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Requested read · Monday 24 August 2026, 01:35 · same framework and thresholds as the weekly CFO screen

Market regime: SPY above its rising 200DMA; efficiency ratio 0.06 — overlapping, stand aside. Stage: Mature Trend.
TOST
Toast, Inc.
Stand aside — 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear. (+1 more)
Regime Shift XLK sector confirmed 1 insider(s) net purchase ratio -1.00 buy date unknown
67
conviction / 100
-2.0 since 19 Aug
84.2
technical / 100
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity15.0
Sponsorship / positioning12.4
Volatility behaviour20.0
Catalyst alignment (insider)0.0
Cross-asset confirmation20.0
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
  • Insiders are net sellers — net purchase ratio -1.00 over the last 180 days (8 selling vs 0 buying). There is no offsetting insider purchase — this is one-way selling.
Last
36.64
Add above
37.00
Cut below
33.22
50DMA
30.34
200DMA
30.21
TOST daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
TOST — daily, 14 months
XLK sector ETF daily chart
XLK — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
  • price above 200DMA
  • 200DMA flat/falling
  • 50DMA rising
  • higher highs and higher lows
  • efficiency ratio 0.31
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope +0.166 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV fell through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 4.6% deep
  • no wide downside expansion bars (30d)
  • ATR contracting vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • single insider — no cluster
  • net purchase ratio -1.00 (0 buying vs 8 selling)
  • insiders are NET SELLERS over the window
  • NO CFO purchase in the window — the CFO-specific terms score zero
  • no CFO buy to date — recency not scored
Cross-asset confirmation
  • closest sector ETF: XLK
  • XLK above rising 200DMA (sector-led)
  • XLK vs SPY 6m: +18.8 pts
  • stock vs XLK RS (3m/6m avg): +30.6 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 37.00 on expanding OBV.
  • Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
  • XLK extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
  • Continued base-building above the reclaimed 200DMA without volatility expansion.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (30.34) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (33.22) — exit, no averaging down.
  • OBV divergence during a price acceleration — reduce.
  • Sector ETF losing its own 200DMA — remove capital regardless of stock behaviour.
Insider detail
  • CFO: —
  • 0 CFO purchase(s), — total; last filed
  • Market cap $21,177,919,488 · 20d avg dollar volume $339,400,249
Net insider activity
Insiders are NET SELLERS. The CFO purchase is contradicted.
Open-market purchases$0
Open-market sales$11,854,670
Sales after option exercise$7,294,884
Distinct buyers / sellers0 / 8
Net purchase ratio-1.00
Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales-1.00
Reaction to news
5 material events; 1 taken well, 2 badly; last earnings 04 Aug: rewarded (+3.1%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
05 Aug 2610-QQuarterly report+3.8%+2.9%+3.1%2.1x-2.1%Faded
04 Aug 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)-1.5%+3.1%+1.3%1.7x+3.2%Rewarded
15 Jun 268-KMaterial event+1.3%+0.9%-0.8%0.9x-2.2%Neutral
08 May 2610-QQuarterly report-14.2%-14.7%-15.6%3.8x-8.0%Punished
07 May 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)+1.8%+3.8%+4.1%1.8x-21.5%Neutral