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US End-of-Day Verdict 24 Aug 2026, 16:00:00 GMT-4

Berkshire Mirror — End-of-Day Verdict

EOD 2026-08-25

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0 to acquire · 2 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
CVXChevron Corp199.89SELL 30%199.89199.24201.84 (+1.0%)n/a227.40 (+13.8%)Chevron is a clear winner in this book - the position is up 18.1% and the business is firing on every cylinder: a new oil and condensate discovery offshore Angola confirmed in mid-August, a second-quarter earnings beat of per share on 1bn of revenue, 4bn of free cash flow, 4bn of debt repaid and $3bn of buybacks in a single quarter, and the shares up 31.6% so far this year. We are banking 30% of the gain anyway, because the trading signal has now gone completely silent for three consecutive sessions after the shares gave back roughly 6% from their 52-week high, and our profit-protection rule exists precisely so that a large unrealised gain is not round-tripped while we wait for a sell signal that may never print. The remaining 70% stays invested; the twelve-week view of is still 13.8% above today's price. OPERATIONAL: ADR-0012 armed (Gain_ATR 8.60) + fired on tick (d), 3rd consecutive NO TRADE (08-21/08-24/08-25). G1 cannot soften - NoTrade cv0 is not a BreakoutUp_*/MomentumContinuation_* family and cv0 < 80; ticks (b)/(c)/(d) fire regardless of G1. Tick (c) clear: 12wk vs 1.02 x =. One tick -> profit_take_1 = 30%. Valuation MoS -0.744, far from the -3 tier line, no bump. Scorecard NoTrade|sell +0 but hit_4w.250 = the book's WEAKEST actionable cell - recorded against the card, not argued away. Fired 08-24 and unslotted on of materiality; slotted tonight only because the label pool is empty. Action price = settled close (a NO TRADE row prints no Entry_Price); band -. Stop on the retained HELD at = 0.33% cushion - the chandelier (close - 2.0 ATR =) would LOOSEN it and is rejected; a break takes the remainder to review, not to market. 4wk n/a - no Target_Price on a NO TRADE row. f=0.30 (calib_1w -0.086 degenerate, 21st run). L8: executes at the 08-26 open. · news
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corp58.41SELL 30%58.4157.9059.58 (+2.0%)n/a65.45 (+12.1%)Occidental is the single best position in this book, up 19.4%, and the company is executing strongly - second-quarter revenue grew 52% year on year to 07bn, earnings of per share came in 29.8% ahead of expectations, production beat its own internal targets at 1,433 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day, debt keeps coming down and the dividend was raised 8%. The shares are up 46% this year. We are still taking 30% off the table, because the trading signal has gone silent for two consecutive sessions and our profit-protection rule fires on exactly that pattern once a position is this far ahead. Last night's note said in advance that a second silent session would trigger this trim; it arrived, so we are honouring the rule rather than re-arguing it. The other 70% stays invested against a twelve-week view of, 12.1% above today's price. OPERATIONAL: ADR-0012 armed (Gain_ATR 6.39, +19.42% on a cost) + fired on tick (d), 2 consecutive NO TRADE cv0 prints (08-24, 08-25). The 08-24 memory named this exact trigger and refused the card pending the second print. Tick (c) clear: 12wk vs 1.02 x =. G1 does not gate tick (d) and cannot soften a cv0 NoTrade row. One tick -> 30% floor. Valuation MoS -0.482, no bump available. Scorecard NoTrade|sell +0, hit_4w.250 - weakest actionable cell, recorded. Action price = settled close (no Entry_Price on a NO TRADE row); band -. Stop on the retained HELD at = 0.87% cushion; chandelier would loosen and is rejected. 4wk n/a. f=0.30 (L5). L8: executes at the 08-26 open, into the PCE print - noted, not a reason to defer a mechanical profit-take. · news
SIRISirius XM Holdings Inc28.73NO ACTION28.7327.81n/an/a26.50 (-7.8%)The trim proposed on Sirius XM is withdrawn: the shares have recovered 3.2% clear of our stop, so the breach that prompted it has fully resolved. The position is down 5.8% with a soft forward view, so it stays on the watch list. OPERATIONAL: 5th consecutive NO TRADE; breach resolved (close vs stop). Peak stop retained. Re-arms on a close below.
DVADaVita Inc177.80HOLD177.80174.64n/an/a105.36 (-40.7%)DaVita remains the worst holding in the book - down 24.3%, with the model projecting a further 40.7% decline over twelve weeks and the shares screening as expensive against intrinsic value. We are holding anyway, and stating that plainly: our rules do not allow valuation alone to trigger a sale, and every other trigger is currently silent. The shares are still above our stop. OPERATIONAL: 3rd NO TRADE cv0; close above the stop (1.78%), so no L2. MoS -3.376 clears the S9(c) valuation half but the row prints no RSI_DIV/CLIMAX_VOL early-warning code (only the false-positive PROFIT_ARMED - systemic finding 2), so the elevate path cannot open. CLAUDE.md S9: valuation never originates. Dormant, re-arms on any actionable sell label or a close below.
KOCoca-Cola Co91.64HOLD - one print from a trim91.6489.06n/an/a105.56 (+15.2%)Coca-Cola is up 8.9% and the business keeps beating - management raised full-year guidance to about 5% organic revenue growth with earnings up 9-10%, unit case volume grew 5%, and the dividend was lifted for a 64th consecutive year. The shares are up 33% this year, which is also the concern: they now trade on 27x forward earnings and roughly 71x free cash flow. The trading signal went quiet this session; if it stays quiet tomorrow our profit-protection rule will trigger a 30% trim of what is a position. Flagging that in advance. OPERATIONAL: armed (Gain_ATR 5.59) but NOT fired. HOLD cv43-> -> NO TRADE cv0 = ONE print. Under the OXY precedent set 08-24, a single cv0 flip is not tick (b) - otherwise tick (d)'s explicit 2-consecutive requirement is dead letter. A second NO TRADE on 08-26 fires tick (d) -> @ =. Tick (c) far away (12wk +15.19%). RSI 70.7, under the 75 extension line. MoS -2.250 (deteriorated from -2.085 on the 08-26 refresh), short of -3. Stop HELD - the ADR-0012 chandelier (close - 2.0 ATR =) would LOOSEN it and is refused.
NUENucor Corp247.55HOLD - stand-down confirmed247.55248.53n/an/a251.27 (+1.5%)Nucor closed fractionally below our stop, by 0.4% - too shallow to act on - and the model's twelve-week view is positive, so the conditions for cutting are not met. The shares have rebounded from the tariff-driven selloff and analysts have reiterated a strong buy with a target, 23.6% above today's price. Holding. OPERATIONAL: monitor breach 0.39% / 0.09 ATR - the shallowest this book has recorded; 12wk +1.50% POSITIVE so L2 cannot fire (it needs both halves). Stop NOT chased down; held at, peak stop (-4.4%, far inside ADR-0020's 15% line, and ADR-0020 is off for this book). Confirms the 08-24 merit stand-down.
MCOMoody's Corp513.11HOLD - label weakened513.11486.35n/an/a560.07 (+9.2%)Moody's has drifted from a hold to an avoid on an overbought reading, but the model's twelve-week view is still 9.2% above today's price and the position is up 5.0%. A cautious label with a positive forward view is not a reason to sell. Watching. OPERATIONAL: HOLD cv73 -> AVOID cv53 on ReversalDown_Overbought, RSI 67.2. Scan stop prints ABOVE the close - a short-side level on a long-only book, rejected (systemic finding 4); recorded stop held (5.21% cushion). Not armed (Gain_ATR 2.19).
BACBank of America Corp62.43HOLD62.4361.28n/an/a68.27 (+9.4%)Bank of America is the one name in the book whose signal strengthened this week, improving across four consecutive readings, with the model projecting 9.4% upside over twelve weeks. The position is up 3.8%. Holding, no change. OPERATIONAL: HOLD cv39->->64, the only four-print climb in the book. Scan stop is BELOW the recorded - not loosened; held (1.84% cushion). Not armed (Gain_ATR 2.17). Peak stop.
AAPLApple Inc309.90HOLD309.90306.15n/an/a301.48 (-2.7%)Apple is essentially flat against our cost and the signal has been silent for eight straight sessions. Nothing to do. OPERATIONAL: 8th NO TRADE; +0.41% vs cost, 1.22% above the stop. Trim withdrawal of 08-19 stands.
GOOGAlphabet Inc Cl C343.34HOLD - trim carried343.34320.20n/an/a306.36 (-10.8%)The Class C Alphabet holding carries the same reservations as the Class A line, but with no active sell signal we are holding. The shares sit 6.7% above our stop. OPERATIONAL: 4th consecutive NO TRADE cv0. GOOGL has now converged to the same cv0 reading, closing the dual-class divergence flagged 08-24. Carried, direction none.
COFCapital One Financial Corp216.24HOLD216.24208.23n/an/a237.24 (+9.7%)Capital One is up 5.4% with the model projecting a further 9.7% over twelve weeks and the shares 3.7% clear of our stop. Holding. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0; breach of 08-20 fully resolved. Not armed (Gain_ATR 2.15). Peak stop.
DALDelta Air Lines Inc83.62HOLD83.6281.36n/an/a77.92 (-6.8%)Delta is down 9.8% and the forward view is negative, but the shares are 2.7% above our stop and no sell signal is printing, so we hold. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0; 12wk -6.82%; no L2 (no stop break). Peak stop - trail erosion -9.7%, the worst in the book but inside ADR-0020's 15% line (and ADR-0020 is off for usbh). Watch.
KHCKraft Heinz Co25.32HOLD - card retired25.3224.15n/an/a25.69 (+1.5%)Kraft Heinz is flat and the forward view is mildly positive. Nothing to do. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE; 12wk +1.46%; 4.62% above the stop. Retirement of 08-20 stands.
LLYVKLiberty Live Group Ser C107.97HOLD - stop raised107.97103.21n/an/a114.48 (+6.0%)Liberty Live Series C holds a firm reading with 6.0% projected upside over twelve weeks. We are raising the protective stop. OPERATIONAL: HOLD cv68, 2nd print. Stop RAISED -> (scan level, 4.41% cushion). Valuation NA (negative EPV) -> val_adj 0.
LLYVALiberty Live Group Ser A104.00HOLD - stop raised104.0099.29n/an/a109.79 (+5.6%)Liberty Live Series A holds a firm reading with 5.6% projected upside over twelve weeks. Raising the protective stop. OPERATIONAL: HOLD cv61, 2nd print. Stop RAISED -> (4.53% cushion). Valuation NA -> val_adj 0.
STZConstellation Brands Inc135.01HOLD - stop raised135.01128.18n/an/a122.77 (-9.1%)Constellation Brands turned to a hold this session. The position is immaterial at but we raise the stop with the signal. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE -> HOLD cv55. Stop RAISED -> (marginal, 5.06% cushion). 12wk -9.07% - watch.
KRKroger Co58.45HOLD - immaterial58.4554.87n/an/a50.70 (-13.3%)Kroger is a residual line, flat against cost. No action. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0 after the 08-19/08-20 sell labels decayed. 6.13% above stop.
NVRNVR Inc6433.74HOLD - immaterial6433.746088.57n/an/a6056.09 (-5.9%)NVR is a 3-share residual line worth No action. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0; 5.36% above stop.
MMacy's Inc22.59HOLD - immaterial22.5922.49n/an/a20.82 (-7.8%)Macy's is a residual line sitting just 0.4% above our stop with a negative forward view. Too small to act on, but the stop is live. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0; breach of 08-24 RESOLVED but the cushion is only 0.44%. Peak stop.
LENLennar Corp Cl A87.68HOLD - immaterial87.6882.64n/an/a82.71 (-5.7%)Lennar Class A is a 34-share residual line worth No action. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0.
LEN-BLennar Corp Cl B86.12HOLD - immaterial86.1281.78n/an/a82.21 (-4.5%)Lennar Class B is a 9-share residual line worth No action. OPERATIONAL: NO TRADE cv0.
Acquire poolNO ACTIONn/an/an/aNo purchases today. For the third session running the model is not flagging a single buy candidate anywhere in this 29-name universe - 19 names read as no-trade, 5 as avoid and 5 as hold, with nothing rated a buy at any conviction level. Cash stands at, roughly half the book, and stays there until something worth owning appears. OPERATIONAL: empty buy pool, not a near-miss list. Zero BUY / BUY - ADD / STRONG BUY / BUY - ANTICIPATE across all 29 rows; ANTICIPATE slot empty for a 25th session. rows print NoTrade_Reason 'Consensus conflict + low conviction' - flagged as systemic finding 6. Highest non-sell labels for the record: VRSN cv75, LLYVK cv68, BAC cv64, LLYVA cv61, STZ cv55 - HOLD is not a buy label.

Outcome & track record

Accuracy at the time of this record.

136 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 →
-0.086 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.
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