Short-term Top 10 — Materials — 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 | 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 |
| 2 | QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR) Volume and participation 86th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 76th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 52, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.2% since the prior reading; weakest is trend 61st: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20). |
Materials | 68.0 |
| 3 | Nucor (NUE) Volume and participation 85th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 70th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is setup 52nd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 7% of it. |
Materials | 65.2 |
| 4 | Sonoco (SON) Setup 77th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 69th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 33, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.2% since the prior reading; weakest is trend 53rd: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20). |
Materials | 63.2 |
| 5 | AVIENT CORP (AVNT) Trend 79th: it is trading 13.7% 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 38th: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 98% of the past ~6 months). |
Materials | 63.1 |
| 6 | AptarGroup (ATR) Setup 78th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; volume and participation 72nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is momentum 53rd: MACD momentum is negative. |
Materials | 61.9 |
| 7 | COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) Setup 80th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 66th: analysts have raised their average price target by 1.8% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 32nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
Materials | 61.5 |
| 8 | Steel Dynamics (STLD) Catalysts 75th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading; setup 73rd: day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 88% of it); weakest is trend 43rd: no clear trend either way (ADX below 20). |
Materials | 61.0 |
| 9 | Newmont (NEM) 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; trend 73rd: the price is 10% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 33rd: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 98% of the past ~6 months). |
Materials | 60.6 |
| 10 | Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Momentum 68th: MACD momentum is positive; trend 63rd: 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. |
Materials | 60.4 |
Entered on 18 Aug 2026
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.
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.
AVIENT CORP (AVNT) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 63.1.
AptarGroup (ATR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 61.9.
COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 61.5.
Steel Dynamics (STLD) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 61.0.
Newmont (NEM) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 60.6.
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 60.4.
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