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As of close: 2026-09-18 SPY 3M: +2.0% Regime: Bull Quotes: connecting… 90 tickers scanned Generated: 2026-09-18

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Today's 5 best risk-tight setups

Auto-picked from Strong Uptrend: Risk to SMA21 between 0–7%, scored by tightness, quality, PEG, and relative strength. Refreshes every weekday at 2 PM PT.

#1 ANET Networking & Optical
Entry$199.39
Stop (SMA21)$193.34
Risk/share$6.05
Risk %3.0%
Q 2/4·PEG 1.41·RS +16%
#2 LITE Networking & Optical
Entry$930.91
Stop (SMA21)$899.19
Risk/share$31.72
Risk %3.4%
Q 3/4·PEG 0.63·RS +8%
#3 PANW AI-adjacent Software / SaaS
Entry$363.58
Stop (SMA21)$354.02
Risk/share$9.56
Risk %2.6%
Q 2/4·PEG 1.73·RS +24%
#4 SNOW AI-adjacent Software / SaaS
Entry$332.43
Stop (SMA21)$328.57
Risk/share$3.86
Risk %1.2%
Q 2/4·PEG 8.28·RS +41%
#5 SMCI Servers & DC Hardware
Entry$39.09
Stop (SMA21)$37.81
Risk/share$1.28
Risk %3.3%
Q 3/4·PEG 0.91·RS +26%

Sector heatmap

Sub-themes ranked by average 3-month relative strength vs SPY. Color = momentum tier.

AI-adjacent Software / SaaS
RS 3M+31.2%
1M avg+2.7%
Strong5/8 (62%)
Below 2000/8
Servers & DC Hardware
RS 3M+27.8%
1M avg+13.3%
Strong4/4 (100%)
Below 2000/4
Hyperscalers / Cloud
RS 3M+10.7%
1M avg+7.7%
Strong2/8 (25%)
Below 2001/8
Industrial Gases (fab)
RS 3M-5.9%
1M avg-5.2%
Strong0/2 (0%)
Below 2001/2
Data Center REITs
RS 3M-6.9%
1M avg-4.0%
Strong0/4 (0%)
Below 2001/4
Chips - GPUs/Accelerators
RS 3M-15.4%
1M avg+8.4%
Strong1/8 (12%)
Below 2001/8
Utilities (AI power)
RS 3M-15.5%
1M avg-8.9%
Strong0/9 (0%)
Below 2008/9
Power Gen Equipment
RS 3M-17.5%
1M avg+4.0%
Strong0/3 (0%)
Below 2001/3
Networking & Optical
RS 3M-18.4%
1M avg-3.6%
Strong2/9 (22%)
Below 2002/9
Power & Cooling Infra
RS 3M-18.8%
1M avg-6.0%
Strong0/11 (0%)
Below 2008/11
Chips - Equipment
RS 3M-24.3%
1M avg-4.9%
Strong0/6 (0%)
Below 2000/6
Memory & Storage
RS 3M-25.6%
1M avg+2.4%
Strong0/3 (0%)
Below 2000/3
Chips - Other
RS 3M-27.8%
1M avg-2.1%
Strong0/7 (0%)
Below 2004/7
Nuclear / SMR / Uranium
RS 3M-30.2%
1M avg-14.2%
Strong0/8 (0%)
Below 2008/8

Pick performance

Forward returns of past pick sets, computed against current prices. Newest first.

Overall (62 picks across 14 days): win rate 44%, avg +1.12%
Picks of 2026-09-17
Win 0% · Avg -1.54% · Best +-0.07% · Worst -3.06%
TickerEntryNowReturn
SNOW$338.39$332.43-1.76%
ANET$199.53$199.39-0.07%
CRM$242.85$237.92-2.03%
PANW$375.06$363.58-3.06%
MSFT$497.75$493.78-0.80%
Picks of 2026-09-16
Win 40% · Avg -0.65% · Best +7.20% · Worst -5.04%
TickerEntryNowReturn
ANET$197.54$199.39+0.94%
CRM$250.54$237.92-5.04%
HPE$56.68$60.76+7.20%
NOW$139.82$135.47-3.11%
PANW$375.65$363.58-3.21%
Picks of 2026-09-15
Win 40% · Avg +0.77% · Best +8.73% · Worst -4.53%
TickerEntryNowReturn
HPE$55.88$60.76+8.73%
PANW$375.09$363.58-3.07%
MSFT$497.12$493.78-0.67%
NOW$141.90$135.47-4.53%
ANET$192.84$199.39+3.40%
Picks of 2026-09-14
Win 40% · Avg -0.05% · Best +9.66% · Worst -4.83%
TickerEntryNowReturn
MSFT$505.41$493.78-2.30%
SNOW$332.35$332.43+0.02%
PANW$373.94$363.58-2.77%
HPE$55.41$60.76+9.66%
NOW$142.35$135.47-4.83%
Picks of 2026-09-11
Win 60% · Avg +1.24% · Best +5.57% · Worst -0.75%
TickerEntryNowReturn
NTAP$199.28$197.79-0.75%
NET$306.53$323.60+5.57%
ANET$199.59$199.39-0.10%
LITE$927.03$930.91+0.42%
SNOW$328.99$332.43+1.05%
Picks of 2026-09-10
Win 80% · Avg +5.29% · Best +12.13% · Worst -0.51%
TickerEntryNowReturn
DELL$506.62$568.06+12.13%
NET$311.17$323.60+3.99%
LITE$935.70$930.91-0.51%
SNOW$329.72$332.43+0.82%
HPE$55.22$60.76+10.03%
Picks of 2026-09-09
Win 75% · Avg +0.77% · Best +3.00% · Worst -0.63%
TickerEntryNowReturn
NVDA$223.67$222.27-0.63%
SNOW$331.48$332.43+0.29%
NET$314.18$323.60+3.00%
SMCI$38.93$39.09+0.41%
Picks of 2026-09-08
Win 50% · Avg +2.07% · Best +8.44% · Worst -1.53%
TickerEntryNowReturn
HPE$56.03$60.76+8.44%
SNOW$335.50$332.43-0.92%
NVDA$225.73$222.27-1.53%
ANET$194.96$199.39+2.27%
Picks of 2026-09-07
Win 25% · Avg +1.35% · Best +11.52% · Worst -3.51%
TickerEntryNowReturn
SNOW$337.18$332.43-1.41%
NVDA$230.36$222.27-3.51%
CRWD$213.10$237.65+11.52%
MSFT$499.70$493.78-1.18%
Picks of 2026-09-04
Win 25% · Avg +1.35% · Best +11.52% · Worst -3.51%
TickerEntryNowReturn
NVDA$230.36$222.27-3.51%
SNOW$337.18$332.43-1.41%
CRWD$213.10$237.65+11.52%
MSFT$499.70$493.78-1.18%
Picks of 2026-09-03
Win 50% · Avg +4.06% · Best +11.61% · Worst -3.20%
TickerEntryNowReturn
MSFT$510.12$493.78-3.20%
NVDA$228.45$222.27-2.71%
CRWD$214.97$237.65+10.55%
HPE$54.44$60.76+11.61%
Picks of 2026-09-02
Win 25% · Avg +1.42% · Best +15.41% · Worst -8.17%
TickerEntryNowReturn
NVDA$224.41$222.27-0.95%
DELL$492.20$568.06+15.41%
APD$309.45$284.18-8.17%
MSFT$496.82$493.78-0.61%
Picks of 2026-09-01
Win 33% · Avg +0.71% · Best +10.50% · Worst -6.92%
TickerEntryNowReturn
CRWD$215.07$237.65+10.50%
MSFT$501.02$493.78-1.45%
APD$305.32$284.18-6.92%
Picks of 2026-08-31
Win 60% · Avg -0.44% · Best +6.06% · Worst -8.17%
TickerEntryNowReturn
MSFT$507.29$493.78-2.66%
APD$309.46$284.18-8.17%
NET$305.11$323.60+6.06%
ANET$195.69$199.39+1.89%
NVDA$220.78$222.27+0.67%

Strong Uptrend 14 candidates

Price > 21EMA > 50SMA > 200SMA, with 50SMA sloping up. Primary long candidates.

Ticker Group Mkt Cap Price 1D SMA10 stop SMA21 stop Risk to SMA10 Risk to SMA21 Quality PEG SMA50 1M 3M RS 3M % 52wH 50slope Vol 10/50
NETHyperscalers / Cloud$109.1B323.60313.49300.273.1%7.2%1/42.38291.74+10.9%+44.4%+42.4%-3.1%+9.8%0.95
SNOWAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$116.1B332.43332.00328.570.1%1.2%2/48.28310.38+2.3%+43.1%+41.1%-6.7%+12.8%0.94
NOWAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$137.0B135.47136.83136.37-1.0%-0.7%2/40.94122.66+6.5%+42.5%+40.5%-29.5%+13.6%0.67
DELLServers & DC Hardware$360.7B568.06546.47500.393.8%11.9%2/40.60462.64+29.8%+38.9%+36.9%-3.5%+8.8%1.27
CRWDAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$211.7B237.65224.91214.645.4%9.7%2/46.68207.08+17.9%+38.8%+36.8%-3.3%+7.9%1.24
PLTRAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$401.9B177.64172.13175.803.1%1.0%4/41.60158.26+1.4%+38.3%+36.3%-14.3%+15.4%0.69
MSFTHyperscalers / Cloud$3.68T493.78495.77496.73-0.4%-0.6%4/41.60464.20+2.1%+30.4%+28.4%-8.2%+11.6%0.67
HPEServers & DC Hardware$82.4B60.7657.2955.005.7%9.5%3/40.4452.34+14.7%+28.5%+26.5%-1.9%+7.6%1.34
SMCIServers & DC Hardware$26.3B39.0938.4937.811.5%3.3%3/40.9133.56+6.9%+27.5%+25.5%-33.4%+10.4%0.87
PANWAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$269.5B363.58353.78354.022.7%2.6%2/41.73352.78+1.1%+26.3%+24.3%-8.2%+6.2%1.10
NTAPServers & DC Hardware197.79190.68189.153.6%4.4%184.34+1.7%+24.2%+22.2%-4.5%+7.4%0.97
ANETNetworking & Optical$251.7B199.39194.74193.342.3%3.0%2/41.41187.53+6.9%+17.5%+15.5%-5.3%+6.6%0.80
LITENetworking & Optical$83.2B930.91912.94899.191.9%3.4%3/40.63841.77+12.5%+9.5%+7.5%-11.6%+3.5%1.09
NVDAChips - GPUs/Accelerators$5.30T222.27219.43218.621.3%1.6%3/40.45214.07+2.3%+5.6%+3.6%-5.5%+3.5%0.91

Emerging Trend 19 candidates

Recent golden cross (50SMA crossed above 200SMA) or price reclaimed 50SMA. Early entries.

Ticker Group Mkt Cap Price 1D SMA10 stop SMA21 stop Risk to SMA10 Risk to SMA21 Quality PEG SMA50 1M 3M RS 3M % 52wH 50slope Vol 10/50
CRMHyperscalers / Cloud$203.9B237.92248.61241.03-4.5%-1.3%3/40.90206.58+15.6%+57.0%+55.0%-10.0%+19.5%0.93
MDBAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$29.1B383.56373.25396.762.7%-3.4%2/41.67377.84-12.9%+15.3%+13.3%-18.8%+6.8%1.00
AMDChips - GPUs/Accelerators$889.8B559.82513.92489.748.2%12.5%3/40.52495.85+20.0%+4.2%+2.2%-3.6%-2.8%0.97
ETNPower & Cooling Infra$152.7B424.77410.03408.173.5%3.9%3/42.58415.460.0%+1.0%-1.0%-7.7%+0.3%1.10
GOOGLHyperscalers / Cloud$4.14T349.54341.27341.622.4%2.3%4/41.23345.40+1.5%-5.0%-7.0%-13.1%-1.9%1.00
TSMChips - GPUs/Accelerators$2.23T434.67427.09421.211.7%3.1%4/40.79416.33+5.8%-5.7%-7.7%-8.7%-1.7%0.94
MUMemory & Storage$1.10T1,015.80976.88960.303.8%5.5%4/40.14927.26+8.4%-10.4%-12.4%-16.3%-3.6%0.75
ADIChips - Other$182.1B375.72365.33365.212.8%2.8%2/40.54372.56+1.0%-13.3%-15.3%-15.4%-4.1%0.96
TERChips - Equipment$58.1B371.47359.05358.803.3%3.4%4/40.65364.14-2.1%-15.1%-17.1%-23.2%-5.4%0.96
COHRNetworking & Optical$59.8B317.36292.67286.757.8%9.6%3/40.92296.77+10.4%-18.5%-20.5%-25.7%-10.7%1.11
INTCChips - GPUs/Accelerators$575.1B108.60102.2695.695.8%11.9%2/41.3697.09+17.0%-18.9%-21.0%-22.9%-10.8%1.07
BEPower Gen Equipment$79.5B265.63266.64238.64-0.4%10.2%3/40.59225.43+28.6%-19.2%-21.2%-23.2%-7.6%1.30
STXMemory & Storage$188.8B858.79835.45830.792.7%3.3%3/40.49843.33+3.2%-19.7%-21.7%-21.4%-5.3%0.92
ENTGChips - Equipment$21.7B142.25136.59137.184.0%3.6%2/41.17138.52-1.4%-20.4%-22.4%-22.6%-5.7%0.86
QCOMChips - GPUs/Accelerators$201.6B177.72179.73171.30-1.1%3.6%4/40.82167.82+10.4%-21.0%-23.0%-28.6%-6.3%1.45
MRVLChips - GPUs/Accelerators$216.4B244.25230.23228.605.7%6.4%4/41.22215.95+2.9%-21.3%-23.3%-22.8%-7.9%0.83
DOCNHyperscalers / Cloud$14.5B130.14125.08118.413.9%9.0%2/41.54122.05+11.6%-24.9%-26.9%-28.2%-11.5%1.13
VICRChips - Other$10.3B222.72193.34192.3313.2%13.6%4/4211.52+2.5%-32.8%-34.8%-41.4%-19.5%0.97
ARMChips - GPUs/Accelerators$282.9B275.61256.21249.337.0%9.5%3/42.00261.06+10.5%-37.3%-39.3%-37.3%-14.4%0.95

Above 200SMA — Weak Setup 22 candidates

Above long-term trend but lacking confirmation. Watch list only.

Ticker Group Mkt Cap Price 1D SMA10 stop SMA21 stop Risk to SMA10 Risk to SMA21 Quality PEG SMA50 1M 3M RS 3M % 52wH 50slope Vol 10/50
ZSAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$26.8B197.31179.78178.968.9%9.3%2/41.68167.61+6.9%+58.0%+56.0%-41.3%+12.8%1.53
METAHyperscalers / Cloud$1.65T665.75653.36611.331.9%8.2%4/40.85607.38+21.9%+15.3%+13.3%-14.4%+2.2%1.16
AMZNHyperscalers / Cloud$2.77T253.71252.94256.320.3%-1.0%3/41.48255.84-4.6%+3.8%+1.8%-10.7%+2.7%0.83
DDOGAI-adjacent Software / SaaS$79.4B229.92224.84226.562.2%1.5%2/41.12243.63-1.5%+3.1%+1.1%-20.2%-2.2%0.80
APDIndustrial Gases (fab)$63.9B284.18291.44298.98-2.6%-5.2%2/42.09299.05-6.3%+2.0%0.0%-9.6%+1.8%1.11
JCIPower & Cooling Infra$83.8B143.28142.59142.000.5%0.9%2/41.57144.69-1.1%-1.1%-3.1%-7.4%-0.3%1.17
DLRData Center REITs$67.7B182.12183.92185.82-1.0%-2.0%2/412.18186.40-4.7%-2.5%-4.5%-9.5%+0.6%0.87
EQIXData Center REITs$98.5B1,021.341,025.091,041.07-0.4%-1.9%1/42.921,041.06-5.2%-6.0%-8.0%-8.0%-0.6%0.90
DUtilities (AI power)$55.9B63.5864.6365.27-1.6%-2.7%2/42.5467.35-6.0%-6.1%-8.1%-10.4%-1.6%1.24
CSCONetworking & Optical$442.1B109.51109.50109.990.0%-0.4%3/41.01113.27-0.9%-8.0%-10.0%-15.4%-2.7%0.85
PWRPower & Cooling Infra$93.5B636.71626.76622.891.6%2.2%3/41.47642.09-6.0%-9.3%-11.3%-18.9%-4.5%0.78
IRMData Center REITs$33.4B114.34113.55115.730.7%-1.2%2/42.70120.17-5.6%-9.9%-11.9%-13.4%-2.9%0.94
ASMLChips - Equipment$626.0B1,679.921,667.341,692.300.7%-0.7%3/41.441,721.60-4.1%-12.8%-14.8%-15.4%-3.3%0.95
GEVPower Gen Equipment$246.4B940.33929.34931.661.2%0.9%3/41.72983.52-4.8%-15.3%-17.3%-20.0%-4.7%0.96
TXNChips - Other$243.5B266.64261.88260.841.8%2.2%4/40.92273.45-0.3%-17.0%-19.0%-19.3%-5.7%0.97
LRCXChips - Equipment$337.0B288.11291.11298.41-1.0%-3.6%4/41.25307.38-6.2%-25.9%-27.9%-33.5%-9.0%1.08
ALABNetworking & Optical$50.5B303.25285.11285.936.0%5.7%4/4305.38+4.9%-27.3%-29.3%-37.2%-13.5%1.09
AMATChips - Equipment$331.2B444.57442.96456.230.4%-2.6%4/40.83500.79-10.3%-27.9%-29.9%-38.4%-10.6%0.91
KLACChips - Equipment$220.8B176.99176.57177.870.2%-0.5%4/41.60192.63-5.5%-31.7%-33.7%-41.3%-12.8%1.03
AAOINetworking & Optical$8.9B105.17102.47107.012.6%-1.8%3/40.78112.65-13.9%-35.0%-37.0%-52.9%-13.7%0.75
CRDONetworking & Optical$30.6B175.89163.56190.877.0%-8.5%4/4213.66-25.1%-35.3%-37.3%-41.9%-11.6%1.37
WDCMemory & Storage$161.2B441.36445.61450.04-1.0%-2.0%4/40.88481.58-4.5%-40.8%-42.8%-40.8%-12.4%0.95

Not in uptrend (35)

Below their 200-day SMA — not eligible for long entries on this scan.

AMT · AEP · NEE · CEG · EXC · LIN · EME · TT · GE · AVGO · VST · CCJ · HUBB · UEC · CIEN · ORCL · PCG · MPWR · NRG · LEU · CARR · VRT · GNRC · MCHP · CW · NXPI · BWXT · UUUU · SMR · FN · TLN · OKLO · POWL · ON · NNE