AI Stock Picks — FTSE 100

Monday, September 21, 2026  ·  Five AI analysts screened this index for stocks with the best shot at gaining +5% within 30 days

Today's Market Mood

Neutral  Normal choppiness · VIX 15.0

The FTSE 100 shows a choppy, rotational market: financials and insurers (banks, insurers, wealth managers) are showing genuine multi-week strength near 52-week highs, while consumer discretionary, travel, and several miners remain in sharp 30-day drawdowns despite occasional sharp rebounds. No fresh news catalysts were available, so this read leans purely on price momentum and positioning relative to highs.

UK banks and insurers (STAN, NWG, LGEN, AV, HSX, BEZ) showing sustained strength and trading near 52-week highsDefensive utilities (SSE, UU, SVT) posting strong 5-day rebounds after a weaker 30-day stretch, suggesting mean reversionInvestment trusts and tech-adjacent names (SMT, PCT, CCC, DPLM) rallying steadily and sitting close to highsBroad weakness in consumer discretionary, travel/leisure and select miners (JD, ENT, ABF, GLEN, RTO, BAB) still deep in 30-day drawdowns with no confirmed reversalMixed mining sector: Anglo American/Antofagasta showing short-term bounces while Glencore/Rio Tinto remain under pressure

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.

0 of 4
0%
80 · 479.9%
479.9% / 60%
0 of 20
RankStockActionSizeEntry → TargetNotes
#1 LGEN.L SKIP — £299.10 → £314.06
stop £274.27
 Half-Kelly sizes this at 0% — the odds carry no edge worth capital.
#2 PCT.L SKIP — £681.00 → £715.05
stop £622.43
 Half-Kelly sizes this at 0% — the odds carry no edge worth capital.
#3 SMT.L SKIP — £1,554.50 → £1,632.22
stop £1,465.89
 Position cap reached — 80 of 20 slots in use.
#4 SSE.L SKIP — £2,476.00 → £2,599.80
stop £2,228.40
 Half-Kelly sizes this at 0% — the odds carry no edge worth capital.

Already open: COP (to Sep 23), KO (to Sep 23), MA (to Sep 23), AAL.L (to Sep 23), GOOGL (to Sep 23), TGT (to Sep 24), V (to Sep 24), RIO.L (to Sep 24), SDLF.L (to Sep 25), GILD (to Sep 25), ANET (to Sep 26), IQV (to Sep 26) … and 68 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
5 picks
Blaze
3 picks
Nova
3 picks
Orion
1 pick
Quinn
3 picks

4 Stock Picks

#1 LGEN.LLegal & General Group Plc
5/5 Agents Agree  Risk 5/10  ⚠ Conflicting Signals
Moderate conviction · 58%

Legal & General is a large UK financial company providing insurance, pensions, and investment management. Its share price is up over 5% in the past month with accelerating momentum in the last week, comfortably beating the broader market. It carries the lowest estimated risk of the candidates reviewed, though like any stock it could pull back if the wider market turns.

Stop-loss£274.27-8.3%
Today's price£299.10
Target£314.06+5.0%
If you invested £1,000
▲£1,050 if the target hits (+5.0%)
▼£917 if the stop-loss is hit (-8.3%)
The AI puts the chance of the win case at 58%. Not a guarantee — always set the stop-loss.

Why the AI likes it

What could go wrong

⚔ The Skeptic's View — Sage, the Devil's Advocate
  • Price (299.1) is already pressed against the Bollinger upper band (300.93), just 0.6% below it, leaving little technical headroom before a mean-reversion pullback.
  • The MACD line itself is barely positive (0.376) versus a deeply negative signal line (-0.730); the 'positive trend' cited is a lagging crossover, not fresh acceleration, and the histogram gap could just as easily be closing as widening.
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Calibrated probability: 58% (raw model estimate: 62%) — adjusted using the accuracy of past resolved picks.

Trade math

0.6:1
62%
-0.1%
0%

Suggested allocation is half-Kelly sizing guidance capped at 10% — not personal investment advice. Allocations are scaled to 85% of half-Kelly for the current market regime.

What each AI analyst estimated

Aria
75%
Very High
Blaze
56%
Medium
Nova
53%
Medium
Orion
66%
High
Quinn
60%
Medium

Data Sources

Yahoo FinanceFinvizMarketWatchSeeking Alpha
#2 PCT.LPolar Capital Technology Ord
4/5 Agents Agree  Risk 5/10  ⚠ Conflicting Signals
Moderate conviction · 58%

Polar Capital Technology is a fund that invests in technology companies from around the world. It has climbed more than 6% over the past month and is beating the broader market by a wide margin, supported by a healthy (not overheated) technical picture. The key risk is that tech-focused funds can fall hard if investor appetite for growth stocks cools off.

Stop-loss£622.43-8.6%
Today's price£681.00
Target£715.05+5.0%
If you invested £1,000
▲£1,050 if the target hits (+5.0%)
▼£914 if the stop-loss is hit (-8.6%)
The AI puts the chance of the win case at 58%. Not a guarantee — always set the stop-loss.

Why the AI likes it

What could go wrong

⚔ The Skeptic's View — Sage, the Devil's Advocate
  • The tool's own 5-day momentum reading is only +0.58%, far below the 30-day return of +6.49%, indicating the rally has almost entirely stalled over the past week even as the bull case calls it a 'steady uptrend.'
  • Price (681) is trading above its own Bollinger upper band (674.04), a classic overextension signal that raises short-term pullback risk rather than confirming room to run.
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Calibrated probability: 58% (raw model estimate: 61%) — adjusted using the accuracy of past resolved picks.

Trade math

0.6:1
63%
-0.3%
0%

Suggested allocation is half-Kelly sizing guidance capped at 10% — not personal investment advice. Allocations are scaled to 85% of half-Kelly for the current market regime.

What each AI analyst estimated

Aria
75%
Very High
Blaze
56%
Medium
Nova
53%
Medium
Orion
—
—
Quinn
60%
Medium

Data Sources

Yahoo FinanceFinvizMarketWatchSeeking Alpha
#3 SMT.LScottish Mortgage Ord
3/5 Agents Agree  Risk 4/10  ⚠ Conflicting Signals
Moderate conviction · 58%

Scottish Mortgage is an investment trust that owns a portfolio of global growth companies, many of them in technology. Its share price is up over 6% in the past month, is trading near a 52-week high, and is comfortably beating the wider market, all signs of strong investor demand. The main risk is that growth-stock-heavy funds like this one tend to swing harder than the market in either direction, so a shift in sentiment toward growth investing could reverse the trend quickly.

Stop-loss£1,465.89-5.7%
Today's price£1,554.50
Target£1,632.22+5.0%
If you invested £1,000
▲£1,050 if the target hits (+5.0%)
▼£943 if the stop-loss is hit (-5.7%)
The AI puts the chance of the win case at 58%. Not a guarantee — always set the stop-loss.

Why the AI likes it

What could go wrong

⚔ The Skeptic's View — Sage, the Devil's Advocate
  • RSI at 68 sits just 2 points from the conventional overbought threshold of 70, and price is within 1% of its 52-week high — this combination has historically preceded short-term consolidation, not further breakout.
  • Price (1554.5) is already trading above its own Bollinger upper band (1531.84), suggesting the move is statistically extended relative to its 20-day range even with OBV still confirming.
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Calibrated probability: 58% (raw model estimate: 64%) — adjusted using the accuracy of past resolved picks.

Trade math

0.9:1
53%
+1.1%
8.5%

Suggested allocation is half-Kelly sizing guidance capped at 10% — not personal investment advice. Allocations are scaled to 85% of half-Kelly for the current market regime.

What each AI analyst estimated

Aria
75%
Very High
Blaze
—
—
Already trading almost at its 52-week high with an RSI near 68, leaving little room to move before looking overbought.
Nova
56%
Medium
Orion
—
—
Quinn
60%
Medium

Data Sources

Yahoo FinanceFinvizMarketWatchSeeking Alpha
#4 SSE.LSSE plc
2/5 Agents Agree  Risk 6/10
Moderate conviction · 58%

SSE is a major UK energy company involved in electricity generation, transmission networks, and renewables. Its share price is up nearly 4% over the past month and has accelerated in the last week, well ahead of the broader market, with a technical setup suggesting a possible breakout. The main risk is that trading volume isn't fully confirming the price rise, and the stock's longer-term trend line isn't yet clearly bullish.

Stop-loss£2,228.40-10.0%
Today's price£2,476.00
Target£2,599.80+5.0%
If you invested £1,000
▲£1,050 if the target hits (+5.0%)
▼£900 if the stop-loss is hit (-10.0%)
The AI puts the chance of the win case at 58%. Not a guarantee — always set the stop-loss.

Why the AI likes it

What could go wrong

⚔ The Skeptic's View — Sage, the Devil's Advocate
  • OBV divergence is explicitly flagged true — on-balance volume is not confirming the price advance, undercutting the 'genuine bullish momentum' framing.
  • A Bollinger Band squeeze cuts both ways: it signals an impending volatility expansion, not a directional bias, so the 'potential breakout' could just as easily resolve downward, especially with only 2/5 agents in agreement and the second-highest risk score of the group (6/10).
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Calibrated probability: 58% (raw model estimate: 60%) — adjusted using the accuracy of past resolved picks.

Trade math

0.5:1
67%
-1.0%
0%

Suggested allocation is half-Kelly sizing guidance capped at 10% — not personal investment advice. Allocations are scaled to 85% of half-Kelly for the current market regime.

What each AI analyst estimated

Aria
65%
High
Blaze
56%
Medium
Nova
—
—
Solid uptrend but trading volume behind the move was below its recent average, a weaker confirmation than our top picks
Orion
—
—
Very strong price momentum, but as a utility it sits outside the financials/insurers strength theme currently visible in the market, so there's no confirmed sector tailwind behind the move
Quinn
—
—
Only qualifies as a weak multi-factor setup; volume divergence (price rising without on-balance-volume support) drags the computed probability down to the 50% floor.

Data Sources

Yahoo FinanceFinvizMarketWatchSeeking Alpha

Retail Investor Execution Guide

This report identifies stocks with an AI-assessed probability of gaining +5% within 30 calendar days (target exit by October 21, 2026). Picks are ranked by how many independent AI agents agreed — more agreement means higher conviction. The guide below tells you exactly how to act on them.

Step-by-Step Action Plan

  1. Act within one trading day. Prices are freshest now. The longer you wait, the more the entry price drifts away from what the agents analysed.
  2. Verify the entry price. Check the live price before buying. If a stock has already moved more than 3% above the Current Price shown in the report, skip it or wait for a pullback — the risk/reward has shifted.
  3. Use limit orders, not market orders. Set your buy limit at or below the Current Price shown. Chasing with a market order gives brokers and algorithms an advantage over you.
  4. Set your stop-loss immediately after buying. Use the Max Downside % on each pick card as your hard exit level. If the price falls to that level, sell without hesitation — the trade thesis is broken.
  5. Set a take-profit at the Target Price. Place a limit sell order at the Target Price shown. When it fills, the trade is done — resist the urge to hold for more.
  6. Exit all positions by October 21, 2026. This is your hard deadline. If a stock has not hit its target by then, exit anyway. Holding past the window turns a short-term trade into an unsupervised long-term position.
  7. Never add to a losing position. If your stop-loss is hit, exit completely. Averaging down turns a small, controlled loss into a potentially large one.

Position Sizing by Conviction Tier

Size each position according to the coloured border on its pick card. Cap your total exposure across all picks from this report at 25% of your overall trading budget.

Agents Agreeing What It Means Max Allocation Per Pick
5/5 Highest conviction — all five independent analytical checks passed Up to 10%
4/5 Very high conviction — four of five independent checks aligned Up to 8%
3/5 High conviction — three agents independently agreed Up to 6%
2/5 Moderate conviction — two agents independently agreed Up to 4%
1 Agent Speculative — solo pick, admitted only at Very High confidence Up to 2%

The Three Exit Rules

These picks are generated by AI agents for informational and educational purposes only. They do not constitute financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Probability estimates reflect the agents' analytical models — they are not guarantees of any outcome. Past results are not indicative of future performance. Markets can and do move against even well-researched trades. Always conduct your own research, and consider seeking advice from a licensed financial adviser before placing any orders. Never invest money you cannot afford to lose.

Understanding the Numbers

A plain-English guide to every figure shown on each pick card — what it means, how it is calculated, and what a good or bad value looks like.

AI Conviction Meter
Estimated probability of hitting the target, shown as a 5-bar gauge
The filled bars and label translate the AI's probability estimate into plain language: 75%+ is Very strong, 60–74% Strong, 50–59% Moderate, below 50% Cautious. Where enough past picks have been resolved, the probability is calibrated against the AI's real track record.
e.g. "Moderate conviction · 58%" — the AI thinks this trade works slightly more often than a coin flip.
✓ More filled bars = more confidence — but even Very strong picks fail sometimes; always size positions accordingly.
If You Invested $1,000
$1,000 × (1 + Target Gain ÷ 100)  /  $1,000 × (1 + Max Downside ÷ 100)
The same Target Gain and Max Downside percentages expressed in concrete money terms for a $1,000 position — what you'd have if the target hits versus if your stop-loss is triggered.
e.g. +10% target and −12.3% stop → $1,100 on a win, $877 on a stopped-out loss.
✓ Scales linearly — a $500 position sees half these amounts, a $2,000 position double.
Current Price
Market price at time of analysis
The stock's price when this report was generated. All other figures on the card are calculated from this reference point.
e.g. $215.20 — check the live price before placing an order; if it has moved more than ~3%, re-evaluate the risk/reward.
✓ No positive/negative distinction — it is simply your cost basis.
Target Price
Current Price × (1 + Target Gain ÷ 100)
The price the agents project the stock could reach within the time window. This is your take-profit level — place a limit sell order here after buying.
e.g. $215.20 × 1.085 = $233.49 target on an 8.5% pick.
✓ Always above Current Price — this tool only selects upside candidates.
Target Gain
(Target Price − Current Price) ÷ Current Price × 100
The percentage return you would earn if the stock hits its Target Price from your entry. Set by the run parameters — every pick in this report targets the same percentage.
e.g. +8.5% means a $100 stock has a $108.50 target; a $500 stock has a $542.50 target.
✓ Always positive — picks are upside-only. A larger % means a bigger move is required.
Max Downside
Estimated stop-loss level, as % below entry
The worst-case loss the agents estimated if the thesis fails — based on key support levels and recent volatility. Use this as your hard stop-loss. If the price falls to this level, exit immediately; the trade thesis is broken.
e.g. −12.0% means: if you bought at $100, sell if it drops to $88.00.
⚠ Always negative. A smaller magnitude (e.g. −5%) = tighter risk. A larger magnitude (e.g. −20%) = more room to fall before you exit — riskier.
Reward : Risk
Target Gain ÷ |Max Downside|
How much you could gain for every dollar you are risking. A ratio of 2.0:1 means you stand to make $2 for every $1 at risk. Higher is better.
e.g. 8.5% gain ÷ 12% downside = 0.7:1 (unfavourable). 10% gain ÷ 5% downside = 2.0:1 (good).
✓ ≥ 2.0:1 is strong. ⚠ < 1.0:1 means you are risking more than you could gain — approach with caution.
Breakeven Win Rate
|Max Downside| ÷ (Target Gain + |Max Downside|) × 100
The minimum percentage of trades at this reward:risk that must succeed for you to break even over time — regardless of how good your stock picking is.
e.g. 12 ÷ (8.5 + 12) = 59% — you need roughly 6 in 10 trades to win just to avoid losing money.
✓ Lower is better — ≤ 35% means even a poor win rate is survivable. ⚠ ≥ 55% means you need most trades to work out.
Expected Value
(Probability% × Target Gain%) + ((1 − Probability%) × Max Downside%)
The average return per trade if the AI's probability estimate is accurate over many similar trades. A positive Expected Value means the trade has a mathematical edge; a negative value means the math works against you on average, even if you sometimes win.
e.g. 65% × +8.5% + 35% × −12% = +1.3% EV. Over 100 similar trades you would expect an average gain of 1.3% per trade.
✓ Positive = edge in your favour over many trades. ⚠ Negative = the math loses money on average — even if individual wins feel good. Note: EV is only as reliable as the probability estimate.
Suggested Allocation
half-Kelly: (Probability ÷ |Max Downside| − (1 − Probability) ÷ Target Gain) ÷ 2, capped at 10%
The Kelly criterion computes the portfolio fraction that maximises long-run growth for a bet with these odds; half-Kelly is the standard hedge against the probability estimate being too optimistic. Uses the calibrated probability where available. 0% means the math sees no edge worth sizing; — means it couldn't be computed.
e.g. 57% probability, +10% target, −13% downside → Kelly ≈ 8.5% of portfolio, half-Kelly ≈ 4.2%.
Generic sizing guidance only — not personal investment advice. Position sizing must reflect your own portfolio, risk tolerance and circumstances.
Every stock Scout considered — and why each was discarded

Scout scanned 100 FTSE 100 constituents and short-listed 25 candidates for deep analysis by the five analysts. Here is what happened to each one.

  • HSX.LHiscox LtdAlready held
    Scout: Strong 5-day and 30-day gains, sitting essentially at its 52-week high — confirmed breakout momentum in specialty insurance.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-01 runs until 2026-10-01 (10 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • SSE.LSSE plcPicked #4
    Scout: Sharp 5-day acceleration (+7%) on top of a positive 30-day trend in a utility name still meaningfully below its high, leaving room to run.
    Made the final report at #4.
  • BGEO.LLion Finance Group PLCLiquidity filter
    Scout: Consistent multi-week strength (+7.5% 30-day, +4.9% 5-day) trading within 1.3% of its 52-week high.
    20-day average daily volume 67,733 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • SMT.LScottish Mortgage OrdPicked #3
    Scout: Sustained rally (+6.2% 30-day, +5.9% 5-day) right at its 52-week high, reflecting broad risk-on demand for growth/tech exposure.
    Made the final report at #3.
  • DPLM.LDiploma PLCAlready held
    Scout: Steady uptrend across both windows and only 3.6% off its 52-week high.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-18 runs until 2026-10-18 (27 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • CCC.LComputacenter plcLiquidity filter
    Scout: Strong two-timeframe momentum (+8.4% 30-day, +5.7% 5-day) in IT services, closing the gap to its high.
    20-day average daily volume 370,821 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • PCT.LPolar Capital Technology OrdPicked #2
    Scout: Leading momentum profile (+6.5% 30-day, +7.3% 5-day) reflecting renewed appetite for tech-fund exposure.
    Made the final report at #2.
  • STAN.LStandard Chartered PLCAlready held
    Scout: Strong sustained 30-day gain (+7.3%) and trading within 1.1% of its 52-week high — an emerging-markets bank benefiting from sector rotation.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-18 runs until 2026-10-18 (27 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • NWG.LNatWest Group plcAlready held
    Scout: Consistent gains across both windows and just 2.3% off its high, part of a broader UK bank re-rating.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-17 runs until 2026-10-17 (26 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • IMI.LIMI plcAlready held
    Scout: Positive momentum in both windows and only 2.8% from its 52-week high, indicating a durable uptrend in industrials.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-31 runs until 2026-09-30 (10 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • AV.LAviva plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Steady gains and proximity to its 52-week high (-2.7%) support continuation as insurers re-rate.
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: High, 67% raw (58% after calibration)).
  • VOD.LVodafone Group plcAlready held
    Scout: Strong 30-day trend (+9.2%) with price only 3.2% off its high; the modest 5-day pullback offers a better entry into an ongoing uptrend.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-09 runs until 2026-10-09 (18 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • TSCO.LTesco PLCAlready held
    Scout: Solid 30-day gain (+5.75%) with price action still building, only 5.3% from its 52-week high.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-14 runs until 2026-10-14 (23 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • LGEN.LLegal & General Group PlcPicked #1
    Scout: Broad-based strength (+5.3% 30-day, +3.1% 5-day) close to its 52-week high.
    Made the final report at #1.
  • AZN.LAstraZeneca PLCAlready held
    Scout: Consistent positive momentum across both windows in the index's largest pharma name, a stabilizing large-cap anchor.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-15 runs until 2026-10-15 (24 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • RR.LRolls-Royce Holdings plcPassed over
    Scout: Strong 5-day pop (+5.7%) while remaining only 5.1% off its 52-week high, extending a long uptrend.
    Aria: Passed the momentum screen but weaker relative strength versus the index and a volume divergence flag made it a lower-conviction candidate than the five selected
    Blaze: 30-day return is essentially flat and it's barely outperforming the market, a weaker setup than the selected names.
    Nova: Essentially flat over the past 30 days despite a recent uptick — no clear fresh move to point to
    Orion: Aerospace/industrial name with a nearly flat 30-day return and no confirmed sector rotation tailwind behind it right now
    Quinn: Momentum signal is barely positive and volume divergence pulls the computed probability down to the 50% floor.
  • IAG.LInternational Consolidated Airlines GroupPassed over
    Scout: Positive momentum in both windows (+5.5% 5-day, +2.2% 30-day) as travel demand data firms.
    Aria: Momentum was positive but the price sits just below its 50-day average and volume isn't confirming the move, leaving only medium confidence
    Blaze: Price is sitting just below its 50-day average, showing indecisive rather than confirmed upward momentum.
    Nova: Modest monthly gain but weak last-week momentum — not enough evidence of a fresh catalyst-like move
    Orion: Airline stock in the travel/consumer-discretionary group, which is explicitly described as being in a sharp drawdown right now, so it's skipped despite modest recent gains
    Quinn: MACD histogram is positive but volume divergence (price gains without on-balance-volume support) caps the probability at the 50% floor.
  • SPX.LSpirax Group plcLiquidity filter
    Scout: Strong 5-day acceleration (+6.9%) on a positive 30-day base, in a specialty industrial name recovering toward its high.
    20-day average daily volume 183,450 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • UU.LUnited Utilities Group PLCPassed over
    Scout: Sharp 5-day rebound (+5.8%) within a defensive utility only 6.7% off its 52-week high.
    Aria: 30-day price is down 1.9% and slightly trailing the index, failing the positive-trend requirement despite a strong recent bounce
    Blaze: 30-day price return is negative and it is trailing the broader market over the period.
    Nova: Down almost 2% over the past month despite a good last week — the longer-term trend is still negative
    Orion: Water utility with a negative 30-day return and no confirmed sector tailwind, so it fails the positive-trend and sector-alignment checks
    Quinn: 30-day price return is negative and volume divergence flags unconfirmed buying, limiting this to the probability floor.
  • SVT.LSevern Trent PLCPassed over
    Scout: Similar utility-sector rebound pattern (+5.9% 5-day) close to its 52-week high (-7.4%).
    Aria: 30-day return is negative (-0.8%), failing the positive-momentum screen even though it bounced in the last week
    Blaze: 30-day price return is negative despite a recent 5-day bounce, so the overall trend isn't confirmed.
    Nova: Down over the past month despite a good last week — the longer-term trend is still negative
    Orion: Another water utility with a slightly negative 30-day return; outside the favoured sector and lacking a confirmed tailwind
    Quinn: 30-day price return is negative and on-balance volume diverges from the price advance, capping the setup at the probability floor.
  • AAL.LAnglo American plcAlready held
    Scout: Solid 5-day bounce (+4.6%) with a flat 30-day base, only 6.4% from its 52-week high — a relative outperformer among miners.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-08-24 runs until 2026-09-23 (2 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • ANTO.LAntofagasta plcPassed over
    Scout: Strong 5-day rebound (+5.2%) suggesting a turn after a weaker 30-day stretch in copper miners.
    Aria: Both the 30-day and 5-day trends are negative and it is underperforming the index, failing the initial momentum screen
    Blaze: Sharp negative momentum over the last 5 and 30 days with a strongly bearish technical signal, matching the broader miner sell-off.
    Nova: Falling price and negative short-term momentum — moving in the wrong direction
    Orion: Mining stock down over the past month with negative technical momentum (falling RSI and MACD), consistent with miners being in the group of stocks in drawdown
    Quinn: No technical setup criteria were met — RSI is neutral, MACD histogram is negative, and 5-day momentum is falling.
  • BA.LBAE Systems plcPassed over
    Scout: Notable 5-day strength (+5.7%) in a defense name still only 13% off its 52-week high.
    Aria: 30-day return is negative (-3.6%) and it is underperforming the index over the period, failing the momentum screen despite a strong last week
    Blaze: 30-day return is negative and it is underperforming the broader market despite a recent short-term bounce.
    Nova: Down over the past month despite a strong last week — the longer downtrend outweighs the recent bounce
    Orion: Defense stock down 3.6% over 30 days and underperforming the market, with no sector tailwind identified
    Quinn: Setup technically qualifies but relative strength is negative versus the benchmark, indicating underperformance despite the recent bounce.
  • ITRK.LIntertek Group plcAlready held
    Scout: Trading essentially at its 52-week high with steady, low-volatility gains — a low-risk momentum continuation candidate.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-08 runs until 2026-10-08 (17 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • BEZ.LBeazley plcAlready held
    Scout: Sitting right at its 52-week high with a positive 30-day trend, reflecting continued strength in specialty insurance.
    Already held: a position opened 2026-09-02 runs until 2026-10-02 (11 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.

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.