Market Update 4:00 PM ET — Bearish Breadth, 317 Bull Setups Active | September 25, 2026

Market Conditions at 4:00 PM ET

Market breadth closed the 4:00 PM ET hour decisively bearish: only 22% of the 1,422 stocks in our scan are flashing bull setups, with 426 bear setups against 317 bull setups and an average SCTR of just 5.3. SPY is the tell — an SCTR of 0 with zero bull signals in the index itself means the largest, most liquid names are offering no leadership whatsoever. The handful of names holding up — BWET, ABTC, AMDG, AIRS, BDSX — are isolated momentum plays, not the foundation of a broad tape. Meanwhile, BYND, AMDD, and AIXI are stretched to the upside, and extended names in a weak breadth regime are where reversals start. Into the next 60 to 90 minutes, the path of least resistance is lower. When breadth sits at 22% bullish and the average SCTR is 5.3, rallies are sold, not chased. Watch for failed bounces into resistance on SPY as sellers use any strength to exit. A push toward the day's lows is the base case; only a sharp breadth thrust — bull setups expanding above 40% — would invalidate that read. Until then, treat every bounce as a gift to the bears. Scan the full bull and bear setup lists on the platform now and position ahead of the next leg.