Quantmatix — US & Europe: Themes, Sectors & Highest Expected-Value Signal Reads

Quantmatix · Sector Research — US & Europe · Institutional Research

US & Europe — Themes, Sectors & Highest Expected-Value Signal Reads

The Read

Model breadth is Positive and broadening. The US universe reads 54% Advancing / 64% Positive on the weekly Q Score — our proprietary measure of Velocity (Direction and Momentum) — with 75 Deep Positive Reversals. Europe reads 60% Advancing / 57% Positive with 106 Deep Positive Reversals. The strongest velocity sits in the cyclical complex — Energy and Materials — alongside a clear precious-metals lead in the cross-asset feed.

US Advancing / Positive
54% / 64%
US Deep Positive Reversals
75
Europe Advancing / Positive
60% / 57%
Europe Deep Positive Reversals
106

Key Themes on the Move

Sectors on the Move · United States

Commodity & cyclical complex is where the new signals sit — this week’s fresh Top Quantmatix / TEVO activations cluster almost entirely in Materials (Celanese, Albemarle, Alpha Met, Glencore) and Energy (Liberty Energy, Brookfield Renewable), consistent with Energy as the US Max Overweight sector at 89% Advancing.
Precious-metals leadership in the cross-asset feed — SPDR Gold and the gold-miner and metals-&-mining proxies are Advancing off a beaten-up base; the clearest velocity outside single stocks.
“Advancing Positive” profile — the qualifying new-signal names carry deeply negative Q Scores (roughly -5 to -8) turning up from a beaten-up base: an early-stage reversal footprint, not a late-stage one.
Softer dollar, firmer international — the US Dollar proxy is Declining in momentum while MSCI Europe and EAFE Advance; US small-caps (Russell 2000) are the notable laggard, Declining.
Europe: breadth is Positive but the signals are shallow — Energy, Materials and Communication Services all read Positive, yet only Glencore and Husqvarna printed fresh large/mid-cap signals with positive Expected Value this week; the highest-EV European name, Headlam, is micro-cap.

Slowing (context): Real Estate (22% Advancing) and Utilities (33%) are the US laggards; Financials carries the heaviest High-Score Negative Reversal count (28) — mature, not accelerating.

Sectors on the Move · Europe

Slowing (context): Utilities (37% Advancing) is the sole Underweight model state in Europe; Health Care and Consumer Discretionary breadth is decelerating despite positive scores.

Adv / Pos % = share Advancing (accelerating) / share with a Positive score. Model State uses Quantmatix’s standard six-tier scale: Max Overweight, Overweight, Neutral Positive, Neutral Negative, Underweight, Max Underweight. Signal Cluster: ▲ Deep Positive Reversals, ▼ High-Score Negative Reversals.

Highest Expected-Value Signal Reads · United States

2. Albemarle Corporation
ALB · Large cap · Materials · Earnings 04 Nov
◐ TEVO NEW · w/e 14 Aug-7.3
Δ +1.7
▲ Advancing Positive3. McDonald’s Corporation
MCD · Large cap · Consumer Discretionary · Earnings 04 Nov
NEW · w/e 14 Aug-6.1
Δ +0.9
▲ Advancing Positive

Highest Expected-Value Signal Reads · Europe

1. Halma plc
HLMA · Large cap · Information Technology · Earnings 19 Nov
-8.6
Δ +0.6
▲ Advancing Positive2. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
BMW · Large cap · Consumer Discretionary · Earnings 04 Nov
-7.9
Δ +0.7
▲ Advancing Positive3. Glencore plc
GLEN · Large cap · Materials · Earnings 24 Feb
★ TOP QUANTMATIX NEW · w/e 14 Aug-7.6
Δ +0.4
▲ Advancing Positive

Giant / Large / Mid-cap names Advancing on a current signal this week, screened for positive Expected Value and a reversal-completion frequency (Freq.) above 70%, ranked by room to the Ref. Level, then Expected Value, then Freq. Expected Value = upside Freq. × upside-to-Ref. Level − downside Freq. × downside-to-Downside Ref. Distance to the Weekly Mean is the model’s momentum risk line.

Model Read

Sector Adv / Pos % Model State Signal Cluster
Energy 89/42 Max Overweight ▲10 ▼3
Materials 68/48 Overweight ▲6 ▼1 Financials 61/85 Neutral Positive ▲8 ▼28
Consumer Staples 60/61 Neutral Negative ▲4 ▼3
Communication Services 58/51 ▲6 ▼4 Information Technology 57/53 ▲7 ▼8 Health Care 49/80 ▲9 ▼14 Industrials 47/55 ▲10 ▼5 Consumer Discretionary 45/56 Underweight ▲9 ▼3 Utilities 33/42 ▲4
Real Estate 22/78 ▲2 ▼5 Energy 73/54 ▲3 ▼1 66/48 ▲7 ▼2 64/75 ▲7 ▼19 62/60 61/58 ▲13 ▼5 58/56 ▲21 ▼11 56/55 ▲13 ▼1 56/46 ▲15 37/45 ▲2 Name / New Signal Q / Δ Exp. Value Freq. Room→Ref. Level Risk 1. Celanese Corporation
CE · Mid cap · Materials · Earnings 05 Nov
★ TOP QUANTMATIX ◐ TEVO NEW · w/e 14 Aug
-5.9
Δ +0.7
▲ Advancing Positive
+3.6% 74% +10.5% -0.4%
to Wk Mean
+0.7% 76% +7.7% +8.3%
to Wk Mean
+1.9% +4.1% +0.2%
to Wk Mean
+6.0% 87% +7.8% -0.2%
to Wk Mean
+2.0% 71% +5.8% +0.7%
to Wk Mean
72% +5.6% +3.9%
to Wk Mean

The freshest Positive velocity is in the commodity / cyclical complex — CE, ALB, MCD in the US and HLMA, BMW, GLEN in Europe — each Advancing on a current signal with positive Expected Value and room to the Ref. Level. For every name the Weekly Mean is the model’s momentum risk line. The Q Signal is an early warning — a ceiling, not an instruction — and every figure here is a proprietary model output, not a recommendation.

The full US & Europe sector and signal extract is available to subscribers now. Scored nightly across our full universe of 10,000 markets, with model reference levels, reversal-completion frequencies and Expected Value for every qualifying name. Subscribe at quantmatix.com, or get in touch directly: Liam.Boggan@quantmatix.com · Enterprise & institutional: Colm.Gaughran@quantmatix.com.


Important Notice: Produced and published by Quantmatix (producer: Liam Boggan, Head of Research) for general information only, and shared identically with all recipients of this channel. Sources: Quantmatix proprietary model data for the week ending 14 August 2026. Quantmatix is not authorised to provide investment advice under MiFID II and nothing herein is a personal recommendation, investment advice, or an offer or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any instrument; it is not tailored to any recipient’s circumstances. The Q Score, Velocity, Top Quantmatix, TEVO, reversals, reversal-completion frequency (Freq.) and Expected Value are proprietary quantitative model outputs describing model state — “Advancing/Declining” and “Positive/Negative” refer to the direction and momentum of the model score, not the merits of an investment. A Q Signal is an early warning of a potential change in momentum — a ceiling, not a signal to buy or sell. Past performance and modelled probabilities are not a reliable indicator of future results; the Ref. Level is a model reference level, not a price target or prediction. Capital is at risk. Seek advice from an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser. Methodology available on request. © 2026 Quantmatix Limited. All rights reserved.

Quantmatix · Sector Research — US & Europe · 15 August 2026

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