Top 10 / Short-term Top 10 — Utilities
Short-term Top 10 — Utilities
The 10 highest short-term scores among covered Utilities companies, rebalanced every Monday.
Tracked against the market equal-weight, exits included
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+0.4% since 2026-08-18, against +0.2% for SPY — 0.2 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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Where the cutoff sits
The cutoff today is 50.9 across 58 ranked Utilities companies. #11 (NWE) is 0.6 below it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 49.7 today.
Changes at the 18 Aug 2026 rebalance
Entered
American Water Works (AWK) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 2, score 59.7.
AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 1, score 64.2.
National Fuel Gas (NFG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 5, score 54.6.
ONE GAS INC (OGS) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 7, score 54.2.
PG&E Corporation (PCG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 4, score 54.9.
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 52.3.
SPIRE INC (SR) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 8, score 52.8.
UGI Corporation (UGI) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 6, score 54.3.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 51.8.
Xcel Energy (XEL) — Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 3, score 56.0.
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 | AMERICAN STATES WATER (AWR) Catalysts 79th: analysts have raised their average price target by 9.8% since the prior reading; trend 70th: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control; weakest is volume and participation 15th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
70 | 56 | 53 | 15 | 79 | 2 | 89.18 19 Aug 2026 | +0.3% | ↓ 83.20 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 2 | PG&E Corporation (PCG) Setup 64th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 3% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; trend 62nd: a trend forming but not yet strong (ADX below 25); weakest is volume and participation 36th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average. |
62 | 53 | 64 | 36 | 57 | 3 | 17.65 19 Aug 2026 | −1.0% | ↓ 16.88 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 3 | UGI Corporation (UGI) Volume and participation 100th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 3.1× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 63rd: the price is 4% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is catalysts 24th: analysts have cut their average price target by 2.4% since the prior reading. |
63 | 53 | 48 | 100 | 24 | 4 | 38.55 19 Aug 2026 | +0.4% | ↓ 33.54 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 4 | ONE GAS INC (OGS) Volume and participation 74th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 72nd: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced around half of its move over the past year — 56% of it; weakest is catalysts 43rd: analysts have cut their average price target by 1.0% since the prior reading. |
48 | 47 | 72 | 74 | 43 | 5 | 81.39 19 Aug 2026 | +0.4% | ↓ 76.71 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 5 | National Fuel Gas (NFG) Catalysts 61st: analysts have raised their average price target by 1.1% since the prior reading; trend 52nd: the price is 2% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is momentum 45th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). |
52 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 61 | 10 | 83.58 19 Aug 2026 | +0.3% | ↓ 78.75 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 6 | American Water Works (AWK) Volume and participation 74th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 74th: day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 6% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move; weakest is momentum 49th: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought). Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
54 | 49 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 13 | 138.71 19 Aug 2026 | +1.8% | ↓ 129.75 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 7 | PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (POR) Volume and participation 62nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; catalysts 55th: analysts have raised their average price target by 0.4% since the prior reading; weakest is setup 38th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down. |
51 | 45 | 38 | 62 | 55 | 17 | 50.14 19 Aug 2026 | −0.8% | — | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 8 | Xcel Energy (XEL) Volume and participation 72nd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 55th: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day; weakest is catalysts 30th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading. |
55 | 50 | 45 | 72 | 30 | 18 | 79.41 19 Aug 2026 | +0.3% | ↓ 76.09 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 9 | SPIRE INC (SR) Volume and participation 73rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 61st: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced a bit over half of its move over the past year — 58% of it; weakest is catalysts 12th: the analyst consensus rating has softened toward "sell" since the prior reading. |
48 | 47 | 61 | 73 | 12 | 24 | 83.52 19 Aug 2026 | +0.5% | ↓ 78.28 | 18 Aug 2026 | ||
| 10 | Essential Utilities (WTRG) Volume and participation 76th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; setup 70th: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings; weakest is catalysts 42nd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 6, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90). |
53 | 49 | 70 | 76 | 42 | 25 | 41.05 19 Aug 2026 | +1.7% | ↓ 38.30 | 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 50.9 across 58 ranked Utilities companies. #11 (NWE) is 0.6 below it. A member leaves only if it falls past #15 — 49.7 today.
Informational only — NOT financial advice.