Trading Signal: August 2026
See which two ETFs the MarketFighter Strategy will buy for August (and how the strategy is reaching new levels of growth).
Welcome to the monthly trading signal of The MarketFighter Strategy. With the closing prices for July in hand, the ETF allocations for August are now ready.
The strategy is experiencing strong growth at all levels at the moment. In July, it outperformed all the major stock indices, and a significant number of new faces are joining us on this journey every day now.
Welcome to all the new subscribers who joined since last month, and to everyone who upgraded to follow the strategy. I’m incredibly grateful for the overwhelming trust and support!
At the start of each month, I send out the new monthly trading signal to all the MarketFighters (paid subscribers). If you’re still on the free tier, I would love to have you join us and get full access to the trading signals.
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Before we dig into the actual trading signal, I just want to briefly share some good news with you. Thanks to all the subscribers who upgraded to the paid tier in July, this little publication is now officially a Substack Bestseller.
This is a result of your trust in the project, and it means it will now be easy for new subscribers to see that the MarketFighter Strategy is trusted by a significant number of investors. I can’t thank you all enough!
July was a great month
On the financial side, the good news continued. Our allocation for July was the US Value Factor and the Energy Sector. We outperformed the MSCI World Index as well as the S&P 500. This extended our year-to-date lead over both market benchmarks.
The roles of our value and energy allocations reversed from June, where we had the same allocation. This time the Energy Sector significantly outperformed the market, while US Value lagged, with a steep decline in Micron being one of the main causes.
The stock market in general experienced unusual volatility and a heavy rotation out of semiconductors and AI-related stocks. We managed to avoid a lot of this volatility due to allocating money based on price momentum rather than narrative. The Energy Sector did particularly well in hedging against this.
As always, I will publish the full monthly performance report a few days after the signal, when I have updated all the numbers. This will show exactly how much the strategy gained in July and how far we are now ahead of the markets in 2026. Stay tuned!
Now let’s dig in to the new trading signal and the ETF allocation for August. The following content is only accessible to MarketFighters. Upgrade below to join the club, if you’re not a paid subscriber yet.