Sep. 19th 2025
Fed cuts rates; QQQ closes at another all-time high
Market Signal: +7 STRONG BULLISH
The NASDAQ-100 (QQQ) has closed higher for 11 of the last 13 days. On the heels of the Federal Reserve rate cut, the index set new all-time highs for the second week in a row. The Market Signal remains STRONG BULLISH.
NASDAQ-100 52-week highs
The following NASDAQ-100 (QQQ) holdings closed at a 52-week high today:
GOOG $255.24 +1.15%GOOGL $254.72 +1.07%ASML $932.15 +0.47%APP $649.59 +4.52%LRCX $126.92 +0.47%CDNS $373.35 +2.32%TTWO $250.85 +0.44%
π98th day of uptrend
Day π1 of current uptrend occurred on Thurs. May 1st 2025.
QQQ+24.43% since start of current uptrendTQQQ+81.40% since start of current uptrend
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Market Signal | Trend Count | QQQ Close | QQQ %chg since π1 | TQQQ close | TQQQ %chg since π1 | Date |
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2
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2 | π1 | $481.68 | 0.00% | $56.77 | 0.00% | Thu 5/1/25 |
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3
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2 | π2 | $488.83 | 1.48% | $59.43 | 4.69% | Fri 5/2/25 |
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4
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2 | π3 | $485.93 | 0.88% | $58.40 | 2.87% | Mon 5/5/25 |
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5
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2 | π4 | $481.41 | -0.06% | $56.74 | -0.05% | Tue 5/6/25 |
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6
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2 | π5 | $483.30 | 0.34% | $57.40 | 1.11% | Wed 5/7/25 |
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7
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2 | π6 | $488.29 | 1.37% | $59.11 | 4.12% | Thu 5/8/25 |
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8
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2 | π7 | $487.97 | 1.31% | $58.97 | 3.88% | Fri 5/9/25 |
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9
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3 | π8 | $507.85 | 5.43% | $66.11 | 16.45% | Mon 5/12/25 |
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10
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3 | π9 | $515.59 | 7.04% | $69.14 | 21.79% | Tue 5/13/25 |
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11
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3 | π10 | $518.68 | 7.68% | $70.36 | 23.94% | Wed 5/14/25 |
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12
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3 | π11 | $519.25 | 7.80% | $70.58 | 24.33% | Thu 5/15/25 |
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13
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3 | π12 | $521.51 | 8.27% | $71.45 | 25.86% | Fri 5/16/25 |
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14
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3 | π13 | $522.01 | 8.37% | $71.64 | 26.19% | Mon 5/19/25 |
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15
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3 | π14 | $520.27 | 8.01% | $70.89 | 24.87% | Tue 5/20/25 |
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16
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3 | π15 | $513.04 | 6.51% | $67.94 | 19.68% | Wed 5/21/25 |
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17
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2 | π16 | $514.00 | 6.71% | $68.29 | 20.29% | Thu 5/22/25 |
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18
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2 | π17 | $509.24 | 5.72% | $66.32 | 16.82% | Fri 5/23/25 |
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19
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4 | π18 | $521.22 | 8.21% | $70.94 | 24.96% | Tue 5/27/25 |
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20
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3 | π19 | $518.91 | 7.73% | $70.03 | 23.36% | Wed 5/28/25 |
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21
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3 | π20 | $519.93 | 7.94% | $70.37 | 23.96% | Thu 5/29/25 |
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22
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3 | π21 | $519.11 | 7.77% | $70.00 | 23.30% | Fri 5/30/25 |
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23
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4 | π22 | $523.21 | 8.62% | $71.61 | 26.14% | Mon 6/2/25 |
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24
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4 | π23 | $527.30 | 9.47% | $73.28 | 29.08% | Tue 6/3/25 |
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25
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3 | π24 | $528.77 | 9.78% | $73.87 | 30.12% | Wed 6/4/25 |
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26
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3 | π25 | $524.79 | 8.95% | $72.15 | 27.09% | Thu 6/5/25 |
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27
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4 | π26 | $529.92 | 10.01% | $74.21 | 30.72% | Fri 6/6/25 |
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28
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3 | π27 | $530.70 | 10.18% | $74.54 | 31.30% | Mon 6/9/25 |
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29
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3 | π28 | $534.21 | 10.91% | $75.98 | 33.84% | Tue 6/10/25 |
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30
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3 | π29 | $532.41 | 10.53% | $75.20 | 32.46% | Wed 6/11/25 |
|
31
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3 | π30 | $533.66 | 10.79% | $75.69 | 33.33% | Thu 6/12/25 |
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32
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2 | π31 | $526.96 | 9.40% | $72.83 | 28.29% | Fri 6/13/25 |
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33
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3 | π32 | $534.29 | 10.92% | $75.80 | 33.52% | Mon 6/16/25 |
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34
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2 | π33 | $529.08 | 9.84% | $73.56 | 29.58% | Tue 6/17/25 |
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35
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2 | π34 | $528.99 | 9.82% | $73.46 | 29.40% | Wed 6/18/25 |
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36
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2 | π35 | $526.83 | 9.37% | $72.45 | 27.62% | Fri 6/20/25 |
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37
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7 | π36 | $531.65 | 10.37% | $74.70 | 31.58% | Mon 6/23/25 |
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38
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7 | π37 | $539.78 | 12.06% | $78.10 | 37.57% | Tue 6/24/25 |
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39
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7 | π38 | $541.16 | 12.35% | $78.48 | 38.24% | Wed 6/25/25 |
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40
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8 | π39 | $546.22 | 13.40% | $80.63 | 42.03% | Thu 6/26/25 |
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41
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7 | π40 | $548.09 | 13.79% | $81.42 | 43.42% | Fri 6/27/25 |
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42
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8 | π41 | $551.64 | 14.52% | $83.00 | 46.20% | Mon 6/30/25 |
|
43
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7 | π42 | $546.99 | 13.56% | $80.89 | 42.49% | Tue 7/1/25 |
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44
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7 | π43 | $550.80 | 14.35% | $82.50 | 45.32% | Wed 7/2/25 |
|
45
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8 | π44 | $556.22 | 15.48% | $84.81 | 49.39% | Thu 7/3/25 |
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46
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7 | π45 | $552.03 | 14.61% | $82.92 | 46.06% | Mon 7/7/25 |
|
47
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7 | π46 | $552.34 | 14.67% | $83.03 | 46.26% | Tue 7/8/25 |
|
48
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7 | π47 | $556.25 | 15.48% | $84.75 | 49.29% | Wed 7/9/25 |
|
49
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7 | π48 | $555.45 | 15.32% | $84.36 | 48.60% | Thu 7/10/25 |
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50
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7 | π49 | $554.20 | 15.06% | $83.72 | 47.47% | Fri 7/11/25 |
|
51
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7 | π50 | $556.21 | 15.47% | $84.61 | 49.04% | Mon 7/14/25 |
|
52
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7 | π51 | $556.72 | 15.58% | $84.83 | 49.43% | Tue 7/15/25 |
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53
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7 | π52 | $557.29 | 15.70% | $85.07 | 49.85% | Wed 7/16/25 |
|
54
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7 | π53 | $561.80 | 16.63% | $87.05 | 53.34% | Thu 7/17/25 |
|
55
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7 | π54 | $561.26 | 16.52% | $86.75 | 52.81% | Fri 7/18/25 |
|
56
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7 | π55 | $564.17 | 17.13% | $88.07 | 55.13% | Mon 7/21/25 |
|
57
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7 | π56 | $561.25 | 16.52% | $86.70 | 52.72% | Tue 7/22/25 |
|
58
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7 | π57 | $563.81 | 17.05% | $87.84 | 54.73% | Wed 7/23/25 |
|
59
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7 | π58 | $565.01 | 17.30% | $88.42 | 55.75% | Thu 7/24/25 |
|
60
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7 | π59 | $566.37 | 17.58% | $88.92 | 56.63% | Fri 7/25/25 |
|
61
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7 | π60 | $568.14 | 17.95% | $89.79 | 58.16% | Mon 7/28/25 |
|
62
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7 | π61 | $567.26 | 17.77% | $89.38 | 57.44% | Tue 7/29/25 |
|
63
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7 | π62 | $568.02 | 17.92% | $89.69 | 57.99% | Wed 7/30/25 |
|
64
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6 | π63 | $565.01 | 17.30% | $88.21 | 55.38% | Thu 7/31/25 |
|
65
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5 | π64 | $553.88 | 14.99% | $82.92 | 46.06% | Fri 8/1/25 |
|
66
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7 | π65 | $564.10 | 17.11% | $87.46 | 54.06% | Mon 8/4/25 |
|
67
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6 | π66 | $560.27 | 16.32% | $85.64 | 50.85% | Tue 8/5/25 |
|
68
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7 | π67 | $567.32 | 17.78% | $88.84 | 56.49% | Wed 8/6/25 |
|
69
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7 | π68 | $569.24 | 18.18% | $89.74 | 58.08% | Thu 8/7/25 |
|
70
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7 | π69 | $574.55 | 19.28% | $92.16 | 62.34% | Fri 8/8/25 |
|
71
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7 | π70 | $572.85 | 18.93% | $91.35 | 60.91% | Mon 8/11/25 |
|
72
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7 | π71 | $580.05 | 20.42% | $94.72 | 66.85% | Tue 8/12/25 |
|
73
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7 | π72 | $580.34 | 20.48% | $94.86 | 67.10% | Wed 8/13/25 |
|
74
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7 | π73 | $579.89 | 20.39% | $94.60 | 66.64% | Thu 8/14/25 |
|
75
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7 | π74 | $577.34 | 19.86% | $93.26 | 64.28% | Fri 8/15/25 |
|
76
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7 | π75 | $577.11 | 19.81% | $93.14 | 64.07% | Mon 8/18/25 |
|
77
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6 | π76 | $569.28 | 18.19% | $89.34 | 57.37% | Tue 8/19/25 |
|
78
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5 | π77 | $565.90 | 17.48% | $87.71 | 54.50% | Wed 8/20/25 |
|
79
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5 | π78 | $563.28 | 16.94% | $86.49 | 52.35% | Thu 8/21/25 |
|
80
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6 | π79 | $571.97 | 18.74% | $90.38 | 59.20% | Fri 8/22/25 |
|
81
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6 | π80 | $570.32 | 18.40% | $89.59 | 57.81% | Mon 8/25/25 |
|
82
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6 | π81 | $572.61 | 18.88% | $90.63 | 59.64% | Tue 8/26/25 |
|
83
|
7 | π82 | $573.49 | 19.06% | $91.04 | 60.37% | Wed 8/27/25 |
|
84
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7 | π83 | $577.08 | 19.81% | $92.70 | 63.29% | Thu 8/28/25 |
|
85
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5 | π84 | $570.40 | 18.42% | $89.36 | 57.41% | Fri 8/29/25 |
|
86
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5 | π85 | $565.62 | 17.43% | $87.08 | 53.39% | Tue 9/2/25 |
|
87
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6.5 | π86 | $570.07 | 18.35% | $89.11 | 56.97% | Wed 9/3/25 |
|
88
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7 | π87 | $575.23 | 19.42% | $91.52 | 61.21% | Thu 9/4/25 |
|
89
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7 | π88 | $576.06 | 19.59% | $91.82 | 61.74% | Fri 9/5/25 |
|
90
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7 | π89 | $578.87 | 20.18% | $93.13 | 64.05% | Mon 9/8/25 |
|
91
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7 | π90 | $580.51 | 20.52% | $93.89 | 65.39% | Tue 9/9/25 |
|
92
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7 | π91 | $580.70 | 20.56% | $93.99 | 65.56% | Wed 9/10/25 |
|
93
|
7 | π92 | $584.08 | 21.26% | $95.57 | 68.35% | Thu 9/11/25 |
|
94
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7 | π93 | $586.66 | 21.79% | $96.76 | 70.44% | Fri 9/12/25 |
|
95
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7 | π94 | $591.68 | 22.84% | $99.23 | 74.79% | Mon 9/15/25 |
|
96
|
7 | π95 | $591.18 | 22.73% | $98.96 | 74.32% | Tue 9/16/25 |
|
97
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7 | π96 | $590.00 | 22.49% | $98.33 | 73.21% | Wed 9/17/25 |
|
98
|
7 | π97 | $595.32 | 23.59% | $100.98 | 77.88% | Thu 9/18/25 |
|
99
|
7 | π98 | $599.35 | 24.43% | $102.98 | 81.40% | Fri 9/19/25 |
Market Signal, Trend Count, closing prices, and cumulative return (%) over current uptrend
TQQQ vs QQQ Holdings
TQQQ is outperforming 97% of QQQ holdings since day π1 of current uptrend (Thurs. May 1st 2025).
| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
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Market Cap | Symbol | %Chg since π1 | Close on π1 | Close |
|
2
|
378,519 M | QQQ | 24.43% | $481.68 | $599.35 |
|
3
|
219,724 M | APP | 132.42% | $279.49 | $649.59 |
|
4
|
47,857 M | WBD | 129.30% | $8.43 | $19.33 |
|
5
|
182,115 M | MU | 109.25% | $77.77 | $162.73 |
|
6
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28,232 M | TQQQ | 81.40% | $56.77 | $102.98 |
|
7
|
160,633 M | LRCX | 76.94% | $71.73 | $126.92 |
|
8
|
1,628,933 M | AVGO | 74.80% | $197.33 | $344.94 |
|
9
|
255,419 M | AMD | 62.85% | $96.65 | $157.39 |
|
10
|
4,301,384 M | NVDA | 58.29% | $111.61 | $176.67 |
|
11
|
199,238 M | SHOP | 58.02% | $97.01 | $153.30 |
|
12
|
3,080,584 M | GOOGL | 57.92% | $161.30 | $254.72 |
|
13
|
432,692 M | PLTR | 56.96% | $116.20 | $182.39 |
|
14
|
3,086,873 M | GOOG | 56.79% | $162.79 | $255.24 |
|
15
|
137,875 M | KLAC | 54.49% | $676.31 | $1,044.81 |
|
16
|
1,416,747 M | TSLA | 51.89% | $280.52 | $426.07 |
|
17
|
138,146 M | INTC | 48.05% | $19.98 | $29.58 |
|
18
|
35,160 M | MCHP | 41.69% | $45.98 | $65.15 |
|
19
|
366,522 M | ASML | 39.81% | $666.72 | $932.15 |
|
20
|
52,496 M | IDXX | 39.20% | $471.38 | $656.16 |
|
21
|
103,375 M | CEG | 37.52% | $240.62 | $330.90 |
|
22
|
1,955,401 M | META | 36.03% | $572.21 | $778.38 |
|
23
|
113,331 M | DASH | 35.21% | $196.20 | $265.29 |
|
24
|
46,672 M | BKR | 30.81% | $36.19 | $47.34 |
|
25
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48,413 M | DDOG | 30.57% | $106.32 | $138.82 |
|
26
|
46,583 M | ZS | 29.60% | $227.06 | $294.27 |
|
27
|
20,886 M | ON | 28.96% | $39.60 | $51.07 |
|
28
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151,442 M | AMAT | 27.62% | $148.96 | $190.10 |
|
29
|
120,691 M | ADI | 26.63% | $193.74 | $245.33 |
|
30
|
60,804 M | AXON | 24.70% | $621.10 | $774.53 |
|
31
|
101,734 M | CDNS | 24.56% | $299.73 | $373.35 |
|
32
|
151,379 M | ARM | 23.84% | $115.40 | $142.91 |
|
33
|
180,031 M | QCOM | 23.40% | $135.21 | $166.85 |
|
34
|
56,486 M | NXPI | 23.21% | $181.84 | $224.05 |
|
35
|
183,802 M | PDD | 22.18% | $105.97 | $129.47 |
|
36
|
64,020 M | MRVL | 21.84% | $60.95 | $74.26 |
|
37
|
3,849,860 M | MSFT | 21.75% | $425.40 | $517.93 |
|
38
|
2,468,714 M | AMZN | 21.70% | $190.20 | $231.48 |
|
39
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43,308 M | EA | 19.29% | $145.10 | $173.09 |
|
40
|
68,729 M | ADSK | 17.98% | $273.49 | $322.67 |
|
41
|
54,605 M | FAST | 17.90% | $40.35 | $47.58 |
|
42
|
20,893 M | BIIB | 17.84% | $120.93 | $142.50 |
|
43
|
269,648 M | CSCO | 17.36% | $58.12 | $68.21 |
|
44
|
61,484 M | CSX | 17.32% | $28.11 | $32.98 |
|
45
|
126,118 M | CRWD | 16.36% | $431.88 | $502.55 |
|
46
|
3,643,316 M | AAPL | 15.09% | $213.32 | $245.50 |
|
47
|
36,900 M | CSGP | 13.74% | $76.58 | $87.10 |
|
48
|
163,072 M | TXN | 13.34% | $158.26 | $179.37 |
|
49
|
139,258 M | PANW | 11.77% | $186.27 | $208.19 |
|
50
|
52,227 M | PCAR | 10.78% | $89.78 | $99.46 |
|
51
|
88,184 M | ORLY | 10.75% | $93.85 | $103.93 |
|
52
|
34,201 M | GEHC | 10.70% | $67.67 | $74.91 |
|
53
|
141,564 M | GILD | 10.50% | $103.25 | $114.09 |
|
54
|
191,796 M | INTU | 10.39% | $623.19 | $687.92 |
|
55
|
72,892 M | MAR | 10.07% | $243.95 | $268.52 |
|
56
|
521,372 M | NFLX | 8.25% | $1,133.47 | $1,226.97 |
|
57
|
236,506 M | AZN | 8.18% | $70.51 | $76.28 |
|
58
|
92,038 M | SNPS | 7.87% | $459.36 | $495.50 |
|
59
|
62,618 M | MNST | 7.75% | $59.52 | $64.13 |
|
60
|
224,612 M | LIN | 6.91% | $448.05 | $479.01 |
|
61
|
124,327 M | MELI | 6.88% | $2,294.52 | $2,452.34 |
|
62
|
176,454 M | BKNG | 6.72% | $5,101.43 | $5,444.44 |
|
63
|
46,274 M | TTWO | 6.67% | $235.17 | $250.85 |
|
64
|
194,080 M | PEP | 6.15% | $133.55 | $141.76 |
|
65
|
47,542 M | ROST | 5.22% | $138.93 | $146.18 |
|
66
|
65,176 M | PYPL | 4.30% | $65.41 | $68.22 |
|
67
|
40,433 M | FANG | 3.59% | $134.83 | $139.67 |
|
68
|
96,119 M | SBUX | 3.11% | $82.01 | $84.56 |
|
69
|
77,778 M | ABNB | 2.44% | $124.01 | $127.04 |
|
70
|
42,648 M | XEL | 2.43% | $70.40 | $72.11 |
|
71
|
153,654 M | AMGN | 0.57% | $283.78 | $285.41 |
|
72
|
40,821 M | CCEP | 0.45% | $89.54 | $89.94 |
|
73
|
62,744 M | REGN | 0.34% | $590.00 | $591.99 |
|
74
|
57,255 M | AEP | -0.45% | $107.54 | $107.06 |
|
75
|
132,928 M | HON | -0.65% | $210.74 | $209.37 |
|
76
|
21,130 M | CDW | -0.73% | $162.40 | $161.22 |
|
77
|
118,273 M | ADP | -2.24% | $298.69 | $292.00 |
|
78
|
155,215 M | ADBE | -2.33% | $374.63 | $365.90 |
|
79
|
268,041 M | TMUS | -3.57% | $247.00 | $238.17 |
|
80
|
26,451 M | DXCM | -4.00% | $70.26 | $67.45 |
|
81
|
80,642 M | CTAS | -4.50% | $209.55 | $200.13 |
|
82
|
421,818 M | COST | -4.79% | $999.04 | $951.16 |
|
83
|
62,377 M | WDAY | -5.27% | $246.61 | $233.62 |
|
84
|
82,437 M | MDLZ | -6.13% | $67.87 | $63.71 |
|
85
|
29,600 M | ODFL | -6.46% | $150.56 | $140.84 |
|
86
|
18,259 M | GFS | -6.48% | $35.18 | $32.90 |
|
87
|
116,637 M | CMCSA | -6.59% | $33.82 | $31.59 |
|
88
|
43,844 M | EXC | -6.85% | $46.60 | $43.41 |
|
89
|
31,271 M | KHC | -7.30% | $28.50 | $26.42 |
|
90
|
54,304 M | ROP | -9.50% | $557.59 | $504.62 |
|
91
|
97,755 M | MSTR | -9.66% | $381.60 | $344.75 |
|
92
|
32,693 M | CTSH | -11.02% | $75.23 | $66.94 |
|
93
|
46,749 M | PAYX | -11.33% | $146.61 | $130.00 |
|
94
|
73,241 M | TRI | -12.51% | $185.74 | $162.51 |
|
95
|
157,271 M | ISRG | -15.17% | $517.18 | $438.72 |
|
96
|
21,743 M | TTD | -16.19% | $53.06 | $44.47 |
|
97
|
34,016 M | VRSK | -17.33% | $294.51 | $243.47 |
|
98
|
64,527 M | FTNT | -19.19% | $104.21 | $84.21 |
|
99
|
36,827 M | KDP | -20.36% | $34.04 | $27.11 |
|
100
|
98,228 M | VRTX | -23.20% | $498.86 | $383.12 |
|
101
|
44,334 M | CPRT | -24.21% | $60.50 | $45.85 |
|
102
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44,348 M | TEAM | -26.20% | $229.07 | $169.05 |
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103
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35,862 M | CHTR | -31.45% | $383.00 | $262.55 |
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20,114 M | LULU | -36.85% | $268.60 | $169.62 |

Assuming 3% for the risk-free rate, the Sharpe Ratio for this investment is 3.95.

For a TQQQ position opened at close on day π1 of current uptrend (Thurs. May 1st 2025):
- Up +50% or more almost half of the time (45 of 98 days, or 45.92% of the uptrend)
- In the red (-0.05%) for just 1 day, or 1.02% of the time