SOFI, BABA

Requested read · Thursday 27 August 2026, 17:09 · same framework and thresholds as the weekly CFO screen

Market regime: SPY above its rising 200DMA; efficiency ratio 0.05 — overlapping, stand aside. Stage: Mature Trend.

Ranked

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1 SOFI SoFi Technologies, Inc. Stand aside — price below the 200DMA — no long regime. (+2 more) 38 2 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited Stand aside — price below the 200DMA — no long regime. (+4 more) 32
#1 SOFI
SoFi Technologies, Inc.
Stand aside — price below the 200DMA — no long regime. (+2 more)
No Long Regime XLF sector confirmed no CFO purchase$2,251,368 other insiders (5) 1 insider(s) net purchase ratio -0.13 buy date unknown
38
conviction / 100
47.8
technical / 100
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity5.5
Sponsorship / positioning7.0
Volatility behaviour16.9
Catalyst alignment (insider)0.3
Cross-asset confirmation8.8
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • Price below the 200DMA — no long regime.
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
  • Overlapping range behaviour — efficiency ratio 0.05 vs the 0.15 threshold (genuine chop).
Last
19.21
Add above
19.74
Cut below
17.64
50DMA
17.82
200DMA
20.32
SOFI daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
SOFI — daily, 14 months
XLF sector ETF daily chart
XLF — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
  • price BELOW 200DMA
  • 200DMA flat/falling
  • 50DMA rising
  • partial HH/HL structure
  • efficiency ratio 0.05 (overlapping)
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope -0.199 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV fell through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 20.1% deep
  • no wide downside expansion bars (30d)
  • ATR contracting vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • single insider — no cluster (5 CEO)
  • net purchase ratio -0.13 (1 buying vs 3 selling)
  • insiders are NET SELLERS over the window
  • NO CFO purchase in the window — the CFO-specific terms score zero
  • other insiders bought $2,251,368 (5 CEO) — counted through cluster breadth and net buying only
  • no CFO buy to date — recency not scored
Cross-asset confirmation
  • closest sector ETF: XLF
  • XLF above rising 200DMA (sector-led)
  • XLF vs SPY 6m: -1.1 pts
  • stock vs XLF RS (3m/6m avg): -5.7 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 19.74 on expanding OBV.
  • Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
  • XLF extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (17.82) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (17.64) — 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), $0 total; last filed 2026-06-16 16:15:44
  • Market cap $24,798,279,680 · 20d avg dollar volume $868,738,248
Net insider activity
Insiders are NET SELLERS. The CFO purchase is contradicted.
Open-market purchases$2,251,368
Open-market sales$1,090,070
Sales after option exercise$1,836,592
Distinct buyers / sellers1 / 3
Net purchase ratio-0.13
Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales+0.35
Purchase tape
No CFO purchase here — 5 purchase(s) by other insiders worth $2,251,368. These count toward cluster breadth and net buying, not the CFO-specific terms.
Trade dateInsiderSharesPriceValuePrice now vs buy
02 Mar 2026Noto AnthonyCEO56,000$17.88$1,001,515+7.4%
17 Mar 2026Noto AnthonyCEO28,900$17.32$500,516+10.9%
08 May 2026Noto AnthonyCEO15,878$15.73$249,769+22.1%
11 May 2026Noto AnthonyCEO15,545$16.00$248,781+20.1%
16 Jun 2026Noto AnthonyCEO13,888$18.06$250,787+6.4%
Reaction to news
6 material events; 3 taken well, 0 badly; last earnings 29 Jul: absorbed (-8.9%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
06 Aug 2610-QQuarterly report-1.7%-0.8%-0.7%0.5x+1.8%Neutral
29 Jul 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)-7.4%-8.9%-7.4%2.4x+19.7%Absorbed
18 Jun 268-KMaterial event+2.3%+2.8%+1.8%1.0x-0.2%Rewarded
07 May 2610-QQuarterly report-0.2%-1.8%-1.5%0.9x+0.1%Neutral
29 Apr 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)-9.9%-15.4%-15.4%3.7x+5.0%Absorbed
27 Apr 26EarningsEarnings+0.2%+1.7%+1.6%0.9x-13.6%Neutral
#2 BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Stand aside — price below the 200DMA — no long regime. (+4 more)
No Long Regime XLY sector not confirmed no CFO purchase$25,691,200 other insiders (3) 2 insider(s) net purchase ratio -0.48 buy date unknown
32
conviction / 100
-5.3 since 26 Aug
35.6
technical / 100
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity5.5
Sponsorship / positioning14.0
Volatility behaviour9.0
Catalyst alignment (insider)4.0
Cross-asset confirmation0.0
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • Price below the 200DMA — no long regime.
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
  • Insiders are net sellers — net purchase ratio -0.48 over the last 180 days (5 selling vs 2 buying). Other insiders bought (1 CEO, 2 Director), but the group remains net sellers; there is no CFO purchase to offset the selling.
  • Overlapping range behaviour — efficiency ratio 0.10 vs the 0.15 threshold (violent whipsaw, not a quiet range — the last pullback was 34% deep. Huge travel, no net progress).
  • Sector ETF is breaking down — no new longs in this sector.
Last
115.56
Add above
130.62
Cut below
111.66
50DMA
114.84
200DMA
135.85
BABA daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
BABA — daily, 14 months
XLY sector ETF daily chart
XLY — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
  • price BELOW 200DMA
  • 200DMA flat/falling
  • 50DMA rising
  • partial HH/HL structure
  • efficiency ratio 0.10 (overlapping)
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope +0.222 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV fell through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 34.4% deep
  • no wide downside expansion bars (30d)
  • ATR expanding vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • 2 distinct insiders buying (1 CEO, 2 Director)
  • net purchase ratio -0.48 (2 buying vs 5 selling)
  • insiders are NET SELLERS over the window
  • NO CFO purchase in the window — the CFO-specific terms score zero
  • other insiders bought $25,691,200 (1 CEO, 2 Director) — counted through cluster breadth and net buying only
  • no CFO buy to date — recency not scored
Cross-asset confirmation
  • closest sector ETF: XLY
  • XLY BELOW its 200DMA — sector breaking down
  • XLY vs SPY 6m: -12.9 pts
  • stock vs XLY RS (3m/6m avg): -11.9 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 130.62 on expanding OBV.
  • Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
  • XLY extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (114.84) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (111.66) — 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), $0 total; last filed 2026-08-25 06:01:33
  • Market cap $287,217,385,472 · 20d avg dollar volume $1,641,327,323
Net insider activity
Insiders are NET SELLERS. The CFO purchase is contradicted.
Open-market purchases$25,691,200
Open-market sales$68,360,495
Sales after option exercise$3,923,475
Distinct buyers / sellers2 / 5
Net purchase ratio-0.48
Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales-0.45
Purchase tape
No CFO purchase here — 3 purchase(s) by other insiders worth $25,691,200. These count toward cluster breadth and net buying, not the CFO-specific terms.
Trade dateInsiderSharesPriceValuePrice now vs buy
24 Aug 2026Tsai Joseph CDirector720,000$14.29$10,288,800+708.7%
24 Aug 2026Wu YongmingCEO350,000$14.24$4,984,000+711.5%
25 Aug 2026Tsai Joseph CDirector720,000$14.47$10,418,400+698.6%
Reaction to news
3 material events; 2 taken well, 1 badly; last earnings 20 Aug: shrugged off (+1.3%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
20 Aug 26EarningsEarnings-4.2%+1.3%+2.1%3.0x-11.5%Shrugged off
13 May 26EarningsEarnings-2.0%+8.2%+7.6%4.0x-7.8%Rewarded
19 Mar 26EarningsEarnings-8.5%-7.1%-6.8%3.3x+0.4%Punished