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Daily MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF chart through October 8, 2026, showing the June 2 mean-reversion level, the small-cap peak, and a rejected breakout near the same level in October, with moving averages and anchored VWAPs.
Oct. 12, 2026MTUM – iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

From Failed Moves Come Fast Moves

A rejected rally near the June 2 mean-reversion level puts the focus on whether momentum can recover or a second leg lower is underway.

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Weekly TLT 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF price and volume chart from 2025 through October 2, 2026, with the second-highest volume week marked during a price decline.
Oct. 5, 2026TLT – 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Turn Up the Volume

An unusually heavy week of Treasury ETF selling puts the focus on whether a high-volume reversal can confirm a near-term peak in yields.

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Significance Capital growth and momentum composite from 2010 through September 2026, combining small-cap growth, large-cap growth, and a leading momentum peer group, with major peaks in 2014–2015, 2021, and June 2026 marked.
Sep. 28, 2026Composite of SCG, LCG and Leading MO Peer

Hollow at the Highs

A growth and momentum composite approaches its June peak below the 2021 high, putting the strength of risk appetite and market leadership in focus.

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S&P 500 performance from 12 months before to 24 months after the first Fed rate hike, indexed to 100 at the first hike, comparing all cycles, slow cycles, fast cycles, and non-cycles from 1946 to 2023.
Sep. 21, 2026S&P 500 Around First Fed Rate Hike

So, the Fed Hiked. Now What?

Historical S&P 500 returns around the first Fed hike highlight why the pace of the hiking cycle matters more than the initial move.

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Daily NVIDIA stock chart from spring through September 2026, showing anchored VWAPs, mean reversion reference levels, and key inflection points as the price tests its prior highs.
Sep. 14, 2026NVDA: Momentum vs. Mean Reversion

The Bull, the Bear, and the Barrel

NVIDIA sits at a decision point as early signs of momentum return, while oil and interest rates complicate the broader market outlook.

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Daily chart of Russell 2000 Growth relative to Russell 1000 Growth from 2014 through September 2026, with fast and slow smoothed trends and five stars marking 150-day relative extremes.
Sep. 9, 2026Russell 2000 Growth vs. Russell 1000 Growth

Signal vs. Noise

A fifth 150-day relative extreme in small-cap versus large-cap growth puts the focus on market leadership and what the latest turn may mean for risk appetite.

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Daily chart of Russell 2000 Value relative to Russell 2000 Growth from 1997 through August 2026, including smoothed trends and major turning points.
Aug. 31, 2026Russell 2000 Value vs. Russell 2000 Growth

The Battle Rages On

Small- and large-cap growth-versus-value relationships turned together on October 29, 2025—only the third synchronized turn in nearly 30 years.

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Weekly chart comparing Significance Capital's custom AI basket with high style beta value sectors including materials, energy, and financials.
Aug. 24, 2026Custom AI vs. High Style Beta Value

Goodbye Debbie

The market is deciding between two regimes: whether the strongest AI names keep the lead or give it up to the commodity complex.

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Momentum Indicator versus SPYWeekly chart showing the Significance proprietary momentum indicator peaking on June 26, 2026 and declining while SPY advances to new highs.For Financial Professional Use Only · Not for Public DisseminationSignificance CapitalMOMENTUM INDICATOR vs. SPYSignificance proprietary momentum indicator (left axis) against SPY (right axis), weekly4877843766387543374228730237186/26/265/15/85/155/225/296/56/126/196/267/37/107/177/247/318/7Momentum IndicatorSPYSOURCE: SIGNIFICANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | DATA AS OF 8/7/2026
Aug. 14, 2026Momentum Indicator vs. SPY

A Tale of Two Tails

Our proprietary momentum indicator has declined since late June even as SPY has pressed on to new highs—a widening gap we have observed around prior market tops.

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