The Lab at a glance.
The latest reading from each published board, the newest article, and the state of each system. Every value here is copied from the full page it links to and carries that page’s date. Research, not investment advice.
Status
Status board →| Project | Stage | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Keller trend model | Validating | Running on real data · weekly check against StockCharts: 1 of 8 weeks matched |
| Momos rank | Testing | Board 2026-10-27 · runs 18:00 each weekday |
| Momos hook pool | Testing | Forward record building · no pre-registration yet |
| Ratio board | Testing | Board week ending Friday 2026-10-02 · weekly, published by hand |
| Cycle dashboard | Concept | Withheld — gated on verified cycle anchor inputs |
| Momos trajectory as predictor | Failed | Pre-registered null · kept as a screen, not an edge |
Latest article
All articles →Ratio board — week ending Friday 2026-10-02
Full board →Risk-on · Growth-led · Narrow breadth · Credit strong · Yields rising
Key readings
- Risk-off pressure: 0 of 6 risk-off ratios at weekly 3/5 or better (last week 0 of 6).
- Growth leadership: 13 of 17 Growth leadership ratios at weekly 5/5 (last week 9 of 17).
- Breadth: RSP/SPY weekly 0/5, monthly 0/5; IWM/SPY weekly 1/5, monthly 1/5; IJR/SPY weekly 1/5, monthly 0/5.
- Credit: JNK/IEF weekly 5/5, monthly 5/5, 200-week above/rising; JNK weekly 0/5, monthly 2/5, 200-week below/rising; BKLN weekly 1/5, monthly 0/5, 200-week below/falling; LQD weekly 0/5, monthly 1/5, 200-week below/falling.
- Rates: US10Y weekly 5/5, monthly 5/5; IEF weekly 0/5, monthly 0/5.
- Risk-on tilt: 34 risk-on aligned · 14 risk-off aligned · 7 mixed (1 n/a; 3 rates rows excluded; Foreign and Real assets not counted, 21 rows).
Top 5 changes
Of 28 changes · full list under Details
- QQQ/VTV Cloud W: 3/5 → 5/5 (into 5/5)
- AIQ/SPY Cloud W: 3/5 → 5/5 (into 5/5)
- QQQ/SPY Cloud W: 4/5 → 5/5 (into 5/5)
- NDX/SPX Cloud W: 4/5 → 5/5 (into 5/5)
- XLF Cloud W: 5/5 → 4/5 (out of 5/5)
Generated 2026-10-03T12:09:42Z · copied from the Ratio board summary
Ratio watchlist — week ending Friday 2026-10-02
Full board →81 symbols and ratios in 6 sections · sorted as on the board, by Long grade then Medium grade · stack, 200/300-week, Short and Medium columns on the full board
1 REGIME - INDICES & RATES · 10 symbols
Indices & rates — high score = the index or yield itself is trending up (VIX high = volatility rising; US10Y high = the 10-year yield rising; IEF/IEI high = Treasury prices rising, i.e. yields falling).
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IXIC | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| NDX | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| SPX | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| US10Y | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| DJI | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| RSP | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| IEI | 0/5 | 1/5 | F 11 | Aligned down |
| IEF | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| VIX | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
2 FEAR GAUGES - CREDIT & DEFENSIVE · 16 symbols
Fear gauges — ratios: high score = the defensive numerator (cash, Treasuries, staples, low-vol, yen, commodities) leading stocks; credit ETFs on their own (JNK, BKLN, LQD, BSV): high score = those bond prices rising. Exception JNK/IEF: high = high-yield leading Treasuries (credit spreads tightening).
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNK/IEF | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| JNK | 0/5 | 2/5 | D 33 | Aligned down |
| IEF/LQD | 3/5 | 1/5 | D 22 | Rally in downtrend |
| BSV | 0/5 | 1/5 | D 22 | Aligned down |
| LQD | 0/5 | 1/5 | F 11 | Aligned down |
| BKLN | 1/5 ↗ | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| AGG/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| BIL/SPYG | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| FXY/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| IEF/SPYG | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| SHV/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| SHY/SPYG | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| SPLV/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLP/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLP/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| TRJEFFCRB/SPX | Unsupported by design — manual TradingView chart | |||
3 GROWTH LEADERSHIP · 17 symbols
Growth leadership — high score = the growth/tech numerator leading the broad market or value.
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTEC/IWF | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| NDX/SPX | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| QQQ/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| QTEC/RSP | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| SMH/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| VGT/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| XLK/RSP | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| XLK/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| AIQ/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| ONEQ/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Aligned up |
| QQQ/VTV | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| SPYG/SPY | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| MGK/RSP | 5/5 ↗ | 4/5 ↗ | A 89 | Aligned up |
| SCHG/SPY | 4/5 ↗ | 4/5 | A 89 | Aligned up |
| VUG/VTV | 4/5 ↗ | 4/5 ↗ | A 89 | Aligned up |
| IWF/IWD | 2/5 ↗ | 3/5 | B 78 | Mixed |
| DTCR/SPY | 1/5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
4 BREADTH & ROTATION · 17 symbols
Breadth & rotation — high score = equal-weight, small caps, cyclicals, value or dividend stocks leading cap-weight SPY or tech (broadening); XLF on its own: high score = financials trending up.
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLF | 4/5 | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| ITA/SPY | 0/5 | 4/5 | B 67 | Pullback in uptrend |
| PAVE/SPY | 0/5 | 2/5 | C 56 | Mixed |
| XLC/SPY | 0/5 | 1/5 | D 22 | Aligned down |
| IWM/SPY | 1/5 | 1/5 ↗ | F 11 | Aligned down |
| XLE/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 11 | Aligned down |
| IJK/SPY | 1/5 | 0/5 ↗ | F 0 | Aligned down |
| IJR/SPY | 1/5 | 0/5 ↗ | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLF/SPY | 1/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLI/SPYG | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| RSP/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| RSP/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| SDY/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| SPYV/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLB/SPY | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLF/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
| XLI/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
5 FOREIGN · 11 symbols
Foreign — high score = the foreign market leading the US (SPY or XLK); exception XLK/SPDW, where high score = US tech leading developed ex-US.
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLK/SPDW | 5/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| DXJ/SPY | 3/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| EWY/SPY | 4/5 ↗ | 5/5 ↗ | A 100 | Aligned up |
| EUFN/SPY | 1/5 | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| EWP/SPY | 1/5 | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| EWI/SPY | 0/5 | 5/5 | A 89 | Pullback in uptrend |
| EMXC/SPY | 4/5 ↗ | 4/5 ↗ | B 78 | Aligned up |
| FNDF/SPY | 1/5 | 4/5 ↗ | C 56 | Mixed |
| ACWX/SPY | 0/5 | 2/5 | D 22 | Aligned down |
| EFA/SPY | 0/5 | 1/5 | F 11 | Aligned down |
| ACWX/XLK | 0/5 | 0/5 | F 0 | Aligned down |
6 REAL ASSETS · 10 symbols
Real assets — high score = the commodity or miner trending up, or leading stocks; Copper/Gold and Crude/Gold high = the industrial commodity leading gold.
| Symbol | Cloud W | Cloud M | Long | Alignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | 2/5 | 5/5 | A 100 | Mixed |
| GDX | 2/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| GLD | 0/5 ↗ | 5/5 | A 100 | Pullback in uptrend |
| GLD/SPY | 0/5 | 4/5 | A 89 | Pullback in uptrend |
| Gold/SPX | 0/5 | 4/5 | A 89 | Pullback in uptrend |
| XME/SPY | 0/5 ↗ | 4/5 | A 89 | Pullback in uptrend |
| SLV | 0/5 ↗ | 3/5 | B 78 | Pullback in uptrend |
| URA/SPY | 0/5 ↗ | 3/5 | C 56 | Mixed |
| Copper/Gold | 5/5 ↗ | 1/5 | F 11 | Rally in downtrend |
| Crude/Gold | 5/5 | 1/5 | F 11 | Rally in downtrend |
Momos watchlist — session 2026-10-27
Momos →18 names · watchlist order · same rank and change method as the Momos board
ETF · 13 names · rank within ETF
| Symbol | Rank | Δ5 | Δ20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDX | 10.5 | +0.8 | −18.7 |
| GDXJ | 5.7 | +0.4 | −22.6 |
| SIL | 4.7 | 0.0 | −17.5 |
| SILJ | 3.9 | +0.9 | −5.0 |
| OIH | 56.4 | +40.7 | +46.9 |
| XOP | 98.0 | −0.8 | +55.0 |
| COPX | 9.9 | +1.0 | −58.3 |
| GLD | 7.7 | +0.5 | +1.6 |
| SLV | 2.2 | −0.3 | +0.1 |
| URA | 1.3 | +0.7 | 0.0 |
| XLE | 98.4 | −0.5 | +44.0 |
| SMH | 78.7 | +7.8 | −20.4 |
| XLK | 95.7 | +4.1 | −2.6 |
LEVERAGED ETF · 5 names · rank within LEVERAGED ETF
| Symbol | Rank | Δ5 | Δ20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQQQ | 74.8 | +0.8 | −14.5 |
| GDXU | 16.4 | +2.7 | +5.2 |
| SOXL | 33.1 | +4.6 | −61.4 |
| NUGT | 35.5 | +6.0 | +2.0 |
| LABU | 86.2 | +11.9 | +4.5 |
Momos — top 10 by rank, session 2026-10-27
Full board →SP1500 · 1487 ranked
| Symbol | Rank | Δ5 | Δ20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | 100.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| OKTA | 99.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 |
| XNCR | 99.9 | +1.7 | +1.9 |
| QLYS | 99.8 | +0.8 | +2.4 |
| AMN | 99.7 | +0.4 | +2.9 |
| FTRE | 99.7 | +0.2 | +1.9 |
| NSIT | 99.6 | +0.6 | +1.4 |
| CRL | 99.5 | +2.0 | +3.2 |
| CRWD | 99.5 | +2.7 | +0.1 |
| CBRL | 99.4 | −0.5 | +3.8 |
ETF · 3533 ranked
| Symbol | Rank | Δ5 | Δ20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BWET | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ZCSH | 100.0 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| ETHA | 99.9 | −0.1 | +2.8 |
| MRNY | 99.9 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| WCBR | 99.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BUG | 99.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| ARKG | 99.8 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| WCLD | 99.8 | −0.1 | +2.3 |
| IHAK | 99.8 | +0.4 | +1.3 |
| HACK | 99.7 | +0.3 | +0.6 |
LEVERAGED ETF · 421 ranked
| Symbol | Rank | Δ5 | Δ20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GGLS | 100.0 | +0.2 | +1.0 |
| TZA | 99.8 | −0.2 | +1.2 |
| SBTU | 99.5 | 0.0 | — |
| AIBD | 99.3 | 0.0 | +3.6 |
| DRIP | 99.0 | +0.2 | −0.5 |
| BMNU | 98.8 | +0.2 | −1.2 |
| MSTU | 98.6 | +1.0 | −1.2 |
| TECS | 98.3 | 0.0 | +4.7 |
| AMDD | 98.1 | +0.2 | +5.7 |
| CCUP | 97.8 | −0.3 | +1.1 |
Rank is group-relative, 0–100. Δ is the change in rank points against the same symbol N sessions earlier. Direction is carried by sign only, never by colour. Momos (KN Momentum) is an independent implementation of the published SCTR method; not affiliated with StockCharts.