← 19 Aug 2026 · Short-term Top 10 — Materials
Short-term Top 10 — Materials — what changed on 20 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
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.
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Who entered, who left, and the reason — with the score moves behind it.
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Membership
No company entered or left on 20 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 19 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAKER HOUGHTON CORP (KWR) | 2 −1 | 66.3 +1.1 | Volume and participation 75th → 79th |
| AptarGroup (ATR) | 5 +4 | 62.0 +1.6 | Volume and participation 55th → 64th |
| Sonoco (SON) | 9 −5 | 60.7 −1.8 | Volume and participation 58th → 42th |
| AVIENT CORP (AVNT) | 11 +2 | 60.2 +1.1 | Volume and participation 48th → 54th |
| James Hardie Industries (JHX) | 16 −10 | 58.0 −3.7 | Volume and participation 39th → 32th |
| COMMERCIAL METALS (CMC) | 31 −23 | 53.5 −7.0 | Setup 85th → 69th |
| Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) | 32 −30 | 53.4 −10.9 | Setup 58th → 46th |
| Nucor (NUE) | 33 −21 | 53.3 −5.9 | Setup 62th → 44th |
| Newmont (NEM) | 53 +1 | 46.3 +0.3 | Setup 26th → 23th |
| Steel Dynamics (STLD) | 56 −4 | 45.1 −1.3 | Trend 30th → 27th |
At the edge
Knocking
- Amcor (AMCR) scores 23.8 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- UNITED STATES LIME AND MINERALS IN (USLM) scores 17.3 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
Closest to the exit
- Nucor (NUE) 5.0 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Newmont (NEM) 12.0 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) 13.2 below the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 83 eligible Materials companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
−0.6% since the previous session (2026-08-19), against −0.8% for SPY — 0.2 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
−0.3% since 2026-08-18, against −0.6% for SPY — 0.3 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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