Made on
Aug 23, 2026
Price at call
$259.82
6-month call
Bear -10.7%
Target by Feb 2027
$232.00
Great value below
$175.00
Model
v0.6.0
Projection vs Actual (6M history + forecast)
Forecast Change
-10.7% to $232.00
Predicted High
$266.00
at 1 month
Predicted Low
$232.00
at 6 months
Max Drawdown (predicted)
-10.7%
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 23, 2026 1:16 pm
Bear
IQV trends lower to
$232.00
(-10.7% from $259.82)
by Feb 2027.
ride-then-fade
ThesisIQV is riding a strong momentum wave with sentiment, AI narrative, and earnings beats overpowering rich valuation short-term. Value gravity toward the $170s composite fair value asserts itself over months, but not violently absent a catalyst; expect a gentle fade rather than a crash.
Invalidated ifBreak above $280 on continued AI/sell-side upgrades, or a break below $235 signaling momentum failure and rapid mean-reversion.
| Checkpointtime after the call | Datewhen it gets graded | Predictedthe claim: closing price | Current priceactual close — fills in over time | Predicted returnpredicted vs $259.82 at call | Conv.brain's confidence, 1–10 | Driverwhy the brain put the point here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prediction made | Aug 23, 2026 | — | $259.82 at call | — | — | The anchor — every point below is measured from this price and date. |
| 2 weeks | Sep 6, 2026 | $235.74–$283.90 typical range · internal point $263.50 | — | ±9.3% | 6/10 | Momentum and risk-on tape carry price higher near-term |
| 1 month | Sep 23, 2026 | $224.92–$294.72 typical range · internal point $266.00 | — | ±13.4% | 5/10 | Sentiment tailwind persists, no earnings catalyst yet |
| 2 months | Oct 23, 2026 | $260.00 | — | +0.1% | 4/10 | Momentum stalls as valuation concerns creep in |
| 3 months | Nov 23, 2026 | $252.00 | — | -3.0% | 4/10 | Q3 print window; profit-taking begins on rich multiple |
| 4 months | Dec 23, 2026 | $245.00 | — | -5.7% | 4/10 | Year-end derisking, value gravity starts biting |
| 5 months | Jan 23, 2027 | $238.00 | — | -8.4% | 3/10 | January rotation away from extended winners |
| 6 months | Feb 23, 2027 | $232.00 | — | -10.7% | 3/10 | Drift toward composite fair value continues gradually |
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 $242.91 (-6.5%) — 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 · 1 degraded · 0 notes — follow the chain top-down (cause → effect).-
Degraded
[critical] High debt risk — interest coverage dangerously low or refinancing needed
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 | $259.82 |
| Composite fair value | $154.39 |
| Signal-adjusted fair value | $123.95 |
| DCF fair value | $158.75 |
| Anchored-PE fair value | $202.02 |
| Buy-below (value lens) | $175.00 |
| Value net score | -68 |
| Value confidence | 6 / 10 |
| Quality net score | +37 |
| Memo confidence | 8 / 10 |
| Deserved value (base) | — |
| Quality tilt | — |
| Deserved value (used) | — |
| Coherence (value × quality) | — |
Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)
| Realized volatility (annualized) | 1m 53.1% 3m 46.5% 6m 43.8% |
| Daily σ (realism noise) | 2.9% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 | 1m -1.28 3m -0.22 5m 0.19 |
| Trailing 6-month return | 56.9% |
Knobs (equation params)
| ladder | Array |
| llm_model | claude-opus-4-7 |
| max_tokens | 3000 |
| control_knobs | Array |
| Neutral band (%) | 5 |
| earnings_brief | v1 |
| prompt_version | p1 |
| control_version | v0.3.0 |
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)
| # | Process | Kind | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 process | Ran | Lag | Run id |
|---|---|---|---|
company-classification |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | IQV-20260822-160540-66c7 |
ext-forensic-memo |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | ext-IQV-20260822-162459-293a |
ext-lens-quality |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | ext-IQV-20260822-162459-293a |
ext-lens-sentiment |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | ext-IQV-20260822-162459-293a |
ext-lens-value |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | ext-IQV-20260822-162459-293a |
scenario-valuation |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | IQV-20260822-160540-66c7 |
valuation-synthesis |
Aug 22, 2026 | freshest | IQV-20260822-160540-66c7 |
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.| Made | Model | Call | At call | Target | Exp. | Eval due | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2026 | v0.6.0 | Bear | $259.82 | $232.00 | -10.7% | Feb 2027 | viewing |
| Jul 4, 2026 | v0.3.0 | Bear | $207.04 | $194.44 | -6.1% | 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.