TMUS

Requested read · Friday 14 August 2026, 23:53 · same framework and thresholds as the weekly CFO screen

Market regime: SPY above its rising 200DMA; efficiency ratio 0.15 — overlapping, stand aside. Stage: Mature Trend.
TMUS
T-Mobile US, Inc.
Stand aside — price below the 200DMA — no long regime. (+5 more)
No Long Regime XLC sector not confirmed no CFO purchase$1,000,016 other insiders (1) 1 insider(s) net purchase ratio -0.99 buy date unknown
34
conviction / 100
-2.0 since 14 Aug
$0–$0
No trade / watch only · Hard gate breached.
Regime clarity1.5
Sponsorship / positioning17.0
Volatility behaviour15.3
Catalyst alignment (insider)0.0
Cross-asset confirmation0.0
Stand aside — hard gate breached
  • Price below the 200DMA — no long regime.
  • 200DMA is not rising — regime not clear.
  • 50DMA is not rising.
  • Insiders are net sellers — net purchase ratio -0.99 over the last 180 days (7 selling vs 1 buying). The CFO purchase is contradicted by the rest of the insider group.
  • Overlapping range behaviour — efficiency ratio 0.05 vs the 0.15 threshold (genuine chop).
  • Sector ETF is breaking down — no new longs in this sector.
Last
182.61
Add above
198.86
Cut below
169.68
50DMA
181.51
200DMA
195.40
TMUS daily chart: price with 50 and 200 day moving averages, volume, and on-balance volume
TMUS — daily, 14 months
XLC sector ETF daily chart
XLC — sector ETF, daily, 14 months
Pillar detail, thesis support and invalidation
Regime clarity
  • price BELOW 200DMA
  • 200DMA flat/falling
  • 50DMA flat/falling
  • partial HH/HL structure
  • efficiency ratio 0.05 (overlapping)
Sponsorship / positioning
  • OBV 50d slope +0.118 avg-daily-volumes/bar
  • no OBV divergence at highs
  • OBV flat-to-rising through last pullback
Volatility behaviour
  • last pullback 15.0% deep
  • 1 wide down bars (30d)
  • ATR contracting vs 20d mean
Catalyst alignment (insider)
  • single insider — no cluster (1 Unclassified)
  • net purchase ratio -0.99 (1 buying vs 7 selling)
  • insiders are NET SELLERS over the window
  • NO CFO purchase in the window — the CFO-specific terms score zero
  • other insiders bought $1,000,016 (1 Unclassified) — counted through cluster breadth and net buying only
  • no CFO buy to date — recency not scored
Cross-asset confirmation
  • closest sector ETF: XLC
  • XLC BELOW its 200DMA — sector breaking down
  • XLC vs SPY 6m: -15.5 pts
  • stock vs XLC RS (3m/6m avg): -6.2 pts
What strengthens the thesis
  • A confirmed higher high above 198.86 on expanding OBV.
  • Pullbacks that hold the rising 50DMA with flat-to-rising OBV.
  • XLC extending its own trend while the stock holds relative strength.
  • The 50DMA turning up would restore regime clarity.
What invalidates the thesis
  • Loss of the rising 50DMA (181.51) with expanding volatility — reduce.
  • Breakdown below the prior structural base (169.68) — 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 2026-05-04 17:36:36
  • Market cap $195,880,566,784 · 20d avg dollar volume $886,825,853
Net insider activity
Insiders are NET SELLERS. The CFO purchase is contradicted.
Open-market purchases$1,000,016
Open-market sales$152,956,953
Sales after option exercise$0
Distinct buyers / sellers1 / 7
Net purchase ratio-0.99
Net purchase ratio, excl. option-exercise sales-0.99
Sale tape
10 open-market sale(s).
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
12 Feb 2026Claure Raul MarceloDirectorOpen-market sale-550,000$217.57$119,663,500
17 Feb 2026Nelson Mark WolfeOfficerOpen-market sale-16,514$220.38$3,639,327
18 Feb 2026Osvaldik PeterCFOOpen-market sale-27,000$214.86$5,801,220
19 Feb 2026Sievert G MichaelDirectorOpen-market sale-80,000$214.94$17,195,200
23 Feb 2026Sievert G MichaelDirectorOpen-market sale-15,000$220.20$3,302,988
24 Feb 2026Nelson Mark WolfeOfficerOpen-market sale-2,329$222.38$517,968
04 Mar 2026Datar Srikant M.DirectorOpen-market sale-3,291$221.10$727,640
10 Mar 2026Datar Srikant M.DirectorOpen-market sale-1,000$218.25$218,250
01 May 2026Katz Michael J.OfficerOpen-market sale-5,000$195.81$979,050
21 May 2026Freier JonCOOOpen-market sale-4,799$190.00$911,810
Purchase tape
No CFO purchase here — 1 purchase(s) by other insiders worth $1,000,016. These count toward cluster breadth and net buying, not the CFO-specific terms.
Trade dateInsiderSharesPriceValuePrice now vs buy
01 May 2026Almeida AndreUnclassified5,097$196.18$1,000,016-6.9%
Reaction to news
8 material events; 4 taken well, 2 badly; last earnings 23 Jul: punished (-10.7%).
SessionFilingEventGapDayvs SPYVol+5dRead
23 Jul 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)-8.0%-10.7%-9.5%1.8x+1.7%Punished
23 Jul 2610-QQuarterly report-8.0%-10.7%-9.5%1.8x+1.7%Punished
07 Jul 268-KDirector or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure+2.2%+1.6%+2.1%0.8x+1.3%Neutral
18 Jun 268-KMaterial event+0.0%+0.2%-0.8%2.5x+0.6%Shrugged off
28 Apr 268-K · earningsResults of operations (earnings)+1.3%+2.2%+2.7%1.7x+4.1%Rewarded
28 Apr 2610-QQuarterly report+1.3%+2.2%+2.7%1.7x+4.1%Rewarded
23 Apr 268-KOther material event-0.2%+2.7%+3.1%1.1x+0.7%Rewarded
31 Mar 268-KOther material event-0.0%-1.8%-4.7%1.3x-5.9%Neutral