EverHint – SMA 20/50 Crossover, EMA 10 + Price + MACD, EMA 10/30 Crossover – Top 33 Buy and Top 10 Sell Signals for Aug 03, 2026
Excerpt: 43 signals (from 127 total). Technology leads (23). price range $6-$954.
Market Context
Broad equity markets are displaying strong bullish momentum on August 3, 2026, with all three major indices posting meaningful gains led by the Nasdaq's 2.13% advance. This broad-based rally, combined with a VIX reading of 15.76 declining further by 1.44%, signals a low-volatility, risk-on environment. Compressed volatility tends to reduce intraday noise, which generally improves the reliability of trend-following signals such as SMA and EMA crossovers, as price action is less likely to generate false breakouts or whipsaws around key moving average thresholds.
The prevailing trend direction is clearly bullish, with risk appetite elevated across the market. In this environment, momentum-based strategies like the EMA 10 + Price + MACD combination are well-positioned to capture sustained directional moves, as MACD divergences and crossovers carry more conviction when the broader tape is trending rather than range-bound. The SMA 20/50 and EMA 10/30 crossover strategies similarly benefit from trending conditions, where shorter-term averages pulling decisively above longer-term ones tend to produce cleaner, more actionable entries with reduced mean-reversion risk.
Technology's emergence as the top sector aligns logically with the Nasdaq's outperformance and suggests sector rotation is currently favoring growth and high-beta names. This concentration of signal activity in Technology indicates that momentum is not broadly distributed but rather clustered in a sector sensitive to liquidity conditions and risk sentiment. Traders should be mindful that while low volatility supports trend-following approaches today, a sudden VIX expansion could disproportionately impact Technology-heavy signals, making disciplined position sizing and stop management essential in the current setup.
SMA 20/50 Crossover
Detects fresh crossovers between the 20-day simple moving average (SMA20) and the 50-day simple moving average (SMA50). Uses two SMAs, making it more stable and less prone to false signals compared to EMA-based strategies. Well-suited for identifying medium-term trend changes with higher reliability.
Entry Criteria:
- Buy: SMA20 crosses above SMA50
- Sell: SMA20 crosses below SMA50
- Minimum ADV: $40M (liquidity filter)
- Earnings buffer: 7 days pre/post earnings
- Fresh crossover: Detected on today's close
Holding period: 2-6 weeks | Risk level: Medium
🟢 Buy Signals (3 of 3)
Ranked by RSI (lower RSI = more oversold for buy signals)
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Price | MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUD | Anheuser-Busch InBev S... | Consumer Defensive | $84.05 | $165.5B |
| 2 | SONO | Sonos, Inc. | Technology | $15.77 | $1.9B |
| 3 | WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | Real Estate | $72.91 | $16.6B |
🔴 Sell Signals (5 of 16)
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Price | MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAT | Applied Materials, Inc. | Technology | $518.21 | $411.4B |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices... | Technology | $484.64 | $790.3B |
| 3 | ASX | ASE Technology Holding... | Technology | $36.68 | $80.7B |
| 4 | BB | BlackBerry Limited | Technology | $8.52 | $5.0B |
| 5 | CVSA | Covista Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $127.49 | $4.3B |
EMA 10 + Price + MACD
Experimental strategy combining price crossing above EMA10 from below with MACD Line crossing above Signal Line from below. Both conditions must occur on the same day for a signal, providing double confirmation and higher-quality setups.
Entry Criteria:
- Buy: Price > EMA10 AND MACD line crosses above signal line
- Sell: Price < EMA10 AND MACD line crosses below signal line
- Minimum ADV: $40M (liquidity filter)
- Earnings buffer: 7 days pre/post earnings
- Fresh signal: All conditions met on today's close
Holding period: 1-3 weeks | Risk level: Medium-High
🟢 Buy Signals (15 of 41)
Ranked by RSI (lower RSI = more oversold for buy signals)
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Price | MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AAOI | Applied Optoelectronic... | Technology | $110.21 | $8.8B |
| 2 | AMH | American Homes 4 Rent | Real Estate | $34.51 | $12.4B |
| 3 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | Financial Services | $19.17 | $13.8B |
| 4 | ATMU | Atmus Filtration Techn... | Industrials | $53.88 | $4.4B |
| 5 | BCC | Boise Cascade Company | Basic Materials | $83.03 | $2.9B |
| 6 | BFLY | Butterfly Network, Inc. | Healthcare | $8.22 | $2.2B |
| 7 | BNTX | BioNTech SE | Healthcare | $92.25 | $23.3B |
| 8 | BTDR | Bitdeer Technologies G... | Technology | $11.37 | $2.7B |
| 9 | BWXT | BWX Technologies, Inc. | Industrials | $173.79 | $15.9B |
| 10 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Len... | Financial Services | $23.55 | $5.5B |
| 11 | CAI | Caris Life Sciences, Inc. | Healthcare | $16.32 | $4.6B |
| 12 | CIEN | Ciena Corporation | Technology | $390.76 | $55.3B |
| 13 | CORZ | Core Scientific, Inc. | Technology | $22.83 | $7.3B |
| 14 | COUR | Coursera, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.90 | $1.1B |
| 15 | CRSP | CRISPR Therapeutics AG | Healthcare | $49.57 | $4.8B |
EMA 10/30 Crossover
Detects fresh crossovers between the 10-day exponential moving average (EMA10) and the 30-day exponential moving average (EMA30), generating both buy and sell signals. Uses two EMAs instead of EMA + SMA, making it more responsive to price changes and better suited for capturing short-to-medium term momentum shifts.
Entry Criteria:
- Buy: EMA10 crosses above EMA30
- Sell: EMA10 crosses below EMA30
- Minimum ADV: $40M (liquidity filter)
- Earnings buffer: 7 days pre/post earnings
- Fresh crossover: Detected on today's close
Holding period: 1-4 weeks | Risk level: Medium
🟢 Buy Signals (15 of 39)
Ranked by RSI (lower RSI for buy signals = more oversold)
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Price | MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALK | Alaska Air Group, Inc. | Industrials | $50.21 | $5.6B |
| 2 | AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | $284.02 | $3055.2B |
| 3 | APH | Amphenol Corporation | Technology | $163.34 | $200.9B |
| 4 | APO | Apollo Global Manageme... | Financial Services | $129.42 | $74.6B |
| 5 | ATI | ATI Inc. | Industrials | $193.12 | $26.4B |
| 6 | ATKR | Atkore Inc. | Industrials | $93.48 | $3.2B |
| 7 | AUR | Aurora Innovation, Inc. | Technology | $6.79 | $13.3B |
| 8 | AXGN | AxoGen, Inc. | Healthcare | $45.73 | $2.5B |
| 9 | BA | The Boeing Company | Industrials | $233.49 | $184.5B |
| 10 | BSX | Boston Scientific Corp... | Healthcare | $48.43 | $72.0B |
| 11 | CCL | Carnival Corporation &... | Consumer Cyclical | $28.74 | $39.4B |
| 12 | CMCSA | Comcast Corporation | Communication Services | $24.56 | $87.2B |
| 13 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corpo... | Consumer Defensive | $954.08 | $423.1B |
| 14 | COUR | Coursera, Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $5.90 | $1.1B |
| 15 | ETN | Eaton Corporation plc | Industrials | $438.23 | $170.2B |
🔴 Sell Signals (5 of 28)
| # | Ticker | Company | Sector | Price | MCap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGNC | AGNC Investment Corp. | Real Estate | $10.64 | $12.2B |
| 2 | ASND | Ascendis Pharma A/S | Healthcare | $243.45 | $15.1B |
| 3 | ATO | Atmos Energy Corporation | Utilities | $172.89 | $28.9B |
| 4 | BTI | British American Tobac... | Consumer Defensive | $59.56 | $128.5B |
| 5 | BTSG | BrightSpring Health Se... | Healthcare | $60.47 | $11.9B |
Field Notes
Sector concentration: Technology (23), Industrials (23), Healthcare (18)
Data coverage: 0.0% insider, 0.0% congressional, 0.0% earnings, 4.7% news
Vlad's Take
Today's signals: Strong sector concentration in Technology (23 signals) suggests sector-specific rotation.
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