Today’s AI Top Pick: EPAM

7/28/2026 · Highly Shorted Undervalued screen · a free sample of K3vl4r’s AI-curated picks.

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Today's pick · Highly Shorted UndervaluedEPAMBUY NOW8.4 / 107/28/2026

EPAM is the cleanest multi-timeframe alignment in this pool with fundamentals that actually justify the setup. The forecast tape stacks positive across every meaningful horizon: 4h fc_short/mid/long +17.32%/+50.43%/+87.36%, 1d +2.8%/+39.95%/+65.52%, and 1wk +6.34%/+46.73%/+82.33%. Near_term_bullish is a perfect 1.0, kronos bullish_prob is 1.0, and the 21-bar weekly is down -30.73% — meaning we're buying a name that has already taken its beating (perfYtd -54%, perfYr -44.85%) rather than chasing something extended. On fundamentals it screens exceptionally well: fwdPe 6.64, PEG 0.63, debtEq only 0.08, profitMargin 6.96%, ROE 10.93%, salesYoY +14.21%, and targetUpsidePct +44.4%. Short float 18.93% keeps the squeeze optionality alive. That combination — sub-7 forward P/E on a Technology-services name with a clean balance sheet and rebuilding earnings power — is exactly what the shorted_value lens is designed to find. The only cautious data point is intraday positioning: pos_in_21bar_range_pct is 100 on 4h and 1d (94.5 on 1h), so on the shorter frames it's at the top of a very small range. But zoom out and the weekly pos is only 29.93 with dd_from_21bar_high -31.15% — this is the opening leg of a base-break, not an exhausted rally. Recent news is neutral-to-mildly cautious (Citi Neutral, PT $100 which is still above current $95); nothing like the guidance-cut landmines hitting PEGA (-16.9% on AI-purchase delays) or the 20% layoff at MNDY. Why today vs. waiting: the 1h forecasts (+3.17% short) are the softest number in the profile, so a shallow pullback is possible, but the mid/long horizons carry too much magnitude to wait for a perfect entry. Scale in on any intraday dip toward $92 and let the base do its work.

Entry zone

$92.50–$95.50 (buy half at market near $95, add on any pullback toward $92 support / 21-bar mid-range)

Stop loss

$87.90 (below the 4h/1d consolidation floor; risk ~7-8% from $95)

First target

$108–$112 (roughly the 4h fc_mid +50% area annualized down, and prior weekly supply)

Longer target

$135–$145 (aligns with 1wk fc_long +82% envelope and consensus targetUpsidePct +44%)

Risks

Position at top of 4h/1d ranges (100/100) means a 3-5% intraday pullback is realistic before continuation
Short float 18.93% cuts both ways — a bad print in IT services (peer weakness in DXC/CLVT/KD) could accelerate a re-test
Citi lowered PT to $100 on 7/27; further sell-side downgrades would cap the mid-term target
salesYoY only +14.21% and operMargin 9.36% — if enterprise IT spend stays soft, the fwdPe 6.64 could stay 'cheap' longer than expected
Weekly perfYear -44.85% shows the stock has a habit of failing rallies; multi-quarter downtrend is not yet broken on the weekly chart

Honorable mentions

UPWKStrong multi-TF confirmation (4h fc +43/+37/+60, 1d +30/+62/+59), fwdPe 5.31, PEG 0.40, profitMargin 13.81%, ROE 18.76%. Slightly weaker fundamental_score (4.75) and news tone is 'cheap for a reason,' but the tape is arguably as clean as EPAM's.

PGYTop fundamental_score in the pool (8.0): PEG 0.20, fwdPe 8.72, ROE 22.71%, recom 1.00. The 1h/4h forecasts are negative (-15%/-7%) so it needs a pullback to enter, but 1d fc_mid +16.6% and weekly setup are constructive.

Full ranking (30)

#	Symbol	Verdict	Score	Read
1	EPAM	BUY NOW	8.4	Multi-TF bullish (4h/1d/1wk all +40–87% long-horizon), fwdPe 6.64, PEG 0.63, near_term_bullish 1.0, bouncing off -31% weekly drawdown.
2	UPWK	BUY NOW	7.6	Clean 4h/1d alignment (+30–62% forecasts), fwdPe 5.31, PEG 0.40, prob 1.0; weekly still recovering (pos 30) so not extended.
3	PGY	BUY PULLBACK	7.2	Best fundamentals (score 8, PEG 0.20, ROE 22.7%) but 1h/4h fc negative — wait for dip to $15.50–16.
4	CELH	BUY PULLBACK	6.9	1d fc +31/+54/+48% and weekly base (pos 9.6, dd -35%), but 1h at 97 of range and valuation stretched (pe 68.7).
5	OWL	BUY PULLBACK	6.6	1d fc_long +41.95%, prob 1.0, but pos_in_range 100 on 1h/1d — buy on retest of $9.20.
6	LRN	WAIT	6.4	Fund_score 7, but 4h/1wk forecasts turn negative long-horizon (-14 to -20%); trend fading.
7	IT	BUY PULLBACK	6.3	4h/1d fc +34% and 1wk fc_long +139.87%, but targetUpsidePct only 8.6% and 1d pos 100.
8	PEGA	BUY PULLBACK	6.2	Strong TF alignment (+72–74% mid/long) but -16.9% earnings gap on AI purchase delays is a landmine — needs digestion.
9	CWH	BUY PULLBACK	6.1	Extreme forecasts (+96/+216%) but PE null, ROE -35.7%, debtEq 19.03 — high-beta lottery ticket, not a core buy.
10	KD	BUY PULLBACK	5.9	1d fc +83.68% and pos 100 on 1h/4h/1d; brokers rate 'Reduce' and 1wk fc soft — chase risk.
11	MNDY	BUY PULLBACK	5.7	1d/1wk forecasts massive (+60/+137%), but 20% layoffs + AI pivot news is transition risk; 1h pos 98.
12	NCNO	BUY PULLBACK	5.6	Solid across TFs (+18–23% mid/long), but pe 145 and 1h fc turns negative.
13	BKV	WAIT	5.4	Fund_score 8, pe 7.49, but no 1wk data and 1d fc only +0.16/+7.22% — momentum thin.
14	ARRY	BUY PULLBACK	5.3	Deep drawdown (-40% ytd), forecasts +38–79%, but profit margin -10.6% and pos 3-6 across TFs — knife-catch.
15	FOUR	WAIT	5.1	1h fc -11%, mixed magnitudes, high shortFloat 28% and debtEq 2.77 — wait for weekly confirmation.
16	PSIX	WAIT	5.0	Huge short-frame forecasts (+90/+117/+124%) but 1wk fc_long -44.15% and pe 6.78 masking recent decay.
17	BIRK	WAIT	4.9	Fund_score 7.5 but forecast magnitudes tiny (all sub-8%) and Seaport downgrade to Neutral.
18	SMCI	WAIT	4.8	Mixed forecasts, 1wk fc_long -34.08%, near_term_bullish 0, chip-smuggling probe headline.
19	CLVT	WAIT	4.7	Forecasts strong (+41–165%) but leverage overhang and profit margin -5.62%; not for a full position.
20	MUX	WAIT	4.6	Fund_score 8, but 1wk fc_long -55.55% and expected_return only +3.3% — signal breaking down.
21	ADTN	WAIT	4.4	1h fc +71% but 1d fc only +10% and 1wk turns negative; two brokers cut PTs this week.
22	TOYO	WAIT	4.3	Extreme 1h fc +193% is an outlier on $206M cap; RSI 24, -68% weekly drawdown — speculative only.
23	POST	WAIT	4.1	Expected return only 8%; forecast magnitudes too small to compete in this pool.
24	QDEL	AVOID	3.9	profitMargin -45.55%, ROE -50%, 1h fc -23%; StockStory '3 reasons to sell.'
25	DXC	AVOID	3.8	pe 176, salesYoY -1.76%, 1h fc_long -26.86%; AI turnaround pitch is late.
26	GPGI	AVOID	3.5	Data quality poor (salesYoY -100, margins null), 1wk fc_long -41.64%.
27	ARDT	AVOID	3.4	bullish_prob 0, RSI 66.96, all near-term forecasts negative (-6 to -25%), pos 100 across TFs — top of range.
28	DLO	AVOID	2.6	bullish_prob 0, every TF forecast negative (-12 to -22%), insider selling.
29	ABX	AVOID	2.5	bullish_prob 0, expected_return -22.4%; screens well on fundamentals but tape is broken.
30	TTEC	AVOID	2.3	ROE -115.95%, debtEq 11.65, fundamental_score 0; only 1h fc negative and micro-cap $107M.

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