AI Stock Picks — FTSE 100

Wednesday, September 16, 2026  ·  Five AI analysts screened this index for stocks with the best shot at gaining +5% within 30 days

Today's Market Mood

Cautious  Normal choppiness · VIX 16.9

The FTSE 100 tape shows a broad, sharp single-session pullback across the majority of constituents, with property, retail, housebuilders and several staples names down mid-to-high single digits on the day. Beneath that, a smaller group of energy, banking, insurance, pharma and telecom names have held or extended positive 5-day and 30-day trends and sit close to their 52-week highs, pointing to a rotation into value/defensives rather than a uniform breakdown. Near-term upside candidates are concentrated in that resilient minority rather than spread across the index.

Energy majors (BP, Shell) extending multi-week gains on a strong oil-price tailwindUK and EM-linked banks/insurers (Standard Chartered, NatWest, Bank of Georgia/Lion Finance, Hiscox, Beazley) holding near 52-week highs despite the broader selloffDefensive pharma and telecom (AstraZeneca, GSK, Vodafone, BT) showing the steadiest combined 5-day/30-day momentumSharp broad-based weakness in property, housebuilders, retail and some consumer staples suggesting risk-off rotation out of rate-sensitive and consumer-facing names

Today's Actionable List

Which of today's picks to actually take, and at what size, given what you are already holding. Each pick's own Suggested Allocation sizes it in isolation; this table applies the portfolio limits — at most 20 open positions and 60% of the portfolio committed in total. Run with --capital 25000 to see these sizes as order amounts rather than percentages.

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Nothing new to buy today — hold the positions you already have.

Already open: SCHW (to Sep 17), TRGP (to Sep 17), AV.L (to Sep 17), PSN.L (to Sep 17), SMT.L (to Sep 18), ABBV (to Sep 19), EOG (to Sep 19), VRTX (to Sep 19), ADP (to Sep 19), MDLZ (to Sep 19), WBD (to Sep 19), BMY (to Sep 20) … and 84 more. Symbols you already hold were excluded from this run's candidates rather than re-picked.

Position-sizing guidance only — half-Kelly per pick, bounded by the limits above. Not personal investment advice.

Behind the scenes: how each AI analyst did
Aria
1 pick
Blaze
2 picks
Nova
1 pick
Orion
1 pick
Quinn
1 pick

No Qualifying Picks Found

All five agents analyzed the candidates but did not find any stocks meeting the probability threshold for this target.

What Each Agent Evaluated

No stock cleared the bar this run. Below is what each analyst selected and why it did not make the final report, plus the candidates each one passed over.

Aria — Momentum & Technical

Stocks this agent selected

  • CCH.LCoca-Cola HBC AG · 52% · Medium
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Medium, 52% raw (48% after calibration)).

Candidates passed over

  • GSK.L
    Even though the month-long trend and relative performance were positive, the stock has dipped over the last five trading days, failing the short-term momentum check.
  • NWG.L
    Share price is down slightly over the past month and lagging the broader market, failing the positive-trend requirement.
  • EDV.L
    Despite a strong 30-day gain, the stock has pulled back sharply over the last five days, failing the short-term momentum check.

Blaze — Fundamental & Earnings

Stocks this agent selected

  • NWG.LNatWest Group plc · 53% · Medium
    Only Blaze selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Medium, 53% raw (48% after calibration)).
  • EDV.LEndeavour Mining plc · 56% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 56% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • GSK.L
    Price is trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages with negative recent momentum, an unconvincing technical picture despite recent-news data being unavailable
  • CCH.L
    Price sits below its 50-day moving average with a bearish volume divergence signal, an inconsistent technical picture despite recent-news data being unavailable

Nova — News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Stocks this agent selected

  • EDV.LEndeavour Mining plc · 56% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 56% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • GSK.L
    Shares ticked up today but the underlying 5-day momentum is flat-to-negative and volume wasn't unusually high, so there's no clear fresh move to act on.
  • CCH.L
    The stock actually closed lower today, which rules out the kind of fresh upward move needed when we can't confirm a specific news catalyst.
  • NWG.L
    Both the 30-day and 5-day price trends are slightly negative, so there's no positive momentum to support a near-term gain.

Orion — Macro & Sector Rotation

Stocks this agent selected

  • GSK.LGSK plc · 58% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 59% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • CCH.L
    Coca-Cola HBC sits in consumer staples, a group the current market backdrop shows falling sharply, so it doesn't fit today's rotation into value/defensive sectors despite its own decent recent gains
  • NWG.L
    NatWest is in the resilient banking group and sits near its 52-week high, but its own 30-day price trend and today's move are both slightly negative, failing the positive-trend requirement
  • EDV.L
    Endeavour Mining jumped almost 10% in a single day on what looks like a specific, unverified catalyst, and mining isn't among the sectors the current market context points to as a rotation beneficiary, making it too risky to chase without confirmation

Quinn — Quantitative / Statistical

Stocks this agent selected

  • GSK.LGSK plc · 60% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 59% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • NWG.L
    Bollinger squeeze is present but both the 30-day return and the last 5 days are negative, and MACD histogram is essentially flat/negative — no confirmed upward momentum to trade the squeeze in the bullish direction
  • EDV.L
    Despite a strong 30-day return, the last 5 days show a sharp -4% pullback and the MACD histogram is deeply negative, signalling fading momentum rather than a continuation setup
  • CCH.L
    On-balance volume diverges from price (rising price without confirming volume), a red flag for sustainability, which drags the modeled probability down to the floor with weak conviction
Every stock Scout considered — and why each was discarded

Scout scanned 100 FTSE 100 constituents and short-listed 20 candidates for deep analysis by the five analysts. Here is what happened to each one.

  • VOD.LVodafone Group Public Limited CompanyAlready held
    Scout: Strong up day layered on a positive 5-day and 30-day trend, trading essentially at its 52-week high — the cleanest momentum signal in the index.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (23 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • BP.LBP p.l.c.Already held
    Scout: Big one-day pop confirming an already strong 30-day uptrend and only modestly off its 52-week high; energy-sector strength looks sustained, not a one-off spike.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-15 runs until 2026-10-15 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • SHEL.LShell plcAlready held
    Scout: Similar profile to BP — a sharp rally that extends consistent 5-day and 30-day gains and keeps the stock close to its highs.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-14 runs until 2026-10-14 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • AZN.LAstraZeneca PLCAlready held
    Scout: Strong rebound day on top of positive 5-day and 30-day returns; pharma defensiveness plus renewed momentum makes a continued push higher plausible.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-15 runs until 2026-10-15 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • GSK.LGSK plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Consistent gains across the 1-day, 5-day and 30-day windows show a steady grind higher rather than a single-day spike.
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 59% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.
  • TSCO.LTesco PLCAlready held
    Scout: One of the few large-cap consumer names moving up rather than down today, with a solid 30-day uptrend and only modest distance from its 52-week high.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-14 runs until 2026-10-14 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • STAN.LStandard Chartered PLCAlready held
    Scout: Positive across 5-day and 30-day windows and trading within 2% of its 52-week high, a sign the sell-off in banks has largely bypassed it.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-03 runs until 2026-10-03 (17 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • HSX.LHiscox LtdAlready held
    Scout: Strong up day stacked on already-positive 5-day and 30-day returns, sitting right at its 52-week high — one of the strongest relative-strength setups available.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-01 runs until 2026-10-01 (15 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • BGEO.LLion Finance Group PLCLiquidity filter
    Scout: Steady gains across all three windows and essentially at its 52-week high, showing the stock has been largely immune to today's broad drawdown.
    20-day average daily volume 61,750 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • SDLF.LStandard Life plcAlready held
    Scout: Positive 5-day and 30-day momentum with the shares within 2% of their 52-week high.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-26 runs until 2026-09-25 (9 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • BEZ.LBeazley plcAlready held
    Scout: Modest but consistently positive momentum across all windows, trading essentially flat against its 52-week high — a low-volatility relative-strength name.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-02 runs until 2026-10-02 (16 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • ITRK.LIntertek Group plcAlready held
    Scout: At its 52-week high with positive 5-day and 30-day returns, an unusually resilient setup on a day when most of the index is down sharply.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-08 runs until 2026-10-08 (22 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • CCC.LComputacenter plcLiquidity filter
    Scout: Strong up day confirming a positive 5-day and 30-day trend, one of the standout gainers in a weak tape.
    20-day average daily volume 293,679 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • AAF.LAirtel Africa PlcAlready held
    Scout: Solid gain today on top of already-positive 5-day and 30-day returns, showing sustained buying interest rather than a single-day bounce.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-03 runs until 2026-10-03 (17 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • BT-A.LBT Group plcAlready held
    Scout: Consistently positive across the 1-day, 5-day and 30-day windows, bucking the broad telecom/utility weakness elsewhere in the index.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-21 runs until 2026-09-20 (4 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • CCH.LCoca-Cola HBC AGDropped at merge
    Scout: Positive 5-day and 30-day momentum with only a marginal pullback today, holding up notably better than peers in consumer staples.
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Medium, 52% raw (48% after calibration)).
  • SMT.LScottish Mortgage OrdAlready held
    Scout: Up today and over the past 5 and 30 days, and within 5-6% of its 52-week high — one of the few growth-oriented names showing resilience.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-19 runs until 2026-09-18 (2 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • SDR.LSchroders plcAlready held
    Scout: Small but positive returns across all three windows and within 2% of its 52-week high, indicating quiet relative strength versus the broader asset-manager group.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (23 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • NWG.LNatWest Group plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Up today and over the past 5 days while trading within 3% of its 52-week high, suggesting the bank sector sell-off has largely spared it.
    Only Blaze selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Medium, 53% raw (48% after calibration)).
  • EDV.LEndeavour Mining plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Sharp rally today extending a strongly positive 30-day trend, consistent with continued strength in gold-linked names even as broader equities wobble.
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 56% raw (48% after calibration), below the 58% minimum to qualify.

Agent Analytical Approaches

Aria

Momentum & Technical

Checks 30-day price history for every candidate before making any selection. Requires positive period return and positive 5-day momentum as mandatory gates. Ranks picks by proximity to their period high and adjusts probability based on volume. Uses news only to rule out major negative catalysts.

Blaze

Fundamental & Earnings

Searches earnings results, analyst upgrades, and revenue trends before checking price data. Requires at least one verifiable fundamental catalyst — earnings beat, analyst upgrade, or revenue acceleration — within the last 60 days. Favours stocks with strong fundamentals trading below recent highs (value entry).

Nova

News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Hunts for specific events within the last 21 days: FDA approvals, major contract wins, product launches, earnings surprises, or significant analyst upgrades. Requires a positive price reaction confirming the market is recognising the catalyst. Also scans for upcoming events that could drive further gains.

Orion

Macro & Sector Rotation

Maps the macroeconomic regime (risk-on / risk-off / neutral) and identifies sectors benefiting from current conditions before looking at individual stocks. Only selects stocks from macro-aligned sectors with confirmed sector tailwinds. Adjusts for interest rate sensitivity and geopolitical factors.

Sage

Devil's Advocate

Reviews the final picks after all four analysts agree and actively challenges each bull thesis. Searches for bearish technical signals, negative news, insider selling, and elevated short interest that the agreeing agents may have underweighted. Produces evidence-based counter-arguments shown on each pick card.

Quinn

Quantitative / Statistical

Pure-quant analyst: no news, no narrative, only numbers. Identifies mean-reversion setups from RSI extremes (<35) with momentum turning, Bollinger squeeze breakouts, and multi-factor quant scores using RSI, MACD, OBV, short interest, and insider transaction data. Counterbalances narrative bias across the four analyst agents.