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Short-term Top 10 — Materials — 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

#CompanyWhy it was hereSectorScore
1 Sonoco (SON)
Volume and participation 79th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.

Volume and participation 79th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 78th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is momentum 54th: MACD momentum is negative.

  • Trend56.9
  • Momentum54.1
  • Setup77.5
  • Volume and participation78.8
  • Catalysts61.6
Materials 64.7
2 International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Volume and participation 76th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.

Volume and participation 76th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 70th: a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25); weakest is momentum 54th: MACD momentum is negative.

  • Trend69.8
  • Momentum54.3
  • Setup59.2
  • Volume and participation75.9
  • Catalysts64.3
Materials 64.4
3 Ashland Global (ASH)
Trend 71st: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control.

Trend 71st: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; setup 62nd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is catalysts 57th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 8, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading.

  • Trend70.6
  • Momentum61.5
  • Setup62.2
  • Volume and participation59.2
  • Catalysts57.4
Materials 62.8
4 Southern Copper (SCCO)
Trend 82nd: the price is 11% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain.

Trend 82nd: the price is 11% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; volume and participation 62nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is setup 46th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced only a small part of its move over the past year — 4% of it.

  • Trend82.2
  • Momentum60.5
  • Setup46.3
  • Volume and participation61.6
  • Catalysts56.5
Materials 62.5
5 GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF)
Momentum 70th: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold).

Momentum 70th: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold); trend 69th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is catalysts 33rd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 2, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Its short interest was not measured, so no short-interest deduction applies.

  • Trend69.2
  • Momentum70.3
  • Setup68.8
  • Volume and participation65.2
  • Catalysts32.5
Materials 61.4
6 AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
Trend 72nd: it is trading 13.9% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line.

Trend 72nd: it is trading 13.9% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; catalysts 69th: analysts have raised their average price target by 5.0% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 41st: day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 92% of the past ~6 months).

  • Trend71.7
  • Momentum61.9
  • Setup40.5
  • Volume and participation61.5
  • Catalysts69.0
Materials 61.4
7 Smurfit Westrock (SW)
Setup 73rd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down.

Setup 73rd: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; catalysts 71st: open-market insider buys in 90 days 30, analysts have raised their average price target by 0.1% since the prior reading; weakest is volume and participation 40th: it gapped 6.6% 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.

  • Trend60.4
  • Momentum57.9
  • Setup72.5
  • Volume and participation40.1
  • Catalysts70.6
Materials 61.3
8 Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Setup 66th: 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 66th: 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 66th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is catalysts 49th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 0, the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading.

  • Trend61.9
  • Momentum64.2
  • Setup66.3
  • Volume and participation66.2
  • Catalysts48.7
Materials 61.2
12 QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR)
Catalysts 78th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 52, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading.

Catalysts 78th: open-market insider buys in 90 days 52, analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading; setup 70th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; weakest is volume and participation 43rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.

  • Trend48.6
  • Momentum59.8
  • Setup69.9
  • Volume and participation43.2
  • Catalysts78.0
Materials 60.2
13 AptarGroup (ATR)
Setup 94th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down.

Setup 94th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; trend 60th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is volume and participation 41st: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.

  • Trend59.6
  • Momentum49.9
  • Setup93.6
  • Volume and participation41.0
  • Catalysts50.5
Materials 59.9

Entered on 24 Aug 2026

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 64.4, rank 2 (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).

Ashland Global (ASH) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 62.8, 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).

Southern Copper (SCCO) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 62.5, 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).

GREIF INC CLASS A (GEF) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 61.4, 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).

Smurfit Westrock (SW) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 61.3, 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).

Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) — Entered 24 Aug 2026: score 61.2, rank 8 (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

COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 44.0, rank 50 (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).

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 50.7, rank 33 (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).

James Hardie Industries (JHX) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 58.5, rank 16 (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).

Newmont (NEM) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 45.5, rank 42 (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).

Nucor (NUE) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 48.0, rank 37 (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).

Steel Dynamics (STLD) — Left 24 Aug 2026: score 46.3, 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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