Setup Scores
A single 0–100 score that rolls up seven things we track on each stock — valuation, quality, how far it has fallen, what insiders & institutions are doing, options, sentiment and the macro backdrop — into one read on how attractive it looks right now. Higher = more attractive. Sorted by total score.
📈 Trading Signals Backtest (2020-Present)
Performance metrics across 5,453 setups computed historically at the exact bottom dates (no look-ahead bias).
Triggered when quality is high, valuation is low, and stock has deep drawdown.
Triggered on value trap, overvaluation, or excessive retail crowd topping.
Wait-and-see or normal positions on moderate quality/drawdown.
💡 Empirical Summary: 🟢 BUY signals occur on average at a deep -29.7% drawdown, with a 42.1% 60-day bounce rate and +36.3% average bounce. 🔴 SELL signals warn of overvaluation or toppings to avoid value traps.
| Ticker | Total | Verdict | Value | Quality | Drawdown | Smart Money | Options | Sentiment | Macro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHTR | 707/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 100 | 20 | 100 | 80 | 38 | 77 | 56 |
| INCY | 677/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 85 | 95 | 25 | 71 | 28 | 68 | 56 |
| GOLD | 677/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 100 | 22 | 68 | 91 | 50 | 57 | 56 |
| HIG | 657/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 72 | 23 | 61 | 50 | 63 | 56 |
| PNC | 657/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 66 | 18 | 58 | 95 | 50 | 56 |
| GIS | 657/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 92 | 20 | 77 | 75 | 81 | 45 | 56 |
| BKNG | 657/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 72 | 80 | 56 | 52 | 63 | 56 | 56 |
| CB | 647/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 71 | 18 | 54 | 100 | 29 | 56 |
| SYF | 637/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 66 | 56 |
| BAX | 637/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 30 | 82 | 64 | 40 | 51 | 56 |
| CF | 637/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 92 | 90 | 37 | 33 | 30 | 59 | 56 |
| ALL | 637/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 55 | 16 | 59 | 97 | 39 | 56 |
| SCHW | 637/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 75 | 72 | 37 | 50 | 90 | 49 | 56 |
| TAP | 627/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 100 | 20 | 55 | 76 | 36 | 66 | 56 |
| TRV | 617/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 55 | 13 | 50 | 78 | 63 | 56 |
| GL | 617/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 71 | 5 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 56 |
| HII | 617/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 78 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 42 | 37 | 56 |
| CI | 607/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 53 | 34 | 30 | 80 | 51 | 56 |
| BRK-B | 607/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 88 | 63 | 15 | 50 | 62 | 63 | 56 |
| PCG | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 23 | 29 | 77 | 90 | 34 | 56 |
| JPM | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 86 | 72 | 21 | 42 | 48 | 63 | 56 |
| BLDR | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 73 | 20 | 98 | 62 | 48 | 52 | 56 |
| LEN | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 20 | 74 | 67 | 14 | 54 | 56 |
| MCK | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 73 | 46 | 51 | 72 | 70 | 29 | 56 |
| DGX | 597/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 75 | 56 | 16 | 52 | 93 | 62 | 56 |
| AVY | 587/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 72 | 54 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 63 | 56 |
| BAC | 587/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 94 | 56 | 20 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 56 |
| AIG | 587/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 97 | 20 | 30 | 66 | 68 | 58 | 56 |
| AIZ | 577/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 93 | 65 | 7 | 38 | 54 | 63 | 56 |
| MELI | 577/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 82 | 28 | 70 | 72 | 45 | 29 | 56 |
| DHI | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 89 | 20 | 40 | 72 | 74 | 33 | 56 |
| TU | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 76 | 24 | 49 | 83 | 50 | 47 | 56 |
| COP | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 87 | 51 | 30 | 60 | 31 | 48 | 56 |
| KDP | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 72 | 29 | 29 | 63 | 96 | 61 | 56 |
| DAL | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 90 | 65 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 55 | 56 |
| WFC | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 95 | 20 | 39 | 63 | 49 | 54 | 56 |
| SNA | 567/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 75 | 72 | 10 | 57 | 46 | 52 | 56 |
| PPL | 557/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 79 | 28 | 22 | 67 | 95 | 40 | 56 |
| IFF | 557/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 20 | 17 | 92 | 63 | 63 | 56 |
| COF | 557/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 80 | 24 | 54 | 73 | 34 | 48 | 56 |
| EVRG | 557/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 79 | 23 | 6 | 69 | 100 | 64 | 56 |
| AZO | 547/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 71 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 63 | 29 | 56 |
| FOX | 547/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 91 | 50 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 39 | 56 |
| XEL | 547/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 74 | 21 | 11 | 73 | 100 | 64 | 56 |
| BKR | 547/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 74 | 56 | 17 | 47 | 77 | 43 | 56 |
| LOW | 547/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 56 |
| EXC | 537/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 86 | 21 | 18 | 54 | 75 | 60 | 56 |
| NVR | 536/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 79 | 20 | 57 | 59 | — | 36 | 56 |
| C | 537/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 91 | 48 | 11 | 59 | 37 | 32 | 56 |
| AES | 527/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 88 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 100 | 63 | 56 |
| TGT | 527/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 82 | 55 | 8 | 64 | 39 | 29 | 56 |
| PNW | 527/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 82 | 21 | 9 | 54 | 94 | 53 | 56 |
| DVA | 527/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 84 | 48 | 6 | 36 | 54 | 66 | 56 |
| ED | 517/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 86 | 28 | 17 | 58 | 68 | 32 | 56 |
| NI | 517/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 74 | 27 | 9 | 59 | 85 | 53 | 56 |
| LNT | 517/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 70 | 29 | 7 | 72 | 59 | 68 | 56 |
| STZ | 507/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 85 | 20 | 44 | 48 | 30 | 54 | 56 |
| SLB | 507/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 73 | 56 | 12 | 55 | 33 | 46 | 56 |
| LYB | 507/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 78 | 20 | 38 | 68 | 25 | 52 | 56 |
| HAL | 497/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 80 | 49 | 19 | 35 | 37 | 51 | 56 |
| CMS | 497/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 76 | 24 | 18 | 73 | 49 | 40 | 56 |
| WBD | 497/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 84 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 51 | 56 |
| FDX | 497/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 75 | 47 | 0 | 53 | 59 | 44 | 56 |
| AEE | 497/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 78 | 28 | 11 | 54 | 50 | 63 | 56 |
| STT | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 87 | 35 | 4 | 32 | 57 | 58 | 56 |
| SOLV | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 82 | 20 | 26 | 61 | 49 | 30 | 56 |
| CVX | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 72 | 47 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 58 | 56 |
| CRL | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 78 | 20 | 41 | 63 | 3 | 61 | 56 |
| XOM | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 76 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 43 | 58 | 56 |
| PSX | 487/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 79 | 30 | 13 | 65 | 31 | 42 | 56 |
| FSLR | 477/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 73 | 93 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 56 |
| CNP | 477/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 71 | 14 | 9 | 72 | 53 | 65 | 56 |
| MET | 477/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 84 | 16 | 4 | 65 | 69 | 29 | 56 |
| BEN | 467/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 81 | 33 | 8 | 39 | 64 | 29 | 56 |
| LUV | 467/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 70 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 13 | 36 | 56 |
| MS | 467/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 75 | 52 | 0 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 56 |
| DUK | 467/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 83 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 29 | 56 |
| DOW | 467/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 79 | 10 | 39 | 67 | 4 | 46 | 56 |
| FE | 457/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 36 | 56 |
| GS | 457/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 62 | 56 |
| NUE | 457/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 72 | 46 | 0 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 56 |
| SO | 447/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 73 | 23 | 15 | 56 | 50 | 29 | 56 |
| DELL | 427/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 86 | 35 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 32 | 56 |
| GM | 417/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 56 |
| HPE | 407/7 | HOLDValue Trap Risk | 77 | 49 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 56 |