Trade Reviews

Trade Review: QLYS

Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) was identified using our custom Stocks on the Move - Clenow screener. We entered on August 28, 2026. The stop was hit on September 1, 2026 and we were out for a -5.35% loss.

Setup

Qualys ranked into the buy band of our Clenow momentum screen, which sorts candidates by annualized exponential regression slope weighted by R-squared - a ranking that rewards a steady advance over a violent one. Size came from the volatility target rather than conviction: the stop sat 5.32% below entry, a wider band than its screen-mates, which should have pulled the position smaller.

Entry

We entered QLYS on August 28, 2026.

Initial Stop

The position had defined risk before entry: a stop 5.32% below entry.

Target

This system carries no profit target. A position is held while it stays in the top-ranked band and above its trend filter, and is closed when it drops out of the ranks or the stop is hit. What the trade needed was time in a rising trend. It got four sessions.

Result

We exited on September 1, 2026 for a -5.35% loss, or -1.01R against the initial risk. The stop filled slightly through the level, so the loss came in at 1.01R against a planned 1.00R - a cent of slippage in R terms, and immaterial.

% Realized Gain/Loss

-5.35%

Position Status

Closed.

Lesson

A stop that fills at 1.01R instead of 1.00R is not a problem. However, exeucting a trade with a mixed Market Regime is questionable. A position carrying roughly 3.1 times the risk of a sibling entered a day earlier off the same screen is. SN and QLYS were rated equals by the ranking, and when both stopped inside a week, QLYS did about three times the damage for no extra edge. The wider stop should have shrunk the position, not left it oversized. The fix belongs in the sizing step, not the entry.

This article reflects our own research and trade process. It is not personalized investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Trading involves risk, and past performance does not guarantee future results.

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