📂 MONDAY – January Confirmation Screener: “Real Leaders vs False Starts”

The first trading days of January are full of noise. Some stocks pop on fresh-year optimism, while others begin confirming real institutional demand.

Today’s Intel Drop screens for stocks that are confirming leadership, not just bouncing — combining early-January price behavior with fundamental support.

Use this to separate real 2026 contenders from short-lived January fakes.

PROMPT TEXT:

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You are screening for “January Confirmation Leaders” as of January 5, 2026.

Goal:
Identify 12–20 U.S. stocks showing early-January confirmation of genuine leadership.

Filters:

1) Early-January Price Confirmation
- Positive performance during the first 2–3 trading days of January
- No gap-and-fade behavior
- Above 50-day moving average with rising slope

2) Volume & Sponsorship
- Volume above December daily average
- No single-day exhaustion spike
- Signs of accumulation rather than short covering

3) Fundamental Support
- Stable or improving revenue and EPS trends
- No recent guidance disappointments
- Clear business model (avoid complex turnarounds)

4) Valuation Discipline
- Forward valuation not in top decile of its 5-year range
- Avoid names already priced for perfection

5) Liquidity & Size
- Market cap > $7B
- Average daily dollar volume > $35M

Output:

1) WATCHLIST TABLE:
- Ticker
- Company
- Sector
- Early-January Price Action
- Volume Behavior
- Fundamental Trend
- Why it qualifies as a confirmed leader

2) Summary (3–5 sentences):
- Why confirmation matters more than first-day moves
- What often fails after week one
- How to use this list during the rest of January

Output in a clean table + 3–5 sentence explanation why this matters right now.

END PROMPT

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