Team,

Scott Bessent took to the airwaves to reassure long-term bond investors…and I took a an entry in an earnings mover! Let’s take a look under the hood. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• DRAM Memory led in a tape of WEAK BREADTH 🔴

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Bitcoin relative strength improving but still the worst performer on the board 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

Just when it looked like long-term US treasuries were going to slip into the abyss… the US treasury announced it will double the size of long-end buyback operations! This could be a key pivot. Let’s take a look under the hood of today’s action. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• GDX Gold Miners led in a tape of STRONG BREADTH 🟢

Relative weakness in AI/semis 👇

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps leading in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

FOMC minutes incoming Wednesday 👇

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

I never get as many likes on these research notes when I am negative on the market, but I must say the environment is softening up into midterms and weak September seasonality. But it’s not all doom and gloom! Our high conviction trade is unfolding according to schedule. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• XLE Energy led in a tape of WEAK BREADTH 🔴

Semiconductors & AI stocks were hit with selling 👇

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps leading in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

FOMC minutes incoming Wednesday 👇

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

Energy prices are ripping, bond prices are dipping, and weak September seasonality looms into midterm elections. What could possibly go wrong? Keep putting one foot in front of the other. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• DRAM Memory led in a tape of WEAK BREADTH 🔴

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps crushing it in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

Housing data incoming tomorrow AM👇

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Welcome to this week's edition of the Pristine Capital Weekend Watchlist! 👋

In this note, we’ll cover the following topics to prep for the upcoming trading week:

• 🦾 Sector relative strength analysis

• 🌎Macro Analysis

• 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇

Sector/Style Factor Relative Strength Analysis

A key part of our technical process is tracking momentum across style factors and sectors on multiple timeframes. Our goal is to follow the flow of capital and spot trend changes early

Style Factor YTD Performance

• Momentum style factor bouncing back after falling sharply on the Situational Awareness fund blowup👇

YTD Sector Performance

• SOXX semiconductors peaked on 6/22, but still by far the YTD leader 👇

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QTD Sector Performance

• GDX Gold Miners & XLE Energy outperformance = positioning for geopolitical risk. If/when the Iran war resolves, we could see mean reversion in these groups👇

1-Month Sector Performance

• IGV software back from the dead👇

1-Week Sector Performance

• MSOS cannabis bouncing on CURLF acquisition news👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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Team,

After 6 days of tight consolidation, the Nasdaq finally broke out! Let’s take a deep dive into today’s price action, and then finish the week strong! HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• DRAM Memory led in a tape of STRONG BREADTH 🟢

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps crushing it in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

PPI came out lighter than estimates. PPI incoming tomorrow AM! 👇

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

TradingView officially launched their Creator Program, and Pristine Capital was featured in the article! Thanks for your support of our work, as always! Without further ado, let’s take a deep dive under the hood of today’s price action. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• DRAM Memory led in a tape of MIXED BREADTH 🟡

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps crushing it in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

CPI came out in line with estimates. PPI incoming tomorrow AM! 👇

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

Big acquisition news hit the tape today! Let’s dive deep into today’s market action. I appreciate your support of my work! HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• MSOS Cannabis led in a tape of MIXED BREADTH 🟡

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps crushing it in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

CPI incoming TOMORROW morning!

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: -15.03% as of 7/31

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

We are at the ‘no deal’ part of the US/Iran war cycle. Let’s take a look under the hood of today’s price action. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• XLE Energy led in a tape of WEAK BREADTH 🔴

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps reign supreme in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

CPI incoming Wednesday!

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: +12.50% as of 6/30

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Welcome to this week's edition of the Pristine Capital Weekend Watchlist! 👋

In this note, we’ll cover the following topics to prep for the upcoming trading week:

• 🦾 Sector relative strength analysis

• 🌎Macro Analysis

• 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇

Sector/Style Factor Relative Strength Analysis

A key part of our technical process is tracking momentum across style factors and sectors on multiple timeframes. Our goal is to follow the flow of capital and spot trend changes early

Style Factor YTD Performance

• Momentum style factor bounced back after falling sharply on the Situational Awareness fund blowup 👇

YTD Sector Performance

• SOXX semiconductors peaked on 6/22, but still by far the YTD leader 👇

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QTD Sector Performance

• Q3 has been rotational thus far. SOXX, the top YTD group, is the worst performer, and GDX, which is in the bottom third of YTD performers, is the top group 👇

1-Month Sector Performance

• KWEB China & IGV software emerging as top groups👇

1-Week Sector Performance

• The high beta ARKK innovation is outperforming = risk on 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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Team,

This trading year has been the ultimate challenge for me, but I can finally feel the tide turning. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. 2026 is going to be our year. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• MSOS Cannabis led in a tape of WEAK BREADTH 🔴

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps reign supreme in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

NFP employment data incoming!

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: +12.50% as of 6/30

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

Memory stocks have been the primary driver of the YTD rally in tech, and two of the big ones SNDK WDC just disappointed on earnings! Not sure which group leads the market next…the Elite 8 stocks? Let’s take a deeper look under the hood. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• GDX Gold miners led in a tape of MIXED BREADTH 🟡

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps reign supreme in 2026! 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

NFP data incoming Friday!

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: +12.50% as of 6/30

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

The S&P 500 broke out from its monthly value area yesterday. Today it followed through and surged to NEW all time highs on the prospect of a US/Iran deal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Let’s take a look under the hood of today’s action. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• DRAM Memory led in a tape of STRONG BREADTH 🟢

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Nasdaq is gaining ground on the Russell 2000! 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

ISM Services data incoming!

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: +12.50% as of 6/30

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Team,

I’m back from vacation and am fully recharged! Let’s finish the 2026 trading year strong. HAGE 🍻

-Andrew

Market Update 📊

• TAN Solar led in a tape of STRONG BREADTH 🟢

YTD Price Returns 📈

• Russell 2000 small caps are leading the pack in 2026 👇

News Flow📰

Economic Calendar🌎

US Investing Championship Record🏆

2026: +12.50% as of 6/30

2025: +39.1%

2024: +254.0%

2023: +103.5%

Key Ideas 🗝️

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Welcome to this week's edition of the Pristine Capital Weekend Watchlist! 👋

In this note, we’ll cover the following topics to prep for the upcoming trading week:

• 🦾 Sector relative strength analysis

• 🌎Macro Analysis

• 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇

Sector/Style Factor Relative Strength Analysis

A key part of our technical process is tracking momentum across style factors and sectors on multiple timeframes. Our goal is to follow the flow of capital and spot trend changes early

Style Factor YTD Performance

• The momentum style factor mean reverted as the Situational Awareness fund blew up last week 👇

YTD Sector Performance

• SOXX semiconductors YTD performance was as high as +100% earlier this year, but +67.83% is still out of this world 👇

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QTD Sector Performance

• Q3 has been a flight to safety. KWEB China is benefiting from the release of high performing AI models like Kimi-K3 👇

1-Month Sector Performance

• Matches the QTD performance because we just wrapped up the first month of Q3. Still plenty of time left…👇

1-Week Sector Performance

• IGV software stocks were a highly shorted group against long SOXX. The SOXX blowup could be serving as a tailwind for IGV 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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Hey Gang,

I’m on day 5 of my cruise, but wanted to share quick updates as an outsider looking in to the market. As always, I appreciate your support of my work ✊

I am on vacation with limited availability from July 26th to August 3rd

Market Update

Trend model flipped from -3 to +1, which is a signal that the market turning point has arrived. DRAM Memory & SOXX semis led the way, which is an encouraging sign 👇

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Hey Gang,

I’m on day 4 of my cruise, but wanted to share quick updates as an outsider looking in to the market. As always, I appreciate your support of my work ✊

I am on vacation with limited availability from July 26th to August 3rd

Market Update

Trend model flipped back to -3 on WEAK BREADTH. The AI/Memory trade continues to implode. Our 6/22 memory top thesis remains intact. No end to the US/Iran conflict in sight 👇

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Hey Gang,

I’m on day 3 of my cruise, but wanted to share quick updates as an outsider looking in to the market. As always, I really appreciate your support of my work ✊

I am on vacation with limited availability from July 26th to August 3rd

Market Update

Air continued to come out of the AI bubble as money rotated into more conservative areas of the market XLV XRT XLV. The trend model flipped incrementally more positive, from -3 to -1. That is a signal to attempt bottom-fishing trades 👇

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Hey Gang,

I’m on day 2 of my cruise, but wanted to share quick updates as an outsider looking in to the market. As always, I really appreciate your support of my work ✊

I am on vacation with limited availability from July 26th to August 3rd

Market Update

The market mechanically bounced higher as POTUS TACO’ed on further Iran strikes. SOXX & DRAM underperformed on the bounce, which is a bad sign for the AI infrastructure trade. US bonds barely bounced as crude oil slid. The trend model remains -3, which is my signal to reduce expectations for market returns, and focus on survival, rather than big wins 👇

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Welcome to this week's edition of the Pristine Capital Weekend Watchlist! 👋

In this note, we’ll cover the following topics to prep for the upcoming trading week:

• 🦾 Sector relative strength analysis

• 🌎Macro Analysis

• 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇

Sector/Style Factor Relative Strength Analysis

A key part of our technical process is tracking momentum across style factors and sectors on multiple timeframes. Our goal is to follow the flow of capital and spot trend changes early

Style Factor YTD Performance

• The momentum style factor is mean reverting as the bloom comes off rose of the AI infrastructure trade. The fact that it is still significantly outperforming everything else speaks to how fantastic the run before this correction was 👇

YTD Sector Performance

• XLE energy is in the #2 YTD slot as the US/Iran war continues with no end in sight 👇

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QTD Sector Performance

• Q3 has been a flight to safety. KWEB China is benefiting from the release of high performing AI models like Kimi-K3 👇

1-Month Sector Performance

• SOXX semis mean reverting after a stellar start to the year👇

1-Week Sector Performance

• GDX Gold miners & ITA Aerospace & defense benefiting from the war in Iran 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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