Group 1 - The report tracks stocks, industries, and sectors that are reaching new highs, serving as market indicators and highlighting the effectiveness of momentum and trend-following strategies [1][4][24] - As of August 22, 2025, the Shanghai Composite Index, Shenzhen Component Index, CSI 300, CSI 500, CSI 1000, CSI 2000, ChiNext Index, and Sci-Tech 50 Index all have a distance to their 250-day highs of 0.00%, indicating they are at their recent peaks [5][24] - Among the CITIC first-level industry indices, home appliances, defense and military, comprehensive, media, and computer industries are closest to their 250-day highs, while food and beverage, coal, real estate, banking, and consumer services are further away [8][24] Group 2 - A total of 1,606 stocks reached 250-day highs in the past 20 trading days, with the most significant numbers in the machinery, pharmaceuticals, and electronics sectors [2][13][24] - The highest proportion of new high stocks is found in the defense and military, non-ferrous metals, and pharmaceuticals industries, with respective proportions of 52.94%, 51.61%, and 44.88% [13][16] - The manufacturing and technology sectors have the most stocks reaching new highs this week, with respective counts of 512 and 403 [16][24] Group 3 - The report identifies 48 stocks that have shown stable new highs, with the technology and manufacturing sectors contributing the most, having 22 and 12 stocks respectively [3][21][25] - Within the technology sector, the electronics industry has the highest number of new high stocks, while the automotive industry leads in the manufacturing sector [21][25]