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+18.0% to $160.50
Predicted High$160.50at 6 months
Predicted Low$137.80in 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 Sep 3, 2026 1:00 pm
Bull
COP trends higher to
$160.50
(+18.0% from $136.05)
by Mar 2027.
other
ThesisCOP trades at a meaningful discount to composite fair value ($213) with recent positive momentum (18.6% trailing 6m) and no earnings catalyst pending. Path drifts higher toward the deterministic baseline as value gravity acts, but negative beta and thin narrative cap upside; expect gradual grind, not a breakout.
Invalidated ifBreak below $120 on oil weakness or a shift to risk-on regime that abandons defensives would falsify the drift-up path.
Checkpointtime after the call
Datewhen it gets graded
Predictedthe claim: closing price
Current priceactual close — fills in over time
Predicted returnpredicted vs $136.05 at call
Conv.brain's confidence, 1–10
Driverwhy the brain put the point here
Prediction made
Sep 3, 2026
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$136.05at call
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The anchor — every point below is measured from this price and date.
2 weeks
Sep 17, 2026
$127.70–$144.40typical range · internal point $137.80
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±6.1%
7/10
Momentum carries near-term drift with neutral tape
What actually happened:
closed $132.54
on Sep 16, 2026 = -2.6% vs the call
(predicted +1.3%)
· direction HIT
(called flat, was flat)
· off by 3.9 pp
· accuracy 9/10
· typical range ±6.1%:
inside the band
· S&P -2.5%
over the same window — lagged it
1 month
Oct 3, 2026
$123.95–$148.15typical range · internal point $140.20
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±8.9%
6/10
Value gap begins pulling price higher slowly
What actually happened:
closed $126.76
on Oct 2, 2026 = -6.8% vs the call
(predicted +3.1%)
· direction MISS
(called flat, was down)
· off by 9.9 pp
· accuracy 4/10
· typical range ±8.9%:
inside the band
· S&P -0.3%
over the same window — lagged it
2 months
Nov 3, 2026
$144.00
—
+5.8%
5/10
Q3 earnings window supports re-rating on beat history
3 months
Dec 3, 2026
$148.50
—
+9.2%
5/10
Post-print drift toward prior model endpoint
4 months
Jan 3, 2027
$152.00
—
+11.7%
4/10
Year-end positioning into defensive energy names
5 months
Feb 3, 2027
$156.00
—
+14.7%
4/10
Continued value convergence, sentiment still fragile
6 months
Mar 3, 2027
$160.50
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+18.0%
3/10
Approaches deterministic baseline as discount narrows
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
$168.72
(+24.0%)
— both lines get graded at every checkpoint, so the brain has to beat the formula, not just replace it.
Brain: claude-opus-4-7.