Deep dive · NYSE: SXC
SunCoke Energy, Inc. stock analysis
Everything behind the call on SunCoke Energy, Inc. 6 sections, ordered the way risk stacks up: survival first, quality and price in the middle, context last. The Beacon gives you the read. This is where you check the work.
The five reads
Why the reads disagreeread this before the sections
Event and Quality are pulling against each other and the split is genuine rather than a formality. The net lands at -3 over 30d, a leaning reading on a dispersion of 0.43, which makes this a question of size rather than of direction.
Leans up · and why
earnings vote up. 2 of 4 independent evidence families agree.
Leans down · and why
quality / value vote down. 2 of 4 families lean the other way. The conflict that matters is Event against Quality.
What it changes
Size, not direction. dealers are short gamma, so swings get bigger both ways; separately, the tail model puts a very bad day at −10.5%; and the binding position cap is 2.6% — the tail cap is the one that binds.
Global tapeOverseas lean+0.37%
FrankfurtS01+0.74%⏱ZurichS010.00%⏱
Where else this company trades. A closed venue shows its last close, marked ⏱ — not a live price. Overseas lean is the average move across the 2 overseas venues listed above, excluding the home listing — a read on overnight sentiment rather than a signal.
The bottom linestart hereAs of 2026-09-18
Wall Street rating
Hold
+5% to the average target
50% buy · 50% hold · 0% sell
median target $10
median target $10
Chart pattern
Above both averages
The 50-day sits above the 200-day
50-day $9.30 · +2.0%
200-day $7.68 · +23.5%
200-day $7.68 · +23.5%
Earnings
In 47 days
4 Nov 2026 · options imply ±0.9%
beat 5–6 of the last 8
cohort P(beat) 64% · n=45,184
cohort P(beat) 64% · n=45,184
Valuation
32.3× forward
Against consensus earnings
5yr median 10×
FCF yield 5.32%
FCF yield 5.32%
Dividend
5.06%
Forward annual yield at today's price
Risk flags
2 critical
5 checks run, 1 clear
beta 0.72 · vol 35% ann.
worst drawdown -32%
worst drawdown -32%
New to this? Every metric carries a plain-English read beside it, and an ⓘ next to a label opens the definition. Anything unfamiliar is also defined at the foot of the page under Glossary.
NYSE · USDCoking Coal Mining
$9.49-0.17 · -1.76%CLOSED · vol 2.15M
52-week range↑ 72% off low · ↓ 11.1% off high
$5.52now $9.49$10.68
Quote Sep 18, 2026 · 1:52 PM ET
Tape 2026-09-17
Factors 2026-09-18
Tape 2026-09-17
Factors 2026-09-18
01Ratios · Jul 9, 2026SOLVENCY IN QUESTION
Survival & solvency
Altman-Z of 1.5 against a 3.0 safe threshold, and 1 of 5 forensic checks clear.
↳ Plain EnglishBefore anything else: can this company pay its bills? These blocks check the balance sheet, whether your slice of ownership is being diluted, and whether the accounting looks honest.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman-Z)
1.51DISTRESS ZONE
Distress<1.8
Grey1.8–3.0
Safe>3.0
Profitability, leverage and liquidity combined into one number. Above 3.0 is the safe band.
Balance sheetJul 9, 2026
Distance to default (Merton)COMFORTABLE
4.3σ
How many standard deviations of asset value sit between the company and its debt. Above 4σ is comfortable.
1-year default probabilityEDF-CALIBRATED
0.49%
Calibrated against how often companies at this distance actually defaulted, rather than assuming a normal distribution.
Piotroski F-scoreCRITICAL
F 2/9
Piotroski F-score 2 of 9. Nine pass/fail tests covering profitability, leverage and operating efficiency; seven or more is strong.
Solvency and liquidity ratios
Current ratioshort-term assets against short-term bills2.11×healthy >2
Debt / equityborrowings against shareholder capital1.16
Leverage · long-term debt / equitythe borrowings that outlive a bad quarter0.38
Net debtborrowings in excess of cash on hand$606.00M
Your ownership stake
Share-count growth vs peersLOW DILUTION
49th pctile
Where this name's share-count growth ranks among peers. Lower is less dilutive.
Net buyback yieldISSUING
0.00%
Buybacks less new issuance, as a share of market value.
Buyback yieldGROSS
0.00%
Repurchases as a share of market value, before new issuance is netted off.
Stock-based comp / revenueIN LINE
0.1%
Stock comp is the dilution pressure a buyback has to outrun. We read up to 5% of revenue as modest and above 12% as heavy — our own reading band, not a measured peer statistic.
Diluted vs basic share gapTHIN OVERHANG
0.00%
Options and awards already granted, expressed as the gap between the diluted and basic counts.
Accounting forensicsSEC filings
Red-flag x-rayGRADE D
40 / 100
2 critical · 2 watch · 1 clear of 5 scored tests
Red-flag x-ray · every check, passes included
CheckStatusValueWhat it looks for
Bankruptcy distressCRITICALZ 1.51Altman-Z in the Distress · fundamentals
Earnings manipulationCLEARM -2.31M-score in range · fundamentals
LeverageWATCHLTD/E 1.09long-term debt 1.09× equity · fundamentals
Profitability qualityCRITICALF 2/9Piotroski F-score 2 of 9 · fundamentals
Filing forensicsWATCH2 flags2 filing red flags on the latest 10-K · forensic
5 checks, 1 clear and 2 watch and 2 critical. The passes are shown because a score built from five checks means something different from one built from three.
02Refreshed · Sep 18, 2026POOR · 11/100
Business quality
-2% net margin, -7% return on equity, -5% revenue growth, and capital earning 3% against a 6% cost.
↳ Plain EnglishMargins tell you how much of each sales dollar the company keeps. Return on capital tells you whether reinvesting that money creates value. Both are read against what the filings support, not against a target.
Quality score
11 / 100POOR
Profitability, growth and balance strength scored separately, then blended.
ProfitabilityRefreshed · Sep 18, 2026
Net marginOF EVERY SALES DOLLAR
-2.4%
The share of revenue that survives every cost and becomes profit.
Gross marginPRICING POWER
15.5%
What is left of a sales dollar before overhead — the clearest read on pricing power.
Operating marginAFTER RUNNING COSTS
2.5%
What survives the cost of running the whole business.
Return on equityPER $1 OF EQUITY
-7.4%
Annual return on each dollar of shareholder equity.
ROIC − WACC spreadDESTROYS VALUE
-2.8pp
Earns 3% on invested capital that costs about 6%. A positive spread means every retained dollar compounds rather than leaks.
Incremental ROIC (3y)ON NEW CAPITAL
-54.8%
The return on capital put to work over the last three years — a sharper read than the trailing average, because it prices the newest decisions.
Growth & relative strength
Trailing return by period
1 month+2.1%
3 months+11.8%
6 months+55.1%
Year to date+31.8%
1 year+23.4%
Revenue growth (YoY)SHRINKING
-5.1%
Revenue against the same period a year ago.
EPS growth (YoY)IN LINE
-146.4%
Earnings per share against a year ago. Running ahead of revenue means margins are widening.
12-1 momentumEX LAST MONTH
+22.8%
Return over the last year excluding the most recent month — the standard momentum factor, which drops the short-term reversal.
Relative-strength rankTOP 20%
80 / 100
Where this name's 3-month return against the S&P 500 ranks across the market — a quarter's standing, not the year's.
Around earningsJul 30, 2026
P(beat next quarter)COHORT BASE RATE
64%
survivor-tilted universe (currently-listed names; large-cap-skewed coverage)
Beat rate · this nameBEAT 5–6 OF THE LAST 8
5 of 8
Its own record against consensus. 8 prints is a small sample, which is why the cohort rate above carries the probability.
Beat and still fellSHARE OF ALL PRINTS
42%
Of every report in the window, this share both beat consensus and closed lower on the day.
Typical earnings moveData unavailableRealized move magnitudes are not published for this name yet — 12 measured prints on file, distribution not computed.
Reaction: beat vs missData unavailableThe beat-versus-miss reaction gap is not computed for this name — undetermined — needs ≥12 measured beats.
Consensus bias1.05× COHORT
Persistent
beats most quarters, by thin margins
Dividends & income
Dividend yieldforward annual
5.06%
The cash return the payment alone provides at today's price.
Cash coveragefree cash flow
1-2x
Whether the payment is funded out of the cash the business generates.
Inventory ledger
Data unavailableNo inventory detail is tagged in this company's filings. The ledger needs the XBRL inventory components, which a business without physical goods does not report.
Segments & geography
Data unavailableRevenue by segment and region is not on file for this name, so product and geographic concentration are not shown.
Pattern reliability · platform-wide cohortSnapshot · Sep 18, 2026
Uptrend · leans bullish
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d47%-0.1%1,125,547
21d47%-0.2%529,218
63d48%-0.9%169,468
slope +0.15 over 40 bars
Spinning top
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d49%0.0%194,401
21d49%0.0%91,724
63d50%0.0%29,221
small body, shadows both sides
Bollinger squeeze
HorizonHigherMedianObservations
10d43%0.0%757,951
21d45%0.0%355,725
63d47%0.0%112,112
bands at a multi-month tight — breakout pending
0332.3× FORWARD
Price & timing
Price $9.49, 32.3× forward earnings, RSI 46, and dealers short gamma.
↳ Plain EnglishA multiple is what the market charges for a dollar of this company's earnings, cash or revenue; the trend and the options tape say what the price is doing around it. Together they are the timing picture, not the quality one.
Trend
Above 50 & 2002 OF 3 AVERAGES
50-day $9.30 · 200-day $7.68. Price above both is the structural definition of an uptrend.
The setup right now
Price · 504 sessions2024-09-13 → 2026-09-17
price50-day200-daylevel
How to read this
Down 1.76% on the session.
Follow the solid line: each point is a session close. Compare it to the 50-day average — while price stays above it the short-term trend is up, and a drop below is the first structural warning.
The dashed levels are the strikes the options chain is most committed to. They are the same numbers the gamma block states; nothing here is drawn that no section derives.
Momentum (RSI-14)COOL
46
030 oversold70 hot100
Where momentum sits on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold; the middle says the move has room either way.
Typical day (ATR-14)±3.6%
$0.34
The average true range — how far this stock moves on an ordinary day. It sets the scale a stop has to clear.
MACDBELOW SIGNAL
-0.13
The short-term trend against its own signal line. The sign is the read; the size is not a target.
Bollinger position15% OF RANGE
Lower band
Where price sits inside its own volatility band. The edges are where a move is stretched, not where it reverses.
20-day VWAPPRICE BELOW
$9.94
The volume-weighted average of the last month. Price above it means recent buyers are, on average, in profit.
Chandelier exitBROKEN
$9.66
A volatility-based trailing stop, set a few average ranges below the recent high.
4 Nov 2026 · in 47 daysNext earningsThe next scheduled catalyst. The forward guide usually moves the tape more than the printed number. Date as the vendor last stated it on 7 Aug; companies confirm about three weeks ahead, so it can still move.
2026-09-25 · in 7 daysConsumer SentimentA scheduled macro release. It moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Setup & oddsNightly
Direction oddsnext 12m
50 / 50cohort n=13,084
Effectively a coin flip. A split this close is not an edge you can size on, whichever side is nominally ahead. These are the cohort's odds — comparable names over the window — not this stock's own history.
Pullback riskoverstretch read
In line1.07× segment rate · n=13,086
Historically, mid names in this tape state saw a ≥10% pullback within 63 trading days in 85% of cases (n=13,086).
Overstretchvs the 20-day mean
-0.9σ
How many standard deviations price sits from its 20-day mean. Beyond 2σ is genuinely stretched; inside it is ordinary.
Bottom zoneif it breaks down
$9 – $102 supports
Where prior demand appeared: S1 at $9.53, Pivot low at $9.03.
Slide scorefalling-knife check
34 / 100Neutral
A composite of consecutive down days, gap risk and volume expansion. Low means any decline is orderly.
Signal
The odds are a coin flip.
Historically, names tripping 1 validated red flag finished lower 12 months later in 50% of cases (n=13,084) — a survivor-biased floor, not a forecast.
Valuation
Net cash per shareNET DEBT
$-6.06
Cash less every borrowing, per share. It is the part of the price that is not a claim on future profits.
Multiples
Forward P/Eearnings expected over the next 12 months32.3×5yr median 10×
Trailing P/EThe company lost money over the trailing year, so there are no earnings for the price to be a multiple of.Not meaningful
Price / salesprice against revenue, before any of it becomes profit0.4×5yr median 0.4×
Price / bookprice against the accounting value of the assets1.3×
EV / EBITDAthe multiple an acquirer would pay12.8×
EV / free cash flowenterprise value against the cash the business throws off33.1×
FCF yieldfree cash flow per dollar of market value5.32%
2 of the 6 priced multiples above sit in the richer half of its band. 1 is marked not meaningful because the figure it divides into is negative — shown as absent rather than as a low, cheap-looking number. Each priced multiple is read against this stock's own history where a five-year range is on file, so the question is whether today is dear for this name rather than for the market. The multiples are computed separately from the quote above and are not re-priced as it moves, so they can lag it.
Price horizon & timingSep 17, 2026
Entryzone of pivot low + S1
$9.61In zone deep
Where the composer's entry sits, on its own stated basis.
Target52-week high
$10.68$11–$11
A zone, not a price. It is where the composer expects supply, not a forecast.
StopTucked under the entry zone
$8.78risk $0.84/sh
The level that says the setup is wrong, on the basis named beside it.
Risk / rewardtarget vs stop
1.28:1
Reward against risk on the composer's own levels.
Measure from a price$
To the 50-day
-2.0%
short-term trend line · $9.30
To the 200-day
-19.0%
primary trend line · $7.68
To the put wall
+31.7%
heaviest put open interest · $12.50
To the composer's target
+12.5%
52-week high · set Sep 17, 2026 · $10.68
To the composer's stop
-7.5%
Tucked under the entry zone · set Sep 17, 2026 · $8.78
To the 52-week high
+12.5%
highest print of the past year · $10.68
To the 52-week low
-41.8%
lowest print of the past year · $5.52
Options-implied week ±0.9%
$9.41 – $9.57
what the chain prices for the week
A typical day (ATR)
$9.15 – $9.83
±$0.34 average true range
Type any price to re-measure every distance from it. Each row is a level this page already states somewhere else, so nothing here is a new number — and none of it is a recommendation to trade at that price.
Signal
The levels line up.
Entry $9.61 · stop $8.78 · target $10.68, a 1.28:1 ratio. The composer flagged: fair-value reference.
Gamma mapChain · Jun 24, 2026
Signal
Short gamma — moves get amplified.
Dealers hedge in the same direction as the move, so swings get bigger both ways rather than one. That argues for a smaller position size, not for a direction.
Options tapeLast snapshot before the 2026-06-18 expiry · Chain · Jun 24, 2026
Max pain+33.0%
$12.50
The strike where most open options would have expired worthless on the last snapshot. That expiry has passed; the next chain read replaces it.
Put / call ratio (volume)TODAY'S FLOW
0.08
Today's traded flow rather than the standing position. It moves faster and means less.
Expected move (1-week)≈ $0.08
±0.9%
What the chain prices for the week. A range the market is charging for, not a forecast.
Largest open interest · front expiry
StrikeTypeOpen interest
$12.50PUT10
Large call interest above the price acts as a magnet and a ceiling; large put interest below is a floor of hedges. The biggest strike is the level the market is most committed to defending into the next expiry.
Open interest by strikeexpires 2026-06-18 (expired)CallsPutsMax pain $12.50
0
$15.00
00
$12.50
100
$10.00
00
$7.50
00
$5.00
00
$2.50
0
The shaded row is the strike nearest the price. Heavy call interest above acts as a ceiling; heavy put interest below is a floor of hedges.
↑ 52-week high$10.68+13.6%The highest print of the past year.Old highs draw profit-taking on the first attempt.
◇ Max pain$12.50+33.0%Where most open options expire worthless.Price often drifts toward it into the close of the expiry week.
↓ 50-day average$9.30-1.0%The line the short-term trend is measured against.A close beneath it is the first structural warning.
↓ Put wall$12.50+33.0%Heaviest put open interest — a floor of hedges.Dealer buying tends to build as price approaches.
0413F quarterly · Form 4 dailyNET SIGNAL -3
Ownership & flow
Institutions hold 93%, short interest is 4.89% of float, and 13 analysts average $10.
↳ Plain EnglishWho is buying and selling, and what they had to disclose. Institutions file 13F 45 days after quarter end, executives file Form 4 within two days, and Congress discloses under the STOCK Act with a 30–45 day legal lag. Every one of those is a look backwards.
Net signal
-3LEANING · 30d
1 bull / 1 bear factors. The points sum to the net beside the label; nothing here is weighted after the fact.
The QTick signalNightly
Earnings4 QUARTERS · TIMING
+1
latest EPS beat by 99%
Quality / valueTTM · CONTEXT
-4
weak Piotroski F-score (2/9)
Signal
1 bull / 1 bear factors
Independent factors scored and netted to -3 over 30d, a leaning reading. 2 of 9 factors carried a direction; the others scored zero and do not vote. The signal describes where the data leans, not what to do about it.
Cross-category readSep 18, 2026
Signal
The evidence families are split down the middle.
Descriptive only — a decorrelated read of where the evidence agrees and conflicts, not a forecast and not advice. Patterns are condition lists, not outcome predictions, and are not yet validated to the proof bar. Dispersion of 0.43 means the disagreement is a genuine split.
Wall Street13 covering firms
Consensus rating13 ANALYSTS
Hold
50% buy · 50% hold · 0% sell, as a share of the 13 covering firms.
Median price target+5%
$10
$9now $9$10
A $9–$10 spread across the panel. A twelve-month view, and a wide spread means real disagreement rather than a consensus.
Forward EPS estimateCONSENSUS
$0.29
What the panel expects the company to earn per share.
Who owns it13F quarterly · Form 4 daily
Institutional ownershipINSTITUTIONALLY HELD
93.3%
The share held by 13F filers. It describes last quarter's positioning, not today's — filings land up to 45 days after quarter end.
Insider ownershipOFFICERS & DIRECTORS
1.1%
The share held by the people running the company.
Short interest (float)LIGHT
4.89%
Rising — shares short changed +20.0% over 30 days. There is no short base to squeeze here.
Free float99% OF SHARES
83.92M
Shares actually available to trade, excluding insider and restricted holdings.
Dollar volume (ADV)67th PCTILE
$13.67M/day
Average dollars traded per day, and where that ranks cross-sectionally. Thin liquidity is a cost you pay on the way out, not just on the way in.
Borrow feeData unavailableWe do not license securities-lending data, so the annualized cost of borrowing shares to short is not something we can show. Short interest and days-to-cover above are the closest read we can source.
The story · news & sentimentRolling window
Why it moved todayNONE
-1.76%
SXC fell −1.76% since the last close — no identified catalyst in our coverage.
Congress
Data unavailableNo congressional trades in this name have been disclosed under the STOCK Act. Lawmakers' disclosed trades cluster heavily in large caps, so an empty list is the usual state.
0510 graded callsORDINARY VOLATILITY
Risk & track record
Beta 0.72, 35% annual volatility, a -32% worst drawdown, and 3 of 8 risk surfaces clear.
↳ Plain EnglishWhat owning it does to a portfolio, what the model votes against, and how often our own calls have been right. Every call is graded when it resolves, and the ones still open stay visible.
A very bad day (EVT)
−10.5%1-IN-200 DAY
Fitted to the tail of the return distribution rather than assuming a bell curve. Size the position so a day like this is survivable.
What it does to a portfolio5-year window
Beyond the tail (ES)1-IN-1,000 DAY
−30.4%
The average loss on a 1-in-1,000 day or worse — deeper in the tail than the 1-in-200 figure above and further than the measured history reaches, so it reads as the scale of a crash, not a forecast of one.
Tail understatementHEAVY TAIL
1.7×
A normal-curve estimate understates this name's worst days by about 1.7×, so volatility alone is the wrong risk measure for it.
Max drawdownWORST FALL
-32.0%
The deepest peak-to-trough fall in the measured window. Only hold a position you can watch do this.
Beta (vs the market)LOW FIT
0.72
The market explains about 4.3% of its daily moves, so this beta says little about how it tracks the index — most of its movement is its own.
Annualized volatilityORDINARY
35%
How far it swings over a year, from its own realized returns.
Tactical phaseNIGHTLY READ
Neutral
Selling pressure22
Buying pressure3
Overheat0
State: neutral — No dominant short-horizon pressure in the tape.
What votes againstNightly
HighQuality / valueweak Piotroski F-score (2/9)TTM · -4
Signal
1 of 9 factors vote against.
Ranked by the size of each factor's own point contribution to the net signal — these are the model's stated reasons, not a written bear case. Each one is scored from the source named beside it.
Failure modes · by company type
Data unavailableFailure modes are routed per company type, and only the bank-run and crypto-treasury rulebooks are validated so far. This name routes as growth, so there is no cohort-specific checklist to run. A generic list would read as analysis without being any.
The risk case · why not to buy8 surfaces · nightly
Suggested position capmax defensible size
2.6%tail cap binds
max defensible size 2.6% - tail binds
Avoid score6-month distress
1.5%0.2× its cohort · mid-volume names
Observational 6-month large-drawdown risk ranking — not a forecast, not alpha. Historical distress rate for this mid-volume names segment: 8.7%. This name reads 0.2× that base rate.
LowDistress screenThe distress model did not score this name in the latest run, so this surface is unmeasured rather than clear.Not scored
MedPosition size, not conviction, is the binding constrainthalf-Kelly 28.1% · tail cap 2.6% · category cap 54.6%. The tail cap binds, so 2.6% is the number (n=120,445). We show which one binds rather than the friendliest.Sizing
LowLottery-ticket behaviourIts best 21-day return sits at 4.7% against a 10.8% cohort 90th-percentile threshold — below the line where forward returns have historically turned negative.Behaviour
LowCash runwayNon-burner: catastrophe rate 6.1% (n=297414).Solvency
MedPost-earnings driftMove already priced: after jumps this large, measured drift edge is zero.Timing
LowDividend riskNot scored for this name.Not scored
LowRestatement historyFiling history is not deep enough to check for restatements.Not scored
LowCrowded shortNot in a warn state: the crowded-short model only publishes when short interest and thin liquidity coincide, and neither condition is met here.Not scored
Signal
3 of 8 surfaces clear.
8 surfaces checked, 3 clear. The binding constraint is position size — the tail cap is the one that binds. Each row states which surface it is and what it measured; a surface that could not be scored says so rather than counting as clear.
Who should skip it
Skip it if any of these is you
You can't sit through -32%
That is this name's deepest measured fall, on 35% annualized volatility. A drawdown of that size is normal here, not exceptional.
You'd size it like a core holding
The binding cap is 2.6% of a portfolio. Above that the tail stops being survivable.
Our track record10 resolved
Track recordBUILDING IN THE OPEN
31 logged
31 calls logged on this name, 10 resolved so far. Calls are logged the moment they are made, so the open ones are public before anyone knows how they turn out, and a hit-rate is not published until enough of them resolve.
Calls on SXCTHIS NAME
31
This name's own call count. Too few have resolved to publish a rate over them, so none is shown rather than a rate over 10.
0610-K disclosed linksCOKING COAL MINING
The wider context
5 mapped peers, 5 connections.
↳ Plain EnglishCompanies do not trade alone. This is the peer set, the supply chain that has to deliver, and the macro variables that move the stock regardless of company news.
Rate sensitivity
+24.4% per +1ppINSUFFICIENT
This is the SECTOR prior, not a measurement of this name — the regression did not clear its own bar. The verdict beside it (neutral) comes from the prior too, so the two agree by construction rather than by evidence.
Versus peersLatest session
Peer set · 5 names
SymbolRelationshipPriceSession
HCCPeer$87.93-4.22%
AMRPeer$174.22-5.69%
METCPeer$9.22-6.01%
METCBPeer$5.01-1.18%
CODQLPeer$0.140.00%
The mapped peer set and how each traded in the latest session. A peer moving with this name says the move is the sector's; one moving against it says the move is this company's.
Time machineHistory from 2023-06-01
Signal
Every backward window is positive.
That is the definition of a stock that has already worked, and it says nothing about the next window. What it does tell you is what a drawdown would be measured against.
Macro driversRolling window
Next macro catalystIN 7 DAYS
Consumer Sentiment
2026-09-25. A scheduled release that moves this stock independently of anything the company does.
Events · what moves this stockSep 14, 2026
Initial jobless claimsUsually hurts when more people file for benefits than expected
A slowing economy uses less steel, copper and chemicals.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day +0.1% · A week later +0.5% · Two weeks later +0.7% · Rose on 91 of 169 report days
Across the last 169 Initial jobless claims reports since Jun 8, 2023, SXC moved +0.1% on average on the day and was 0.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Housing startsUsually helps when more homes are started than expected
Lumber, cement and gravel.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day -0.2% · A week later +0.9% · Two weeks later 0.0% · Rose on 18 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Housing starts reports since Jun 20, 2023, SXC moved -0.2% on average on the day and was 0.0% lower two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved 0.0% on those days.
Industrial productionUsually helps when factory output comes in stronger than expected
More building and manufacturing means more demand for raw materials.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day -0.2% · A week later +0.4% · Two weeks later +0.8% · Rose on 22 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Industrial production reports since Jun 15, 2023, SXC moved -0.2% on average on the day and was 0.8% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.1% on those days.
Producer prices (PPI)Usually helps when producer prices run hotter than expected
Miners and chemical makers sell raw materials whose prices rise with inflation.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day +0.3% · A week later -0.4% · Two weeks later +0.6% · Rose on 23 of 39 report days
Across the last 39 Producer prices (PPI) reports since Jun 12, 2023, SXC moved +0.3% on average on the day and was 0.6% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.3% on those days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) is due in 11 days.
Core PCE (the Fed's gauge)Usually helps when inflation runs hotter than expectedMiners and chemical makers sell raw materials whose prices rise with inflation.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day -0.1% · A week later -0.4% · Two weeks later +1.0% · Rose on 17 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Core PCE (the Fed's gauge) reports since Jun 28, 2023, SXC moved -0.1% on average on the day and was 1.0% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.2% on those days.
Core inflation (core CPI)Usually helps when inflation runs hotter than expected
Miners and chemical makers sell raw materials whose prices rise with inflation.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day +0.2% · A week later -0.2% · Two weeks later +0.7% · Rose on 22 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Core inflation (core CPI) reports since Jun 12, 2023, SXC moved +0.2% on average on the day and was 0.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.3% on those days.
FOMC decisionUsually hurts when the Fed sounds more hawkish than expected
A hawkish Fed lifts the dollar, which makes dollar-priced metals dearer for foreign buyers.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day +0.6% · A week later 0.0% · Two weeks later +0.7% · Rose on 21 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 FOMC decision reports since Jul 1, 2023, SXC moved +0.6% on average on the day and was 0.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved -0.1% on those days.
Inflation (CPI)Usually helps when inflation runs hotter than expected
Miners and chemical makers sell raw materials whose prices rise with inflation.
Typical for the Basic Materials sector
On the day +0.2% · A week later -0.2% · Two weeks later +0.7% · Rose on 22 of 38 report days
Across the last 38 Inflation (CPI) reports since Jun 12, 2023, SXC moved +0.2% on average on the day and was 0.7% higher two weeks later. The S&P 500 moved +0.3% on those days.
Customer momentumSep 18, 2026
Customer momentumMID
-0.8%
The dependency-weighted trailing return of the customers this company discloses a revenue dependence on. Their tape leads its orders.
Lead-lag gapAHEAD OF CUSTOMERS
+1.8%
This company's own move less its customers' weighted move. A wide gap in either direction usually closes.
Disclosed customer dependencies
CustomerRevenue weightWindow returnLast filed
MT47.9%-0.8%2021-02-25 · stale
Weights are as disclosed in the filings, so they describe the last reported period rather than today. Historical, point-in-time backtest of a cross-sectional screen (135 months, 2013-2026), gross of trading costs. The equal-weighted base effect is marginal (t 1.84); statistical significance relies on the dependency weighting (t 2.02). Validated on monthly rebalancing; served daily on the same 21-bar horizon. This is a research screen describing a group-level historical spread - not a forecast of any individual stock's return.
Connections5 links · 2 confirmed
Direct connections · 5 edges
CompanyRelationSessionProvenance
MT · Suppliersupplier-3.52%Confirmed · 10K
X · Suppliersuppliernot pricedConfirmed · 10K
CAT · Suppliersupplier+1.30%Rumored · manual
DD · Customercustomer+0.43%Rumored · manual
BHP · Competitorcompetitor-0.34%Rumored · manual
2 of 5 edges are named in a filing; the rest come from reporting we have not matched to one yet, and are labelled as such.
Glossary · every term on this page
Survival
Altman Z
Bankruptcy-risk score. Above 3.0 is the safe band.
Piotroski F
Nine pass/fail health tests; 7 or more is strong.
Beneish M
Accrual and growth pattern screen. Clear below −2.22, watch to −1.78, elevated above; a year of very fast revenue growth lifts it by construction.
Merton DTD
Standard deviations of asset value between the company and its debt.
EDF
Default frequency calibrated on what actually happened to similar names.
Price & tape
RSI-14
Momentum gauge 0–100. Above 70 is overbought, below 30 oversold.
ATR
Average true range — the size of a typical day.
VWAP
20-day volume-weighted average price — the average paid over the last month; the page shows no intraday VWAP.
Supertrend
A trend-following stop line. A close through it flips the read.
Chandelier
A trailing stop set a few average ranges below the recent high.
Options & flow
Gamma / GEX
Dealer hedging pressure. Negative gamma amplifies moves both ways.
Call / put wall
The strikes with the heaviest open interest; they act as ceiling and floor.
Max pain
The strike where most options expire worthless.
13F · Form 4
Institutional filings, 45 days after quarter end. Insider trades, within two days.
Scoring
Composite signal
Independent factors scored and netted into one number.
Hit-rate
Share of past calls that resolved in the direction stated.
Brier score
Calibration measure. Lower means stated probabilities track reality.
HHI
Concentration 0–10,000. Above 2,500 means one segment carries the company.
EVT
Fits the tail rather than assuming a bell curve, so bad days are not understated.