Our technical indicator scanner runs daily across the full S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 universes, tallying bullish and bearish signals from a broad range of momentum, trend, and oscillator-based tools. The stocks featured below represent the five names that generated the strongest net bullish readings on 20 July 2026. As always, technical signals are one input among many and should be considered alongside your own fundamental research and risk tolerance.
1. VeriSign (VRSN) – 14 technical buy signals
Price: $277.66 (+0.89%)
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VeriSign tops today’s scanner with 14 bullish signals against just 4 bearish ones, making it the standout technical setup of the session. The company, which holds the authoritative registry for .com and .net domain names, benefits from a near-monopoly business model that generates highly predictable, recurring revenues — a profile that tends to attract long-term institutional conviction.
That institutional interest was underscored earlier this year when Renaissance Technologies — the quantitative hedge fund founded by the late Jim Simons — was identified as a significant admirer of the stock, ranking VRSN sixth among its preferred holdings. Separately, VeriSign reported a strong first quarter for 2026, delivering solid revenue growth alongside record domain name registrations, prompting management to raise its full-year guidance and announce a dividend increase.
The combination of reliable cash generation, pricing power derived from its registry agreements, and renewed momentum following the Q1 earnings beat appears to have translated into sustained buying interest. With 14 technical buy signals firing simultaneously, the charts are reflecting a stock that has regained meaningful upward momentum.
2. Adobe Inc. (ADBE) – 12 technical buy signals
Price: $237.25 (+0.82%)
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Adobe presents one of the more intriguing setups on today’s list. The stock has suffered a painful decline of close to 40% from its peak levels, and in mid-June it briefly touched its lowest price in roughly eight years. The sell-off was driven by a combination of concerns over the company’s growth strategy and leadership instability within its senior management team. Yet the underlying business has continued to perform, with Adobe repeatedly hitting revenue records and raising its own guidance.
That divergence between share price weakness and operational strength has begun attracting renewed attention from the investment community. HSBC upgraded its rating on Adobe to Buy in early July, lifting its price target in the process, while several independent analysts have been making the case that the disconnect between fundamentals and valuation has become difficult to justify.
With 12 bullish signals and only 2 bearish ones — the cleanest bear-signal count in today’s entire top five — the technical picture suggests that a base may be forming after the prolonged drawdown. Adobe remains a high-profile, closely watched name, and the scanner is flagging renewed buying momentum worth monitoring.
3. Chevron Corporation (CVX) – 12 technical buy signals
Price: $187.38 (+1.91%)
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Chevron shares rose sharply on the day, gaining nearly 2%, with the technical scanner recording 12 bullish signals against 3 bearish ones. The integrated energy major has been in the headlines for a series of significant developments. Most recently, the company announced it is cutting around 9,000 positions, a workforce reduction it attributes to increased operational automation even as it reports record oil production levels — a combination that points to improving capital efficiency over time.
On the strategic front, Chevron has been actively expanding its technology footprint, including a reported move to offer its proprietary chemical extraction techniques to rival shale drillers in an effort to lift overall industry output. The company has also been linked to a notable land and infrastructure arrangement in Texas involving Microsoft’s Project Kilby, adding a degree of interest from the energy-transition angle.
Geopolitical factors have played a role in supporting the energy sector more broadly, with concerns around Strait of Hormuz disruptions earlier this month giving crude prices a temporary lift. Hedge funds continue to rank Chevron among their preferred blue-chip dividend holdings, and the technical signals today reflect a stock with positive near-term price momentum.
4. Fox Corporation Class B (FOX) – 12 technical buy signals
Price: $51.63 (+1.08%)
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Fox Corporation’s Class B shares round out the trio of stocks tied at 12 bullish signals, and the timing is notable. On 18 July, FOX managed to gain more than 1% on a session when the broader S&P 500 fell by over 1%, demonstrating a degree of relative strength that technical traders tend to view favourably. That kind of counter-market resilience can be a meaningful signal in its own right.
The media and entertainment company, which operates across cable news, sports broadcasting, and entertainment content in the United States, had experienced a run of underperformance against its sector peers through early July, with the stock slipping on several consecutive sessions. At a market capitalisation of roughly $19.6 billion, some observers have pointed to FOX as potentially undervalued relative to its peer group.
Fox Corporation’s business model, anchored by its news and live sports programming, provides a relatively stable revenue base in an era when linear television viewing has been under pressure. The 12 bullish technical signals suggest the recent period of weakness may be giving way to renewed buying interest, particularly among investors seeking defensive media exposure within the S&P 500.
5. American International Group (AIG) – 11 technical buy signals
Price: $80.50 (+3.17%)
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American International Group closed the session with the strongest single-day price gain in today’s top five, rising more than 3% to close at $80.50. The global insurance group, which carries a market capitalisation of approximately $41.4 billion, recorded 11 bullish technical signals against 3 bearish ones — a solid net reading that supports its inclusion on today’s list. The sharp daily move will have caught the attention of momentum-oriented traders.
The timing is significant: AIG is expected to report its second-quarter 2026 earnings in the near term, and anticipation ahead of results can often drive increased volume and price movement in either direction. Investors will be watching closely for any updates on premium growth, underwriting performance, and the company’s ongoing operational restructuring as it continues its post-financial-crisis transformation into a more focused insurance business.
Analysts tracking AIG through a momentum lens have highlighted it as a name with durable long-term characteristics, pointing to its improving earnings profile and relatively undemanding valuation. The combination of pre-earnings positioning and a broadly positive technical configuration makes AIG an interesting name to monitor heading into the reporting period, though investors should bear in mind that earnings releases can introduce significant short-term volatility.
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