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2/19/2026 01:30:00 AM

A Rocket To Squeeze

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Welcome to The Squeeze Watch.

We're very excited to present our Squeeze Engine, one of the main tools that powers the success of Breakout Multiplier.

Space stocks continue to stand out as a pocket of strength within the speculative growth arena.

If and when this corrective wave ends, the groups that held up best during the downturn are often the ones that lead the next advance.

Here's today's standout:

Rocket Lab Corp $RKLB is currently exhibiting a Squeeze Score of 86.10.

Here's what the chart looks like:

RKLB continues its ascent. Along the way, consolidations have taken the shape of orderly pullbacks.

Now, the stock is setting up to resolve a similar pattern to the ones we've seen play out repeatedly over the past 12 months.

Volatility has begun to expand on the Strazza Indicator—a sign that often precedes a larger directional move.

We have triggers lined up across our space stock universe, and some of those trades may even fire today.

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Steve Strazza | Chief Market Strategist, All Star Charts

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2/18/2026 10:25:00 PM

A Crack Beneath the Surface?

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Last week we laid out what we believe is one of the most important charts in all of precious metals right now: Silver relative to Gold, overlaid with Gold Miners relative to Gold.

Those intermarket ratios are sitting at pivotal levels, and what happens next will likely dictate the next major leg for the entire complex.

This week, we want to zoom in even further.

If we're talking specifically about the miners, there may not be a more important chart right now than the Gold Rush Junior Miners Index relative to the Gold Rush Big Miners Index.

This is our risk-on/risk-off barometer within precious metal equities.

When this ratio is rising, capital is flowing into the more speculative, higher-beta names. That's expanding risk appetite. That's when bull markets accelerate.

When it's falling, investors are rotating toward the larger, more defensive producers. That's risk aversion creeping in beneath the surface.

Since late last year, this ratio has gone nowhere.

After peaking last year, we expected a consolidation before a resumption of the primary uptrend. Instead, the ratio has rolled over to fresh multi-month lows and is threatening to make a fresh leg lower.

That's not what you want to see if you're looking for a re-acceleration in speculative appetite.

On a relative basis, this is a yellow flag.

But here's the key distinction: relative weakness does not automatically equal absolute weakness.

And in absolute terms, the miners continue to hold up remarkably well.

Jeff Macke is hosting a live session on February 19 at 4:00 PM ET on where the next phase of the AI trade may actually show up — and it's not in chips or software.

Discover a different way to approach AI exposure, reserve your spot here.

Jason Perz | ASC Gold Rush | Save The Bees

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2/18/2026 08:30:00 PM

The Daily Beat - February 18, 2026

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Earnings season is the heartbeat of the market, and every day brings fresh signals about where money is flowing.

With each report, we learn not just how companies are performing, but how investors are reacting.

In the Daily Beat, we spotlight the most important S&P 500 earnings moves from the prior session: the winners, the losers, and the reactions that reveal what really matters to the market right now.

Whether it's a bellwether with broad economic implications or a niche name making waves, we cut through the noise to focus on the setups that matter most.

Here are the latest earnings stats from the S&P 500 👇

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At the top of Tuesday's Beat Sheet was the $12B building products and equipment stock, Builders FirstSource $BLDR. The company missed expectations across the board, but had a muted reaction score.

BLDR reported $3.36B in revenue, missing the expected $3.45B, and earnings per share of $1.12, missing the expected $1.31.

At the bottom of Tuesday's list was the $17B auto parts stock, Genuine Parts $GPC. Following a double miss, shareholders were punished with a -7.98 reaction score.

GPC's revenues came in at $6.00B, missing the expected $6.06B, and earnings per share of $1.55, missing the expected $1.82.

Let's talk about what else happened 👇

BLDR has been punished for 4 of its last 5 earnings reports🩸

Builders FirstSource had a muted post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:

Net sales fell 12% year-over-year, led by a 20% decline in multi-family sales over the same period.
As profitability eroded, earnings per share cratered 52% year-over-year.
In addition to the weak quarter, the management team issued weak forward guidance. However, they expect the second half of 2026 to be stronger.

As the housing market continues to face myriad problems, this company is taking the brunt of them.

But this isn't anything new...

Shareholders have been consistently punished for the company's earnings events over the past year.

And in addition, the stock has carved out a textbook multi-year distribution pattern.

With the technicals and fundamentals in well-established downtrends, we think it's only a matter of time before the bears take control of BLDR.

GPC snapped a 3-quarter beat streak🩸

Genuine Parts had a -14.6% post-earnings reaction, and here's what happened:

The company announced a plan to separate into two independent public companies, Global Automotive and Global Industrial, with completion targeted for Q1 2027, and the transaction will be tax-free for shareholders.
They completed the termination of a U.S. pension plan and incurred a $742M noncash settlement charge. This led to a massive bottom-line miss.
While it wasn't a good quarter, the management team's forward guidance wasn't bad. They expect mid- to upper-single-digit top- and bottom-line growth with margin expansion.

Over the past 3 quarters, things seemed to be turning in the right direction for this company.

The stock was carving out a textbook bearish-to-bullish reversal pattern, while earnings sentiment remained consistently positive.

However, this quarter changed that significantly.

Not only did the earnings sentiment shift to the downside, but so did the technicals.

Now, it appears only a matter of time before the bears knock GPC down to fresh multi-year lows and resume the long-term primary downtrend.

Stay safe out there,

-The Beat Team

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2/18/2026 07:33:00 PM

The Hot Corner: More “AI Victim” Insider Buying and Congressional Gold Buy

Posted by Trend Signal Forex Now

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Every day, we sift through the filings to spot where the real conviction lies – cutting through the noise to highlight the most meaningful insider moves.

📌 MSCI $MSCI — Chairman & CEO purchased $3,560,239 via Form 4.

Notable buy at the helm of the index and analytics provider under pressure from recent AI disruption fears.

📌 Sonos $SONO — Coliseum Capital Management purchased $8,569,585 via Form 4.

A sizable insider transaction in a consumer electronics name that's been carving out a major reversal base.

Here's The Hot Corner, with data from February 17, 2026:

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📌 TripAdvisor $TRIP — Starboard Value increased its 13D stake from 8.25% to 9.40%.

Activist investor pressing the bet in the travel platform making all-time lows.

📌 Hess Midstream $HESM — Harvest Fund Advisors increased its stake from 3.90% to 5.10%.

Crosses the five percent threshold in an oil & gas midstream operator — a notable accumulation in an income-oriented energy vehicle.

📌 Rep. Gil Cisneros — Disclosed buys in Wheaton Precious Metals $WPM, Franco-Nevada $FNV, and GE Aerospace $GE, each in the $15,000 to $50,000 range.

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Jeff Macke is hosting a live session on Thursday, February 19 at 4:00 PM ET on where the next phase of the AI trade may actually show up — and it's not in chips or software.

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Alfonso De Pablos | Director of Research, All Star Charts

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