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Snapshot from Oct 13, 2026. Predictions are paused, so this will not update until research restarts.
American Express Company
Financial Services · Credit Services
Made on Aug 13, 2026
Price at call $344.08
6-month call Bull +10.7%
Target by Feb 2027 $381.00
Great value below $295.00
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 +10.7% to $381.00
Predicted High $381.00 at 6 months
Predicted Low $346.50 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 13, 2026 1:22 am
Bull AXP trends higher to $381.00 (+10.7% from $344.08) by Feb 2027. dip-then-recover
ThesisAXP trades below composite fair value with strong quality and a risk-on tape, but weak value score and credit-cycle overhang cap upside. Expect a gradual grind higher toward the deterministic baseline near $380, with modest early drift and firmer convergence as the window matures.
Invalidated ifBreak below $315 on credit-cycle deterioration or regime flip to risk-off would falsify the upward drift.
Checkpointtime after the call Datewhen it gets graded Predictedthe claim: closing price Current priceactual close — fills in over time Predicted returnpredicted vs $344.08 at call Conv.brain's confidence, 1–10 Driverwhy the brain put the point here
Prediction made Aug 13, 2026 — $344.08 at call — —The anchor — every point below is measured from this price and date.
2 weeks Aug 27, 2026 $326.77–$361.39 typical range · internal point $346.50 — ±5.0% 6/10 quiet tape, mild risk-on drift, no catalyst
What actually happened: closed $336.15 on Aug 26, 2026 = -2.3% vs the call (predicted +0.7%)  ·  direction HIT (called flat, was flat)  ·  off by 3.0 pp  ·  accuracy 9/10  ·  typical range ±5.0%: inside the band  ·  S&P -1.6% over the same window — lagged it
1 month Sep 13, 2026 $318.99–$369.17 typical range · internal point $349.00 — ±7.3% 5/10 slow grind as sentiment stays neutral-positive
What actually happened: closed $324.69 on Sep 11, 2026 = -5.6% vs the call (predicted +1.4%)  ·  direction MISS (called flat, was down)  ·  off by 7.1 pp  ·  accuracy 4/10  ·  typical range ±7.3%: inside the band  ·  S&P -1.8% over the same window — lagged it
2 months Oct 13, 2026 $352.50 — +2.4% 4/10 pre-earnings positioning, October chop possible
What actually happened: closed $311.53 on Oct 12, 2026 = -9.5% vs the call (predicted +2.5%)  ·  direction MISS (called flat, was down)  ·  off by 11.9 pp  ·  accuracy 4/10  ·  S&P +0.1% over the same window — lagged it
3 months Nov 13, 2026 $362.00 — +5.2% 5/10 Q3 print likely beats, quality reasserts
4 months Dec 13, 2026 $370.00 — +7.5% 5/10 value-convergence toward signal-adjusted fair value
5 months Jan 13, 2027 $376.00 — +9.3% 4/10 continued drift toward composite anchor
6 months Feb 13, 2027 $381.00 — +10.7% 4/10 approaches deterministic baseline near 384

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 $384.37 (+11.7%) — 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

No weaknesses recorded for this run.

All inputs present, no fallbacks used — nothing to flag.

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$344.08
Composite fair value$434.98
Signal-adjusted fair value$373.34
DCF fair value$364.69
Anchored-PE fair value$575.57
Buy-below (value lens)$295.00
Value net score-11
Value confidence6 / 10
Quality net score+72
Memo confidence7 / 10
Deserved value (base)—
Quality tilt—
Deserved value (used)—
Coherence (value × quality)—

Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)

Realized volatility (annualized) 1m 25.9%  3m 25.3%  6m 29.2%  
Daily σ (realism noise)1.6%
Beta vs S&P 500 1m 0.97  3m 0.71  5m 0.77  
Trailing 6-month return-5.3%

Knobs (equation params)

ladder["w2","m1","m2","m3","m4","m5","m6"]
llm_modelclaude-opus-4-7
max_tokens3000
control_knobs{"w_dcf":0.5,"k_qual":0.200000000000000011102230246251565404236316680908203125,"reach_6m":0.450000000000000011102230246251565404236316680908203125,"coh_floor":0.5,"conf_gain":0.059999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375,"noise_phi":0.84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375,"conf_floor":0.40000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,"w_composite":0.5,"noise_window":"3m","flat_band_pct":5,"horizon_months":6,"noise_sigma_fallback":0.01499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375}
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 3, 2026 10d behind AXP-20260803-000636-408a
ext-forensic-memo Aug 13, 2026 freshest ext-AXP-20260813-010145-0066
ext-lens-quality Aug 13, 2026 freshest ext-AXP-20260813-010145-0066
ext-lens-sentiment Aug 13, 2026 freshest ext-AXP-20260813-010145-0066
ext-lens-value Aug 13, 2026 freshest ext-AXP-20260813-010145-0066
scenario-valuation Aug 13, 2026 freshest AXP-20260813-001412-b865
valuation-synthesis Aug 13, 2026 freshest AXP-20260813-001412-b865

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

Saved History

4 frozen snapshots — the record we score once predictions mature.
MadeModelCallAt callTargetExp.Eval due
Sep 4, 2026 v0.6.0 Bull $327.25 $352.00 +7.6% Mar 2027 view
Aug 13, 2026 v0.6.0 Bull $344.08 $381.00 +10.7% Feb 2027 viewing
Aug 3, 2026 v0.6.0 Bull $336.25 $370.00 +10.0% Feb 2027 view
Jun 26, 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.