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Pristine Weekend Watchlist 5.25.26

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Andrew O'Connell, CFA, FRM
May 25, 2026
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Welcome to this week's edition of the Pristine Capital Weekend Watchlist! 👋

In this note, we’ll cover the following topics to prep for the upcoming trading week:

  • 🦾 Sector relative strength analysis

  • 🌎Macro Analysis

  • 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇


Sector/Style Factor Relative Strength Analysis

A key part of our technical process is tracking momentum across style factors and sectors on multiple timeframes. Our goal is to follow the flow of capital and spot trend changes early

Style Factor YTD Performance

  • The momentum style is leading, as was the case in 2023, 2024, & 2025 🥇

YTD Sector Performance

  • SOXX semis, TAN solar & XLE energy leading, all key elements of AI infrastructure 👇

QTD Sector Performance

  • MSOS cannabis is the dark horse of Q2, on the medical rescheduling catalyst, and potential recreational rescheduling to happen in Q3 👇

1-Month Sector Performance

  • SOXX semis incredible 1-month performance 👇

1-Week Sector Performance

  • SOXX no one wants to be underexposed to this group 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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