THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY (NYT)

Despite Donald Trump’s repeated branding of The New York Times as the “failing New York Times,” the stock suggests otherwise. NYT shares have been strengthening, with gains of 16.95% year-to-date and solid outperformance versus the S&P 500 across multiple time frames. The stock recently moved through prior resistance on strong volume and has re-entered a favored zone in the SIA MidCap 400 Index. In the end, charts don’t care about tweets — and right now, they show a company that’s gaining ground, not losing it.

CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC. (CSU.TO)

Constellation Software (CSU.TO) entered the favored zone of the SIA S&P/TSX 60 Index Report on Feb 1, 2023, at a price of $2376.06. Since that time, the shares have remained in the favored zone until Aug 13th when it fell into the red unfavored zone of the report indicating it was time to look for other opportunities that are showing more strength. When the shares entered the red unfavored zone, the shares closed at a price of $4507.38 which represents a gain of over 89% upon first entering the favored zone and then entering the red zone. CSU.TO currently resides in the red zone of the SIA S&P/TSX 60 Index report at the 40th spot.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP. (BK)

The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) entered the Favored Zone of the SIA S&P 500 Index report on January 12, 2024, at a price of $54.85. The shares are showing strong relative strength moves up the SIA S&P 500 report gaining, 22 spots in the last month and 5 spots in the last quarter exemplify the consistent money flow increases in the shares over the past little while. Today the shares are at $103.61 based on yesterday’s close representing an almost 100% gain in price.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. (CHTR)

Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) continues to suffer from the accelerating shift away from traditional cable, losing 117,000 broadband subscribers in Q2 and plunging 18.5% in a single day post-earnings. With a -35.59% quarterly return versus the S&P 100’s +17.44%, the 53.03% opportunity cost underscores why rule-based SIA practitioners exited early, avoiding the damage. Positioned at the bottom of the SIA S&P 100 Index with a 0 SMAX score, CHTR remains in a downtrend with growing bearish momentum.

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. (CNR.TO)

In today’s edition of the Daily Stock Report, we are going to examine Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR.TO). CNR has faced significant underperformance, with a -11.37% decline over the past month, -11.68% year to date, and –14.70% over the last year. Currently the shares occupy the 211th spot out of 214 names in the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index Report.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. (UPS)

The last time we highlighted United Parcel Service (UPS) in our Daily Stock Report was almost four months ago on March 26, 2025. Since then, the shares have continued to weaken further as the closing price is now at $86.49. This reinforces SIA’s methodology to not pursue a “contrarian” mindset as names in the unfavored zone are not exhibiting any relative strength as the sellers are in control and not many market participants are looking at the name.

MERCK & COMPANY INC. (MRK)

Merck & Company Inc. (MRK) entered the Yellow Neutral Zone in the SIA S&P 100 Index Report last year on June 12, 2024, at a price of $130.20. Shortly thereafter, the shares fell into the Red Unfavored Zone later that summer on July 30, 2024, at a price of $115.25 and has never recovered out of the unfavored zone even up to today. The shares have faced significant underperformance, with a closing price of $80.79 this represents a 42% price depreciation in one year’s time since Merck’s entry in the unfavored zone highlighting how the SIA platform can help in identifying names to avoid.

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC. (MPWR)

Monolithic Power Systems Inc (MPWR) entered the Favored Zone in the SIA S&P 500 Index Report earlier this year on May 13th when the price was $737.73. MPWR shares have continued to remain strong and has consistently moved up the rankings in the SIA S&P 500 Index Report rising 12 spots in the last day, 29 spots in the last week, 7 spots in the last month and a whooping 173 spots in the last quarter. Currently the shares reside in the 83rd spot in the report with a closing price of yesterday at $830.63. This represents an increase of 12.6% since its entry in the favored.

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. (CDNS)

Today, we provide an update to Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) as the shares have continued to remain strong and move up the rankings in the SIA S&P 500 Index Report rising 1 spot in the last day, 69 spots in the last week, 81 spots in the last month and 38 spots in the last quarter. Currently the shares reside in the 71st spot in the report.

SANDSTORM GOLD LTD. (SSL.TO)

Sandstorm Gold shares have exhibited positive moves in relative strength as the shares started the year in the Red Unfavored Zone of the SIA S&P/TSX Composite Index report but migrated their way up the Yellow Neutral Zone in the report in early February signalling it was a name to keep an eye on. Very shortly thereafter the SIA Platform subsequently issued a Green Favored Zone signal back on February 12, 2025, at a price of $9.40. Since then, the shares have continued to strengthen further as the closing price is now at $12.99 which represents a 38% increase since its entry in the Favored Zone approximately six months ago.

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