0.
Okta, Inc. (OKTA) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 70.9.
Cloudflare (NET) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 70.8.
MAGNITE INC (MGNI) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 70.8.
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC (PARR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 11, score 70.0.
Passed over on 18 Aug 2026
INTAPP INC (INTA) — Not selected 18 Aug 2026 despite rank 10: Information Technology already holds 4 of 10 (sector cap).
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