Daily brief
asof 2026-09-18 · price_rule_snapshot · rule price-agreement-v1
Price-rule snapshot. Not a proven edge.
Desk call · residual-fade-v0 · 2026-09-18
No residual setup. Chart and residual do not agree. Do nothing versus the S&P.
Frozen sketch. Call only when the beta-adjusted residual and the relative chart agree. Not a proven edge. yfinance price-geometry family is NO_EDGE/PARKED. Stand-aside until a method PASSes.
Relative rotation vs SPY
asof 2026-09-18 · click a nameWeakening
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last 80 sessions through 2026-09-18Events / sentiment
not wiredNo live Fed, CPI, NFP, fear/greed, or VIX feed on this build. Those numbers are omitted rather than shown as placeholders.
Daily brief
Same read as the desk call. Sector versus the S&P, or no setup.
The call
Residual and relative chart agree. Only these get a view.
No setup.
Looked tempting. Not calling.
Residual is stretched. Chart does not agree, so no trade versus the S&P.
- 7-10y Treasuries (IEF)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.72 · 20d residual -2.16% · beta 0.17 · 20-day relative low
- 20y Treasuries (TLT)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.64 · 20d residual -1.22% · beta 0.31 · mid-range on the relative chart
- IG credit (LQD)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.39 · 20d residual -1.13% · beta 0.24 · mid-range on the relative chart
- Biotech (XBI)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.31 · 20d residual -5.93% · beta 0.82 · mid-range on the relative chart
- Communication (XLC)no setup
Residual says buy the washout. Relative chart is not at the 20-day low. No agreement, no call.
z -1.3 · 20d residual +1.50% · beta 0.59 · mid-range on the relative chart
- Utilities (XLU)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.29 · 20d residual -5.39% · beta -0.06 · 20-day relative low
- Energy (XLE)no setup
Residual is stretched, but it is not stretched against its own residual trend. No call.
z 1.07 · 20d residual +1.06% · beta -0.6 · mid-range on the relative chart
- High yield (HYG)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.06 · 20d residual -1.10% · beta 0.18 · mid-range on the relative chart
- Healthcare (XLV)no setup
Residual says fade short. Relative chart is not at the 20-day high. No agreement, no call.
z 1.02 · 20d residual -4.06% · beta -0.2 · mid-range on the relative chart
Quiet
real estate (XLRE), silver (SLV), financials (XLF), gold (GLD), industrials (XLI), consumer staples (XLP), gold miners (GDX), oil and gas explorers (XOP), bitcoin (BTC), russell 2000 (IWM), materials (XLB), nasdaq 100 (QQQ), copper miners (COPX), technology (XLK), semiconductors (SMH), consumer discretionary (XLY), us dollar (UUP). Residual is not extreme. No view.
RS vs SPY
price snapshot, percent| Symbol | 1d | 5d | 20d |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQQ | +0.63 | +0.92 | +1.48 |
| IWM | -0.47 | -1.66 | -4.56 |
| XLK | +0.82 | +1.03 | +3.55 |
| XLY | -0.32 | -1.71 | -4.84 |
| XLP | -0.83 | -0.70 | -2.95 |
| XLI | +0.44 | -1.52 | -5.57 |
| XLB | -1.42 | -1.88 | -4.64 |
| XLU | -1.42 | -3.04 | -6.10 |
| XLRE | -0.95 | -2.05 | -5.66 |
| XLC | -1.37 | -1.59 | +0.12 |
| XBI | -0.97 | +0.33 | -4.08 |
| XOP | -1.03 | -2.61 | +1.69 |
| GDX | -0.46 | -1.67 | -4.38 |
| IEF | -0.49 | -0.23 | -2.37 |
| LQD | -0.44 | +0.36 | -1.28 |
| SLV | +1.63 | +3.11 | -2.81 |
| COPX | +0.77 | -1.41 | -2.95 |
| XLF | -0.04 | -2.43 | -1.91 |
| XLE | -0.26 | -1.27 | +0.88 |
| XLV | -0.25 | +1.83 | -2.32 |
| SMH | +2.21 | +0.79 | +1.84 |
| TLT | -0.65 | +0.47 | -1.32 |
| HYG | -0.24 | -0.09 | -1.29 |
| GLD | +0.71 | +0.60 | -3.39 |
| UUP | +0.04 | +1.14 | +1.72 |
| BTC-USD | +5.96 | +4.90 | +10.85 |
| SPY | -0.12 | -0.34 | -0.12 |