Starting Index
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Starting Index

Rules-based stock portfolios built from the S&P 500's strongest names.

Starting Index turns broad-market momentum into published monthly model profiles, with a Live Platform Record, benchmark comparison, and an audit trail you can inspect.

The return shown here is the Live Platform Record since February 2026. It follows the actual production path, not a fixed Core, Balanced, or Growth profile.The current profile family's annualized backtest CAGR range is 23%-28%. Review the evidence.

Live Platform Return
26.32%
SPY Return
11.61%
Excess
14.71%
Live Platform Record through Aug 18, 2026, compared with SPY dividend- and split-adjusted return over the same window.
RecordLive Platform
Signal DateJul 31, 2026
Update CadenceMonthly
ConstituentsPrivate
What Starting Index isA stock model portfolio platform, not an ETF portfolio or prediction service.

Starting Index ranks individual S&P 500 stocks using a rules-based momentum process. It publishes three monthly model portfolios: Core, Balanced, and Growth. Current holdings and target weights are for subscribers. Public pages expose the live performance record, SPY comparisons, backtest evidence, validation research, and publication audit trail. Public and subscriber data are also available through documented APIs.

Live Platform Record Since Feb 2026
This chart shows the live production path.
Profile records and research backtests are tracked separately.
Live Platform
SPY
-11%21%52%Feb 3, 2026Aug 18, 2026-11%21%52%Feb 3, 2026Aug 18, 2026
Latest CloseAug 18, 2026
Latest Day-7.64%SPY -0.68%
Positive Sessions71/126platform up days
SPY Down Days-1.47%SPY avg -0.65%
Total Lead14.71%platform minus SPY
Live Platform
SPY
MTD12.35%
30D13.27%
90D3.52%
YTD26.32%
1YBuilding
Available Feb 3, 2027
Since Inception26.32%
Monthly Pulse
Recent monthly and month-to-date platform returns · latest excess versus SPY 8.45%
Feb
1.6%
Mar
-11.0%
Apr
28.2%
May
14.7%
Jun
12.7%
Jul
-24.3%
Aug
11.2%
Source Integrity
Publication metadata behind the public record
Benchmark sourcealpaca
Benchmark basisSPY dividend- and split-adjusted return
Benchmark latest2026-08-18
Metrics hash11fce8136e...294c
Manifest hash61451bbd89...62d9
Regulatory StatusResearch and model publication, not personalized advice

Starting Index publishes model research, performance records, allocations, reports, and related tools. It does not provide services as a registered investment adviser, broker-dealer, custodian, or trade execution provider, and it does not make individualized recommendations based on a subscriber's full financial situation.

Informational product page. Current holdings and rebalance instructions are subscriber-only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.