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Short-term Top 10 — Communication Services — 24 Aug 2026
The ten as they stood on 24 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 | Why it was here | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinterest (PINS) | Setup 89th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down.Setup 89th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 70th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 29, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 45th: it gapped 6.3% 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. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 62.8 |
| 2 | Fox Corporation (Class A) (FOXA) | Trend 75th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control.Trend 75th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; catalysts 71st: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; weakest is setup 49th: day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 76% of it). Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 62.0 |
| 3 | CARGURUS INC CLASS A (CARG) | Setup 90th: 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.Setup 90th: 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; catalysts 64th: analysts have raised their average price target by 4.2% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 20th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 61.5 |
| 4 | Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) | Catalysts 88th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 76, the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading.Catalysts 88th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 76, the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; setup 70th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is momentum 42nd: over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 11.5 percentage points. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 61.2 |
| 5 | Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) | Volume and participation 74th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.Volume and participation 74th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 67th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is setup 45th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 5% of it. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 60.7 |
| 6 | JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC CLASS A (WLY) | Catalysts 68th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 38, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading.Catalysts 68th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 38, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading; setup 67th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is volume and participation 44th: it gapped 2.7% 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. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 60.7 |
| 7 | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) | Catalysts 88th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 76, the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading.Catalysts 88th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 76, the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; setup 68th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is momentum 41st: over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 11.6 percentage points. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies. |
Communication Services | 60.2 |
| 10 | MAGNITE INC (MGNI) | Trend 69th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control.Trend 69th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; momentum 65th: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 76.1 percentage points; weakest is volume and participation 49th: trading volume is unusually light — only about 46% of its 30-day average. |
Communication Services | 58.8 |
| 11 | IMAX CORP (IMAX) | Trend 95th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day.Trend 95th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; volume and participation 64th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 36th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced essentially none of its move over the past year — 0% of it. Its score is docked 5 points for short interest in the heaviest tenth of the field. |
Communication Services | 58.4 |
| 12 | Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) | Setup 90th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.Setup 90th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; volume and participation 87th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 33rd: the price is 4% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. |
Communication Services | 57.9 |
Entered on 24 Aug 2026
Pinterest (PINS) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 62.8, rank 1 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
CARGURUS INC CLASS A (CARG) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 61.5, rank 3 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 61.2, rank 4 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 60.7, rank 5 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 60.2, rank 7 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
Left on 24 Aug 2026
GRINDR INC (GRND) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 49.6, rank 31 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
News Corp (Class A) (NWSA) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 50.5, rank 26 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
RUM GROUP INC CLASS A (RUM) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 49.7, rank 30 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CLASS A (SPHR) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 54.2, rank 20 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
Spotify (SPOT) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 46.2, rank 39 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version) (a member leaves above rank 15).
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