Defense Contractors Scan

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Defense Contractors Scan

Scan symbols 11
LMTRTXNOCGDLHXBAITAPPADFENLEUBWXT
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Signal Reading
Overall 🟡 Mixed — sector bifurcating; GD near 52wk high while LMT/NOC/LHX still in 3M downtrend
Key insight DFEN (3x defense) +25.5% in 30D signals war-premium repricing; underlying names lagging — GD is the cleanest single-name with strongest recent momentum

Primary Contractors

Stock Price 7D 30D 3M 52wkHi RSI Status Action
LMT $535.95 +0.8% +2.1% -15.2% -22.6% 53 🟡 Pullback 🔍 Watch — 3M underperformer; war-premium not showing in price
RTX $186.77 +1.7% +6.6% -7.8% -12.9% 60 🟢 Recovering 📈 Accumulate — missiles + MRO exposure; recovering above all SMAs
NOC $551.21 -0.3% +0.7% -23.5% -28.8% 47 🟡 Pullback ⚠️ Avoid — death cross + -9.9% vs SMA200; structural downtrend
GD $364.11 +4.9% +6.1% +2.7% -1.5% 66 🟢 Uptrend 🔒 Hold — near 52wk high; best momentum in the group
LHX $310.45 0.0% +0.2% -15.5% -18.1% 50 🟡 Pullback 🔍 Watch — flat for 30D; not participating in sector bounce
BA $227.49 +5.0% +3.1% +7.9% -10.6% 55 🟢 Recovering 📈 Accumulate — defense/commercial hybrid; above all SMAs

Defense ETFs

Stock Price 7D 30D 3M 52wkHi RSI Status Action
ITA $239.52 +3.0% +8.8% +2.9% -4.4% 61 🟢 Uptrend 🔒 Hold — broad defense ETF outperforming; 8.8% 30D
PPA $176.49 +2.2% +6.0% +0.2% -5.3% 57 🟢 Basing 📈 Accumulate — aerospace + defense basket; above all SMAs
DFEN $77.78 +8.1% +25.5% +0.5% -20.4% 60 🟠 Extended ⚠️ Don't chase — 3x levered; 25.5% in 30D is extended

Nuclear Defense / Specialized

Stock Price 7D 30D 3M 52wkHi RSI Status Action
LEU $165.47 +11.4% -4.3% -22.5% -64.4% 45 🔴 Collapse ❌ Don't Buy — 64% from 52wk high; collapse regime; death cross
BWXT $196.93 +2.1% -2.4% -5.0% -18.6% 50 🟡 Pullback 🔍 Watch — naval nuclear systems; pulling back from highs; 3M still soft

War Premium Analysis

Name Geopolitical Exposure 30D Momentum War-Premium Status
RTX Missiles (Patriot/StingerII), MRO/sustainment +6.6% 🔥 Capturing premium — Patriot demand from Europe/Ukraine
GD Shipbuilding (submarines), Gulfstream, Stryker +6.1% 🔥 Capturing premium — submarine backlog + Navy capex
ITA Broad aerospace + defense basket +8.8% 🔥 ETF capturing rotational flow
DFEN 3x levered defense +25.5% 🔥 Momentum traders positioned for escalation
LMT F-35, hypersonics, missile defense +2.1% 🟡 Underperforming — large-cap defense lagging
NOC B-21, space systems +0.7% ❌ Not capturing — structural downtrend overrides

RSI / Momentum Rankings (Best to Worst)

Rank Ticker RSI 30D Entry Zone?
1 GD 66 +6.1% No — near 52wk high, not oversold
2 ITA 61 +8.8% No — extended but strong trend
3 DFEN 60 +25.5% No — 3x levered, extended
4 RTX 60 +6.6% Watch — 12.9% from 52wk high
5 PPA 57 +6.0% Yes — modest pullback from highs, clean trend
6 BA 55 +3.1% Watch — 10.6% from 52wk high
7 LMT 53 +2.1% Watch — 22.6% from high, 3M weak
8 NOC 47 +0.7% No — structural downtrend
9 LHX 50 +0.2% No — flatline; no catalyst
10 BWXT 50 -2.4% Watch — nuclear play for AI power narrative
11 LEU 45 -4.3% No — collapse regime

Action Matrix

Action Stocks Why
🔒 HOLD GD, ITA Near highs, best momentum in group
📈 ACCUMULATE RTX, PPA, BA Recovering; above all SMAs; war premium building
🔍 WATCH LMT, BWXT, LHX Lagging sector; need catalyst to participate
⚠️ AVOID NOC, DFEN NOC = structural downtrend; DFEN = 3x extended
❌ DON'T BUY LEU Collapse regime; -64% from 52wk high

Key Findings

  • GD is the cleanest name: +4.9% this week, only 1.5% from 52wk high, RSI 66 — the defense name most likely to break out.
  • RTX vs LMT divergence: RTX (missiles/sustainment) is recovering (+6.6% 30D, above all SMAs) while LMT (platforms) is lagging (-15.2% 3M). Suggests markets are pricing recurring maintenance revenue over new platform contracts.
  • DFEN's 25.5% 30D is a warning signal — levered ETF runs this fast often precede mean-reversion. Don't chase.
  • NOC death cross confirms it is the weakest large-cap defense name — B-21 bomber delays + cost overruns hurting sentiment.
  • War-premium repricing is real but uneven: ETFs (ITA, DFEN) are capturing it faster than single names (LMT, LHX). Rotation into defense ETFs before the individual names is the current pattern.

Data from pre-computed summaries as of 2026-06-16T00:00:00. Do not recompute — use code-computed fields exactly.

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