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Bearish
NG
Natural Gas (CME) (NG) Faces Late-August Window With 8-of-8 Midterm Drops for Shorts
Jul 30, 2026
Bullish
MSFT
Microsoft (MSFT) Has Rallied in 9 Straight Midterm Windows, Averaging 35% Gains
Jul 30, 2026
Bearish
SI
Silver (SI) Nears August 9-21 Window After Parabolic Run and 6-for-6 Midterm Drops
Jul 30, 2026
Bearish
AOS
A. O. Smith (AOS) Q2 Earnings Land as Stock Enters Historically Weak Late-Summer Stretch
Jul 30, 2026
Bearish
F
Ford Motor Company (F) Has Dropped in 9 of 10 Midterm Aug 16-Sep 14 Windows
Jul 30, 2026
Market Analysis
AAPL
Bullish
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Has Rallied in 10 of 10 Midterm Jul 26 Windows, Averaging 35.66% Gains
Apple Inc. is trading just above its 52-week high as a historically powerful 347-day midterm-election seasonal window reopens, raising the stakes for a stock that already anchors the market.
CL
Bearish
Crude Oil (CL) Slides as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Supply Fears Into a Historically Weak Window
Crude Oil is heading into a historically weak late-summer-to-Thanksgiving seasonal window just as futures rebound toward $82 and Middle East supply risk swings between escalation and détente.
TSCO
Bullish
Tractor Supply (TSCO) Has Risen in 7 of 7 Midterm Fall Windows, Averaging 17.93% Gains
IBM
Bullish
IBM Rebounds From Post-Earnings Slide Ahead of August Milestone
ETN
Bullish
Eaton Corporation (ETN) Has Rallied in 10 of 10 Midterm Aug 15-Jun 10 Windows, Averaging 23.3%
Recent Coverage
HPQ
• Bullish
HP Inc. (HPQ) Has Risen in 8 of 10 Midterm Windows, With Winners Averaging 28.55% Gains
SSD
• Bullish
Simpson Manufacturing Company (SSD) Has Risen in 7 of 7 Midterm Windows, Averaging 11.98% Gains
QQQ
• Bullish
Nasdaq QQQ Invesco ETF (QQQ) Trades 4.7% Off Highs as Motley Fool Flags Long-Term Upside
ORCL
• Bullish
At Fresh Lows, Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Approaches an Aug 1 Midterm Window With a 100% Win Record
SPY
• Bullish
Near Record Highs, S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) Enters an Aug 1 Midterm Window With a Perfect Win Record
XLK
• Bullish
S&P 500 Technology Sector SPDR (XLK) Has Gained in Every Midterm Jul 31-Jul 28 Run, Averaging 21.17%
XLV
• Bullish
S&P 500 Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV) Has Never Finished Lower in This Jul 30-Nov 30 Window
NDX
• Bullish
Fed PCE Inflation Read Looms as Nasdaq 100 (NDX) Enters Its Strongest Midterm Rally Stretch
ABT
• Bullish
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) Has Rallied in 10 of 10 Midterm Aug-May Windows, Averaging 17% Gains
MRK
• Bullish
Merck & Co. (MRK) Has Climbed in 15 of 15 Midterm Aug 22-Jan 7 Windows, Averaging 13.24% Gains
CPRT
• Bearish
6 of 7 Midterm Aug 18-Oct 3 Windows Have Ended Lower for Copart (CPRT) Shares
APH
• Bullish
8-for-8 Midterm Streak: Amphenol (APH) Nears 335-Day Window Averaging 20.91% Gains
JNJ
• Bullish
10-for-10 Midterm Streak: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Nears 125-Day Fall Rally Window
QQQ
• Bullish
Nasdaq QQQ Invesco ETF (QQQ) Pullback Meets a 100% Midterm-Year Win Record Starting Jul 30
AMZN
• Bullish
Iran Strike Headlines Meet a 100% Midterm Summer Win Record for Amazon (AMZN)
XLV
• Bullish
S&P 500 Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV) Has Closed Higher in Every Midterm Jul 25-Nov 30 Stretch
GILD
• Bullish
Gilead Sciences (GILD) Has Rallied in 7 of 8 Midterm Fall Windows, Averaging 9% Gains
XLK
• Bullish
6-for-6: S&P 500 Technology Sector SPDR (XLK) Has Never Lost in This 348-Day Midterm Run
NDX
• Bullish
Nasdaq 100 (NDX) Has Rallied in 9 of 9 Midterm Jul 26-Apr 17 Windows, Averaging 19.28% Gains
PNW
• Bullish
8-for-8 Midterm Streak: Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) Enters 122-Day Window Averaging 10.52% Gains
COP
• Bearish
ConocoPhillips (COP) Has Fallen in All 8 Jul 29-Aug 3 Windows, Averaging 4.28% Short Profit
ORCL
• Bullish
Oracle Corporation (ORCL) Has Rallied in 8 of 8 Aug-May Midterm Windows, Averaging 27.75% Gains
HPQ
• Bullish
HP Inc. (HPQ) Has Risen in 8 of 10 Midterm Aug-Feb Windows, Averaging 21% Gains
SMCI
• Bearish
Supermicro (SMCI) Has Closed Lower in 8 of 9 Jul 30-Sep 23 Stretches, Favoring Downside
SBUX
• Bullish
Guidance Hike and 6.2% Same-Store Growth Put Starbucks (SBUX) Near a Bullish Midterm Stretch
CL
• Bearish
Crude Oil (CL) Shorts Have Averaged 14.65% Profits in This 115-Day Midterm-Year Decline
IBM
• Bullish
IBM Enters Historically Strong 202-Day Midterm-Year Rally Window
CPRT
• Bearish
6-of-7 Midterm Slide: Copart (CPRT) Short Trades Have Averaged 10% Profits in 47 Days
APH
• Bullish
Amphenol (APH) Has Risen in 8 of 8 Midterm August Windows, Averaging 14.79% Gains
F
• Bearish
Ford Motor Company (F) Has Dropped in 9 of 10 Midterm Late-Summer Windows Since 1986
SPY
• Bullish
100% Win Rate: S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) Nears Midterm Stretch Averaging 15.07% Gains
BLK
• Bullish
JPMorgan Upgrade Sends BlackRock (BLK) Higher Ahead of Aug. 2 Midterm Rally Stretch
PG
• Bullish
Procter & Gamble (PG) Has Rallied in 10 of 10 Midterm Windows Starting Jul 21
SNPS
• Bullish
8-for-8 Midterm Run: Synopsys (SNPS) Enters 282-Day Window Averaging 28.74% Gains
MRK
• Bullish
10-for-10: Merck & Co. (MRK) Has Rallied in Every Aug. 6 Midterm Window, Averaging 28.15%
AMAT
• Bearish
9 of 9: Applied Materials (AMAT) Has Dropped Every Time in This 27-Day Late-July Window
JNJ
• Bullish
10-for-10 Midterm Streak: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Enters 125-Day Window Averaging 8.99% Gains
QQQ
• Bullish
This Midterm-Year Stretch Has Delivered 250% Cumulative Gains for Nasdaq QQQ Invesco ETF (QQQ)
ABT
• Bullish