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Author: mapg x2  😊 😞
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Subject: Trends and Ranks 01-09-2026
Date: 01/09/26 5:36 PM
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Modern Family: 7o9 above MAC(50) and confirmed "Bullish", 8o9 are above MAC(200) while ROC(200-SMA) positive.
Market Trends: CountIF(Bullish) 15 of 15 = "Risk_On".
My ROE_GMI Rankings: "Buy" 15 of Top 15 and "Sell" 4 of Bottom 10.

  Modern Family (IT)     Symbol  IT-Signal  ChgD  Confirmed  Roles: (leading indicators that act as a guide for the stock market macro picture)
SPDR S&P 500 SPY Bullish 247 Yes - major U.S. index fund of 500 Giant(47%), Large(35%) & Medium(18%) companies
iShares:Russ Top 200 IWL Bullish 247 Yes - gauge the health of 200 Giant(54%), Large(40%) & Medium(6%) companies within the U.S.
iShares:Russ Mid-Cap IWR Bullish 246 Not Yet - gauge the health of 800 Large(4%), Medium(74%) & Small(22%) companies within the U.S.
iShares:Russ 2000 ETF IWM Bullish 240 Yes - gauge the health of 2000 Medium(2%), Small(48%) & Micro(50%) companies within the U.S.
iShares:US Transportatn IYT Bullish 240 Yes - measure Industry & Manufacture strength - supply and demand
SS SPDR S&P Retail XRT Bullish 37 Not Yet - measure strength of economy and consumer confidence
SS SPDR S&P Reg Banking KRE Bullish 38 Yes - measure the health of financial system in the U.S.
iShares:Biotechnology IBB Bullish 165 Yes - highly speculated: assesses where money is flowing
VanEck:Semiconductor SMH Bullish 246 Yes - innovation: a major player technology trends
As of (LastD) = 09-Jan-26 More Details: Posted end of month by mapg on the Mechanical Investing board (shrewdm.com)

  Market Trends (IT & LT)     TPPO(120)  Status  12w-PPO  6w-PPO  3w-PPO  MAC(210)   Status    Status   DBE(105)   Status   Status      CountIF     Risk
Intermediate & Long Terms
IT-Signal (ChgD) 60:120 30:120 15:120 LT-Signal (ChgD) (TPw,210) Signal (ChgD) Hi(99MD) (Bullish) Gauges
SP600 (IJR) Daily (10Yr) Bullish 242 2.02% 3.28% 4.07% Bullish 150 10.45% Bullish 170 0 3 Risk_On
SP400 (MDY) Daily (10Yr) Bullish 44 1.58% 2.71% 3.61% Bullish 196 8.66% Bullish 170 1 3 Risk_On
SP500EW (RSP) Daily (10Yr) Bullish 246 1.40% 2.29% 2.98% Bullish 241 7.11% Bullish 192 1 3 Risk_On
SP1500 (ITOT) Daily (10Yr) Bullish 248 2.33% 3.30% 3.79% Bullish 242 10.03% Bullish 1073 1 3 Risk_On
SP500 (SPY) Daily (10Yr) Bullish 248 2.38% 3.36% 3.82% Bullish 242 9.97% Bullish 1072 1 3 Risk_On
As of (LastD) = 09-Jan-26 --- --- --- --- 09-Jan-26 --- --- 09-Jan-26 --- --- --- 09-Jan-26
CountIF (Bullish) = 5 5 5 15 Risk_On

      My Rankings (WWL)               9-Jan-2026             1      2      3      4      5      6      7     8     9   10    Buy  HTD    Sell
1- MAA : Long-Term (BRKB) 1-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() FXAIX FSPSX FFNOX FSMAX BRK/B FXNAX - - - - -- BRKB --
2- MAA : Multi-Asset ETF's 2-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() RLY AOA AOR AOM IYLD AOK - - - - 2 1 3
3- QAA : Market ETF's 3-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() EEM XLG PRF PRFZ IEFA CMDY USRT TLT - - 3 2 3
4- QAA : Factor ETF's 4-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() VLUE QUAL MTUM LRGF SIZE EFAV USMV COMT - - 3 1 4
6- QEW : Equal-Wght'd ETF's 6-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() EQWL EDOW QQQE EQAL RSP EUSA - - - - 2 1 3
5- ROE_GMI (1 thru 10 of 25) 5-LRRS : ROC() & TPPO() WDC LRCX GOOGL NEM FIX SCCO AMAT KLAC UTHR FTI 15 5 5
5- ROE_GMI (11 thru 20) 5-Alloc : BuyIF Top 15 INCY LLY IDXX RL NVDA JNJ UHS EME AMGN MU -- -- --
5- ROE_GMI (21 thru 25) 5-Alloc : SellIF Bottom 5 FERG LECO DGX MSFT NTAP - - - - - -- -- --


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