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TWOTwo Harbors Investment CorpSell5.7·$12.02-2.67%
TWO · Why this verdict

Why Two Harbors Investment (TWO) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.7/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

4.1/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
P/S8.6
p ocf2.9
Analyst target3.0
  • P/OCF: 37.8x (FFO proxy — REITs gated off P/E)

Quality

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.0
Gross margin10.0
Op margin10.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio0.8
Moat5.8
Piotroski F5.6

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 33%
ComponentSub-score
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD3.8
OBV10.0
MA position9.0
Volume10.0
vol acceleration5.5
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment8.0
Analyst rating5.0
Price target4.4
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.60 (n=1)

Insider

5.1/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.2
  • Insider selling (low materiality) — $145,282 (0.011% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.5/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank6.8
quality rank0.0
growth rank10.0
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

4.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger2.1
support resistance1.9
52w position8.1

Risk (lower is worse)

6.0/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest7.9
days to cover8.6
volatility10.0
put call8.2
implied vol0.0
beta6.9
debt equity0.2
  • High IV: 110%

Catalyst

2.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm3.5
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety4.2
news activity5.0
  • Earnings concerns: 0B/3M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD_DEFAULT|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:7.3>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:24d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-1.2=NEGATIVE
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
-1.21
Upside
-18.1%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

Setup No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNo clear edge No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAggressive MCap $1.3B<$5B

Investment implication

The default F-path HOLD fired without any positive-conviction gate triggering — no momentum acceleration, no quality+value crossover, no setup recognition. Highest-clear gate: MOMENTUM:7.3>=5.5. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Catalyst at 2.9. The engine's read is one of pattern absence — no directional conviction in either direction at current asymmetry.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Momentum at 7.3, and Risk (lower is worse) at 6.0; the weakest are Catalyst at 2.9, Technical at 4.0, and Quality at 4.0. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -1.21 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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