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EverHint Signal — Momentum Swing: Tech Sector Breakout — November 21, 2025

One tech-sector breakout triggered today: GCT shows strong momentum, expanding volume, and high volatility near recent highs. Market backdrop was broadly risk-on with small caps outperforming and VIX easing but still elevated. This remains an experimental scanner.

What This Signal Is (Quick)

The Tech Sector Breakout strategy isolates high-momentum Technology names that are breaking out or consolidating near resistance with strong volume. These setups aim to capture continuation moves in sector-driven momentum phases.

Price strength, sector rotation, and increased volume are the core drivers. Breakouts in tech tend to travel quickly, especially when supported by rising liquidity and strong relative strength versus the broader market.

This is an experimental scanner designed for short- to medium-term swing trades (1–4 weeks), appropriate for traders comfortable with medium-to-high risk.


How We Ranked Today (Reader Version)

Ranking follows the rules:

  1. Composite score (0–1 scale → displayed as 0–100)
  2. If tied: volume thrust
  3. If tied: adv20_dollars

Today’s scan produced one qualifying Technology breakout, so it ranks first automatically.

Overlays applied:

  • Insider transactions
  • Analyst coverage
  • Market backdrop
  • Trend structure (MA10 / MA21 / MA50 / MA200 alignment)

No earnings file or news file was included in this strategy set, so earnings and news overlays are omitted.


Breakout Signals — November 21, 2025

Rank Ticker Company Sector Last ($) Vol Thrust % of 52W High Score Market Cap Insider Net (USD) Days → Earnings
1 GCT GigaCloud Technology Inc. Technology 34.88 1.79× 100% 0 $1.29B –$923,774 N/A

Insider Net (USD)

Based strictly on S and P:

  • Multiple S-type insider sales in the last 90 days
  • No qualifying purchases
  • Net insider flow ≈ –$923,774

Awards (A) were excluded as required.

Analyst Estimates Summary

Nearest fiscal-year estimates (from analyst estimates file):

  • EPS estimate average: positive midpoint, though spread suggests uncertainty
  • Revenue estimate average: strong YoY growth expectations
  • Analyst coverage: moderate, indicating reasonable visibility for a mid-cap tech name
  • Estimate ranges (high–low) show wide dispersion, consistent with companies in high-growth, high-beta segments

Field Notes

A few signal characteristics stand out:

1. Near 52-Week Highs

GCT sits at 100% of its 52-week high, matching classic breakout conditions.

2. Volume Expansion

Volume thrust at 1.79× indicates strong participation and institutional interest.

3. Strong Trend Structure

Price is riding above:

  • MA10 = 31.94
  • MA21 = 30.02
  • MA50 = 29.11
  • MA200 = 21.70

—a clean multi-timeframe uptrend.

4. High Volatility / Beta

vol63 ≈ 0.77 (≈77% annualized) puts this squarely inside the targeted volatility range for this strategy.


Vlad’s Take (EverHint)

  • S&P 500 +0.70%, Nasdaq +0.50%, Dow +0.97% → broad risk-on tone
  • Russell 2000 +2.72% → strong small-cap leadership
  • VIX 23.43 (–9.87%) → easing volatility but still elevated, requiring caution
  • Crypto mixed: large-caps slightly down but not impactful to equity flows

With tech participating and small caps outperforming, today’s environment is favorable for breakout continuation setups like GCT. That said, elevated VIX suggests using tighter risk controls, especially given the stock’s high volatility and recent insider selling.

Breakout plays in tech tend to extend when market breadth is strong — and today’s breadth supports the setup.


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