Daily brief — July 30, 2026
Dividend yield's worst one-day run against the index in a year. As published at the market close. The live view is always on the dashboard.
Unusual moves
- Dividend yield 1d vs S&P: -3.3% (-3.4σ, 0th pctile)
- Size 1d vs S&P: -2.8% (-3.2σ, 0th pctile)
- Value 1d vs S&P: -2.2% (-2.8σ, 0th pctile)
- Low volatility 1d vs S&P: -2.5% (-2.5σ, 0th pctile)
- Momentum 5d vs S&P: -4.2% (-2.5σ, 2nd pctile)
- High beta 5d vs S&P: -5.0% (-2.1σ, 4th pctile)
That's the 2nd-worst 1-day run for Dividend yield against the index since January 2020 — only April 9, 2025 was worse.
Breadth: 65% of the index above its 50-day average (a month ago: 65%); 70% above the 200-day.
- Since yesterday: divyield back inside 2σ (5d)
- Since yesterday: lowvol back inside 2σ (5d)
- Since yesterday: size back inside 2σ (5d)
- Since yesterday: value back inside 2σ (5d)
20d leadership: divyield (held 2d, prev value)
- Rotation flag: highbeta went top→bottom quartile in 20 trading days
July seasonality (30y): market +1.2% mean / 60% hit; momentum +0.5% mean / 50% hit; value +0.6% mean / 43% hit; size -0.8% mean / 37% hit; quality +1.1% mean / 70% hit.
Baskets, 20d vs S&P: AI Displacement Risk leads (+15.7%), Optics & Memory lags (-21.0%).
Sectors, 5d vs S&P: Consumer Cyclical leads (+1.5% (+1.0σ, 86th pctile)), Utilities lags (-4.0% (-1.6σ, 5th pctile)).
Analyst tape: 183↑ / 105↓ FY1 EPS (net +16%) in the July 30 read.
FW 3000: Momentum -5.6% (-2.2σ) on the week vs the broad benchmark — the 3,000-name universe, beyond large caps.
Computed from S&P 500 constituents, point-in-time quintile portfolios. Provided as-is, with no guarantee of accuracy, timeliness, or freedom from errors. Not investment advice.