First trigger fires: small-caps-lead (verified, with a caveat)

Event

First trigger fires: small-caps-lead (verified, with a caveat)

Summary

  • Type: trigger (machine-watched, verified on the 2026-08-04 settled close) - Shift: small-caps-lead fired per its declared condition — IWM 30d +0.94% (> 0) AND 7d +2.84% (> +1.5%). The caveat that keeps this from reading as confirmed leadership: small caps are NOT leading the tape in relative terms — SPY did +4.11% and QQQ +7.16% over the same 7 days, so IWM's move is participation in a broad risk-on week,
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