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Pristine Weekend Watchlist 3.15.26

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Andrew O'Connell, CFA, FRM
Mar 15, 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 across multiple timeframes

  • 🌎Macro Analysis

  • 📈Three A+ Trade Setups

And much more! Let's get started! 👇


🔗PRISTINE ALPHA TOOLS

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

  • Investors are rotating from the high octane Momentum and Growth style factors into the the Low Volatility and Dividend style factors 👇

YTD Sector Performance

  • XLE energy is the top performing sector as the conflict in Iran drives global financial markets👇

1-Month Sector Performance

  • The rate-sensitive XHB home-builders are the hardest hit group. Higher energy prices are driving higher interest rates, and higher interest rates are a negative catalyst for this group. A tactical trade in the XHB Home Builders could be considered if/when Operation Epic Fury concludes 👇

1-Week Sector Performance

  • GDX gold miners were the hardest-hit group as investors de-grossed from high momentum assets 👇

Key Ideas/ Macro Backdrop🗝️

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