Trade Execution — Buys | SECT Capital Quant Research

Redacted — proprietary method withheld. The space is kept so you can see where detail exists.

Execution summary

I filled 10 market orders at Monday's open for the week of August 10, 2026. I show the ATR-scaled stop and the conviction I carried in; the position weightings stay proprietary.

Ticker	Fill	Shares	Value $	Stop	Composite
PLTR	0.00	0.0000	7559.76	GTC ATR stop	63.9
IOVA	0.00	0.0000	7480.37	GTC ATR stop	60.3
SHOP	0.00	0.0000	7525.38	GTC ATR stop	58.1
THC	0.00	0.0000	7562.95	GTC ATR stop	60.0
EXLS	34.64	1.0000	34.64	GTC ATR stop	63.1
BDC	0.00	0.0000	7600.58	GTC ATR stop	69.9
DV	0.00	0.0000	7540.72	GTC ATR stop	55.5
ATI	231.34	15.0000	3470.10	GTC ATR stop	63.5
W	0.00	0.0000	7538.42	GTC ATR stop	62.2
SKE	32.54	101.0000	3286.54	GTC ATR stop	61.1

Macro environment

VIX

15.15

10Y−2Y

+0.46

HY OAS

2.71

Unemployment

4.1

SPY 20d

+2.41%

Here is how I read the backdrop: volatility is cheap at 15.2 — barely 0.95% a day — and cheap vol is exactly where I watch crowding hardest, the 10y−2y curve has steepened to +0.46, a quieter vote of confidence in duration, high-yield spreads at 2.71 are still contained, so credit is not yet contradicting the tape, and the S&P's trailing month is +2.4%, the trend I am actually trading against.

Volatility is the first thing I price, because it sets the size of every other bet. I scale gross exposure inversely to realised vol — target the risk, not the notional — so a calmer tape lets the book breathe and a violent one pulls it in automatically:

\sigma_{\text{daily}}\approx\dfrac{\mathrm{VIX}}{\sqrt{252}}\qquad w_{\text{gross}}\;\propto\;\dfrac{\sigma_{\text{target}}}{\sigma_{\text{daily}}}

Source: fred · as of 2026-08-09

Per-position evidence

#1 PLTR PLTR Technology Composite 63.9 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7559.76).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	65.7
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	61.9
Technical	73.8
Fundamental	73.8
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	63.9	—
Universe percentile	99

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	72.8	ADX(14)	20.3
MACD	7.202	Signal	2.411
MACD hist	4.791	ATR(14)	8.87
SMA 20	135.04	SMA 50	132.60
SMA 200	152.28	Vol ratio	2.37
Boll upper	164.13	Boll lower	105.96
CCI(20)	216.1	MFI(14)	69.1

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	0.2	ROA	0.1
Net margin	0.4	Rev growth	0.6
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	2.3

PLTR selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 63.9/100

#2 IOVA IOVA Biotechnology Composite 60.3 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7480.37).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	67.0
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	59.6
Technical	81.8
Fundamental	37.6
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	60.3	—
Universe percentile	96

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	70.6	ADX(14)	22.9
MACD	0.268	Signal	0.157
MACD hist	0.111	ATR(14)	0.51
SMA 20	4.83	SMA 50	4.40
SMA 200	3.37	Vol ratio	1.45
Boll upper	6.07	Boll lower	3.58
CCI(20)	224.5	MFI(14)	59.5

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	1.55	P/S	10.74
ROE	-50.2	ROA	-38.8
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	34.3
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

IOVA selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 60.3/100

#3 SHOP SHOP Technology Composite 58.1 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7525.38).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	66.2
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	59.1
Technical	72.8
Fundamental	45.9
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	58.1	—
Universe percentile	94

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	71.3	ADX(14)	21.8
MACD	6.013	Signal	3.221
MACD hist	2.792	ATR(14)	7.72
SMA 20	126.15	SMA 50	119.23
SMA 200	132.63	Vol ratio	1.07
Boll upper	146.61	Boll lower	105.69
CCI(20)	216.9	MFI(14)	54.3

Sentiment & news

Shopify: Proving It Is The Gold Standard For E-Commerce [positive]
Why Shopify Stock Soared This Week [neutral]
Why Shopify Stock Could Be the Biggest Winner in Agentic AI Commerce [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	158.4	PEG	n/a
P/B	15.55	P/S	16.88
ROE	15.1	ROA	13.1
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	32.5
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	-17.3

SHOP selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 58.1/100

#4 THC THC Health Care Composite 60.0 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7562.95).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	57.2
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	78.4
Technical	68.6
Fundamental	57.9
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	60.0	—
Universe percentile	91

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	71.1	ADX(14)	34.1
MACD	18.342	Signal	15.933
MACD hist	2.408	ATR(14)	9.67
SMA 20	226.86	SMA 50	199.55
SMA 200	201.80	Vol ratio	0.56
Boll upper	287.10	Boll lower	166.62
CCI(20)	79.4	MFI(14)	85.9

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	15.0	PEG	n/a
P/B	4.14	P/S	0.99
ROE	50.6	ROA	7.4
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	7.4
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	66.2

THC selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 60.0/100

#5 EXLS EXLS Professional Services Composite 63.1 / 100

Filled at 34.64 for 1.0000 shares ($34.64).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	58.0
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	79.9
Technical	73.0
Fundamental	61.4
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	63.1	—
Universe percentile	89

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	68.0	ADX(14)	30.7
MACD	1.882	Signal	1.374
MACD hist	0.508	ATR(14)	1.36
SMA 20	30.63	SMA 50	28.96
SMA 200	33.83	Vol ratio	1.40
Boll upper	37.23	Boll lower	24.03
CCI(20)	94.2	MFI(14)	68.6

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	21.1	PEG	n/a
P/B	7.38	P/S	2.53
ROE	28.5	ROA	14.6
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	13.6
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	10.1

EXLS selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 63.1/100

#6 BDC BDC Electrical Equipment Composite 69.9 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7600.58).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	53.5
Catalyst	72.5
Sentiment	84.0
Technical	70.1
Fundamental	71.8
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	69.9	—
Universe percentile	86

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	73.4	ADX(14)	30.5
MACD	5.166	Signal	1.885
MACD hist	3.282	ATR(14)	4.74
SMA 20	110.94	SMA 50	112.19
SMA 200	118.85	Vol ratio	1.43
Boll upper	133.94	Boll lower	87.95
CCI(20)	136.8	MFI(14)	84.4

Sentiment & news

Belden Named a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business [positive]
Belden Named a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business [positive]
Vistance Networks Board Approves Special Distribution [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	0.2	ROA	0.1
Net margin	0.1	Rev growth	0.1
Debt/Equity	0.89	EPS growth	0.2

BDC selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 69.9/100

#7 DV DV Media Composite 55.5 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7540.72).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	65.9
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	61.9
Technical	76.0
Fundamental	40.8
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	55.5	—
Universe percentile	84

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	69.3	ADX(14)	17.0
MACD	0.329	Signal	0.196
MACD hist	0.133	ATR(14)	0.53
SMA 20	11.50	SMA 50	10.97
SMA 200	10.61	Vol ratio	7.97
Boll upper	12.68	Boll lower	10.31
CCI(20)	267.7	MFI(14)	82.6

Sentiment & news

Canaccord Genuity Downgrades DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) [neutral]
Raymond James Downgrades DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) [neutral]
Scotiabank Downgrades DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) [neutral]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	0.0	ROA	0.0
Net margin	0.1	Rev growth	0.1
Debt/Equity	0.02	EPS growth	-0.1

DV selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 55.5/100

#8 ATI ATI Aerospace & Defense Composite 63.5 / 100

Filled at 231.34 for 15.0000 shares ($3470.10).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	58.9
Catalyst	80.0
Sentiment	61.8
Technical	63.8
Fundamental	56.9
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	63.5	—
Universe percentile	74

Technicals

No indicators on file yet.

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	76.9	PEG	n/a
P/B	8.78	P/S	6.78
ROE	24.2	ROA	8.4
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	2.9
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	10.7

ATI selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 63.5/100

#9 W W Retail Composite 62.2 / 100

Filled at 0.00 for 0.0000 shares ($7538.42).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	53.5
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	65.6
Technical	61.7
Fundamental	68.6
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	62.2	—
Universe percentile	69

Technicals

No indicators on file yet.

Sentiment & news

Wayfair Q2 Earnings Call Highlights [positive]
Wealthy shoppers are propping up the furniture industry's recovery [positive]
Furniture retailers gain on high-income consumer spending: AlphaSpace [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	0.1	ROA	-0.1
Net margin	-0.0	Rev growth	0.1
Debt/Equity	-1.02	EPS growth	0.4

W selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 62.2/100

#10 SKE SKE Metals & Mining Composite 61.1 / 100

Filled at 32.54 for 101.0000 shares ($3286.54).

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	53.8
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	81.7
Technical	78.1
Fundamental	36.9
Smart Money		n/a
ML Ensemble
Composite	61.1	—
Universe percentile	64

Technicals (2026-08-07)

RSI(14)	67.6	ADX(14)	14.3
MACD	0.800	Signal	0.128
MACD hist	0.672	ATR(14)	1.57
SMA 20	27.41	SMA 50	27.66
SMA 200	27.38	Vol ratio	1.45
Boll upper	31.23	Boll lower	23.59
CCI(20)	249.7	MFI(14)	68.1

Sentiment & news

IOSP's Q2 Earnings Surpass Estimates on Broad-Based Growth [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	24.95	P/S	n/a
ROE	-185.4	ROA	-33.2
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	n/a
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

SKE selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • COMPOSITE SCORE: 61.1/100

A standing note on method. I run this book in paper-trading mode, so every fill you see is simulated rather than a realised, audited track record — I would rather state that plainly than flatter the numbers. Nothing here is investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation; it is my own research, published so it can be read and argued with in the open. The blacked-out passages mark the parts of the process I keep proprietary. And because the framework recalibrates every week, where my read was wrong I expect the priors — not my ego — to be the first to say so.