Kept & Counted

The raw record, kept verbatim as it shipped

Read № 87 · Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Keep Counting [Weekly] — 2026-09-02 (Wed)

universe 1590 · latest weekly bar 2026-08-24 (completed week) SETUP 36 · COILING 206 (cohering 136 / diverging 39) · FRESH_BREAK 1

🌐 REGIME — CONFIRMED UPTREND

wind at the back — hunt the ⭐ coils today 27↑ / 46↓ (7%+ wk-movers) · 5-bar balance +202 · T2108 64% above 40-wk MA

⏫ What moved since last run (2026-08-29)

  • ⚠️ FLIPPED cohering→diverging (early distribution warning): $PANW (0G/1R)
  • ⬆️ GRADUATED coil→setup: $VIRT
  • 🌀 new coil: $XNCR, $GH
  • ↩️ flipped diverging→cohering: $CHE
  • ➖ dropped out: $CBRL, $SIGI

🚦 Gate — CONFIRMED UPTREND

Full hunt — wind at the back. ⭐ longs lead; the gate is open.

⭐ Worth a real look

  • $EPC (-3.0% from high, 10%/wk, +28% 6mo) — inside-bar trigger cocked at the box top; 4G/0R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; pressed to the high
  • $CXW (-3.0% from high, 8%/wk, +91% 6mo) — 6G/1R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; pressed to the high
  • $OVV (-4.2% from high, 6%/wk, +28% 6mo) — inside-bar trigger cocked at the box top; 5G/0R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; pressed to the high
  • $MANH (-1.7% from high, 9%/wk, +65% 6mo) — 3G/0R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; glued to the high; range contracting
  • $CHEF (-2.0% from high, 7%/wk, +61% 6mo) — 5G/1R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; glued to the high
  • $DT (-1.7% from high, 7%/wk, +49% 6mo) — 5G/0R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; glued to the high

⚠️ Clearest fakes — decisive distribution at the highs

  • $NWS (-2.5% from high) — 3G/3R — supply leaving while pressed to the high; structure says coil, commitment says exit
  • $OMC (-1.4% from high) — 1G/2R — supply leaving while glued to the high; structure says coil, commitment says exit
  • $UNM (-1.6% from high) — 2G/3R — supply leaving while glued to the high; structure says coil, commitment says exit
  • $LPG (-4.5% from high) — 0G/3R — supply leaving while pressed to the high; structure says coil, commitment says exit

🎯 SETUP — act-ready (inside bar pressed to box top)

  • $PSX -1.2% 5.9%/wk 6mo +58% $ 2568M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $VIRT -2.4% 9.7%/wk 6mo +62% $ 342M 2G/2R accu COHERING
  • $SBUX -2.4% 5.4%/wk 6mo +10% $ 3345M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $JXN -2.8% 5.7%/wk 6mo +23% $ 347M 2G/1R accu COHERING
  • $EPC -3.0% 9.8%/wk 6mo +28% $ 94M 4G/0R accu COHERING
  • $JLL -4.0% 6.3%/wk 6mo +20% $ 574M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $AVNT -4.2% 6.7%/wk 6mo +9% $ 168M 3G/2R accu COHERING
  • $OVV -4.2% 6.1%/wk 6mo +28% $ 851M 5G/0R accu COHERING
  • $ABBV -4.5% 6.1%/wk 6mo +10% $ 6778M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $CRGY -5.2% 8.1%/wk 6mo +16% $ 314M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $ACAD -6.0% 6.0%/wk 6mo +19% $ 191M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $ALL -6.0% 5.5%/wk 6mo +21% $ 2079M 2G/2R accu COHERING
  • $GKOS -6.1% 8.4%/wk 6mo +49% $ 624M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $EMR -6.7% 5.5%/wk 6mo +3% $ 1676M 4G/1R accu COHERING
  • $APA -6.8% 8.3%/wk 6mo +40% $ 980M 5G/0R accu COHERING
  • $ADUS -7.1% 6.0%/wk 6mo +12% $ 125M 4G/0R accu COHERING
  • $BFH -7.7% 6.2%/wk 6mo +49% $ 317M 5G/1R accu COHERING
  • $DNOW -7.7% 7.0%/wk 6mo +35% $ 175M 1G/1R accu COHERING
  • $ZBRA -7.7% 7.5%/wk 6mo +59% $ 998M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $BMY -3.0% 5.3%/wk 6mo +7% $ 3144M 2G/1R neut MIXED
  • $JNJ -3.0% 5.3%/wk 6mo +8% $ 9183M 2G/3R neut MIXED
  • $PR -3.8% 6.2%/wk 6mo +27% $ 871M 1G/2R neut MIXED
  • $COP -4.1% 6.2%/wk 6mo +15% $ 3871M 2G/1R neut MIXED
  • $KNTK -4.1% 5.8%/wk 6mo +18% $ 241M 3G/3R neut MIXED
  • $BLFS -4.5% 9.0%/wk 6mo +50% $ 112M 1G/2R neut MIXED
  • $HAE -5.1% 8.6%/wk 6mo +64% $ 318M 2G/0R accu MIXED
  • $GM -6.1% 5.4%/wk 6mo +10% $ 2583M 2G/3R neut MIXED
  • $MLKN -6.4% 8.7%/wk 6mo +15% $ 69M 0G/0R neut MIXED
  • $TRGP -6.5% 6.2%/wk 6mo +22% $ 1543M 2G/4R neut MIXED
  • $RGEN -6.6% 8.9%/wk 6mo +37% $ 720M 2G/1R neut MIXED
  • $UNM -1.6% 5.7%/wk 6mo +30% $ 595M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $SM -4.3% 10.7%/wk 6mo +58% $ 575M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $LPG -4.5% 10.4%/wk 6mo +35% $ 139M 0G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $CHRD -4.6% 7.0%/wk 6mo +35% $ 494M 1G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $ECPG -5.8% 7.0%/wk 6mo +45% $ 163M 4G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $EOG -6.7% 5.8%/wk 6mo +16% $ 1964M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING

⚠️ DIVERGING — fake-coil risk (the don’t-buy list)

  • $CVI -1.0% 11.2%/wk 6mo +73% $ 148M 1G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $OMC -1.4% 6.3%/wk 6mo +4% $ 1224M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $UNM -1.6% 5.7%/wk 6mo +30% $ 595M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $SOLV -1.7% 7.7%/wk 6mo +23% $ 491M 1G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $IVZ -2.4% 7.1%/wk 6mo +25% $ 723M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $SLB -2.5% 6.9%/wk 6mo +12% $ 3095M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $NWS -2.5% 6.4%/wk 6mo +30% $ 207M 3G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $IBKR -2.9% 6.6%/wk 6mo +35% $ 1950M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $OKE -3.2% 5.8%/wk 6mo +14% $ 1514M 1G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $INSW -3.5% 8.5%/wk 6mo +31% $ 227M 1G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $HCC -3.7% 9.1%/wk 6mo +29% $ 288M 0G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $SAIC -3.8% 7.5%/wk 6mo +37% $ 271M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $HALO -3.9% 7.5%/wk 6mo +52% $ 753M 0G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $LYV -4.0% 5.6%/wk 6mo +12% $ 1846M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $PANW -4.0% 12.5%/wk 6mo+157% $10164M 0G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $FDX -4.2% 5.2%/wk 6mo +6% $ 2444M 1G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $SM -4.3% 10.7%/wk 6mo +58% $ 575M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $LPG -4.5% 10.4%/wk 6mo +35% $ 139M 0G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $CHRD -4.6% 7.0%/wk 6mo +35% $ 494M 1G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $ASH -5.0% 6.2%/wk 6mo +19% $ 232M 1G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $AMG -5.6% 6.7%/wk 6mo +21% $ 482M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $ECPG -5.8% 7.0%/wk 6mo +45% $ 163M 4G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $MCO -5.8% 5.2%/wk 6mo +8% $ 1910M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $FTI -5.8% 6.0%/wk 6mo +14% $ 1328M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $MSEX -5.9% 5.0%/wk 6mo +8% $ 41M 2G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $BGC -6.0% 8.7%/wk 6mo +27% $ 151M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $CVX -6.0% 5.1%/wk 6mo +8% $ 7750M 0G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $EW -6.3% 5.7%/wk 6mo +4% $ 1874M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $PJT -6.6% 6.5%/wk 6mo +24% $ 372M 4G/4R dist DIVERGING
  • $CNC -6.6% 7.5%/wk 6mo +44% $ 1373M 2G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $EOG -6.7% 5.8%/wk 6mo +16% $ 1964M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $FAF -6.8% 5.3%/wk 6mo +6% $ 276M 1G/2R dist DIVERGING
  • $EQIX -7.5% 6.1%/wk 6mo +7% $ 2760M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $MS -7.5% 5.6%/wk 6mo +29% $ 5835M 1G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $FTV -7.5% 5.0%/wk 6mo +1% $ 811M 0G/1R dist DIVERGING
  • $PM -7.6% 5.7%/wk 6mo +3% $ 4507M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $CTVA -7.8% 5.2%/wk 6mo +5% $ 1673M 3G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $ADM -7.8% 6.1%/wk 6mo +18% $ 1369M 2G/3R dist DIVERGING
  • $OZK -7.9% 5.5%/wk 6mo +6% $ 292M 3G/4R dist DIVERGING

🌀 COILING — cohering, near highs (top 40)

  • $MPC -0.1% 6.6%/wk 6mo +86% $ 3278M 2G/1R accu COHERING
  • $DINO -0.4% 8.0%/wk 6mo +99% $ 968M 3G/2R accu COHERING
  • $ITGR -0.6% 5.4%/wk 6mo +45% $ 239M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $GEN -0.9% 7.9%/wk 6mo +37% $ 744M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $RVTY -1.0% 6.7%/wk 6mo +31% $ 787M 5G/0R accu COHERING
  • $IQV -1.3% 8.1%/wk 6mo +46% $ 1390M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $STT -1.3% 5.5%/wk 6mo +50% $ 1757M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $RNG -1.5% 12.3%/wk 6mo +90% $ 359M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $IFF -1.5% 6.6%/wk 6mo +7% $ 682M 2G/2R accu COHERING
  • $MANH -1.7% 8.9%/wk 6mo +65% $ 549M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $SN -1.7% 7.3%/wk 6mo +56% $ 1120M 1G/1R accu COHERING
  • $DT -1.7% 7.5%/wk 6mo +49% $ 1112M 5G/0R accu COHERING
  • $DGX -1.8% 5.5%/wk 6mo +15% $ 880M 4G/0R accu COHERING
  • $DBX -1.8% 7.3%/wk 6mo +43% $ 545M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $NSIT -1.8% 9.1%/wk 6mo +86% $ 213M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $DXCM -1.9% 6.8%/wk 6mo +24% $ 1834M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $WT -1.9% 9.7%/wk 6mo +46% $ 240M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $BIIB -2.0% 6.7%/wk 6mo +14% $ 984M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $LH -2.0% 6.1%/wk 6mo +16% $ 891M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $CHEF -2.0% 7.4%/wk 6mo +61% $ 258M 5G/1R accu COHERING
  • $BIO -2.2% 6.9%/wk 6mo +39% $ 513M 2G/0R accu COHERING
  • $RELY -2.2% 9.1%/wk 6mo +59% $ 417M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $PK -2.3% 6.0%/wk 6mo +40% $ 279M 2G/1R accu COHERING
  • $MAN -2.3% 9.9%/wk 6mo+123% $ 217M 1G/1R accu COHERING
  • $NDAQ -2.4% 6.2%/wk 6mo +13% $ 1740M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $VRTX -2.5% 6.4%/wk 6mo +9% $ 3381M 2G/1R accu COHERING
  • $BDX -2.6% 6.0%/wk 6mo +7% $ 1467M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $WTW -2.6% 5.2%/wk 6mo +13% $ 871M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $GEO -2.6% 8.2%/wk 6mo+115% $ 288M 6G/1R accu COHERING
  • $WAT -2.7% 5.9%/wk 6mo +30% $ 1488M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $UNP -2.7% 5.2%/wk 6mo +16% $ 3467M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $AAMI -2.8% 7.2%/wk 6mo +78% $ 164M 1G/0R accu COHERING
  • $CART -2.9% 9.2%/wk 6mo +35% $ 956M 4G/3R accu COHERING
  • $SHC -2.9% 6.1%/wk 6mo +19% $ 257M 5G/2R accu COHERING
  • $RHI -3.0% 10.6%/wk 6mo +86% $ 391M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $SJM -3.0% 5.7%/wk 6mo +14% $ 822M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $CXW -3.0% 8.3%/wk 6mo +91% $ 211M 6G/1R accu COHERING
  • $TRST -3.1% 5.4%/wk 6mo +32% $ 37M 5G/2R accu COHERING
  • $NOV -3.1% 7.1%/wk 6mo +4% $ 329M 2G/2R accu COHERING
  • $BOX -3.3% 7.8%/wk 6mo +49% $ 335M 5G/1R accu COHERING

⊕ Off-index operator radar — watch / learn (outside the indexes)

  • $FRO -2.4% 8.3%/wk 6mo +16% $ 444M 3G/1R accu COHERING
  • $TVTX -3.2% 8.1%/wk 6mo+120% $ 417M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $SNOW -4.1% 8.4%/wk 6mo +95% $ 6033M 3G/0R accu COHERING
  • $GH -4.6% 9.8%/wk 6mo +79% $ 1504M 4G/0R accu COHERING

🔥 Stockbee momentum — persistent bursts (3+ of last 5 days)

different pattern (1–5 day burst, not a coil) — watch/learn; ⭐ = also coiling in the cockpit

  • $USDE — 5/5 days
  • $XHLD — 5/5 days
  • $MRNX — 5/5 days
  • $ARCT — 5/5 days
  • $MRNA — 5/5 days ⭐ also coiling
  • $ASST — 5/5 days
  • $MRNY — 5/5 days
  • $OABI — 5/5 days
  • $GORO — 5/5 days
  • $SOLT — 5/5 days
  • $RCEL — 5/5 days
  • $PURR — 5/5 days
  • $HTFL — 5/5 days
  • $CCUP — 5/5 days
  • $CRCG — 5/5 days
  • $CRCA — 5/5 days
  • $ETHU — 5/5 days
  • $DAIC — 4/5 days
  • $TJGC — 4/5 days
  • $DFDV — 4/5 days
  • $XXRP — 4/5 days
  • $ETHT — 4/5 days
  • $MSTX — 4/5 days
  • $UXRP — 4/5 days
  • $XRPT — 4/5 days

📚 Pattern lesson — learn by example

one clean live instance of each archetype; charts saved to the Pattern Guide Plates library

📈 Cohering Coil — real accumulation — $EPC

Tight box pressed to the high with green caps dominating: institutions buying INTO the pause. Structure (coil) and commitment (caps) AGREE → the roof is being validated. This name: inside-bar trigger cocked at the box top; 4G/0R decisive accumulation under a flat tape; pressed to the high

🎭 Fake-Coil — distribution in disguise — $NWS

Looks identical to a real coil on price — tight, near the high — but the caps under it are RED. Supply leaving while price hovers. Structure says coil, commitment says exit. The trap. This name: 3G/3R — supply leaving while pressed to the high; structure says coil, commitment says exit

🚫 Extended — what we do NOT chase — $OGN

Already ran far from the 40-MA (high ATR-extension): the obvious move everyone sees, edge gone, prone to the pullback. We surface the pre-obvious coil, not this. This name: +36.3 ATR above the 40wk — -0.1% off high but already extended

📋 ThinkOrSwim watchlists — copy/paste (create a new watchlist, paste the line)

KC_Focus_W_0902 (40)

EPC,CXW,OVV,MANH,CHEF,DT,PSX,VIRT,SBUX,JXN,JLL,AVNT,ABBV,CRGY,ACAD,ALL,GKOS,EMR,APA,ADUS,BFH,DNOW,ZBRA,BMY,JNJ,PR,COP,KNTK,BLFS,HAE,GM,MLKN,TRGP,RGEN,UNM,SM,LPG,CHRD,ECPG,EOG

KC_Coils_W_0902 (50)

MPC,DINO,ITGR,GEN,RVTY,IQV,STT,RNG,IFF,MANH,SN,DT,DGX,DBX,NSIT,DXCM,WT,BIIB,LH,CHEF,BIO,RELY,PK,MAN,NDAQ,VRTX,BDX,WTW,GEO,WAT,UNP,AAMI,CART,SHC,RHI,SJM,CXW,TRST,NOV,BOX,USFD,AMGN,WEX,UFCS,EXPE,MATX,TMO,ZD,CRL,HRMY

KC_Fakes_W_0902 (39)

UNM,SM,LPG,CHRD,ECPG,EOG,CVI,OMC,SOLV,IVZ,SLB,NWS,IBKR,OKE,INSW,HCC,SAIC,HALO,LYV,PANW,FDX,ASH,AMG,MCO,FTI,MSEX,BGC,CVX,EW,PJT,CNC,FAF,EQIX,MS,FTV,PM,CTVA,ADM,OZK

KC_OffIdx_W_0902 (4)

FRO,TVTX,SNOW,GH

aG/bR = green vs red caps in the box (commitment). COHERING = structure + commitment agree · DIVERGING = distribution under a coil near highs.