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Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Made on Aug 10, 2026
Price at call $45.51
6-month call Bull +21.3%
Target by Feb 2027 $55.20
Great value below $40.00
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 +21.3% to $55.20
Predicted High $55.20 at 6 months
Predicted Low $46.40 in 2 weeks

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 10, 2026 12:56 am
Bull CNQ trends higher to $55.20 (+21.3% from $45.51) by Feb 2027. ride-then-fade
ThesisCNQ carries positive momentum from record Q2, raised guidance, and favorable policy tailwinds in a risk-on regime, with deep value ($93 FV vs $45.51 spot) providing gravity. Expect grind higher near-term on sentiment, then continued rerating toward mid-$50s as value convergence plays out, though full closure to fair value unlikely within 6 months given transition overhang.
Invalidated ifBreak below $40 (attractive-value line and sentiment reversal) or oil price collapse / risk-off regime flip would falsify the drift-up thesis.
Checkpointtime after the call Datewhen it gets graded Predictedthe claim: closing price Current priceactual close — fills in over time Predicted returnpredicted vs $45.51 at call Conv.brain's confidence, 1–10 Driverwhy the brain put the point here
Prediction made Aug 10, 2026 $45.51 at call The anchor — every point below is measured from this price and date.
2 weeks Aug 24, 2026 $42.53–$48.49 typical range · internal point $46.40 ±6.5% 7/10 Momentum and risk-on regime extend recent uptrend
1 month Sep 10, 2026 $41.19–$49.83 typical range · internal point $47.60 ±9.5% 6/10 Sentiment tailwind from guidance raise persists
2 months Oct 10, 2026 $49.20 +8.1% 5/10 Q3 print anticipation, value gravity begins pulling
3 months Nov 10, 2026 $51.00 +12.1% 5/10 Earnings beat likely given 4/4 streak, rerating
4 months Dec 10, 2026 $52.50 +15.4% 4/10 Year-end positioning, dividend appeal in energy
5 months Jan 10, 2027 $53.80 +18.2% 4/10 Continued convergence toward fair value anchor
6 months Feb 10, 2027 $55.20 +21.3% 3/10 Partial closure of value gap, transition overhang caps

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 $63.70 (+40.0%) — 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 · 1 note — follow the chain top-down (cause → effect).
  • Note
    Valuation anchor absent: dcf.
    anchor:dcf

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$45.51
Composite fair value$93.30
Signal-adjusted fair value$97.03
DCF fair value
Anchored-PE fair value$93.30
Buy-below (value lens)$40.00
Value net score+0
Value confidence6 / 10
Quality net score+29
Memo confidence6 / 10
Deserved value (base)
Quality tilt
Deserved value (used)
Coherence (value × quality)

Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)

Realized volatility (annualized) 1m 33.4%  3m 32.9%  6m 34.0%  
Daily σ (realism noise)2.1%
Beta vs S&P 500 1m -1.08  3m -0.40  5m -0.73  
Trailing 6-month return20.1%

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 10, 2026 freshest CNQ-20260810-000802-aa61
ext-forensic-memo Aug 10, 2026 freshest ext-CNQ-20260810-004545-44e6
ext-lens-quality Aug 10, 2026 freshest ext-CNQ-20260810-004545-44e6
ext-lens-sentiment Aug 10, 2026 freshest ext-CNQ-20260810-004545-44e6
ext-lens-value Aug 10, 2026 freshest ext-CNQ-20260810-004545-44e6
scenario-valuation Aug 10, 2026 freshest CNQ-20260810-000802-aa61
valuation-synthesis Aug 10, 2026 freshest CNQ-20260810-000802-aa61

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 10, 2026 v0.6.0 Bull $45.51 $55.20 +21.3% Feb 2027 viewing
Jul 11, 2026 v0.3.0 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.