Published 2026-10-06
Rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan mark a broad policy shift, with high-yield credit spreads widening into October as buybacks drift lower.
Recent Events
The past few weeks delivered a genuine regime shift, with the Federal Reserve raising rates in mid-September for the first time since 2023 and signalling another hike before year-end, while the Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to a 31-year high in a pivot toward preemptive inflation fighting. Credit markets responded in kind, with high-yield spreads flat through late September before widening into October as buyback activity stayed elevated but drifted lower on a trailing basis. On the calendar, appearances from Cook, Bowman and Waller kept the Fed's communication tone moderate, and the corporate tape brought Ares' upsized secondaries fund raise alongside attention on SanDisk following Micron's NAND quarter.
Macro & policy
2026-09-17Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates for First Time Since 2023
2026-09-16VIEW Stocks pull back after Fed raises rates, points to another hike this year
2026-09-24Fed Communication: 15/100 (MODERATE)
2026-09-17BOJ lifts rates to 31-year high, pivots towards preemptive inflation fight
Credit & corporate
2026-09-24HY OAS Weekly: FLAT → hold cash
2026-09-24Buybacks: 13199 active, $4677B TTM
2026-10-01HY OAS Weekly: WIDENING → hold cash
2026-10-01Buybacks: 13272 active, $4593B TTM
On the calendar
2026-09-30Cook, The Dual Mandate in Rural America
2026-09-29Bowman, Opening Remarks
2026-09-29Waller, Payments in the Age of AI Agents
Notable news
2026-10-01Ares raises more than quadruple target for secondaries fund (updated) (ARES:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha
2026-10-01SanDisk Stock After Micron's $14.1B NAND Quarter - FinanceFeeds
2026-09-308-K Entry into Material Agreement; 1.03; 2.04; Costs for Exit/Disposal; Material Impairments; Delisting/Transfer; Regulation FD Disclosure
Upcoming Events
The weeks ahead are anchored by a dense run of central-bank decisions, with the PBOC's loan prime rate fixing in late October opening a stretch that carries straight through the FOMC, the ECB, and the Bank of Japan within three consecutive days, before the Bank of England closes the sequence in early November. Around that macro spine, the calendar holds a steady drip of bill auctions and a pair of mid-stage and late-stage clinical readouts in the opening days of October. Earnings add volume to the mix, with roughly fifteen hundred reports booked across the window and a cluster of names arriving in the first week. The shape here is back-loaded on policy and front-loaded on single-name news, so the tape's attention is likely to shift from company-specific items early to rate expectations as the month turns.
2026-10-05● 13-Week BILL auction (US)
2026-10-05● phase3 readout: KarXT (CELG-RI) (US)
2026-10-05● phase2 readout: mRNA-1189 (MRNA) (US)
2026-10-05● 26-Week BILL auction (US)
2026-10-05● phase3 readout: KarXT (BMY) (US)
2026-10-06● 6-Week BILL auction (US)
2026-10-06● phase3 readout: BMS-986278 (BMY) (US)
2026-10-20● PBOC Loan Prime Rate (LPR) fixing (CN)
2026-10-28● FOMC monetary policy decision (US)
2026-10-29● ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting (EZ)
2026-10-30● Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting (JP)
2026-11-05● Bank of England MPC monetary policy decision (UK)
Plus 1503 corporate earnings reports scheduled in the window.
Macro Projections
The forward calendar is unusually dense, with CPI on 10/14 as the pivotal print, the FOMC decision on 10/28, GDP on 10/29, and a private-markets earnings cluster (BLK, OWL, BX, ARES between 10/9 and 10/22) that will read out private-credit health just as high-yield spreads widen. The defining force across every horizon is the long end, and it is not a purely American story: the US 30-year at 5.665% sits at the 98.9th percentile of its history and the highest since July 2002, the 10-year at 5.311% is the highest since 2002 while the 2-year at 4.78% falls, a bear steepener with 10s2s at +0.45, and the Japanese 30-year at 4.148% and UK gilt 20-year at 5.752% are both at record highs, whereas Bunds are rallying (10-year 3.464% and accelerating lower), making this a US, Japanese, and UK fiscal-premium repricing rather than a synchronized global one. Near term, the mechanism runs through inflation: breakevens at 2.36% (75th percentile) and Kalshi's 43% odds on November year-over-year CPI above 3.8% mean a hot print hardens the Federal Reserve's hold, the model puts hold propensity at 77.8%, while a cool one revives the hike-versus-hold fight, though Kalshi's 5.2% price on a 2026 cut suggests the central bank stays frozen regardless of the 29,000 payroll miss. Cyclically, the tension is that credit and rates are deteriorating while equities sleep: high-yield option-adjusted spreads have widened from 2.66% to 3.10% in two weeks and the MOVE index at 113.6 basis points is accelerating higher toward its 120 stress line, yet the VIX sits at 15.31 and falling, the VIX curve is in contango at 0.85, and sentiment reads 70, or greed. Structurally, the carry model tags exactly this configuration, with the 30-year having breached 530 and the JGB breached 285, pricing a slow-motion crack at 44.9% against a disorderly unwind at 30.6%, and the mechanism_edges catalog is roughly two weeks stale, so its base rates are discounted here. That frames a conditional fork: if CPI on 10/14 is hot and the 10-year pushes through roughly 5.4% by the 10/28 FOMC, the stretched asset-manager long, currently +2.57 standard deviations in the 10-year futures positioning data, capitulates and equity volatility re-prices toward 20 or above, which is the path I put at roughly 30–35% by the first quarter of 2027, with MOVE at or above 120 alongside high-yield spreads above 3.5% as the lead indicator; if CPI is soft and the 30-year stalls under 5.70%, the slow-motion crack remains the modal path and carry holds. Geopolitically, the risk is the unpriced tail: the geopolitical risk index at 141.5 with 12 active crises, including a 44-day Iran-Hormuz near closure and a Houthi insurance spike, sits against major-currency exchange-rate volatility below average and oil slipping on resilient Mideast exports and a Group of Seven stockpile release, meaning Hormuz risk is priced near zero in volatility while the crisis roster says otherwise. The honest bound on all of this is that confidence fades as the horizon lengthens, and the framing would be falsified if high-yield spreads fall back under 2.70% with the 30-year below 5.30% and MOVE under 95 by mid-November.
Near term ▼●●● expires Nov 5, 2026
US HY OAS will be at or above 3.0% on 2026-11-05, i.e., the two-week widening from 2.66% to 3.10% does not reverse.
HY OAS has widened ~44bp in two weeks (2.66→3.10, trajectory through 2026-10-02); MOVE is accelerating positive at 113.6bp; the private-markets earnings cluster (BX, OWL, ARES 10/15–10/22) is a stress readout into widening credit; kernel confirmation is 30/100 HOLD-elevated. The credit model's z36 decline partially offsets, hence moderate not high.
Near term ▬●●● expires Nov 5, 2026
VIX stays below 25 through 2026-11-05, equity vol remains composed despite the rates/credit stress.
Cross-validated across volatility and sentiment: VIX 15.31 and falling, VVIX 85.5 falling, term structure in contango at 0.85, sentiment 70/GREED with no contrarian signal, and Kalshi prices 2026 recession at 3%. This is the muddle-through equity leg; it breaks only if the MOVE spike (113.6bp) crosses into forced deleveraging.
Cyclical ▬●●● expires Jan 4, 2027
The Fed does not cut the funds rate before 2027, the upper bound is unchanged or higher at year-end 2026.
Cross-validated: the Fed model puts hold propensity at 77.8% with intervention propensity only 27.7%; Kalshi prices a cut before 2027 at just 5.2% and still prices 41% odds the upper bound exceeds 5.00%. The +29k payrolls miss trimmed hike odds but did not create a cut case; CPI >3.8% risk (43%) argues against easing.
Cyclical ▼●●● expires Jan 4, 2027
The US 30Y Treasury yield remains at or above 5.30% on 2026-12-31, the long-end term-premium breach does not mean-revert this quarter.
Cross-validated across rates_curve, carry_unwind, and positioning: 30Y at 5.665% (98.9th percentile, highest since 2002, accelerating positive); the carry model's tags (thirty year breached 530, jgb breached 285) with slow-motion crack at 44.9% as modal path; COT other-reportables -3.01z short the 30Y shows the market leaning into the trend; JGB 30Y and gilt 20Y at all-time series highs confirm a multi-issuer fiscal…
Secular ▲●●● expires Oct 6, 2027
Over the next 12 months, EM and developed ex-US equities outperform US equities on a total-return basis.
Valuation anchor: US earnings yield 4.04% (CAPE 41.4, implied 10y real return 2.42%) versus 5.37% developed ex-US and 7.01% EM, a ~3-point yield gap against a 5.31% 10Y that caps US multiple expansion. Low confidence: valuation gaps resolve slowly and the carry model's 30.6% disorderly-unwind tail would hit EM hardest.
Positioning
With high-yield spreads near 3.10%, the book is positioned into an elevated credit regime that shapes how much risk the model is willing to carry. Position weights are not assigned by discretion but scale directly to conviction, where conviction is each name's screening-kernel composite, a modelled blend of expected upside drift against drawdown probability, so the highest-scoring holdings receive the largest weights while lower-conviction names stay small. Alongside that scoring, the model leans on structural mechanisms such as merger-arbitrage completion, oil-supply-shock effects on headline inflation, and commodity production losses, each carried with its historical base rate across every prior firing and discounted for what the market already prices. Those inputs are weighable, not predictive, and the holdings they produce are laid out in the model-portfolio table below.
| Name | Conviction score | Modelled drift |
|---|
| GE | 2.88 | +1.7% |
| CCJ | 2.14 | +1.6% |
| TPL | 1.85 | +2.0% |
| LMT | 1.66 | +1.9% |
| RTX | 1.54 | +4.1% |
| FNV | 1.47 | +2.5% |
merger arb completion → merger target arb spread ▲ · 88% base rate · n=506 · 60% pricedoil supply shock headline cpi → headline CPI ▲ · 86% base rate · n=7 · 60% pricedcommodity production loss → agricultural commodity ▲ · 80% base rate · n=5 · 40% priced
Model Portfolio
The model portfolio holds a little over a third of its weight in cash, a deliberate reserve set aside for staged deployment as the credit and volatility picture clarifies rather than a defensive retreat. The capital that is deployed splits between a quality-equity sleeve and paired inflation-linked positions that lean on the financial-repression thesis, alongside smaller commodity and royalty exposures. Together the book reads as a barbell: dry powder held back on one side, long-duration real-asset and quality themes expressed on the other.
Cash 40.3%Other 27.7%Inflation-linked 14.2%Equity 12.1%Gold & metals 5.6%
| Name | Weight | Thesis |
|---|
| Cash · 40.3% |
| Money Market | 37.0% | money-market / cash |
| DBC | 3.3% | commodities other |
| Equity · 12.1% |
| QUAL | 12.1% | global quality equity |
| Inflation-linked · 14.2% |
| SCHP | 6.8% | inflation-linked Treasuries |
| VTIP | 4.4% | inflation-linked Treasuries |
| LTPZ | 3.1% | inflation-linked Treasuries |
| Other · 27.7% |
| TPL | 3.1% | passthrough |
| EZU | 2.4% | international |
| EWJ | 2.0% | international |
| GE | 1.8% | critical materials defense |
| ALB | 1.6% | critical materials defense |
| CCJ | 1.5% | critical materials defense |
| EWU | 1.5% | international |
| EPI | 1.4% | international |
| LDOS | 1.3% | critical materials defense |
| FCX | 1.3% | critical materials defense |
| SCCO | 1.2% | critical materials defense |
| NXE | 1.1% | critical materials defense |
| FLKR | 1.0% | international |
| LIT | 0.9% | critical materials defense |
| COPX | 0.8% | critical materials defense |
| URA | 0.6% | critical materials defense |
| NOC | 0.5% | critical materials defense |
| URNM | 0.4% | critical materials defense |
| DXJ | 0.3% | international |
| NTR | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| MP | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| UEC | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| XAR | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| UUUU | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| MOS | 0.3% | critical materials defense |
| CF | 0.2% | critical materials defense |
| SQM | 0.2% | critical materials defense |
| REMX | 0.2% | critical materials defense |
| LEU | 0.2% | critical materials defense |
| LAC | 0.1% | critical materials defense |
| ICL | 0.1% | critical materials defense |
| DNN | 0.1% | critical materials defense |
| LMT | 0.0% | critical materials defense |
| RTX | 0.0% | critical materials defense |
| HII | 0.0% | critical materials defense |
| Gold & metals · 5.6% |
| IAU | 3.0% | gold / precious-metals |
| GDX | 1.6% | gold / precious-metals |
| WPM | 0.5% | gold / precious-metals |
| FNV | 0.4% | gold / precious-metals |
| SLV | 0.1% | gold / precious-metals |
Position notes
DBC 3.3%
Full research note
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund is an ETF tracking a diversified commodity index via futures contracts.
TPL 3.1%
Full research note
Texas Pacific Land owns land and earns royalties from oil & gas operations. It relies on third-party operators.
Bull case · Permian production continues to grow, lifting royalty volumes and revenue without capex or operating leverage. TPL’s $232M net cash and near‑zero debt provide a strong buffer, while steady buybacks and potential special dividends distribute the cash‑flow stream. A sustained oil price recovery above $80 would expand FCF further, underpinning the current multiple.
Bear case · The valuation is extreme: 42x EBITDA, 19.7x book, and 61x trailing earnings for a company with sub‑10% ROE and revenue growth below 5%. As a pure royalty play, TPL has no control over drilling activity or volumes—an energy downturn, Permian supply saturation, or water‑scarcity constraints could compress royalties and the multiple simultaneously, akin to prior royalty‑land overvaluation cycles.
Key risks• Oil price decline eroding royalty revenue and sentiment toward energy‑land multiples.
• Permian Basin regulatory or water constraints slowing drilling and reducing future royalty streams.
• ESG and climate transition risk permanently compressing the valuation multiple for mineral rights.
• Concentrated single‑basin exposure with no diversification, magnifying local operational shocks.
• Extremely low liquidity and high price‑to‑book make the stock vulnerable to forced‑seller liquidation risk.
GE 1.8%
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Civil & military jet engine maker facing tariff & supply chain headwinds.
Bull case · Commercial aftermarket revenue continues to grow as global air travel recovers and older fleets require maintenance. Defense procurement accelerates following the Iran conflict, directly benefiting GE's military engine and systems segments. Operating margins are well above sector medians (19.2% vs 4.5%), and free cash flow margins (21.4%) support debt reduction and capital returns. The durable competitive position in a consolidated industry allows for compounding returns over multiple cycles.
Bear case · Commercial aerospace cycles could reverse if a recession reduces travel demand, compressing aftermarket revenue. Defense budgets may face political pressure, leading to program delays or cancellations. GE carries high financial leverage (debt/equity ~1.09) which amplifies earnings volatility. Supply-chain disruptions from geopolitical tensions (e.g., Hormuz, rare-earth dependencies) could raise input costs and delay deliveries. Short-term momentum is negative, and the stock may remain under pressure in a risk-off environment.
Key risks• Cyclicality of commercial aerospace demand
• Defense budget uncertainty and potential procurement delays
• High leverage constraining financial flexibility
• Geopolitical disruptions affecting supply chains
• Foreign-exchange risk from non-USD revenue
• Execution risk in cost reduction and aftermarket growth
ALB 1.6%
Full research note
Albemarle produces lithium, bromine, and catalyst products for industrial use.
CCJ 1.5%
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Cameco is a uranium producer supplying fuel services to nuclear utilities.
Bull case · The strongest bull case hinges on the accelerating AI data center power buildout and Cameco's strategic downstream integration. Recent catalysts include Cameco's June 2026 move to increase its stake in the tier-one Cigar Lake mine to 57.4%, alongside Westinghouse (49% owned by Cameco) securing a central role in an $80 billion U.S. government partnership to deploy AP1000 reactors. Analysts are reiterating buys on the recent dip, citing long-term uranium contract prices hitting $90/lb in Q1 2026—the highest level since 2008—which structurally insulates the company from spot market volatility.
Bear case · The bear case focuses on severe valuation overhang and near-term execution friction. Trading at over 90x trailing earnings, the stock is highly vulnerable to multiple compression if uranium spot prices stall or if AI capex digestion delays actual reactor deployments. Furthermore, recent supply chain disruptions—such as the May 2026 bridge collapse in northern Saskatchewan that temporarily halted Key Lake and McArthur River supply lines—highlight the operational fragility of remote mining assets.
Key risks• Severe valuation overhang leaving no margin of safety if uranium prices plateau or hyperscaler nuclear timelines slip.
• Operational and supply chain disruptions at key Saskatchewan mines, as evidenced by recent infrastructure washouts.
• AI data center capex digestion in the 2026–2027 window delaying the deployment of SMRs and new reactor builds.
• Geopolitical shifts that could unexpectedly reintroduce sanctioned Russian or Kazakh supply to Western markets, cooling the "security premium."
LDOS 1.3%
Full research note
Leidos provides tech services to U.S. government agencies, heavily reliant on single customer.
FCX 1.3%
Full research note
Freeport-McMoRan is a global copper mining company exposed to commodity price volatility and geopolitical risks.
SCCO 1.2%
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Southern Copper mines, smelts, and refines copper in Peru and Mexico with geopolitical and trade risks.
Bull case · Structural copper demand from electrification, renewable energy, and AI data centers supports long-term price appreciation; SCCO's industry-leading margins (gross margin ~59%, operating margin ~58%) and low cash costs provide a wide moat; the Tía María project and strong free cash flow generation (FCF margin ~29%) offer additional upside if copper prices remain elevated and the US-Iran peace deal temporarily eases inflation fears, potentially lowering the dollar.
Bear case · The stock trades at a significant premium to its sector (P/E 29.2 vs. peer median 26.1; P/B 12.3 vs. 2.2) with a consensus analyst target ~15% below current price and a majority of sell/underperform ratings; a potential copper demand slowdown from China's economic struggles or renewed trade war escalation, combined with a hawkish Fed holding rates high for longer, could compress multiples and trigger a sharp correction. Additionally, the recent Iran peace deal may reduce the 'safe-haven' premium that had supported commodity currencies and metals.
Key risks• Severe valuation overhang: SCCO is priced for perfection, leaving no margin of safety if copper prices retreat or costs rise.
• Geopolitical and regulatory risks in Peru, including potential mining tax overhauls and anti-mining protests that could disrupt operations.
• Macro sensitivity to a strong US dollar (the DXY remains elevated) and a potential Chinese economic slowdown, both of which would directly pressure copper prices.
• Execution risk at Tía María, a greenfield project with a history of community opposition; delays or cost overruns could erode returns.
• Elevated short interest (12.1% of float, 9.0 days to cover) signals significant bearish sentiment, increasing vulnerability to a downside catalyst-driven squeeze rather than an upside one.
NXE 1.1%
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NexGen Energy is a Canadian uranium exploration and development company advancing the Rook I project.
NOC 0.5%
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Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor for the U.S. government, heavily dependent on a single customer.
WPM 0.5%
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Streaming company buying precious metals via long-term contracts with high margins.
FNV 0.4%
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Gold-focused royalty and streaming company with diversified mining assets.
NTR 0.3%
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Nutrien supplies potash and crop nutrients globally through ~2k retail locations, sensitive to price and geopolitical risk.
MP 0.3%
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MP Materials mines and processes rare earth minerals in the US for EVs, defense, and clean energy.
UEC 0.3%
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Uranium exploration and extraction company using ISR, still in ramp-up with no proven reserves.
UUUU 0.3%
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Energy Fuels Inc. is a US uranium, vanadium, and rare earth miner operating the only licensed uranium mill in the country.
MOS 0.3%
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Global crop nutrient producer reliant on volatile commodity markets with no recurring revenue or network effects.
CF 0.2%
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CF Industries manufactures nitrogen fertilizers and industrial products in a commodity market with cyclical oversupply.
Bull case · The strongest bull case rests on a "tighter for longer" nitrogen market combined with sharply bullish analyst revision flow. With Middle Eastern supply offline and European natural gas prices spiking, CF's North American cost advantage is generating massive free cash flow. This dynamic has triggered a powerful R19-T10 bullish revision-momentum signal, with consensus FY2026 EPS estimates surging over 70% in the last 60 days, while the Trump administration's recent permitting boost for CF's Blue Point low-carbon ammonia project adds a durable clean-energy growth vector.
Bear case · The bear case argues that CF's recent 50%+ YTD rally has fully priced in the geopolitical premium, leaving the stock highly vulnerable to a sudden de-escalation in the Middle East. If the Strait of Hormuz reopens and Middle Eastern capacity floods back into the market, global nitrogen prices will crater, rapidly compressing CF's currently inflated margins and triggering a cyclical mean-reversion selloff.
Key risks• Geopolitical de-escalation in the Middle East rapidly normalizing global nitrogen supply.
• Cyclical mean-reversion risk following a massive 50%+ YTD rally.
• Volatility in North American natural gas prices eroding the company's structural cost advantage.
• Potential operational fatigue or unplanned outages after delaying critical maintenance at the Donaldsonville complex.
SQM 0.2%
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SQM produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine, lithium, and industrial chemicals with operations in Chile and Australia.
LEU 0.2%
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Centrus Energy supplies enriched uranium and nuclear fuel services to utilities and government clients.
SLV 0.1%
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Trust holding physical silver to reflect silver price performance.
Bull case · The strongest bullish sentiment anchors on the unprecedented industrial demand wave from AI infrastructure and newer TOPCon solar panels, which are structurally increasing silver intensity per unit. Proponents argue that with mine production severely constrained and consecutive years of global supply deficits, the current macro-driven selloff offers a generational entry point before physical shortages force a violent repricing.
Bear case · Bears point to the immediate macroeconomic reality: a structurally higher US dollar and elevated real yields under a hawkish Fed are crushing the monetary premium of precious metals. This has triggered massive volatility and forced liquidations, with the "safe haven" narrative unwinding rapidly amid potential Middle East de-escalation, leaving silver vulnerable to further downside if industrial demand softens in a recession.
Key risks• Sustained hawkishness from the Federal Reserve driving real yields higher and accelerating ETF redemptions.
• A durable resolution to the Iran-Hormuz conflict draining the geopolitical safe-haven premium from precious metals.
• Technological substitution or "thrifting" in solar panel manufacturing reducing the silver intensity per cell.
• Intense fee competition from lower-cost physical silver ETFs eroding SLV's market share among retail investors.
LAC 0.1%
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Lithium Americas is a pre-production lithium developer building the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada.
ICL 0.1%
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ICL Group extracts specialty minerals from the Dead Sea for agriculture and industrial markets, relying on government concessions.
DNN 0.1%
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Exploration-stage uranium developer with no reserves or revenue.
LMT 0.0%
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Lockheed Martin supplies advanced aerospace and defense systems primarily to the U.S. government under long-term contracts.
RTX 0.0%
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RTX is a large aerospace and defense contractor heavily dependent on US government contracts.
HII 0.0%
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Nuclear and conventional military shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy, with a single-customer dependency.
Track Record
The model's recommendations have been logged before outcomes were known and scored as each horizon arrived, and the record so far is a losing one: since late August the model portfolio is behind a daily-rebalanced 60/40 mix, with relative performance of about -3.7% over the roughly 31 trading days to early October. The per-pick numbers tell the same story, with the hit rate on positive alpha falling from 43% at one day to 10% at four weeks and mean alpha turning more negative as the horizon lengthens, though the longer-horizon samples are thin, and the four-week figure rests on just 20 observations. The first three-month outcomes do not begin maturing until around 20 November, so this remains an early and unfinished tally rather than a verdict.
-4.30%
Model portfolio return
since 2026-08-21, vs 60/40 (SPY/AGG, daily-rebalanced) -0.62%
10%
Per-pick hit rate
4w, n=20
Macro forecasts: 273 graded, 936 open — each call is scored against what actually happened when its horizon arrived.
Positions, conflicts & disclosures
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