Today’s AI Top Pick: DKS

8/31/2026 · Contrarian screen · a free sample of K3vl4r’s AI-curated picks.

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Today's pick · ContrarianDKSBUY NOW9.0 / 108/31/2026

DICK'S Sporting Goods is the cleanest multi-timeframe contrarian bounce setup in this pool. Every single timeframe forecasts up: 1h fc_mid/long +58.57%/+58.59%, 4h +5.81%/+51.01%/+57.96%, 1d +58.78%/+54.37%/+51.81%, and even 1wk stays constructive at +25.55%/+36.54%/+25.82%. That is the rare 4-of-4 alignment the lens is built to find, with bullish_prob at 1.0 and near_term_bullish at 1.0. The drawdown looks like exhausted selling, not a broken trend. RSI is 23.95 (deeply oversold), the 1d position in 21-bar range is 13.02% and the 1wk is 0.87% — flushed, not fresh-lows-and-crashing. Fundamentals give this a real floor unlike the penny names: fwdPe 9.96 (cheapest quality name in the list), PEG 1.42, ROE 18.47, profitMargin 3.97, salesYoY +53.54%, instOwn 78.13%, analyst targetUpsidePct +22.2%. A large-cap Consumer Cyclical trading at sub-10 forward earnings with 53% sales growth and a maintained core business is a textbook 'baby with bathwater' post-earnings washout. Headlines confirm the setup rather than undercut it. SeekingAlpha (Aug 30): 'A 31% Selloff Was Too Much.' Insider Monkey (Aug 29): 'Foot Locker is Hurting, But the Core Business Holds Up.' No dilution filings, no legal action, no short-seller report — the pain is sentiment/guidance-driven, and the tape is starting to stabilize (1h recent_21bar +4.85%, dd_from_21bar_high only -0.35% on the 1h). Why TODAY vs. waiting: the 1h is already turning (pos_in_range 92.91%, fc_mid/long both +58%+) — that means intraday buyers are lifting the offer while the daily/weekly are still deeply oversold. Waiting for a pullback risks missing the reflex bounce, and the 4-TF forecast agreement is the highest-quality edge in the entire candidate pool. Compare to IESC (1wk fc_long -69.51%) or LIF (1wk fc_mid -36%) — DKS is the only name where the LONG-horizon weekly forecast is still strongly positive.

Entry zone
$134.00–$138.00 (current $136.00; scale in with half now, half on any dip toward $134)
Stop loss
$126.50 (about -7% from entry, just under the recent flush low; if it breaks there the 21-bar low thesis is invalidated)
First target
$158–$162 (approx +16–19%, matching the 4h/1d fc_short zone and a fill of the post-earnings gap)
Longer target
$195–$210 (matches 1d fc_mid/long of ~+50–55% and 1wk fc_mid +36.5%; also aligns with 12-mo analyst target upside +22% off a higher base)
Risks
  • Post-earnings guidance overhang: DKS just took a -32% 1d and -39% 1wk hit — if a second shoe drops (comp guide cut, Foot Locker integration write-down) it can retest lows.
  • Consumer Cyclical macro risk — shortFloat 9.87% shows meaningful bear positioning; a weak retail print from a peer could re-ignite selling.
  • Debt/Equity 1.39 is elevated for a retailer; higher-for-longer rates pressure the multiple even at fwdPe 9.96.
  • 1wk pos_in_21bar_range at 0.87% means the higher-timeframe trend is not yet confirmed up — this is a counter-trend trade, not a trend continuation.
  • Analyst recom is only 2.1 (not a strong buy consensus) and targetUpsidePct is a modest 22.2%, so upside is capped vs. more speculative names in the pool.
Honorable mentions
AMRCCleanest fundamentals-plus-signal combo after DKS: fwdPe 13.15, PEG 0.32, recom 1.67, targetUpside +94.2%. 4h fc_short/mid/long all +39–43%, 1d +7.69/+26.74/+23.11, and 1wk turns positive at mid/long (+23/+44.35). Headlines flag insider buying (Aug 30), a real catalyst. pos_in_21bar 18.86% on 1d = not chasing.
AAONHigh-quality industrial, fundamental_score 7.25, PEG 0.42, profitMargin 8.24, salesYoY +53.53%, targetUpside +82.5%. 1d fc mid/long +24/+25 with pos_in_range only 3.2%, RSI 30.84. 1wk long -3.58 keeps it just behind DKS/AMRC on TF agreement, but the fundamentals cushion is strong.
Full ranking (18)
#SymbolVerdictScoreRead
1DKSBUY NOW9.04-of-4 timeframe bullish alignment, RSI 23.95, fwdPe 9.96, positive headline flow — cleanest oversold bounce in the list.
2AMRCBUY NOW7.9Cheap PEG 0.32, insider buying headline, 4h/1d/1wk all bullish, +94% analyst upside.
3AAONBUY NOW7.6Best fundamentals (score 7.25), oversold RSI 30.84, 1d fc mid/long +24/+25, position 3.2% of 21-bar range.
4LIFBUY NOW7.14h all positive +18/+32/+35, 1d +11/+37.7, Citi/UBS maintain Buy, ROE 30 — 1wk fc negative is the only knock.
5AVAVBUY PULLBACK6.9NASA Mars contract + Greece JV catalysts, 1d fc +47.96/+65.42/+35.72, but 1h fc flat suggests waiting for a pullback.
6IESCBUY PULLBACK6.2Elite fundamentals and Cramer endorsement, but -60% drawdown plus 1wk fc_long -69.51% flags broken-trend risk.
7UTIBUY PULLBACK5.9Oversold RSI 25.29, recom 1.0, targetUpside +100%, but 1wk fc_long -32% and pos_in_range 0 shows no stabilization yet.
8KTOSBUY PULLBACK5.6Strong 4h/1d forecasts and defense narrative, but 4h pos_in_range 62.79 means the easy bounce already happened.
9LTRNWAIT5.01d/1wk forecasts strong (+48/+72/+79 and +42/+96/+112) but no shorter-TF confirmation, tiny $26M cap.
10TSSIWAIT4.84h fc_long -13.24 and 1wk all negative undercut the 1d bounce thesis.
11NXTCWAIT4.61d already ripped +38.41% recently and fc_short -4.69 — bounce may have front-run itself.
12DCGOWAIT4.4Massive forecasts (+465% on 1wk long) but $0.40 penny with -32% salesYoY and profitMargin -65%; lottery ticket.
13GNTAWAIT4.0$1 stock, 1d fc +90/+99/+100 but 4h fc mid/long near zero; needs confirmation.
14JTO-USDWAIT3.8Only 1h TF available, near_term_bullish just 0.2, coin headline flags bearish tape.
15ZENAWAIT3.64h pos_in_range 100% — at the top of the range, chasing risk despite bullish forecasts.
16SHMDAVOID3.0Company cut EBITDA margin outlook on Aug 27; 1wk fc_short -11.89, fundamental_score -2.5.
17QNTMAVOID2.5Only 1wk TF available and forecasts are all -17.08%; setup contradicts the lens.
18SERAVOID2.0Aug 24 prospectus for up to 12.5M share offering = fresh dilution; 4h fc_mid/long negative.

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