← Edition for Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Report Card · Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Patience Test: Markets Await Convincing Declines As Inflationary Pressures Linger

Amidst resilient consumer spending and stubbornly high energy prices, equity markets will struggle to find directional conviction, with technology remaining relatively insulated.

D

Accuracy

39%

Correct

25/64

Brier score

0.259

lower is better

By Category

ForecastsF

5/12

42% accuracy

TradesF

0/6

0% accuracy

PredictionsD

11/25

44% accuracy

DriversF

1/6

17% accuracy

EarningsC

8/15

53% accuracy

Forecasts — what we said vs. what happened

F

We said

What happened

Predicted -0.20%, actual +0.65%.

Result +0.65% @ 7798.99

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.10%, actual +1.15%.

Result +1.15% @ 30084.50

Right
F

We said

What happened

Predicted -0.30%, actual +0.13%.

Result +0.13% @ 53839.99

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Predicted -0.60%, actual +0.24%.

Result +0.24% @ 3052.85

Wrong
B

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.80%, actual +0.55%.

Result +0.55% @ 14.63

Right
F

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.15%, actual -0.03%.

Result -0.03% @ 99.98

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.05%, actual -0.88%.

Result -0.88% @ 4.64

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.40%, actual -2.52%.

Result -2.52% @ 81.17

Wrong
B

We said

What happened

Predicted -0.25%, actual -0.08%.

Result -0.08% @ 4405.50

Right
F

We said

What happened

Predicted -0.30%, actual -1.50%.

Result -1.50% @ 64.57

Right
A

We said

What happened

Predicted 0.00%, actual -0.02%.

Result -0.03% @ 63386.84

No call
C

We said

What happened

Predicted 0.00%, actual +0.47%.

Result +0.47% @ 1886.88

Right
F

We said

What happened

Predicted +0.50%, actual -2.64%.

Result -2.64% @ 2.73

Wrong

Trades — what we said vs. what happened

F

We said

What happened

Stop 540.47 hit — -1.40%.

Result -1.40% @ 534.54

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Stop 118.62 hit — -0.82%.

Result -0.82% @ 118.45

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Stop 10.31 hit — -2.49%.

Result -2.48% @ 10.23

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Stop 60.54 hit — -0.88%.

Result -0.88% @ 61.06

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Stop 109.94 hit — -1.47%.

Result -1.47% @ 109.53

Wrong
C

We said

What happened

Limit at 1038 not filled (day range 1038.74–1059.07).

Result 0.00% @ 1042.63

No call
C

We said

What happened

Limit at 75.82 not filled (day range 75.99–76.43).

Result 0.00% @ 76.23

No call
C

We said

What happened

Limit at 404.37 not filled (day range 398.28–402.58).

Result 0.00% @ 398.96

No call
C

We said

What happened

Limit at 7.98 not filled (day range 8.08–8.45).

Result 0.00% @ 8.14

No call
F

We said

What happened

Stop 98.28 hit — -1.00%.

Result -1.00% @ 98.58

Wrong

Predictions — what we said vs. what happened

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call
F

We said

What happened

AMAT closed -2.48%.

Result -2.48% @ 534.54

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

ARCO closed +3.04%.

Result +3.04% @ 8.14

Right
A

We said

What happened

BN closed +0.94%.

Result +0.94% @ 45.11

Right
F

We said

What happened

TPR closed -16.49%.

Result -16.49% @ 128.39

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

EQNR closed -1.10%.

Result -1.10% @ 40.54

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

MPC closed +2.33%.

Result +2.33% @ 356.37

Right
A

We said

What happened

MSFT closed +0.90%.

Result +0.90% @ 496.88

Right
A

We said

What happened

NVDA closed +0.54%.

Result +0.54% @ 225.30

Right
F

We said

What happened

COP closed -2.18%.

Result -2.18% @ 124.52

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

GMRS closed +8.55%.

Result +8.55% @ 13.96

Right
F

We said

What happened

STNE closed +2.30%.

Result +2.30% @ 10.23

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

BAP closed +0.78%.

Result +0.78% @ 375.14

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

BIRK closed +11.59%.

Result +11.60% @ 41.00

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

YSWY closed +11.29%.

Result +11.29% @ 24.35

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

AMZN closed -0.80%.

Result -0.80% @ 265.13

Right
F

We said

What happened

WHR closed 0.00%.

Result 0.00% @ 42.85

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

HOME closed 0.00%.

Result 0.00%

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

PHM closed +1.08%.

Result +1.08% @ 130.55

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

PLD closed +0.34%.

Result +0.34% @ 141.21

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

UHAL closed -0.52%.

Result -0.52% @ 74.00

Right
F

We said

What happened

AIT closed +1.51%.

Result +1.51% @ 357.62

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

NU closed +2.73%.

Result +2.73% @ 13.93

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

LGN closed -7.92%.

Result -7.92% @ 63.24

Right
A

We said

What happened

MWH closed +8.77%.

Result +8.77% @ 32.73

Right
A

We said

What happened

NOMD closed +5.61%.

Result +5.61% @ 12.04

Right

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

We said

What happened

Unscored — text prediction (resolve manually).

No call

Drivers — what we said vs. what happened

F

We said

What happened

Called bearish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called bearish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called bearish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called bearish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

Called bullish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Right
C

We said

What happened

Called mixed; SPX up (+0.65%).

No call
C

We said

What happened

Called mixed; SPX up (+0.65%).

No call
C

We said

What happened

Called mixed; SPX up (+0.65%).

No call
F

We said

What happened

Called bearish; SPX up (+0.65%).

Wrong
C

We said

What happened

Called mixed; SPX up (+0.65%).

No call

Earnings — what we said vs. what happened

A

We said

What happened

Called beat (70% beat); actual beat (EPS 3.5 vs est 3.4544).

Right
A

We said

What happened

Called miss (35% beat); actual miss (EPS 2.19 vs est 2.2791).

Right
A

We said

What happened

Called beat (55% beat); actual beat (EPS 3.17 vs est 2.9462).

Right
F

We said

What happened

Called miss (40% beat); actual beat (EPS 25.9 vs est 24.8061).

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

Called miss (45% beat); actual miss (EPS 0.745534 vs est 0.7722).

Right
F

We said

What happened

Called beat (58% beat); actual miss (EPS 0.66 vs est 0.6695).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called beat (50% beat); actual miss (EPS 0.178 vs est 0.2039).

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

Called beat (55% beat); actual beat (EPS 1.32 vs est 1.2964).

Right
A

We said

What happened

Called beat (50% beat); actual beat (EPS 0.67 vs est 0.5561).

Right
A

We said

What happened

Called beat (60% beat); actual beat (EPS 0.22 vs est 0.1377).

Right
F

We said

What happened

Called inline (50% beat); actual miss (EPS 0.17 vs est 0.3474).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called miss (48% beat); actual beat (EPS 0.3 vs est 0.2707).

Wrong
F

We said

What happened

Called miss (45% beat); actual beat (EPS 0.390015 vs est 0.379).

Wrong
A

We said

What happened

Called miss (40% beat); actual miss (EPS 0.36 vs est 0.5182).

Right
C

We said

What happened

Actual EPS not yet posted.

No call
C

We said

What happened

Actual EPS not yet posted.

No call
F

We said

What happened

Called miss (40% beat); actual beat (EPS -0.09 vs est -0.1122).

Wrong

We said

What happened

Not yet reported.

No call

Scoring is deterministic and runs after every US market close. End-of-day prices from Yahoo Finance; earnings actuals from Finnhub. Free-text predictions (top-15, surprise, uncertain) are left for editorial review and not counted in the overall grade.