Top 10 / Short-term Top 10 — Materials
Short-term Top 10 — Materials
The 10 highest short-term scores among covered Materials companies, rebalanced every Monday.
Tracked against the market equal-weight, exits included
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+0.3% since 2026-08-18, against +0.2% for SPY — 0.1 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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Where the cutoff sits
The cutoff today is 60.0 across 83 ranked Materials companies. #11 (ASH) is level with it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 58.4 today.
Changes at the 18 Aug 2026 rebalance
Entered
AptarGroup (ATR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 61.9.
AVIENT CORP (AVNT) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 63.1.
COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 61.5.
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 60.4.
James Hardie Industries (JHX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 72.3.
QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 68.0.
Newmont (NEM) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 60.6.
Nucor (NUE) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 65.2.
Sonoco (SON) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 63.2.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 61.0.
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 | QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR) Catalysts 77th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 52, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading; volume and participation 75th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 55th: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20). |
55 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 77 | 1 | 167.05 19 Aug 2026 | +1.3% | — | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 2 | Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Volume and participation 79th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 72nd: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is catalysts 49th: analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. |
72 | 66 | 58 | 79 | 49 | 2 | 69.09 19 Aug 2026 | +4.2% | ↓ 65.43 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 3 | Sonoco (SON) Setup 78th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 70th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 33, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.2% since the prior reading; weakest is momentum 49th: MACD momentum is negative. |
58 | 49 | 78 | 58 | 70 | 4 | 57.90 19 Aug 2026 | +1.2% | ↓ 55.38 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 4 | James Hardie Industries (JHX) Trend 78th: the price is 7% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; momentum 70th: over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 57.4 percentage points; weakest is volume and participation 39th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
78 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 60 | 6 | 30.20 19 Aug 2026 | +3.1% | ↓ 24.43 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 5 | COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) Volume and participation 98th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.3× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; setup 85th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced around half of its move over the past year — 54% of it; weakest is momentum 43rd: over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 6.5 percentage points. |
44 | 43 | 85 | 98 | 46 | 8 | 68.16 19 Aug 2026 | −4.0% | ↑ 76.83 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 6 | AptarGroup (ATR) Setup 76th: 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 57th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 20, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 55th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
56 | 57 | 76 | 55 | 57 | 9 | 132.93 19 Aug 2026 | +0.9% | ↑ 139.09 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 7 | Nucor (NUE) Volume and participation 100th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 3.4× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; setup 62nd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is trend 39th: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control. |
39 | 48 | 62 | 100 | 62 | 12 | 248.74 19 Aug 2026 | −5.8% | — | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 8 | AVIENT CORP (AVNT) Trend 70th: it is trading 15.3% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; catalysts 67th: analysts have raised their average price target by 5.0% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 39th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 97% of the past ~6 months). |
70 | 67 | 39 | 48 | 67 | 13 | 44.26 19 Aug 2026 | +1.8% | ↓ 38.28 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 9 | Steel Dynamics (STLD) Setup 65th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; volume and participation 61st: trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.2× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; weakest is trend 30th: the price is 8% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. |
30 | 40 | 65 | 61 | 44 | 52 | 231.01 19 Aug 2026 | −7.5% | ↑ 273.36 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 10 | Newmont (NEM) Volume and participation 86th: it gapped 6.8% 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; trend 78th: the price is 17% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 26th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 99% of the past ~6 months). Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
78 | 53 | 26 | 86 | 39 | 54 | 125.08 19 Aug 2026 | +7.8% | ↓ 88.98 | 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 60.0 across 83 ranked Materials companies. #11 (ASH) is level with it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 58.4 today.
Informational only — NOT financial advice.