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US End-of-Day Verdict 17 Sept 2026, 16:00:00 GMT-4

US Semiconductors — End-of-Day Verdict

EOD 2026-09-18

Recommendations

1 to acquire · 0 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
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc559.82BUY — QUEUED @553.87553.87480.25598.05 (+8.0%)701.12 (+26.6%)648.63 (+17.1%)AMD has printed four straight bullish signals and passes our quality screen; we keep waiting to buy at the model's own entry price rather than chase a close at the day's high. The rally remains sector-wide, not AMD-specific. OPERATIONAL: carried 09-17 STRONG BUY card re-issued (Q1: no written withdraw line fired; cv78 >= 65, close > EMA50 491.65; BUY - ANTICIPATE read as bullish-family), repriced to live Entry_Price 553.87 (range 547.74-560.01), limit 1.06% below the 559.82 close (engine's buy-stop sits below market = chase). held at (no upsizing on a conviction fade): defined risk = 0.74% of book (S). R:R 2.00:1 (V4); 12wk 648.63 > entry (S7). val_adj 0 per P (DCF 171.74 broken), size x0.5. f=0.30 (calib -0.226). Original expiry 09-22 kept. Withdraw: cv < 65, label leaves bullish family, close < EMA50, or expiry. · news
NVDANVIDIA Corporation222.27HOLD222.27211.10225.62 (+1.5%)233.44 (+5.0%)226.45 (+1.9%)Nvidia reclaimed every moving average and the line that cancelled the pending trim, so we hold the full position and tighten the stop to the model's own level. OPERATIONAL: stop 209.61 -> 211.10 (engine Stop_Price, 2.00xATR clearance, U2 pass). PROFIT_ARMED at -2.00% discarded (U4). W2: +1.34% vs +3.50% median, lagging. Triggers: close < 211.10 -> sell 30%; close < EMA200 ~202.21 -> full exit. peak_stop 221.79.
ASMLASML Holding NV1679.92HOLD1679.921622.58n/an/a1426.84 (-15.1%)ASML moved further above its stop, so no exit basis remains, though the model still shows no directional signal for it. We hold the small position on its stop. OPERATIONAL: NoTrade cv0 x5; R needs a second leg. Stop 1,622.58 unchanged, clearance now 1.08xATR. 1wk/4wk n/a (no Target_Price, U8). PROFIT_ARMED at -8.05% discarded (U4). Trigger: close < 1,622.58 -> full exit of.
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing434.67HOLD434.67415.50440.42 (+1.3%)453.84 (+4.4%)434.45 (-0.1%)TSMC prints the strongest hold signal in the book and sits above all its moving averages. We hold the small stub on the model's stop. OPERATIONAL: HOLD cv86 ->. Stop 415.38 -> 415.50 (engine line, 2.00xATR). T5 stub, hold-or-exit-whole. Trigger: close < 415.50 -> full exit of.
—Micron Technology, Inc.—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aMicron jumped to a strong-buy signal and passes our quality screen, but this is its first bullish print, coming on the fourth day of a sector-wide rally. We wait for a second confirming print. OPERATIONAL: Q4 FAIL (W64 -> SB86 single print). adj 86--10 = 70 (scorer bias -, clears the floor either way. R:R 2.27:1, stop 0.88xATR, 12wk > entry, Buy_Rank 1. Re-arm: second consecutive BUY/SB at the 09-21 EOD with adj >= 65 -> ACQUIRE at that row's Entry_Price. FQ4 print 09-30.
—Qualcomm Incorporated—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aQualcomm fell nearly 6% on a day the sector rallied, giving up its entire morning gain, and its adjusted conviction is well below our threshold. We pass. OPERATIONAL: adj 68--10 = 52 (scorer -, below 65 either way. Q4 passes (B63 -> B68) but Q full-session rejection (open 191.61, close 177.72 near low 175.97). val_adj - applied (DCF usable, P).
—Lumentum Holdings—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aLumentum printed a buy signal but fails our financial-quality screen, which blocks new positions. OPERATIONAL: Quality_Pass FALSE hard gate. Q4 FAIL (B67 -> W56 -> B83 is not consecutive). val_adj 0 (DCF 12% of price, broken). R cluster.
—Marvell Technology—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aMarvell has held a buy signal for three sessions but fails our financial-quality screen, so it cannot be a new position. OPERATIONAL: Quality_Pass FALSE hard gate; Q4 passes. val_adj 0 (broken DCF). R cluster.
—Sandisk Corporation—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aSandisk surged 11% and printed a pre-breakout setup, but this is its first such print; our rule needs two of the last three before placing an anticipation order. OPERATIONAL: ANTICIPATE (slot needs). QP pass, FAIR_VALUE. Re-arm: ANTICIPATE again at the 09-21 EOD with cv >= 55 -> QUEUED-ANTICIPATE buy-stop at that row's Entry_Price, 0.5x, S-checked (stop 18.3% / 3.0xATR wide will bind). No earnings behind the +10.99% (L clear).
—ASE Technology Holding—NO ACTION——n/an/an/aASE printed a top-conviction pre-breakout setup but fails our financial-quality screen, which blocks new positions. OPERATIONAL: Quality_Pass FALSE hard gate (applies to anticipate entries). ANTICIPATE anyway.

Outcome & track record

Accuracy at the time of this record.

58 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 →
-0.226 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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