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AutoZone Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts
Made on Aug 17, 2026
Price at call $3,025.00
6-month call Bear -5.5%
Target by Feb 2027 $2,860.00
Great value below $2,400.00
Model v0.6.0

Projection vs Actual (6M history + forecast)

The masterbrain's trajectory (blue, curved through its 7 checkpoints), the deterministic v0.3 control (dashed), and the actual price (green) overlaid from the prediction date forward.
Forecast Change -5.5% to $2,860.00
Predicted High $3,055.00 at 1 month
Predicted Low $2,860.00 at 6 months
Max Drawdown (predicted) -5.5%

Forecast

The masterbrain trajectory — 7 dated checkpoints. Short rungs (2w, 1m) show the typical range as the primary claim; point calls run from 2 months out. Every claim still gets graded. Predicted Aug 17, 2026 12:55 am
Bear AZO trends lower to $2,860.00 (-5.5% from $3,025.00) by Feb 2027. ride-then-fade
ThesisAZO trades meaningfully above composite fair value ($2,532) with a value lens net -63 and 6mo trailing return -20%, but a risk-on tape and defensive anti-AI narrative provide near-term support. Expect modest drift lower over months as value gravity reasserts, partially offset by defensive bid and quality profile.
Invalidated ifA break above $3,150 on volume or regime flip to risk-off with AZO holding $3,000+ would invalidate the fade thesis.
Checkpointtime after the call Datewhen it gets graded Predictedthe claim: closing price Current priceactual close — fills in over time Predicted returnpredicted vs $3,025.00 at call Conv.brain's confidence, 1–10 Driverwhy the brain put the point here
Prediction made Aug 17, 2026 $3,025.00 at call The anchor — every point below is measured from this price and date.
2 weeks Aug 31, 2026 $2,810.75–$3,239.25 typical range · internal point $3,040.00 ±7.1% 7/10 Risk-on tape and defensive bid extend recent stability
1 month Sep 17, 2026 $2,714.52–$3,335.48 typical range · internal point $3,055.00 ±10.3% 6/10 Anti-AI narrative and low beta attract flows
2 months Oct 17, 2026 $3,010.00 -0.5% 5/10 Momentum chatter fades, valuation concerns resurface
3 months Nov 17, 2026 $2,955.00 -2.3% 5/10 Value gravity pulls toward anchored-PE fair value
4 months Dec 17, 2026 $2,910.00 -3.8% 4/10 Year-end positioning trims extended defensive names
5 months Jan 17, 2027 $2,880.00 -4.8% 4/10 Drift toward composite fair value continues
6 months Feb 17, 2027 $2,860.00 -5.5% 4/10 Convergence toward deserved value near $2,774

Why ranges on the short rungs? A 102-prediction trial (2026-07-21) showed 2-week point calls carry no information here — three prompt formulations all lost to simply predicting zero — while the stock's own volatility scale (σ×√t) described those windows well. So the short rungs claim what's actually knowable: the typical travel, with earnings timing flagged where the variance will come from. The internal point calls keep being generated and graded to map where real skill begins. Full evidence: stocks/predictions/V0.5-DESIGN.md §8.

Deterministic control (v0.3 value line) targets $2,976.98 (-1.6%) — both lines get graded at every checkpoint, so the brain has to beat the formula, not just replace it. Brain: claude-opus-4-7.

Weaknesses

0 blocking · 0 degraded · 2 notes — follow the chain top-down (cause → effect).
  • Note
    liquidity
    upstream:quality-lens
  • Note
    dilution
    upstream:quality-lens

Equation Inputs

Everything feeding the v0.6.0 model — value anchors, the stock's own price behaviour, and the tunable knobs.

Value anchors (from deep analysis)

Price at call$3,025.00
Composite fair value$2,532.46
Signal-adjusted fair value$2,128.40
DCF fair value$2,483.67
Anchored-PE fair value$2,993.79
Buy-below (value lens)$2,400.00
Value net score-63
Value confidence7 / 10
Quality net score+53
Memo confidence8 / 10
Deserved value (base)
Quality tilt
Deserved value (used)
Coherence (value × quality)

Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)

Realized volatility (annualized) 1m 26.6%  3m 35.6%  6m 33.3%  
Daily σ (realism noise)2.2%
Beta vs S&P 500 1m -0.41  3m -0.40  5m 0.21  
Trailing 6-month return-20.2%

Knobs (equation params)

ladderArray
llm_modelclaude-opus-4-7
max_tokens3000
control_knobsArray
Neutral band (%)5
earnings_briefv1
prompt_versionp1
control_versionv0.3.0

Version & Tech Chain

What produced this prediction — stamped on the record so versions can be compared by success rate later.
Model v0.6.0 #271041f8fcd5

Tech composition (what this version is built from)

#ProcessKindGroup
1 Synthesis valuation-synthesis deterministic final
2 Scenario Analysis scenario-valuation deterministic valuation
3 Valuation / Mispricing ext-lens-value llm extended
4 Company Quality ext-lens-quality llm extended
5 Forensic Memo (combiner) ext-forensic-memo llm extended
6 Classification company-classification llm foundation
7 Live Quote fmp-quote data market-data

Inputs used (the runs that fed this prediction)

Upstream processRanLagRun id
company-classification Aug 17, 2026 freshest AZO-20260817-002217-6e74
ext-forensic-memo Aug 17, 2026 freshest ext-AZO-20260817-004201-21e8
ext-lens-quality Aug 17, 2026 freshest ext-AZO-20260817-004201-21e8
ext-lens-sentiment Aug 17, 2026 freshest ext-AZO-20260817-004201-21e8
ext-lens-value Aug 17, 2026 freshest ext-AZO-20260817-004201-21e8
scenario-valuation Aug 17, 2026 freshest AZO-20260817-002217-6e74
valuation-synthesis Aug 17, 2026 freshest AZO-20260817-002217-6e74

Inputs flagged 7d+ behind the freshest one may be stale relative to the rest of the analysis.

Saved History

2 frozen snapshots — the record we score once predictions mature.
MadeModelCallAt callTargetExp.Eval due
Aug 17, 2026 v0.6.0 Bear $3,025.00 $2,860.00 -5.5% Feb 2027 viewing
Jul 22, 2026 v0.6.0 Bull $3,013.03 $3,200.00 +6.2% Jan 2027 view

Not Yet Modeled

What this v0.6.0 forecast deliberately ignores — the work ahead, in plain sight.
  • Scenario probabilities — one path, no bull/bear split (base_prob = 1.0).
  • Intraday / sub-2-week behaviour — the first claim is at 14 days by design (EOD product).
  • Position sizing / portfolio context — the path is a price claim only.