Weekly Selection | SECT Capital Quant Research

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

These are the 10 names I am backing for the week of October 12, 2026, and below each one I show my work: the momentum, the technicals, the sentiment, the fundamentals, and the macro I am leaning on. I do not ask you to take the picks on faith — I ask you to read the evidence and disagree if you can. The pillar weights and a few model internals stay redacted because they are the edge; everything that can be shown, is.

Macro environment

VIX

15.41

10Y−2Y

+0.47

HY OAS

3.15

Unemployment

n/a

SPY 20d

+2.29%

Here is how I read the backdrop: volatility is cheap at 15.4 — barely 0.97% a day — and cheap vol is exactly where I watch crowding hardest, the 10y−2y curve has steepened to +0.47, a quieter vote of confidence in duration, high-yield spreads at 3.15 are still contained, so credit is not yet contradicting the tape, and the S&P's trailing month is +2.3%, 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 2026-10-09

How I make the call

I score every candidate from 0–100 on several independent pillars, then collapse them into one composite. The weighting is the part I keep back, but the structure is simple:

\text{Composite}(x) \;=\; \sum_i w_i \, S_i(x)

where \(S_i\) is a pillar score and \(w_i\) its weight. The exact pillar weights are mine to keep, so they are withheld; what I will tell you is that a neutral-pillar guard drops any pillar sitting at 50 (no signal) and renormalises the rest, so a silent factor never dilutes a loud one.

For the expected weekly return I do not trust a raw historical average at a given score — small samples lie. I shrink it toward a prior, blending the realised returns of past names that scored nearby with that prior in proportion to how much evidence I actually have:

\hat{r}(s) \;=\; \frac{n\,\bar r_{\text{near}} + k\,\pi(s)}{n + k}

Here \(k\) (the shrinkage strength) and the prior \(\pi\) take proprietary values , and they are exactly what I re-estimate as new weeks land — this is where the framework learns. The standard indicator formulas below I show in full, because none of that is the edge.

Indicator formula reference

RSI: $$\mathrm{RSI}_{14}=100-\frac{100}{1+RS},\quad RS=\frac{\overline{\text{gain}}_{14}}{\overline{\text{loss}}_{14}}$$

MACD: $$\mathrm{MACD}=\mathrm{EMA}_{12}-\mathrm{EMA}_{26},\quad \text{signal}=\mathrm{EMA}_9(\mathrm{MACD})$$

ATR: $$\mathrm{ATR}_{14}=\tfrac{1}{14}\sum TR,\quad TR=\max\big(H-L,\,|H-C_{-1}|,\,|L-C_{-1}|\big)$$

Bollinger: $$\mathrm{BB}=\mathrm{SMA}_{20}\pm 2\,\sigma_{20}$$

Cross-sectional z: $$z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}$$

The picks

#1 VST VST Utilities Composite 76.8 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	48.1
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	61.2
Technical	78.4
Fundamental	61.2
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	76.8	—
Universe percentile	98

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	64.4	ADX(14)	18.7
MACD	3.779	Signal	1.064
MACD hist	2.715	ATR(14)	6.80
SMA 20	144.46	SMA 50	143.90
SMA 200	154.74	Vol ratio	1.18
Boll upper	161.85	Boll lower	127.06
CCI(20)	160.8	MFI(14)	49.7

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	57.4	PEG	n/a
P/B	10.72	P/S	3.08
ROE	41.5	ROA	5.4
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	18.6
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	-4.9

VST selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 76.8/100

#2 LITE LITE Communications Composite 74.3 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	58.7
Catalyst	75.2
Sentiment	61.7
Technical	79.0
Fundamental	55.1
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	74.3	—
Universe percentile	95

Technicals

No indicators on file yet.

Sentiment & news

Lumentum: The CPO Winner Investors Are Overlooking [positive]
Lumentum: Sold Out Through 2029, But Something Bigger Is Coming [positive]
Benzinga Bulls and Bears: Nvidia, Lumentum, Planet Labs [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	14.26	P/S	33.16
ROE	-300.1	ROA	-116.8
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	83.2
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

LITE selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 74.3/100

#3 FIGS FIGS Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Composite 70.1 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	58.0
Catalyst	80.0
Sentiment	66.1
Technical	79.5
Fundamental	56.9
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	70.1	—
Universe percentile	92

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	67.6	ADX(14)	22.1
MACD	0.405	Signal	0.235
MACD hist	0.170	ATR(14)	0.71
SMA 20	13.60	SMA 50	13.03
SMA 200	12.73	Vol ratio	1.49
Boll upper	15.24	Boll lower	11.95
CCI(20)	222.1	MFI(14)	87.5

Sentiment & news

Figs (FIGS) Soars 6.5%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock? [positive]
GAP Stock Climbs 25% in 3 Months: Can Growth Momentum Last? [positive]
Shake Shack Expands Latin America Presence With Brazil Entry [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	65.1	PEG	n/a
P/B	4.27	P/S	3.53
ROE	14.4	ROA	10.9
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	24.7
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	686.6

FIGS selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 70.1/100

#4 VIA VIA Technology Composite 70.0 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	48.0
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	56.8
Technical	70.4
Fundamental	58.9
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	70.0	—
Universe percentile	88

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	70.4	ADX(14)	35.1
MACD	1.329	Signal	1.205
MACD hist	0.124	ATR(14)	1.19
SMA 20	29.17	SMA 50	27.01
SMA 200	20.55	Vol ratio	0.70
Boll upper	32.41	Boll lower	25.93
CCI(20)	147.5	MFI(14)	66.6

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	-0.2	Rev growth	0.3
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	0.6

VIA selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 70.0/100

#5 SECZ SECZ Financial Services Composite 72.7 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	63.4
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	69.4
Technical	55.9
Fundamental	51.7
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	72.7	—
Universe percentile	85

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	58.6	ADX(14)	35.1
MACD	1.146	Signal	1.461
MACD hist	-0.316	ATR(14)	1.38
SMA 20	12.65	SMA 50	9.19
SMA 200	10.64	Vol ratio	1.13
Boll upper	18.06	Boll lower	7.25
CCI(20)	27.8	MFI(14)	61.1

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	128933.2	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	1.0	ROA	1.0
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	n/a
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

SECZ selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 72.7/100

#6 SEI SEI Energy Composite 72.0 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	47.1
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	64.0
Technical	53.6
Fundamental	65.6
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	72.0	—
Universe percentile	82

Technicals

No indicators on file yet.

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	199.1	PEG	n/a
P/B	5.58	P/S	9.65
ROE	7.8	ROA	2.0
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	70.5
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	27.3

SEI selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 72.0/100

#7 GME GME Retail Composite 53.6 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	49.0
Catalyst	75.0
Sentiment	65.8
Technical	67.7
Fundamental	67.8
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	53.6	—
Universe percentile	78

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	72.5	ADX(14)	52.9
MACD	1.337	Signal	1.237
MACD hist	0.100	ATR(14)	0.96
SMA 20	23.88	SMA 50	20.88
SMA 200	22.34	Vol ratio	1.70
Boll upper	26.49	Boll lower	21.26
CCI(20)	151.7	MFI(14)	72.9

Sentiment & news

1 Profitable Stock to Target This Week and 2 We Ignore [positive]
'Record-breaking' Mòd returns to Glasgow for Gaelic celebration [neutral]
GameStop makes surprising PS5 Pro pricing move before GTA 6 launch [positive]

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	n/a	P/S	n/a
ROE	0.1	ROA	0.0
Net margin	0.1	Rev growth	-0.1
Debt/Equity	0.00	EPS growth	1.3

GME selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 53.6/100

#8 ZS ZS Technology Composite 66.1 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	43.2
Catalyst	75.0
Sentiment	63.6
Technical	81.5
Fundamental	37.3
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	66.1	—
Universe percentile	75

Technicals (2026-10-08)

RSI(14)	66.0	ADX(14)	21.0
MACD	8.486	Signal	7.929
MACD hist	0.557	ATR(14)	8.83
SMA 20	200.66	SMA 50	183.07
SMA 200	166.56	Vol ratio	1.14
Boll upper	223.94	Boll lower	177.38
CCI(20)	131.2	MFI(14)	74.7

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	9.41	P/S	9.60
ROE	-2.8	ROA	-0.9
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	25.4
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

ZS selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 66.1/100

#9 MANE MANE Pharmaceuticals Composite 60.9 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	56.0
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	62.9
Technical	80.0
Fundamental	45.7
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	60.9	—
Universe percentile	72

Technicals (2026-10-09)

RSI(14)	67.1	ADX(14)	25.6
MACD	4.332	Signal	3.268
MACD hist	1.064	ATR(14)	7.20
SMA 20	114.32	SMA 50	108.37
SMA 200	n/a	Vol ratio	1.46
Boll upper	128.81	Boll lower	99.82
CCI(20)	190.3	MFI(14)	66.3

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	6.31	P/S	n/a
ROE	-35.5	ROA	-34.6
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	n/a
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

MANE selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 60.9/100

#10 XMTR XMTR Trading Companies & Distributors Composite 69.3 / 100

Decision & pillar scores

Pillar	Score	Weight
Momentum	53.7
Catalyst	50.0	n/a
Sentiment	58.8
Technical	67.3
Fundamental	55.1
Smart Money
ML Ensemble
Composite	69.3	—
Universe percentile	68

Technicals

No indicators on file yet.

Sentiment & news

Fundamentals

P/E	n/a	PEG	n/a
P/B	11.06	P/S	9.17
ROE	-8.7	ROA	-3.9
Net margin	n/a	Rev growth	33.8
Debt/Equity	n/a	EPS growth	n/a

XMTR selected based on: • UPCOMING CATALYSTS: High probability events within 30 days • SMART MONEY ACTIVITY: Institutional accumulation detected • COMPOSITE SCORE: 69.3/100

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.