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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
| # | Company | Why it was here | Sector | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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). |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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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