Short-term Top 10 — Communication Services — 18 Aug 2026

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).

• Trend81.4
• Momentum64.4
• Setup53.1
• Volume and participation80.8
• Catalysts73.9

Volume and participation 77th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 73rd: it is trading 19.3% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is momentum 45th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought).

• Trend73.0
• Momentum45.3
• Setup63.1
• Volume and participation76.8
• Catalysts62.0

Setup 86th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced well over two thirds of its move over the past year — 73% of it; catalysts 75th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading; weakest is trend 41st: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20).

• Trend41.4
• Momentum49.6
• Setup86.1
• Volume and participation73.1
• Catalysts75.0

Volume and participation 83rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 69th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is catalysts 51st: analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.

• Trend68.9
• Momentum57.2
• Setup60.1
• Volume and participation82.7
• Catalysts51.3

Volume and participation 91st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 79th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is trend 48th: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day.

• Trend47.8
• Momentum52.6
• Setup79.2
• Volume and participation90.5
• Catalysts54.7

Trend 95th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; catalysts 70th: analysts have raised their average price target by 1.8% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 26th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 3% of it.

• Trend94.6
• Momentum70.2
• Setup25.8
• Volume and participation35.5
• Catalysts70.4

Trend 73rd: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; volume and participation 70th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 45th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 91% of the past ~6 months).

• Trend73.3
• Momentum67.4
• Setup45.3
• Volume and participation69.9
• Catalysts50.0

Volume and participation 98th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 69th: it is trading 24.8% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is setup 38th: day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 79% of it).

• Trend69.2
• Momentum51.0
• Setup37.5
• Volume and participation97.7
• Catalysts46.1

Catalysts 73rd: analysts have raised their average price target by 10.6% since the prior reading; setup 66th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is volume and participation 45th: it gapped 2.4% below 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.

• Trend50.8
• Momentum54.7
• Setup65.7
• Volume and participation44.6
• Catalysts72.9

Catalysts 67th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 39, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading; trend 62nd: the price is 3% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 45th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings.

• Trend62.0
• Momentum61.2
• Setup45.0
• Volume and participation48.9
• Catalysts67.3