Top 10 / Short-term Top 10 — Consumer Staples
Short-term Top 10 — Consumer Staples
The 10 highest short-term scores among covered Consumer Staples companies, rebalanced every Monday.
Tracked against the market equal-weight, exits included
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+3.5% since 2026-08-18, against +0.2% for SPY — 3.3 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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Where the cutoff sits
The cutoff today is 59.3 across 70 ranked Consumer Staples companies. #11 (COTY) is 0.2 below it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 57.1 today.
Changes at the 18 Aug 2026 rebalance
Entered
Brown–Forman (BF.B) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 59.7.
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 58.9.
Dollar Tree (DLTR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 63.2.
Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 59.0.
Freshpet (FRPT) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 61.1.
McCormick & Company (MKC) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 59.3.
J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 59.6.
SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (SPB) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 66.3.
Target Corporation (TGT) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 66.7.
US Foods (USFD) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 59.6.
10 of 10 changed. This is the list’s first rebalance, so every member is new.
The 10 members
| # | Company · why it is here | Score | T | M | S | V | C | Last 30 | Sector rank | Price | Since entry | Invalidation | In the list since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Target Corporation (TGT) Volume and participation 88th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.6× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 84th: the price is 16% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 37th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced essentially none of its move over the past year — 0% of it. |
84 | 58 | 37 | 88 | 56 | 1 | 159.00 19 Aug 2026 | +4.3% | ↓ 132.55 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 2 | Estée Lauder Companies (The) (EL) Volume and participation 97th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 6.2× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 67th: the price is 16% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is momentum 47th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). |
67 | 47 | 55 | 97 | 59 | 2 | 98.01 19 Aug 2026 | +16.3% | ↓ 87.23 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 3 | Brown–Forman (BF.B) Setup 86th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 70th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 31, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.2% since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 49th: MACD momentum is negative. |
53 | 49 | 86 | 59 | 70 | 3 | 28.43 19 Aug 2026 | +4.7% | ↓ 27.12 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 4 | Dollar Tree (DLTR) Trend 71st: the price is 9% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; volume and participation 69th: it gapped 15.8% 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 50th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings. |
71 | 56 | 50 | 69 | 61 | 6 | 131.84 19 Aug 2026 | +1.0% | ↑ 132.10 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 5 | US Foods (USFD) Momentum 66th: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 27.5 percentage points; trend 66th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is setup 47th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 8% of it. |
66 | 66 | 47 | 53 | 64 | 8 | 107.52 19 Aug 2026 | +0.6% | ↓ 103.78 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 6 | SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS INC (SPB) Volume and participation 78th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 72nd: 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; weakest is catalysts 38th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading. |
59 | 55 | 72 | 78 | 38 | 9 | 87.85 17 Aug 2026 | — | ↓ 85.82 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 7 | Colgate-Palmolive (CL) Volume and participation 73rd: it gapped 4.8% 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 64th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is momentum 41st: over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 3.9 percentage points. |
43 | 41 | 64 | 73 | 58 | 18 | 90.87 19 Aug 2026 | −0.6% | ↑ 94.15 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 8 | Freshpet (FRPT) Trend 77th: it is trading 26.1% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; volume and participation 75th: it gapped 5.2% 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; weakest is setup 42nd: day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 79% of it). Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
77 | 57 | 42 | 75 | 62 | 23 | 75.03 19 Aug 2026 | +3.3% | ↓ 60.78 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 9 | J.M. Smucker Company (The) (SJM) Setup 74th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; trend 65th: the price is 6% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is momentum 42nd: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
65 | 42 | 74 | 45 | 61 | 33 | 122.84 19 Aug 2026 | +3.7% | ↓ 115.64 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 10 | McCormick & Company (MKC) Volume and participation 66th: it gapped 4.3% 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; trend 62nd: the price is 9% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 51st: a fresh 20-day high. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
62 | 56 | 51 | 66 | 54 | 34 | 56.48 19 Aug 2026 | +2.2% | — | 18 Aug 2026 |
Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. The initials are the pillars of the Short-term score: T trend, M momentum, S setup, V volume and participation, C catalysts.
Since entry is the price change from the day the member entered this list to its latest stored close. The sparkline is its last 30 closes with its 50- and 200-day averages, and the invalidation is the level that would disprove its Elliott-wave count — a level a count can fail at, not a forecast.
How the score is built
The short-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced every Monday. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2. Full method → What is the short-term score? →
Questions
How is the short-term score built?
The short-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced every Monday. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
How often does this list change?
Members are rebalanced every Monday. Scores are recomputed nightly, but membership only changes at a scheduled rebalance, or immediately if a company stops being eligible. A member is held while it stays inside the top 15, so a small move in rank does not force a change.
What score does a company need to be in this list?
The cutoff today is 59.3 across 70 ranked Consumer Staples companies. #11 (COTY) is 0.2 below it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 57.1 today.
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