Today’s AI Top Pick: UPST

7/21/2026 · Highly Shorted High Growth Deep Rotation screen · a free sample of K3vl4r’s AI-curated picks.

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Today's pick · Highly Shorted High Growth Deep RotationUPSTBUY NOW8.4 / 107/21/2026

Upstart is the cleanest setup on the board today: it is the only high-fundamental-score name where ALL FOUR timeframes point up in forecast with the stock sitting near the bottom of its recent range. On 1h fc_short/mid/long are +2.4/+10.99/+6.76, on 4h +7.72/+6.14/+21.02, on 1d a huge +21.28/+53.89/+37.78, and on 1wk +29.21/+25.53/+30.72 — that is genuine multi-timeframe agreement, not a single-bar outlier. Kronos bullish_prob is 1.0 and the 1d position_in_21bar_range_pct is 0 with an 18.5% drawdown from the 21-bar high, meaning we are buying pullback, not chasing a top. The fundamentals underneath are the best growth profile in the list that also has real profitability: EPS next year +110.88%, sales YoY +57.69%, gross margin 97.87%, and a profitable business (profit margin 4.34%, ROE 7.01%) — unlike most of the other high-forecast names (ABAT, ZENA, ASPI, INV, PDYN) which are deeply money-losing. Forward P/E of 15.21 and PEG 0.62 are reasonable given that growth. Analyst recom is 2.24 with targetUpsidePct of 39%. Short float of 31.54% is exactly the setup the screen is built for: any positive tape ignites a squeeze. News-wise the tape is quiet-to-mildly-constructive: the 7/11 renewal of the $600M forward-flow agreement is a fundamental positive (funding for loan volume), and the recent Simply Wall St. and Zacks pieces are cautious but not thesis-breaking (no guidance cut, no dilution, no legal issue). Compare that to ASPI (fresh shelf registration + 23.2M share resale — dilution overhang), HIVE (just closed $130M convertibles), ADTN (just filed a shelf), MP (huge catalyst but 1wk fc is -1.5 to -42% — the weekly tape is fading), and MUX (weekly forecast -27 to -49%). Those all have either a landmine or a deteriorating higher-timeframe. Why today and not wait: UPST is at 0% of its 1d 21-bar range with all four timeframe forecasts positive and a 1d mid-forecast of +53.89% — waiting means paying up as the daily reverts. The setup is a classic short-squeeze pullback buy: deep drawdown, extreme short interest, real growth, and a full-spectrum bullish forecast stack.

Entry zone

$28.50–$29.50 (current 29.12, scale in on any dip toward 28.50)

Stop loss

$25.40 (below the 4h/1d 21-bar low; ~13% risk)

First target

$35.00 (~+20%, aligns with 1d fc_short +21.28%)

Longer target

$44.00 (~+51%, aligns with 1d fc_mid +53.89% and 1wk fc_long +30.72% off a higher base)

Risks

Short float 31.54% cuts both ways — squeeze fuel, but also means consensus thinks the loan-cycle thesis is broken; a bad macro/credit print reaccelerates the short
P/E 74.39 and elevated debtEq 2.7 leave no room for an EPS miss; operMargin only 3.48% and profitMargin 4.34% are thin
1d position_in_21bar_range_pct is 0 — falling knife risk if 25.40 support breaks, next real support is materially lower
Consumer-credit sensitive: any rate re-acceleration or delinquency uptick would invalidate the +110.88% EPS next-year setup
Recent Simply Wall St. piece flags 'fully valued after 75% slump' — sentiment is not washed out, more downside is possible before the bullish forecasts hit

Honorable mentions

ABATCleanest multi-timeframe bullish forecast on the board (1h +44.83%, 4h +43.81%, 1d +28.72%, 1wk +3.71% short) with pos_in_21bar_range at 0% on both 1d and 1wk and near_term_bullish 1.0. Restored DOE grant is a real catalyst. Downgraded from #1 only because fundamentals are ugly (operMargin -390%, gross margin -52.69%) — pure narrative/signal play.

MPFresh, hard catalyst — Trump 7/20-21 critical-minerals executive orders directly benefit MP. Multi-tf near-term bullish (1h fc +36.63%, 4h +17.62%, 1d +6.41%), pos_in_21bar low (4–15%), bullish_prob 1. Held back by weekly fc turning negative (-1.49/-27.42/-42.25) — the higher-timeframe tape says the catalyst may already be priced.

Full ranking (30)

#	Symbol	Verdict	Score	Read
1	UPST	BUY NOW	8.4	All 4 TFs bullish (1d fc +53.89% mid), pos 0% of 21-bar range, prob 1.0, 31.54% short float, profitable growth — squeeze-ready pullback.
2	ABAT	BUY NOW	8.0	Every timeframe forecast positive with pos 0% on 1d/1wk and near_term_bullish 1.0 — best pure signal setup, weak fundamentals.
3	MP	BUY NOW	7.6	Trump critical-minerals catalyst + low 1d pos 8.18% + 1h fc +36.63%, but 1wk fc going negative caps the size.
4	PROP	BUY PULLBACK	6.8	4h fc_mid +121.78% is huge and near_term_bullish 1.0, but debtEq 1222 and roe -700% make it a lottery ticket.
5	MUX	BUY PULLBACK	6.5	Best fundamental_score (8) with PEG 0.07 and copper tailwind, but 1h pos 100% and 1wk fc -27/-49% — wait for weekly reset.
6	FOUR	BUY PULLBACK	6.4	1wk fc +25/+37/+38 and prob 1.0, but 1wk pos 94% and 1h fc negative — chasing a top, want a dip to $48.
7	REAX	BUY PULLBACK	6.2	1d fc +28/+43/+53 and bullish_prob 1, but 1h pos 100% and 1wk fc negative — buy pullback near $2.05.
8	ZENA	BUY PULLBACK	6.0	1d fc +66/+128/+156 and active acquisition catalyst, but no weekly data and 1h pos 100%.
9	SYM	BUY PULLBACK	5.9	All near-term TFs bullish, prob 1, near_term 0.8, but 1wk pos 0.18% and fc -8/-21/-38 warns of larger downtrend.
10	QXO	BUY PULLBACK	5.8	4h fc +35/+39/+43 and pos 5.35%, but only 1 timeframe available — thin evidence.
11	PDYN	BUY PULLBACK	5.6	1d fc +35/+37/+41 and prob 1.0, but 1h pos 100% and 1wk fc -13/-18/-28 caps upside.
12	BTDR	WAIT	5.2	Mixed: 1h fc +42% but 1wk fc goes to -21.73%, short float 37.8% is squeeze fuel but tape is deteriorating.
13	ASST	BUY PULLBACK	5.0	4h fc +28/+50/+39 and pos 78-93%, BTC-treasury narrative alive but P/S 179 is extreme; no 1d/1wk visibility.
14	CRK	WAIT	4.9	Fund_score 7.5 with PE 6 and profitMargin 31%, but no forecast tape provided — passive hold rather than active buy.
15	HIVE	WAIT	4.6	Just closed $130M convertibles = dilution/hedge overhang; forecasts turn negative on longer TFs.
16	CELH	WAIT	4.5	Excellent fundamentals (fund_score 8, sales +123%) but no multi-tf signal package provided today.
17	PGY	WAIT	4.4	Fwd PE 8.79, PEG 0.2, ROE 22.7% — cheapest quality name, but no tape signal to trigger today.
18	SMCI	WAIT	4.3	Fwd PE 7.64, PEG 0.38, but recom 3.0 (hold) and no tape signal provided — deep-value trap risk.
19	TMDX	WAIT	4.2	ROE 45%, profit margin 27%, EPS growth 70% — strong fundamentals but no tape included in signal set.
20	MNDY	WAIT	4.0	PEG 1.23 with -73.7% year performance, but operMargin 0.63% and no signal — needs base.
21	COSM	AVOID	3.6	$14M market cap, ROE -92%, profit margin -30% — too small and broken to trust.
22	VIA	AVOID	3.5	All 3 TFs show negative fc_short (-21%/-11%/+1.8) with 1h pos 57% — forecast tape is bearish.
23	KULR	WAIT	3.4	1h/4h/1wk fc positive but 1d fc only +1.03% and near_term_bullish 0 — no coherent trigger.
24	VRDN	AVOID	3.3	1h fc -10.73%, 1wk fc slightly negative, near_term_bullish 0.2 — forecast tape rolling over.
25	INV	AVOID	3.2	P/S 80, profit margin -5226%, operMargin -3586% — the forecast bounce is off a shattered base.
26	DUOL	AVOID	3.0	Every 1h fc negative (-4.98/-7.62/-9.30), targetUpsidePct -15.6%, recom 2.85 — tape and analysts both say no.
27	KVYO	AVOID	2.9	1h fc -18.76/-14.11/-4.24, 1wk fc -15.42% short — forecast decisively bearish near-term.
28	TTAN	AVOID	2.7	Only 1h available and fc -19.33/-21.73/-19.15 — every horizon negative, insider selling headline.
29	ASPI	AVOID	2.5	Strong forecasts but fresh shelf + 23.2M share selling-stockholder prospectus = active dilution — landmine.
30	ADTN	AVOID	2.2	bullish_prob 0, 1d fc -11.88/-24.19/-13.15, and just filed a shelf registration — dilution + bearish signal.

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