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Requested read · Wednesday 26 August 2026, 01:36 · same framework and thresholds as the weekly CFO screen

Market regime: SPY above its rising 200DMA; efficiency ratio 0.04 — overlapping, stand aside. Stage: Mature Trend.
SHOP
Shopify Inc.
Stand aside — 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
Unclear XLK sector confirmed 1 insider(s) buy date unknown
68
conviction / 100
+4.7 since 25 Aug
82.0
technical / 100
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity12.4
Sponsorship / positioning13.2
Volatility behaviour20.0
Catalyst alignment (insider)2.0
Cross-asset confirmation20.0
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
Last
153.88
Add above
158.87
Cut below
111.06
50DMA
128.28
200DMA
131.49
SHOP daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
SHOP — 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 0.17
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope +0.192 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV fell through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 7.5% deep
  • no wide downside expansion bars (30d)
  • ATR contracting vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • single insider — no cluster
  • net purchase ratio unavailable
  • 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: +17.8 pts
  • stock vs XLK RS (3m/6m avg): +25.1 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 158.87 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.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (128.28) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (111.06) — 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 $197,988,777,984 · 20d avg dollar volume $1,523,844,319
Net insider activity
  • No open-market insider transactions found in the lookback window.
Reaction to news
8 material events; 0 taken well, 5 badly; last earnings 05 Aug: faded (+17.0%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
05 Aug 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)+21.7%+17.0%+17.2%4.7x+4.3%Faded
05 Aug 2610-QQuarterly report+21.7%+17.0%+17.2%4.7x+4.3%Faded
02 Jul 268-KDirector or officer change-2.1%-1.8%-1.7%0.8x+2.6%Neutral
16 Jun 268-KOther material event-0.5%+0.7%+1.3%0.6x+0.8%Neutral
02 Jun 268-KRegulation FD disclosure-3.0%-5.7%-5.9%0.6x-5.6%Punished
08 May 268-KOther material event-1.2%-1.2%-2.0%1.3x-9.2%Neutral
05 May 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)-9.0%-15.6%-16.4%5.3x-7.2%Punished
05 May 2610-QQuarterly report-9.0%-15.6%-16.4%5.3x-7.2%Punished