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Weekly Report For 8/14/26: Rut Ruhh, trouble ahead for AIQ as opposed to trouble ending?

QUICK COMMENT: The S&P 500 closed at 7785.76 on Friday, 8/14 from 7411.98 at our last update on 7/24.                                    7700 is now support and 7800 is now resistance.    The theme remains of “… would look to buy selective stocks with excess…

By Geoff Garbacz | Market Rebellion · August 17, 2026

QUICK COMMENT: The S&P 500 closed at 7785.76 on Friday, 8/14 from 7411.98 at our last update on 7/24. 
                                  7700 is now support and 7800 is now resistance. 
 
The theme remains of “… would look to buy selective stocks with excess puts that are at a base not extended”. There are still tons of stocks that are basing as 50.99% of stocks are now up for the year through July 24th.
 
Chart of Interest: AIQ has had 2 A B C  D formations this year. The $64,000 does the current one evolve into  A B C D E F or worse?
 
 
Week Ended 7/24: VIX Positive Seasonality has started which means stocks are vulnerable in the S&P 500. Yet to materialize.
 
Week Ended 7/17: We reviewed the holdings of stocks in the ETF, AIQ. Clearly, many of the stocks are in trouble and we need to see improvement for a new run in AI stocks.
 
Week Ended 7/10: We showed a combined chart of RSI and Choppiness which is high indicating a new move is on its way..
 
 
Stats of Note: The S&P 500 has made 37 new highs in 2025. There have been 28 new highs for 2026 with the last one on August 12th. 
 
MACRO CHART of S&P 500 VERSUS RUSSELL 2000: The Russell 2000 is now tracking the S&P 500 (30 Day Moving Average (red line)) There is also in the Chart a 20 day moving average)
 
 
 
IND RSI Overbought/Oversold – 0 Sectors are overbought and 0 oversold.
 
 
Groups: 6 Groups Are Overbought &  0 Groups are Oversold:
 
 
 
MARKET BREADTH: The chart below is of the Market Breadth with Daily & Weekly A/D Lines as well as Daily & Weekly Volume A/D Lines. Breadth is no longer a problem as it has been gaining strength.
 
 
 
MARKET EVS:  Market Erlanger Volume Swing (EVSM) is at 9.
 
 
 
BIAS/Setup And Trigger Tables – Green is positive. Yellow is neutral. Red is negative.
 
Bias
 
 
Triggers
 
 
 
I. Sector changes this week. This was a “moderate rotation” week as one sector moved to buy and one moved to sell. In ECR, look for Sector Data Erlanger. 
               
(+)   New moves to Buy: Technology: Computers/Equip and Banks of note.  
 
Most Interesting Jump of the Week: Banks of note.
                   
(- )   New moves into Avoid: Transportation & Automobiles And Components
 Most Interesting Drop of the Week:  Transportations