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Pristine Weekend Watchlist 5.17.26

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Andrew O'Connell, CFA, FRM
May 17, 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 on track for an incredible 2026, despite the pullback at the end of last week 🥇

YTD Sector Performance

  • The Friday pullback was merely a scratch for SOXX semiconductors. Still on track for a prolific 2026 👇

QTD Sector Performance

  • MSOS cannabis got smoked last week, but is still having a great Q2 on the medical rescheduling catalyst, and potential recreational rescheduling catalyst at the end of June 👇

1-Month Sector Performance

  • SOXX semis incredible outperformance vs the rest of the playing field 👇

1-Week Sector Performance

  • XLE Energy underperformed on the prospect of a US & Iran peace deal 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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