Paid Subscriber – PositionTrader.Blog – Update 02/09/2026

Quant 30 – Up over 32% since June
Quant Weekly – Up over 37% since June
Legacy – Up over 270% since April 2023
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USA Stock market last week 02/06/26

S&P 500: Essentially flat to slightly down (~-0.1% on the week).
Dow Jones Industrial Average: Up comfortably, gaining ~+2.5% and closing above 50,000 for the first time.
Nasdaq Composite: Down on the week, approximately -1.8% overall.
Russell 2000 (small-cap index): Up about +2.2% for the week.

Context: Despite steep mid-week selling—especially in technology—indexes rebounded strongly on Friday, with broad gains led by cyclical and tech names.

Industry & Sector Trends (Week of Feb 2–6, 2026)

Strongest Performing Segments

Industrial & Cyclicals: Led gains as economically sensitive stocks (like heavy equipment and financials) rallied late in the period, contributing to the Dow’s advance.
Technology (rebound Friday): Major chipmakers and tech leaders rallied sharply on Friday, supporting upside—even though overall the Nasdaq finished lower for the week.
Small Caps: Russell 2000’s weekly gain suggests renewed risk appetite for smaller, more cyclical equities.
Travel & Consumer Service Sectors: Airline stocks and other discretionary names showed gains associated with improved sentiment.

Weakest Performing Segments

Technology (mid-week pressure): Heavy early and mid-week selling in tech and AI-linked stocks dragged the Nasdaq and related sectors lower before the Friday rebound.
Consumer Discretionary (headwinds mid-week): Some retail and discretionary names underperformed amid risk-off sentiment earlier in the week.
Defensive/Profitability Concerns: Select large cap growth names faced profit-margin pressure tied to expected capital expenditures (e.g., some software stocks earlier in the week).

The Quant 30 and Quant Alpha’s Legacy Model Portfolios closed the week at all-time highs.

Model Portfolio Quant Alpha Weekly

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The 3 stocks with the highest Quant ranking in the Portfolio at this time are: MU, VISN AND CDE.

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Model Portfolio Quant 30

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The 3 stocks with the highest Quant ranking in the Portfolio at this time are: LITE, LASR, and MU.

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Quant 30 Performance – Weekly Summary

Simple sector breakdown (equal‑weight)

Semiconductors / tech hardware (TSM, MU, LITE, LASR, CIEN, TTMI, VSAT): Net positive; TSM and MU alone probably account for more than half of the week’s gain for the basket.
Gold and precious‑metals miners (AU, GFI, KGC, NEM, CDE, SSRM): Mild to solid positive; gold names generally trended up on the week.
Cyclicals, energy, and industrials (CCL, PARR, DB, CLS, CYD, PSIX, UNFI, VFF, etc.): Mixed to slightly negative as a group, dampening the strong moves in semis and miners.
Healthcare / biotech and misc. growth (GH, OWLT, PGY, SGHT, NUTX, VISN, W): Wide dispersion; GH and a few others had good weeks, but recent volatility and pullbacks in high‑beta names like W likely made this sleeve net flat to slightly negative.

Model Portfolio Quant Alpha’s – Legacy

The portfolio now has 19 stocks in it. It is up over +270% since it began in 2023.

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Performance to 02-06-2026

Portfolio start date 6/27/25
Quant Alpha Weekly	37.70%
EQAL (Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF)	15.39%
Portfolio start date 6/27/25
Quant 30	32.55%
EQAL (Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF)	15.39%

Portfolio start date 4/14/23
Quant Alpha’s – Legacy	299.41%
EQAL (Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF)	39.15%

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The Quant Alpha Weekly Portfolio remains ahead of its benchmark. It is up over 37% since it began on June 27, 2025. Many Gold miners qualify to be added to the Portfolio but since we currently have 5 metals stocks out of 22 stocks total, I will not overload the portfolio in this niche area.

The Quant 30 Portfolio is currently up by 32%, well ahead of its benchmark. One stock was retained in the penalty box giving it one week to toggle back to a higher rating. The other 29 stocks retain good ratings. The goal is good performance over time not to create unnecessary turnover activity.

The Quant Alpha’s – Legacy Portfolio maintained its over 270% return in a classic Position Trading Portfolio implementation. POWL made a big move this week benefiting from a favorable reception to its latest earnings.

Source: CNN.COM

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