Market Brief — August 5, 2026
Risk-on · Supportive. 28 Buy / 125 Hold / 29 Sell across 182 names. Top conviction: INTU.
Market Brief — August 5, 2026
Auto-generated by FilingSight from live FRED macro data and the latest SEC-derived company reports.
Macro regime
Risk-on · Supportive.
| Gauge | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Growth & Recession Gauge | Healthy | Healthy. |
| Inflation Regime | Moderating | Moderating. Headline CPI +3.5% YoY, core +2.6% YoY; 5Y breakeven 2.19%. |
| Financial Conditions | Neutral | Neutral. VIX 15.86, BAA-10Y credit spread 1.61pp. |
| Policy Stance | Near neutral | Near neutral. Fed funds 3.63%, real rate 1.06%. |
Rates & inflation
Fed funds 3.63%, headline CPI YoY 3.5%, VIX 15.9, yield curve upward-sloping.
Coverage breadth
Across 182 tracked names: 28 bullish, 125 neutral, 29 bearish outlook.
Highest-conviction bullish names:
- INTU (Intuit Inc.) — Buy, composite score 35, confidence 83%.
- GOOGL (Alphabet Inc.) — Buy, composite score 34, confidence 65%.
- CF (CF Industries) — Buy, composite score 34, confidence 82%.
- ALL (Allstate Corp.) — Buy, composite score 33, confidence 81%.
Most bearish names:
- TSLA (Tesla Inc.) — Sell, score -44.
- WBD (Warner Bros Discovery) — Sell, score -39.
- ON (ON Semiconductor Corp.) — Sell, score -37.
What to watch
With the Fed funds rate at 3.63% and CPI cooling to 3.5%, the supportive risk-on regime is underscored by a tame 15.9 VIX and a constructively upward-sloping curve. Tracked market breadth remains heavily skewed toward caution with 125 Hold ratings against 28 Buys, though the top buy signals in INTU, GOOGL, CF, and ALL indicate selective opportunities for capital deployment in quality tech, fertilizers, and insurers. Watch for confirmation in these specific names to outperform as institutional capital navigates a broadly stable but hesitant macro environment.
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