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US End-of-Day Verdict 12 Aug 2026, 16:00:00 GMT-4

Berkshire Mirror — End-of-Day Verdict

EOD 2026-08-13

Recommendations

2 to acquire · 6 to dispose

TickerNameCloseActionAction Price Where to act — a buy-limit on a pullback or a buy-stop above resistance, not the current price. Sanity-check vs Close: on a held name, an action price stranded above the close means the queued level was set when the stock was higher — stale, awaiting reprice. Stop The risk-defined exit, set below the entry for a long (~1.2–1.8×ATR). A held long whose Stop sits at/above the Close is already below its stop — a stale box awaiting reprice. 1wk Model estimate of the likely price at this horizon — a forward projection, not a guarantee, and separate from the trade's Action Price or Stop. Where the ML estimator is enabled these are per-ticker calibrated forecasts (~80% coverage band) that are refreshed periodically and can drift between refreshes; otherwise they're interpolated from the signal's swing target. Confirm against the settled close. 4wk Model estimate of the likely price at this horizon — a forward projection, not a guarantee, and separate from the trade's Action Price or Stop. Where the ML estimator is enabled these are per-ticker calibrated forecasts (~80% coverage band) that are refreshed periodically and can drift between refreshes; otherwise they're interpolated from the signal's swing target. Confirm against the settled close. 12wk Model estimate of the likely price at this horizon — a forward projection, not a guarantee, and separate from the trade's Action Price or Stop. Where the ML estimator is enabled these are per-ticker calibrated forecasts (~80% coverage band) that are refreshed periodically and can drift between refreshes; otherwise they're interpolated from the signal's swing target. Confirm against the settled close. Rationale
CBChubb Ltd344.50SELL 30%344.50341.96344.58 (+0.0%)n/a344.77 (+0.1%)Trimming a third of Chubb because the model now sees the position going nowhere: the twelve-week view has flattened to against a close (+0.08%), the label has degraded to AVOID on a failed 20-day breakout, and the price sits just 0.74% above its stop -- the thinnest cushion in the book. The fundamental case still reads well (Q2 beat, net premiums +3.6%, a new $5bn buyback, Street fair value near) and that dissent is why this is a 30% trim rather than an exit, not a reason to keep waiting. OPS: ADR-0012 armed + 1 tick (c) -> profit_take_1 30%; ledgered optional/mandatory-next-EOD on 08-12, L3 closes it. MoS -0.03 so no valuation tier bump. Model Stop_Price is a short-side level above the close -- ignored; long stop held. 4,913 of, post-trade 11,464. · news
SIRISirius XM Holdings Inc27.99SELL 30%27.9928.6027.60 (-1.4%)n/a26.68 (-4.7%)Cutting 30% because the risk line has been broken for three sessions running and the position has never been reduced: SiriusXM has closed below its stop three consecutive days and the twelve-week view is negative at. The business is genuinely improving -- best Q2 subscriber result in four years, record-low 1.4% churn, raised full-year guidance -- but consensus fair value at says the market has already paid for that, and a better business the tape keeps rejecting is a trim case, not a hold. OPS: L2 stop-break basis; ADR-0012 armed + tick (c) corroborates -> 30%. Signal route DEAD: STRONG SELL - REDUCE cv60 on RallySell_BearTrend, the book's worst actionable cell (-8, n=9, hit_1w.125 but hit_4w 1.00) -> adj 52 < 65 floor, which is why we take 30% and NOT the printed 88.52% portion. Mitigation: ex-div on 08-10 = 0.94% of price, so ~half the 2.13% breach is mechanical. Stop HELD at, never loosened; a 4th consecutive close below escalates to the 50% tier. 7,501 of, post-trade 17,502. · news
NYTNew York Times Co Cl A64.13SELL 88.52%64.1359.6257.55 (-10.3%)n/a42.19 (-34.2%)Closing out the New York Times position. This is the one name tonight where the technical case, the trend and the news all point the same way: a stable STRONG SELL across all four snapshots, a close below the 200-day average, and a twelve-week view of -- 34% below today's price and the most negative in the book. The news confirms it structurally: Q2 digital subscriber adds missed at ~280k versus ~295k expected and slowed from 310k, the stock fell 13% in a session and is down 12.8% over four weeks, and declining Google referral traffic is eroding the growth story the software-like multiple depends on. OPS: only signal-originated sell tonight and the only one clearing the 65 floor (68 - 1 = 67). Took the 3rd slot over GOOGL and KHC despite ranking 6:1 lower on dollar bleed, because both of those are NoTrade+tick(c) cards and NoTrade|sell grades 0.000 at 4wk over n=26 -- stated deviation from dollar-bleed ranking. MoS -1.45 so no tier bump; DCF says fairly priced and is overruled by the signal, not followed. RSI 34.0 counter-argument overruled: signal strengthened cv55 -> cv68 and the 12wk deteriorated. 1wk -10.3% is a mechanical f=0.30 interpolation off a 12-week target, not a one-week forecast. Stop held (model's is looser). 1,409 of, residual 183. · news
AXPAmerican Express Co343.65NO ACTION334.75n/an/a344.45Armed + ticks (c)+(d) and #1 by dollar bleed for a third straight night, but the 08-12 escalation commitment named two triggers and neither fired: the 12wk is = +0.23% (flat, not negative) and the close sits 2.66% above the stop. The stronger new reason to wait: the case is entirely NoTrade-driven (3x NO TRADE, RSI 51.8, price above EMA200) and NoTrade|sell grades 0.000 at four weeks over n=26. Trigger unchanged: executes at the next EOD if the 12wk turns negative or breaks. Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Cl A346.36NO ACTION319.70n/an/a315.72Armed + tick (c), 12wk (-8.85%). Cut 30% @ on 08-13 and closed tonight at -- unchanged. Same 0-for-26-at-4wk NoTrade cell; re-cutting the same line every other session on the same tick is not risk management. Overlay's 'invalidated below 345' override is re-armed but carries no delta. Long stop held. Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
KHCKraft Heinz Co25.38NO ACTION24.15n/an/a25.71Armed + tick (c) but marginal: 12wk vs the 1.02x line of -- fails by 0.7% of margin, the same three-pennies situation CB was in last night. Flat at cost (+0.04%), RSI 50.1, above EMA200. Wait one more print. Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
DVADaVita Inc179.17NO ACTION174.64n/an/a123.04Armed + tick (c) (12wk, -31.3%) + 4x NO TRADE. Worst holding at -23.7%. Third deferral on the same ground: RSI 25.0 is a washout print and the name ROSE -> this session. Selling the low of a -24% position into a 25 RSI on the 0-for-26 cell is the trade the scorecard says not to make. Stop held, 2.6% below the close. Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
KRKroger Co57.23NO ACTION57.2354.87n/an/a45.33 (-20.8%)Highest adjusted conviction on the sell side tonight -- STRONG SELL - REDUCE cv75, Sell_Rank 1, adj 74, close far below EMA200, 12wk (-20.8%) -- and it gets no slot because the whole position is / = 0.006% of NAV. Dollar-bleed ranking doing its job. Ledgered so the counterfactual grader prices the omission. News mildly positive (new chief e-commerce officer, online sales +19% YoY, some analysts see ~20% undervaluation on the AI Shopping Assistant) against -6.8% YTD and margin pressure; ex-div on 08-14. Stop held (model's is looser). Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
GOOGAlphabet Inc Cl C343.94NO ACTION320.20n/an/a314.10Same underlying and same case as the Cl A line. Execute alongside GOOGL whenever it executes. Stop held. Mandatory candidate at the next EOD.
COFCapital One Financial Corp223.83HOLD223.70214.93n/an/a263.89 (+18.0%)Armed (Gain_ATR 4.27, +9.12%) + tick (a) RSI_DIV at RSI 67.2, but G3 blocks the trim: bullish BreakoutUp_20D with a 12wk of (+17.9%), the second-best forward view in the book. That is cutting a winner. Trail raised -> instead. 50% tier would have been /.
NUENucor Corp272.29HOLD272.29259.99n/an/a344.03 (+26.3%)Armed at Gain_ATR 8.38 / +23.35% -- the biggest gain in the book -- but G3 blocks: HOLD cv67 on FailedBreakdown_Up_20D with a 12wk of (+26.3%), the best in the book. Trail raised ->. 30% tier would have been /.
CVXChevron Corp197.70HOLD198.13189.24n/an/a213.86 (+7.9%)RSI_DIV present and armed at Gain_ATR 6.41 (+16.84%), but G3 blocks: the 12wk is (+8.2%) and the signal RECOVERED cv27 -> cv65 on AnticipationUp_VCP. Trail raised ->.
LLYVALiberty Live Group Ser A104.18ADD — QUEUED @103.06103.0698.09105.24 (+2.1%)117.99 (+14.5%)109.98 (+6.7%)Carrying forward the 08-12 add to Liberty Live at a higher limit. The signal has strengthened to the highest conviction in the book (83) on a volatility-contraction setup, but the stock ran 1.6% past the old limit, so the order is repriced to the model's current entry rather than left stranded below the market. OPS: provenance/queue rule -- do NOT republish the stale. New limit = printed Entry_Price, close is 0.45 ATR above (past the -0.25 no-chase line, so a limit stays the right instrument). Counterfactuals back this: no_chase_queue costs a median +3.00% at 1wk over n=14. Not a new ACQUIRE slot -- this is the pending 08-12 card. Stop raised ->. expires_on 2026-08-18.
LLYVKLiberty Live Group Ser C107.87ADD — QUEUED @106.76106.76101.71109.31 (+2.4%)121.92 (+14.2%)114.56 (+7.3%)Same underlying and same case as the Ser A line -- carrying the 08-12 add forward at a repriced limit after the stock ran 1.8% past. OPS: new limit = printed Entry_Price, close is 0.44 ATR above. HOLD cv83, AnticipationUp_VCP. Valuation NA (tracker stock, FV computes negative) so val_adj 0 and the quality gate is off. Not a new ACQUIRE slot. Stop raised ->. expires_on 2026-08-18.
AAPLApple Inc305.26SELL 50%302.25300.00n/an/a295.85 (-2.1%)Carried from the 08-12 verdict, still unfilled at the executor. AAPL closed, +1.00% ABOVE the card price -- the lag has helped. Still 4x NO TRADE with a negative 12wk. Not re-issued tonight; no stacking.
BACBank of America Corp64.09SELL 30%64.8162.54n/an/a76.60 (+18.2%)Carried from 08-12, still unfilled. BAC closed, -1.11% BELOW the card price -- the lag cost on the slice. Conviction continued to collapse 45 -> NO TRADE cv0. Not re-issued; no stacking.
MCOMoody's Corp488.42SELL 50%488.42461.27n/an/a492.04 (+0.7%)Carried from 08-12, still unfilled. MCO closed, +2.21% ABOVE the card price -- past the 1.5% gap threshold, so the reference is REPRICED to per L8. Still 4x NO TRADE with a dead 12wk. Not re-issued; no stacking.
KOCoca-Cola Co87.42HOLD87.4284.68n/an/a95.01 (+8.7%)HOLD cv45 on FailedBreakdown_Up_20D, 12wk (+8.7%). Trail raised ->.
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp57.70HOLD55.17n/an/a61.41NO TRADE cv0, 12wk (+6.4%), Gain_ATR 5.33. No printed stop on a NoTrade row -- stop held.
DALDelta Air Lines Inc91.31HOLD91.3190.14n/an/a104.75 (+14.7%)HOLD cv68 on FailedBreakdown_Up_20D with the best forward view among the HOLDs, 12wk (+14.7%). The only held row NOT printing PROFIT_ARMED. Trail raised ->.
VRSNVeriSign Inc287.15HOLD287.15276.41n/an/a306.11 (+6.6%)HOLD cv51, 12wk (+6.6%), Gain_ATR 3.87. Model's stop is looser -- held.
MMacy's Inc23.84HOLD23.8423.35n/an/a25.94 (+8.8%)HOLD cv56 on FailedBreakdown_Up_20D, 12wk (+8.8%). Model's is looser -- held. 08-12 breach resolved, close back above.
NVRNVR Inc6375.00HOLD6375.006069.66n/an/a5888.27 (-7.6%)AVOID cv57 on FailedBreakout_Down_20D, 12wk (-7.6%). / -- immaterial. Model's is a short-side level above the close; long stop held.
STZConstellation Brands Cl A136.35HOLD128.06n/an/a118.62NO TRADE cv0, 12wk (-13.0%), below EMA200. / -- immaterial. Stop held.
LENLennar Corp Cl A87.54HOLD82.64n/an/a79.90NO TRADE cv0, 12wk (-8.7%), below EMA200. / Stop held.
LEN-BLennar Corp Cl B85.82HOLD81.78n/an/a79.15Same case as the Cl A line at / Stop held.
JEFJefferies Financial Group55.86WATCH55.86n/an/a56.41 (+1.0%)never seeded. WATCH cv64 on FailedBreakdown_Up_20D -- the best unheld read in weeks, but WATCH is not actionable and 64 sits one point under the 65 floor before the -2 valuation haircut (OVERVALUED_VS_RI, MoS -0.417) takes it to 62. 12wk (+1.0%) is not worth a first entry.
LPXLouisiana-Pacific Corp74.14WATCHn/an/a70.35never seeded. NO TRADE cv0 with a negative 12wk (, -5.1%), below EMA200, and the worst valuation in the file (MoS -5.25). Not a candidate.

Outcome & track record

Accuracy at the time of this record.

101 Graded decisions Past recommendations old enough to score against what actually happened (target hit / stopped out / closed). This is the evidence base — the bigger the number, the more history behind the calls. Click to inspect every one. See the decisions →
0.006 1-week calibration How much of the eventual 4-week move typically shows up in the first week (0 = almost none, 1 = most of it). Use it to read the 1-week estimates: a low number means prices drift toward the target slowly, so don't over-read a soft week-1.
46 Published records How many dated end-of-day verdicts exist for this book — the length of the public track record you can browse in the Archive below.

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