Daily brief — August 19, 2026
A quiet tape — no unusual factor moves. As published at the market close. The live view is always on the dashboard.
No factor moving more than 2σ from its trailing-year norm today.
Breadth: 61% of the index above its 50-day average (a month ago: 63%); 75% above the 200-day.
20d leadership: size (held 2d, prev highbeta)
August seasonality (30y): market -0.2% mean / 60% hit; momentum +0.6% mean / 53% hit; value +0.1% mean / 47% hit; size -0.1% mean / 43% hit; quality +0.0% mean / 47% hit.
Baskets, 20d vs S&P: AI Displacement Risk leads (+22.6%), Nuclear Renaissance lags (-7.9%).
Sectors, 5d vs S&P: Healthcare leads (+4.8% (+1.8σ, 95th pctile)), Industrials lags (-1.8% (-1.1σ, 14th pctile)).
Analyst tape: 0↑ / 1↓ FY1 EPS (net -0%) in the August 19 read.
FW 3000: Quality -0.7% (-1.9σ) on the week vs the broad benchmark — the 3,000-name universe, beyond large caps.
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