Final benchmark result
CB-2026-08-27-1W
One-week market allocation evaluation round.
Gemini 3.1 Pro Won This Weekly Round
Scored from 2026-08-28 close to 2026-09-04 close. This page shows raw portfolio return, S&P 500 comparison, and the maximum possible return for the saved asset universe.
Portfolio Return And S&P 500
All return bars use one shared scale.
Shows each model's saved portfolio weights.
Ranked in the same order as the chart.
Not model portfolios.
Benchmark return over the same scoring window
100% Crude Oil (USO) hindsight ceiling
Score Formula
100 matches the oracle return; negative scores preserve the size of a loss.
Official Scores
Rows show portfolio return, S&P 500 comparison, and regret versus the maximum possible return.
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | OIL | 3 | 3.49% | 0.11% | +3.38 pp | 5.96% | |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | ENERGY | 3 | 1.98% | 0.11% | +1.87 pp | 7.47% |
| Grok 4.5 | xAI | ENERGY | 3 | 1.10% | 0.11% | +0.99 pp | 8.36% |
| Claude Fable 5 | Anthropic | SP500 | 2 | 0.84% | 0.11% | +0.73 pp | 8.61% |
| Grok 4.3 | xAI | SP500 | 1 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.00 pp | 9.34% |
| Grok 4.6 | xAI | SP500 | 1 | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.00 pp | 9.34% |
| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic | CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY | 3 | -0.86% | 0.11% | -0.97 pp | 10.31% |
What The Insight Engine Flags For This Round
Only insights with evidence tied to this round are shown here, so the interpretation stays connected to the audit packet.
AI consensus portfolio scored 10.2 versus the oracle
If the weekly model allocations were averaged into one consensus portfolio, it returned +0.97% versus +0.11% for the S&P 500 and +9.45% for the hindsight best asset.
Consensus means the average of model allocations in the same round. CapitalBench Score compares that return with the hindsight-best eligible asset for that exact scoring window.
- Consensus Portfolio Return
- +0.97%
- Average Model Return
- +0.97%
- Consensus Capitalbench Score
- 10.2
Weekly round had +13.95% asset dispersion
The best scored asset returned +9.45%, the worst returned -4.50%, and +51.43% of the universe was positive. The S&P 500 ranked 32 out of 70 options.
Asset dispersion is the gap between the best and worst eligible assets in the same round. Wider dispersion makes missed allocation choices more costly.
- Oracle Return
- +9.45%
- Worst Asset Return
- -4.50%
- Positive Universe Share
- +51.4%
Models found the weekly oracle asset
The hindsight best asset was Crude Oil (USO) at +9.45%. 1 of 7 models held it, with +5.00% average allocation. The largest allocation came from Gemini 3.1 Pro at +35.00%.
Oracle means the best eligible asset in hindsight for that round. Models do not know it when portfolios are frozen.
- Oracle Asset Holder Count
- 1
- Average Oracle Asset Allocation
- +5.00%
- 1 Inputs saved
11 public audit hashes are available.
- 2 Portfolios collected
7 valid model portfolios.
- 3 Start priced
70 starting-price rows published.
- 4 Scores published
The benchmark result is available for this completed round.
Final Score Published
This round has model portfolios, starting prices, ending prices, and final scores.
7 valid portfolios
No invalid parsed submissions are published for the public run.
70 saved choices
v2.1 is preserved exactly as the model-facing list.
Published
Portfolio return, S&P 500 return, maximum possible return, CapitalBench context, and regret publish after scoring.
11 artifacts published.
official-v3-20260828-weekly
34,000 shared prompt characters.
70 entry and exit price rows support the final score.
Where Models Concentrated In This Round
Each model has equal weight. This shows the combined portfolio created by averaging all valid model portfolios in this weekly round.
S&P 500 (SPY)
Combined average allocation to the three largest assets.
Higher means model capital was spread across more assets.
What Moved During The Round
The table shows the top realized asset returns over the official scoring window. These returns explain the opportunity set behind the model scores.
| 1 | Crude Oil (USO) | USO | 9.45% | 129.70 | 141.96 |
| 2 | Brazil Equities (EWZ) | EWZ | 6.50% | 35.55 | 37.86 |
| 3 | South Korea Equities (EWY) | EWY | 4.81% | 180.20 | 188.87 |
| 4 | Taiwan Equities (EWT) | EWT | 3.97% | 107.90 | 112.18 |
| 5 | Broad Commodities (PDBC) | PDBC | 3.37% | 18.39 | 19.01 |
| 6 | Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) | IBIT | 3.03% | 43.90 | 45.23 |
| 7 | Japan Equities (EWJ) | EWJ | 2.51% | 95.87 | 98.28 |
| 8 | Semiconductors (SMH) | SMH | 2.51% | 553.11 | 567.01 |
| 9 | Japanese Yen (FXY) | FXY | 2.48% | 57.25 | 58.67 |
| 10 | Energy Sector (XLE) | XLE | 2.20% | 62.68 | 64.06 |
| 11 | US Momentum Equities (MTUM) | MTUM | 1.72% | 299.71 | 304.86 |
| 12 | Regional Banks (KRE) | KRE | 1.31% | 74.30 | 75.27 |
Portfolio attribution How Each Holding Contributed
Contribution equals submitted allocation multiplied by the asset return over the scoring window.
How Each Holding Contributed
Contribution equals submitted allocation multiplied by the asset return over the scoring window.
| Claude Fable 5 | Energy Sector (XLE) | 35% | 2.20% | 0.77% |
| Claude Fable 5 | S&P 500 (SPY) | 65% | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| Claude Opus 5 | Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY) | 35% | -1.96% | -0.69% |
| Claude Opus 5 | China Equities (MCHI) | 35% | -0.58% | -0.20% |
| Claude Opus 5 | S&P 500 (SPY) | 30% | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Crude Oil (USO) | 35% | 9.45% | 3.31% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Energy Sector (XLE) | 35% | 2.20% | 0.77% |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro | Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY) | 30% | -1.96% | -0.59% |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Energy Sector (XLE) | 35% | 2.20% | 0.77% |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | Broad Commodities (PDBC) | 35% | 3.37% | 1.18% |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | S&P 500 (SPY) | 30% | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| Grok 4.3 | S&P 500 (SPY) | 100% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| Grok 4.5 | Energy Sector (XLE) | 35% | 2.20% | 0.77% |
| Grok 4.5 | Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY) | 35% | -1.96% | -0.69% |
| Grok 4.5 | Broad Commodities (PDBC) | 30% | 3.37% | 1.01% |
| Grok 4.6 | S&P 500 (SPY) | 100% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
Saved model-facing context Prompt And Input Packet
The shared packet below is the prompt body common to every model call. Each provider call appends a
small model-specific identifier block shown after the artifacts.
Prompt And Input Packet
The shared packet below is the prompt body common to every model call. Each provider call appends a small model-specific identifier block shown after the artifacts.
Shared Model-Facing Prompt Packet 34,000 characters
# CapitalBench portfolio-v3.0 Task
You are participating in an offline, time-resolved CapitalBench evaluation round. Every model receives the same frozen information and makes one single-turn, non-agentic judgment without tools, browsing, retrieval, or follow-up.
Your objective is to rank assets for realized return over exactly one week and identify candidates that can beat SPY. CapitalBench, not you, constructs the scored portfolio from your judgment using the fixed rule below.
The deterministic candidate slate exists to prevent omission; it is not a recommendation. Assess every slate candidate. You may add at most two wildcard options from the complete allowed universe, but only when the frozen briefing supplies a specific reason the mechanical slate missed.
Use only facts and mechanical market data supplied in this input. You may use internal learned knowledge and general priors, but do not intentionally rely on facts, prices, news, or events after the research cutoff. Treat section order, mention count, option order, table order, and slate inclusion as neutral presentation choices rather than recommendation signals.
Do not extrapolate recent returns mechanically. A recent winner has no positive edge without independent in-window support. Give extreme recent losers a fair reversal test, but distinguish temporary price overreaction from fundamental deterioration. Use the supplied cross-sectional dispersion, medium-horizon relative strength, volatility, drawdown, volume, briefing evidence, and quality evidence. Optimize for the stated close-to-close scoring window only.
For every assessed candidate, provide probabilities and an 80% excess-return range relative to SPY. Rank every assessment without ties. top3_option_ids must be the options ranked 1, 2, and 3. prefer_spy is a diagnostic judgment and does not override the deterministic rule.
CapitalBench applies this rule after your response:
1. Preserve your candidate ranks.
2. A non-SPY candidate is eligible only when you label its recent return as overreaction and give it at least a 55% probability of beating SPY.
3. Select at most the first three eligible candidates in your rank order.
4. Fill fixed portfolio slots of 35%, 35%, and 30% in that order.
5. Put every unused slot in SPY.
You do not submit allocations or an alternative portfolio. Return only valid JSON. Do not include markdown, citations, prose, or commentary outside the JSON.
Required JSON format:
{
"round_id": "<round_id>",
"model_id": "<model_id>",
"provider": "<provider>",
"mode": "closed_capability",
"dispersion_state": "low, normal, or high",
"dominant_pattern": "continuation, reversal, or mixed",
"market_rationale": "<concise market-level judgment>",
"candidate_assessments": [
{
"option_id": "<allowed option ID>",
"origin_lanes": ["<exact lane or lanes from the deterministic slate, or wildcard>"],
"mechanism": "continuation, reversal, catalyst, defensive, or no_edge",
"p_beat_spy_pct": <integer 0-100>,
"p_top3_pct": <integer 0-100>,
"excess_return_p10_pct": <number>,
"excess_return_p50_pct": <number>,
"excess_return_p90_pct": <number>,
"recent_return_interpretation": "overreaction, fundamental_deterioration, supported_continuation, or no_edge",
"evidence": ["<1-3 concise facts from the supplied input>"],
"rank": <unique contiguous integer beginning at 1>
}
],
"top3_option_ids": ["<rank 1>", "<rank 2>", "<rank 3>"],
"prefer_spy": <boolean>,
"portfolio_rationale": "<concise explanation of the ranked judgment>",
"key_risks": ["<risk 1>", "<risk 2>"]
}
Rules:
- assess every deterministic slate candidate and no more than two optional wildcards;
- use origin_lanes exactly as shown for slate candidates and ["wildcard"] for additions;
- probabilities are whole percentages from 0 to 100;
- excess-return estimates are percentage points relative to SPY and must satisfy p10 <= p50 <= p90;
- ranks must be unique and contiguous from 1 through the number of assessments;
- evidence must refer only to supplied input and contain no URLs;
- key_risks must contain 2-5 concrete risks;
- do not output portfolio allocations, a second ranking, a financial-advice disclaimer, or extra fields.
## Round Metadata
- Round ID: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- Decision date: 2026-08-27
- Research cutoff UTC: 2026-08-28T04:50:00Z
- Decision deadline UTC: 2026-08-28T13:25:00Z
- Horizon: one week
- Entry date: 2026-08-28
- Exit date: 2026-09-04
- Entry rule: Use the official entry prices supplied in prices/entry_prices.csv.
- Exit rule: Use the official exit prices supplied in prices/exit_prices.csv.
- Scoring benchmark: S&P 500 / SPY
- Return calculation: adjusted close prices are used when available.
## Briefing
# CapitalBench Final Briefing — August 27, 2026 Decision Date
Research cutoff: 2026-08-28 04:50:00 UTC. Latest completed U.S. market session: 2026-08-27.
This briefing provides fixed factual datapoints only. It does not rank, recommend, analyze, or map facts to CapitalBench options. Inclusion, order, grouping, and row count are not evidence of expected return. A mechanical full-universe price, risk, and benchmark-relative appendix follows this briefing in the model input.
## U.S. Market Close and Corporate Data
- The Associated Press reported August 27 closes of 7,730.99 for the S&P 500, up 0.7%; 53,569.44 for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 0.2%; 26,541.35 for the Nasdaq composite, up 1.6%; and 3,014.34 for the Russell 2000, up 0.3%. AP also reported that a majority of S&P 500 constituents declined and Treasury yields rose.
- NVIDIA reported on August 26 fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year, including Data Center revenue of $89.0 billion, up 117%. Its company outlook, which is a forecast, put next-quarter revenue at $108.0 billion plus or minus 2% and assumed no China Data Center compute revenue.
## Rates and Monetary Policy
- U.S. Treasury August 27 nominal par-yield estimates were 3.81% at one month, 3.94% at six months, 4.20% at two years, 4.38% at five years, 4.67% at ten years, and 5.19% at thirty years. The two-, ten-, and thirty-year estimates were each one basis point lower on August 26. Treasury identifies the series as daily estimates derived from indicative market quotations.
- The Federal Reserve maintained the federal-funds target range at 3.50%–3.75% on July 29 by a 9–3 vote; three members preferred a 25-basis-point increase. The statement described economic activity as expanding at a solid pace and inflation as elevated.
## Prices, Income, and Growth
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported July personal income up 0.4%, disposable income up 0.5%, nominal consumption up 0.2%, real disposable income up 0.4%, real consumption effectively unchanged, and a 3.0% saving rate. PCE prices rose 0.2% month over month and 3.7% year over year; excluding food and energy they rose 0.2% and 3.3%.
- BEA's August 26 second estimate put second-quarter real GDP growth at a 1.5% annual rate, real final sales to private domestic purchasers at 4.2%, real gross domestic income at 2.2%, and current-production corporate-profit growth at $400.9 billion. The estimates are subject to revision.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported July CPI up 0.1% month over month and 3.4% year over year; CPI excluding food and energy rose 0.2% and 2.5%. July final-demand PPI was unchanged month over month and up 4.7% year over year; final demand excluding food, energy, and trade services rose 0.4% and 4.7%.
## Labor, Production, and Demand
- BLS reported July payroll employment down 23,000, unemployment at 4.1%, and 6.9 million people unemployed. May and June payroll levels were revised down by a combined 103,000. Survey estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error and revision.
- BLS reported June job openings at 7.4 million, hires at 5.3 million, separations at 5.4 million, quits at 3.2 million, and layoffs and discharges at 1.8 million; it described all five as little changed.
- The Federal Reserve reported July industrial production up 0.2% month over month and 1.1% year over year, manufacturing up 0.2%, business-equipment output up 0.8%, consumer-goods output down 0.4%, and capacity utilization at 76.3%. The release is preliminary and scheduled for revision.
- The Census Bureau reported advance July retail and food-services sales down 0.6% month over month with a ±0.4 percentage-point sampling error and up 5.0% year over year with a ±0.5-point error. Advance durable-goods orders rose 1.1%, including 0.4% excluding transportation and 1.3% excluding defense.
- The Census Bureau reported an advance July goods deficit of $118.8 billion, $17.4 billion wider than June, with exports down $6.0 billion and imports up $11.4 billion. Advance wholesale inventories rose 1.3% month over month with a ±0.2-point sampling error, and advance retail inventories rose 0.7% with a ±0.2-point error; advance estimates are revised with fuller data.
## Housing and Energy
- The Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported July permits at a 1.443 million annual rate, up 5.0% month over month, and starts at a 1.239 million rate, down 12.4% with a ±9.5 percentage-point interval. Single-family starts fell 9.9% with a ±10.4-point interval, which was not statistically significant at that interval.
- July new-home sales were at a 607,000 annual rate, down 10.5% with a ±14.0 percentage-point interval; supply was 488,000 homes or 9.6 months. The monthly and annual sales changes were not statistically significant at the reported intervals.
- The Energy Information Administration reported total crude stocks including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve down 3.605 million barrels in the week ended August 21, commercial crude stocks up 0.095 million, the reserve down 3.700 million, production at 13.843 million barrels per day, and refinery utilization at 97.4%. Weekly values are estimates and can be revised.
- EIA reported working natural gas in storage at 3,184 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 21, up 15 billion from the prior week. Weekly values are estimates and can be revised.
## International Data
- The European Central Bank left its key rates unchanged on July 23 at 2.25% for deposits, 2.40% for main refinancing operations, and 2.65% for marginal lending. It stated that decisions would remain data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting.
- Eurostat reported final July euro-area inflation of 2.9% year over year, with services contributing 1.55 percentage points and energy 0.94 point. Its preliminary flash estimate put second-quarter euro-area GDP growth at 0.4% quarter over quarter and employment growth at 0.1%; preliminary estimates can be revised.
- China's National Bureau of Statistics reported a July manufacturing PMI of 49.2, a non-manufacturing business-activity index of 49.0, and a composite PMI output index of 49.3. July industrial value added rose 4.5% year over year, including 5.5% for manufacturing.
## Scheduled Releases Inside the Scoring Windows
- September 1: BLS July JOLTS at 10:00 a.m. ET and Eurostat flash August inflation.
- September 2: Federal Reserve Beige Book at 2:00 p.m. ET, Census July manufacturers' orders at 10:00 a.m. ET, and EIA weekly petroleum data.
- September 3: BLS revised second-quarter productivity and costs and U.S. July trade at 8:30 a.m. ET, plus EIA weekly natural-gas storage.
- September 4: BLS August employment at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- September 10–11: BLS August PPI on September 10 and August CPI and real earnings on September 11, each at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- September 15–18: Federal Reserve FOMC meeting with a Summary of Economic Projections and September 16 press conference; Census August retail sales on September 16, August housing starts on September 17, and Federal Reserve August industrial production on September 18.
- September 24–25: Census August new-home sales on September 24 and advance August durable-goods orders on September 25.
This briefing contains only fixed, cutoff-safe factual datapoints and source-reported statuses, forecasts, schedules, and uncertainties. These facts are presented neutrally, with no ordering signal or asset mapping; the complete mechanical appendix is supplied separately.
## Options
Allowed option:
ID: CASH
Name: Cash / Do Not Invest
Symbol: N/A
Asset class: cash
Category: cash
Group: cash
Risk bucket: cash
Description: Cash position with no market exposure. Return is treated as 0 unless a round explicitly defines a cash yield proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: SHORT_TREASURY
Name: Short-Term Treasury Bills
Symbol: BIL
Asset class: cash_like
Category: treasury_bills
Group: cash_and_short_duration
Risk bucket: low
Description: Short-term US Treasury bill exposure. Typically used as a cash-like proxy with low duration risk.
Allowed option:
ID: SP500
Name: S&P 500
Symbol: SPY
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad US large-cap equity exposure. Represents large publicly traded US companies across multiple sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: TOTAL_US_MARKET
Name: Total US Stock Market
Symbol: VTI
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad exposure to the total US equity market, including large-, mid-, and small-cap companies. Useful as a diversified US equity proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: NASDAQ100
Name: Nasdaq 100
Symbol: QQQ
Asset class: equity
Category: growth_equity
Group: us_growth_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Large-cap, growth-oriented US equity exposure with heavy weights in technology and communication services. Sensitive to mega-cap earnings, rates, and growth-stock sentiment.
Allowed option:
ID: LARGE_GROWTH
Name: US Large-Cap Growth
Symbol: IWF
Asset class: equity
Category: style_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US large-cap growth stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with higher expected growth, higher valuations, and greater sensitivity to interest rates.
Allowed option:
ID: LARGE_VALUE
Name: US Large-Cap Value
Symbol: IWD
Asset class: equity
Category: style_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US large-cap value stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with lower valuation multiples, dividends, financials, energy, and cyclical sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: MID_CAP
Name: US Mid-Cap Stocks
Symbol: IJH
Asset class: equity
Category: size_factor
Group: us_size_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US mid-cap equity exposure. Represents companies between large caps and small caps, with sensitivity to domestic growth, financing conditions, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: SMALL_CAP
Name: US Small-Cap Stocks
Symbol: IWM
Asset class: equity
Category: size_factor
Group: us_size_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US small-cap equity exposure. Often more sensitive to domestic economic growth, credit conditions, rates, and market risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: SMALL_VALUE
Name: US Small-Cap Value
Symbol: IWN
Asset class: equity
Category: style_and_size_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US small-cap value equity exposure. Combines smaller company exposure with value-oriented characteristics.
Allowed option:
ID: DIVIDEND
Name: US Dividend Equities
Symbol: SCHD
Asset class: equity
Category: dividend_equity
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US dividend-oriented equity exposure. Often tilted toward profitable, mature companies with dividend histories.
Allowed option:
ID: LOW_VOL
Name: US Low Volatility Equities
Symbol: SPLV
Asset class: equity
Category: low_volatility_factor
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US equity exposure focused on historically lower-volatility stocks. Often used as a defensive equity factor proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: MOMENTUM
Name: US Momentum Equities
Symbol: MTUM
Asset class: equity
Category: momentum_factor
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: US equity exposure tilted toward stocks with stronger recent price momentum. Sensitive to trend persistence and factor rotations.
Allowed option:
ID: TECHNOLOGY
Name: Technology Sector
Symbol: XLK
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US technology sector exposure within large-cap equities. Includes software, hardware, semiconductors, and technology services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: COMMUNICATIONS
Name: Communication Services Sector
Symbol: XLC
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US communication services sector exposure. Includes large internet platforms, media, telecom, and entertainment companies.
Allowed option:
ID: CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY
Name: Consumer Discretionary Sector
Symbol: XLY
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US consumer discretionary sector exposure. Sensitive to consumer spending, employment, credit conditions, and household confidence.
Allowed option:
ID: CONSUMER_STAPLES
Name: Consumer Staples Sector
Symbol: XLP
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US consumer staples sector exposure. Includes companies selling essential consumer products and is often considered a defensive equity sector.
Allowed option:
ID: HEALTHCARE
Name: Healthcare Sector
Symbol: XLV
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US healthcare sector exposure. Includes pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare services, and insurers.
Allowed option:
ID: FINANCIALS
Name: Financials Sector
Symbol: XLF
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US financial sector exposure. Includes banks, insurers, capital markets firms, and financial services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: INDUSTRIALS
Name: Industrials Sector
Symbol: XLI
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US industrial sector exposure. Includes aerospace, machinery, transportation, logistics, and industrial services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: ENERGY
Name: Energy Sector
Symbol: XLE
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US energy sector exposure. Sensitive to oil and gas prices, production trends, geopolitics, and capital discipline.
Allowed option:
ID: MATERIALS
Name: Materials Sector
Symbol: XLB
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US materials sector exposure. Includes chemicals, metals, mining, packaging, and construction materials companies.
Allowed option:
ID: UTILITIES
Name: Utilities Sector
Symbol: XLU
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US utilities sector exposure. Often sensitive to interest rates, electricity demand, regulation, and defensive equity flows.
Allowed option:
ID: REAL_ESTATE
Name: Real Estate Sector
Symbol: XLRE
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US listed real estate equity exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, property fundamentals, credit conditions, and real estate valuations.
Allowed option:
ID: INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY
Name: Intermediate-Term US Treasury Bonds
Symbol: IEF
Asset class: bond
Category: treasury_duration
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Intermediate-duration US Treasury bond exposure. Sensitive to changes in interest rates, inflation expectations, and growth expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: LONG_TREASURY
Name: Long-Term US Treasury Bonds
Symbol: TLT
Asset class: bond
Category: treasury_duration
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: high
Description: Long-duration US Treasury bond exposure. More sensitive to interest-rate changes than shorter-duration bond funds.
Allowed option:
ID: TIPS
Name: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Symbol: TIP
Asset class: bond
Category: inflation_linked_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US Treasury inflation-protected bond exposure. Sensitive to real interest rates and inflation expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT
Name: Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
Symbol: LQD
Asset class: bond
Category: corporate_credit
Group: credit
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US investment-grade corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, credit spreads, and corporate balance-sheet conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT
Name: High Yield Corporate Bonds
Symbol: HYG
Asset class: bond
Category: corporate_credit
Group: credit
Risk bucket: high
Description: US high-yield corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to credit spreads, default expectations, liquidity, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: AGGREGATE_BONDS
Name: US Aggregate Bond Market
Symbol: AGG
Asset class: bond
Category: aggregate_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad US investment-grade bond market exposure. Includes Treasuries, agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds.
Allowed option:
ID: DEVELOPED_EX_US
Name: Developed Markets ex-US
Symbol: VEA
Asset class: equity
Category: international_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Developed-market equity exposure outside the United States. Includes regions such as Europe, Japan, Canada, and developed Asia-Pacific markets.
Allowed option:
ID: EMERGING_MARKETS
Name: Emerging Markets
Symbol: VWO
Asset class: equity
Category: international_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Emerging-market equity exposure. Sensitive to global growth, currency moves, capital flows, commodity cycles, and country-specific policy risk.
Allowed option:
ID: EUROPE
Name: Europe Equities
Symbol: VGK
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: European equity exposure. Sensitive to European growth, monetary policy, currency trends, energy costs, and regional earnings.
Allowed option:
ID: JAPAN
Name: Japan Equities
Symbol: EWJ
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Japanese equity exposure. Sensitive to Japanese corporate earnings, yen movements, monetary policy, and global trade conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: CHINA
Name: China Equities
Symbol: MCHI
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: China equity exposure through publicly traded Chinese companies. Sensitive to Chinese growth, policy actions, currency moves, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: INDIA
Name: India Equities
Symbol: INDA
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Indian equity exposure. Sensitive to Indian economic growth, currency moves, domestic policy, valuations, and foreign capital flows.
Allowed option:
ID: GOLD
Name: Gold
Symbol: IAU
Asset class: commodity
Category: precious_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Gold exposure through a listed gold trust. Sensitive to real interest rates, US dollar strength, inflation expectations, and safe-haven demand.
Allowed option:
ID: BROAD_COMMODITIES
Name: Broad Commodities
Symbol: PDBC
Asset class: commodity
Category: broad_commodities
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Broad commodity exposure through a diversified commodity strategy ETF. Sensitive to energy, metals, agriculture, inflation expectations, and global demand.
Allowed option:
ID: SEMICONDUCTORS
Name: Semiconductors
Symbol: SMH
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Semiconductor equity exposure. Includes companies involved in chip design, manufacturing, equipment, and related supply chains.
Allowed option:
ID: SOFTWARE
Name: Software
Symbol: IGV
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Software equity exposure. Includes companies in application software, infrastructure software, and related technology services.
Allowed option:
ID: BROAD_AI_TECH
Name: Broad AI Technology
Symbol: AIQ
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Broad artificial intelligence and technology equity exposure. Includes companies associated with AI applications, infrastructure, data, and related technology services.
Allowed option:
ID: AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS
Name: Autonomous Technology and Robotics
Symbol: ARKQ
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Autonomous technology and robotics equity exposure. Includes companies associated with automation, robotics, autonomous transport, energy storage, and related technology platforms.
Allowed option:
ID: CYBERSECURITY
Name: Cybersecurity
Symbol: CIBR
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Cybersecurity equity exposure. Includes companies providing network security, identity, endpoint, cloud security, and related cybersecurity products and services.
Allowed option:
ID: SOLAR
Name: Solar Energy
Symbol: TAN
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: clean_energy
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Solar energy equity exposure. Includes companies associated with solar power equipment, development, installation, and related clean-energy supply chains.
Allowed option:
ID: METALS_MINING
Name: Metals and Mining
Symbol: XME
Asset class: equity
Category: commodity_equity
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Metals and mining equity exposure. Includes companies involved in steel, aluminum, precious metals, coal, copper, and diversified mining industries.
Allowed option:
ID: EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500
Name: Equal-Weight S&P 500
Symbol: RSP
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Equal-weight US large-cap equity exposure. Reduces concentration in the largest S&P 500 constituents compared with market-cap weighting.
Allowed option:
ID: BIOTECH
Name: Biotechnology
Symbol: XBI
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: healthcare_and_biotech
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: US biotechnology equity exposure. Sensitive to clinical data, financing conditions, regulation, mergers, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: REGIONAL_BANKS
Name: Regional Banks
Symbol: KRE
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: us_industry
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: US regional bank equity exposure. Sensitive to deposit trends, credit quality, yield curves, regulation, and commercial real estate conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: AEROSPACE_DEFENSE
Name: Aerospace and Defense
Symbol: ITA
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: us_industry
Risk bucket: high
Description: US aerospace and defense equity exposure. Sensitive to defense budgets, aircraft demand, supply chains, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: CANADA
Name: Canada Equities
Symbol: EWC
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Canadian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to financials, energy, materials, domestic growth, and Canadian dollar conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: UNITED_KINGDOM
Name: United Kingdom Equities
Symbol: EWU
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: United Kingdom equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to sterling, UK growth, global financials, energy, and dividend-oriented sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: AUSTRALIA
Name: Australia Equities
Symbol: EWA
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Australian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to banks, materials, commodity demand, China-linked growth, and Australian dollar conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: SOUTH_KOREA
Name: South Korea Equities
Symbol: EWY
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: South Korean equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductors, exports, won movements, global trade, and regional geopolitics.
Allowed option:
ID: TAIWAN
Name: Taiwan Equities
Symbol: EWT
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Taiwan equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductor supply chains, global electronics demand, currency movements, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: BRAZIL
Name: Brazil Equities
Symbol: EWZ
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Brazilian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to commodities, rates, fiscal policy, currency moves, and emerging-market capital flows.
Allowed option:
ID: MEXICO
Name: Mexico Equities
Symbol: EWW
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Mexican equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to domestic growth, currency moves, trade links, remittances, and nearshoring activity.
Allowed option:
ID: SOUTH_AFRICA
Name: South Africa Equities
Symbol: EZA
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: South African equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to resources, domestic policy, currency moves, power availability, and emerging-market flows.
Allowed option:
ID: MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS
Name: Agency Mortgage-Backed Bonds
Symbol: MBB
Asset class: bond
Category: securitized_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US agency mortgage-backed securities exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, prepayment behavior, mortgage spreads, and housing finance conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: MUNICIPAL_BONDS
Name: Municipal Bonds
Symbol: MUB
Asset class: bond
Category: municipal_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: low
Description: US municipal bond exposure. Sensitive to rates, state and local credit conditions, fund flows, and tax-exempt fixed-income demand.
Allowed option:
ID: EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS
Name: Emerging Market USD Bonds
Symbol: EMB
Asset class: bond
Category: emerging_market_debt
Group: credit
Risk bucket: high
Description: US dollar emerging-market bond exposure. Sensitive to sovereign spreads, US rates, currency stress, commodity cycles, and global risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: INTERNATIONAL_BONDS
Name: International Aggregate Bonds
Symbol: BNDX
Asset class: bond
Category: international_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: International investment-grade bond exposure. Sensitive to global rates, currency hedging, regional credit conditions, and non-US monetary policy.
Allowed option:
ID: SILVER
Name: Silver
Symbol: SLV
Asset class: commodity
Category: precious_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Silver exposure through a listed trust. Sensitive to precious-metals demand, industrial usage, real rates, US dollar moves, and inflation expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: COPPER
Name: Copper
Symbol: CPER
Asset class: commodity
Category: industrial_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Copper exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to industrial demand, China-linked growth, supply conditions, inventories, and electrification themes.
Allowed option:
ID: AGRICULTURE
Name: Agriculture Commodities
Symbol: DBA
Asset class: commodity
Category: agriculture
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Agricultural commodity exposure through a diversified exchange-traded product. Sensitive to weather, crop conditions, global demand, inventories, and currency moves.
Allowed option:
ID: OIL
Name: Crude Oil
Symbol: USO
Asset class: commodity
Category: energy_commodities
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Crude oil exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to supply, demand, inventories, OPEC policy, geopolitical risk, and futures-curve structure.
Allowed option:
ID: US_DOLLAR
Name: US Dollar
Symbol: UUP
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US dollar currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to relative rates, global risk appetite, trade balances, and reserve-currency demand.
Allowed option:
ID: EURO
Name: Euro
Symbol: FXE
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Euro currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to European rates, growth, fiscal policy, energy conditions, and US dollar movements.
Allowed option:
ID: YEN
Name: Japanese Yen
Symbol: FXY
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: high
Description: Japanese yen currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to Japanese monetary policy, rate differentials, carry trades, and safe-haven demand.
Allowed option:
ID: BITCOIN_ETF
Name: Bitcoin ETF
Symbol: IBIT
Asset class: crypto_proxy
Category: crypto_asset
Group: crypto_proxies
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Bitcoin exposure through a US-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, regulation, liquidity, rates, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: ETHEREUM_ETF
Name: Ethereum ETF
Symbol: ETHA
Asset class: crypto_proxy
Category: crypto_asset
Group: crypto_proxies
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Ethereum exposure through a US-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, network activity, regulation, liquidity, and risk appetite.
Base Instructions prompt.md
# CapitalBench portfolio-v3.0 Task
You are participating in an offline, time-resolved CapitalBench evaluation round. Every model receives the same frozen information and makes one single-turn, non-agentic judgment without tools, browsing, retrieval, or follow-up.
Your objective is to rank assets for realized return over exactly one week and identify candidates that can beat SPY. CapitalBench, not you, constructs the scored portfolio from your judgment using the fixed rule below.
The deterministic candidate slate exists to prevent omission; it is not a recommendation. Assess every slate candidate. You may add at most two wildcard options from the complete allowed universe, but only when the frozen briefing supplies a specific reason the mechanical slate missed.
Use only facts and mechanical market data supplied in this input. You may use internal learned knowledge and general priors, but do not intentionally rely on facts, prices, news, or events after the research cutoff. Treat section order, mention count, option order, table order, and slate inclusion as neutral presentation choices rather than recommendation signals.
Do not extrapolate recent returns mechanically. A recent winner has no positive edge without independent in-window support. Give extreme recent losers a fair reversal test, but distinguish temporary price overreaction from fundamental deterioration. Use the supplied cross-sectional dispersion, medium-horizon relative strength, volatility, drawdown, volume, briefing evidence, and quality evidence. Optimize for the stated close-to-close scoring window only.
For every assessed candidate, provide probabilities and an 80% excess-return range relative to SPY. Rank every assessment without ties. top3_option_ids must be the options ranked 1, 2, and 3. prefer_spy is a diagnostic judgment and does not override the deterministic rule.
CapitalBench applies this rule after your response:
1. Preserve your candidate ranks.
2. A non-SPY candidate is eligible only when you label its recent return as overreaction and give it at least a 55% probability of beating SPY.
3. Select at most the first three eligible candidates in your rank order.
4. Fill fixed portfolio slots of 35%, 35%, and 30% in that order.
5. Put every unused slot in SPY.
You do not submit allocations or an alternative portfolio. Return only valid JSON. Do not include markdown, citations, prose, or commentary outside the JSON.
Required JSON format:
{
"round_id": "<round_id>",
"model_id": "<model_id>",
"provider": "<provider>",
"mode": "closed_capability",
"dispersion_state": "low, normal, or high",
"dominant_pattern": "continuation, reversal, or mixed",
"market_rationale": "<concise market-level judgment>",
"candidate_assessments": [
{
"option_id": "<allowed option ID>",
"origin_lanes": ["<exact lane or lanes from the deterministic slate, or wildcard>"],
"mechanism": "continuation, reversal, catalyst, defensive, or no_edge",
"p_beat_spy_pct": <integer 0-100>,
"p_top3_pct": <integer 0-100>,
"excess_return_p10_pct": <number>,
"excess_return_p50_pct": <number>,
"excess_return_p90_pct": <number>,
"recent_return_interpretation": "overreaction, fundamental_deterioration, supported_continuation, or no_edge",
"evidence": ["<1-3 concise facts from the supplied input>"],
"rank": <unique contiguous integer beginning at 1>
}
],
"top3_option_ids": ["<rank 1>", "<rank 2>", "<rank 3>"],
"prefer_spy": <boolean>,
"portfolio_rationale": "<concise explanation of the ranked judgment>",
"key_risks": ["<risk 1>", "<risk 2>"]
}
Rules:
- assess every deterministic slate candidate and no more than two optional wildcards;
- use origin_lanes exactly as shown for slate candidates and ["wildcard"] for additions;
- probabilities are whole percentages from 0 to 100;
- excess-return estimates are percentage points relative to SPY and must satisfy p10 <= p50 <= p90;
- ranks must be unique and contiguous from 1 through the number of assessments;
- evidence must refer only to supplied input and contain no URLs;
- key_risks must contain 2-5 concrete risks;
- do not output portfolio allocations, a second ranking, a financial-advice disclaimer, or extra fields. Round Manifest manifest.yaml
round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
title: CapitalBench CB-2026-08-27-1W
description: One-week market allocation evaluation round.
decision_date: '2026-08-27'
decision_deadline: '2026-08-28T13:25:00Z'
horizon: one week
methodology_version: portfolio-v3.0
model_roster_version: portfolio-v3-roster-446d2fe37cff
model_roster_frozen_at_utc: '2026-08-28T04:49:48.962082+00:00'
expected_model_ids:
- openai-gpt-5-6-sol
- anthropic-claude-opus-5
- anthropic-claude-fable-5
- google-gemini-3-1-pro
- xai-grok-4-3
- xai-grok-4-5
- xai-grok-4-6
universe_version: v2.1
submission_format: portfolio
portfolio_constraints:
min_holdings: 1
max_holdings: 3
allocation_increment_pct: 5
min_allocation_pct: 5
max_total_allocation_pct: 100
allow_cash: true
allow_benchmark_asset: true
max_economic_exposure_pct: null
entry_rule: Use the official entry prices supplied in prices/entry_prices.csv.
exit_rule: Use the official exit prices supplied in prices/exit_prices.csv.
entry_date: '2026-08-28'
exit_date: '2026-09-04'
created_at: '2026-08-28T04:49:48.962082+00:00'
notes: 'Brand-new direct public-web research for the 2026-08-27 decision date; latest completed U.S. session 2026-08-27. No prior input report was opened, copied, or used. One-shot closed-capability V3 run.' Briefing briefing.md
# CapitalBench Final Briefing — August 27, 2026 Decision Date
Research cutoff: 2026-08-28 04:50:00 UTC. Latest completed U.S. market session: 2026-08-27.
This briefing provides fixed factual datapoints only. It does not rank, recommend, analyze, or map facts to CapitalBench options. Inclusion, order, grouping, and row count are not evidence of expected return. A mechanical full-universe price, risk, and benchmark-relative appendix follows this briefing in the model input.
## U.S. Market Close and Corporate Data
- The Associated Press reported August 27 closes of 7,730.99 for the S&P 500, up 0.7%; 53,569.44 for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 0.2%; 26,541.35 for the Nasdaq composite, up 1.6%; and 3,014.34 for the Russell 2000, up 0.3%. AP also reported that a majority of S&P 500 constituents declined and Treasury yields rose.
- NVIDIA reported on August 26 fiscal second-quarter revenue of $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year, including Data Center revenue of $89.0 billion, up 117%. Its company outlook, which is a forecast, put next-quarter revenue at $108.0 billion plus or minus 2% and assumed no China Data Center compute revenue.
## Rates and Monetary Policy
- U.S. Treasury August 27 nominal par-yield estimates were 3.81% at one month, 3.94% at six months, 4.20% at two years, 4.38% at five years, 4.67% at ten years, and 5.19% at thirty years. The two-, ten-, and thirty-year estimates were each one basis point lower on August 26. Treasury identifies the series as daily estimates derived from indicative market quotations.
- The Federal Reserve maintained the federal-funds target range at 3.50%–3.75% on July 29 by a 9–3 vote; three members preferred a 25-basis-point increase. The statement described economic activity as expanding at a solid pace and inflation as elevated.
## Prices, Income, and Growth
- The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported July personal income up 0.4%, disposable income up 0.5%, nominal consumption up 0.2%, real disposable income up 0.4%, real consumption effectively unchanged, and a 3.0% saving rate. PCE prices rose 0.2% month over month and 3.7% year over year; excluding food and energy they rose 0.2% and 3.3%.
- BEA's August 26 second estimate put second-quarter real GDP growth at a 1.5% annual rate, real final sales to private domestic purchasers at 4.2%, real gross domestic income at 2.2%, and current-production corporate-profit growth at $400.9 billion. The estimates are subject to revision.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported July CPI up 0.1% month over month and 3.4% year over year; CPI excluding food and energy rose 0.2% and 2.5%. July final-demand PPI was unchanged month over month and up 4.7% year over year; final demand excluding food, energy, and trade services rose 0.4% and 4.7%.
## Labor, Production, and Demand
- BLS reported July payroll employment down 23,000, unemployment at 4.1%, and 6.9 million people unemployed. May and June payroll levels were revised down by a combined 103,000. Survey estimates are subject to sampling and nonsampling error and revision.
- BLS reported June job openings at 7.4 million, hires at 5.3 million, separations at 5.4 million, quits at 3.2 million, and layoffs and discharges at 1.8 million; it described all five as little changed.
- The Federal Reserve reported July industrial production up 0.2% month over month and 1.1% year over year, manufacturing up 0.2%, business-equipment output up 0.8%, consumer-goods output down 0.4%, and capacity utilization at 76.3%. The release is preliminary and scheduled for revision.
- The Census Bureau reported advance July retail and food-services sales down 0.6% month over month with a ±0.4 percentage-point sampling error and up 5.0% year over year with a ±0.5-point error. Advance durable-goods orders rose 1.1%, including 0.4% excluding transportation and 1.3% excluding defense.
- The Census Bureau reported an advance July goods deficit of $118.8 billion, $17.4 billion wider than June, with exports down $6.0 billion and imports up $11.4 billion. Advance wholesale inventories rose 1.3% month over month with a ±0.2-point sampling error, and advance retail inventories rose 0.7% with a ±0.2-point error; advance estimates are revised with fuller data.
## Housing and Energy
- The Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported July permits at a 1.443 million annual rate, up 5.0% month over month, and starts at a 1.239 million rate, down 12.4% with a ±9.5 percentage-point interval. Single-family starts fell 9.9% with a ±10.4-point interval, which was not statistically significant at that interval.
- July new-home sales were at a 607,000 annual rate, down 10.5% with a ±14.0 percentage-point interval; supply was 488,000 homes or 9.6 months. The monthly and annual sales changes were not statistically significant at the reported intervals.
- The Energy Information Administration reported total crude stocks including the Strategic Petroleum Reserve down 3.605 million barrels in the week ended August 21, commercial crude stocks up 0.095 million, the reserve down 3.700 million, production at 13.843 million barrels per day, and refinery utilization at 97.4%. Weekly values are estimates and can be revised.
- EIA reported working natural gas in storage at 3,184 billion cubic feet for the week ended August 21, up 15 billion from the prior week. Weekly values are estimates and can be revised.
## International Data
- The European Central Bank left its key rates unchanged on July 23 at 2.25% for deposits, 2.40% for main refinancing operations, and 2.65% for marginal lending. It stated that decisions would remain data-dependent and meeting-by-meeting.
- Eurostat reported final July euro-area inflation of 2.9% year over year, with services contributing 1.55 percentage points and energy 0.94 point. Its preliminary flash estimate put second-quarter euro-area GDP growth at 0.4% quarter over quarter and employment growth at 0.1%; preliminary estimates can be revised.
- China's National Bureau of Statistics reported a July manufacturing PMI of 49.2, a non-manufacturing business-activity index of 49.0, and a composite PMI output index of 49.3. July industrial value added rose 4.5% year over year, including 5.5% for manufacturing.
## Scheduled Releases Inside the Scoring Windows
- September 1: BLS July JOLTS at 10:00 a.m. ET and Eurostat flash August inflation.
- September 2: Federal Reserve Beige Book at 2:00 p.m. ET, Census July manufacturers' orders at 10:00 a.m. ET, and EIA weekly petroleum data.
- September 3: BLS revised second-quarter productivity and costs and U.S. July trade at 8:30 a.m. ET, plus EIA weekly natural-gas storage.
- September 4: BLS August employment at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- September 10–11: BLS August PPI on September 10 and August CPI and real earnings on September 11, each at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- September 15–18: Federal Reserve FOMC meeting with a Summary of Economic Projections and September 16 press conference; Census August retail sales on September 16, August housing starts on September 17, and Federal Reserve August industrial production on September 18.
- September 24–25: Census August new-home sales on September 24 and advance August durable-goods orders on September 25.
This briefing contains only fixed, cutoff-safe factual datapoints and source-reported statuses, forecasts, schedules, and uncertainties. These facts are presented neutrally, with no ordering signal or asset mapping; the complete mechanical appendix is supplied separately. Rendered Options In Prompt options.yaml rendered for model prompt
Allowed option:
ID: CASH
Name: Cash / Do Not Invest
Symbol: N/A
Asset class: cash
Category: cash
Group: cash
Risk bucket: cash
Description: Cash position with no market exposure. Return is treated as 0 unless a round explicitly defines a cash yield proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: SHORT_TREASURY
Name: Short-Term Treasury Bills
Symbol: BIL
Asset class: cash_like
Category: treasury_bills
Group: cash_and_short_duration
Risk bucket: low
Description: Short-term US Treasury bill exposure. Typically used as a cash-like proxy with low duration risk.
Allowed option:
ID: SP500
Name: S&P 500
Symbol: SPY
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad US large-cap equity exposure. Represents large publicly traded US companies across multiple sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: TOTAL_US_MARKET
Name: Total US Stock Market
Symbol: VTI
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad exposure to the total US equity market, including large-, mid-, and small-cap companies. Useful as a diversified US equity proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: NASDAQ100
Name: Nasdaq 100
Symbol: QQQ
Asset class: equity
Category: growth_equity
Group: us_growth_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Large-cap, growth-oriented US equity exposure with heavy weights in technology and communication services. Sensitive to mega-cap earnings, rates, and growth-stock sentiment.
Allowed option:
ID: LARGE_GROWTH
Name: US Large-Cap Growth
Symbol: IWF
Asset class: equity
Category: style_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US large-cap growth stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with higher expected growth, higher valuations, and greater sensitivity to interest rates.
Allowed option:
ID: LARGE_VALUE
Name: US Large-Cap Value
Symbol: IWD
Asset class: equity
Category: style_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US large-cap value stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with lower valuation multiples, dividends, financials, energy, and cyclical sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: MID_CAP
Name: US Mid-Cap Stocks
Symbol: IJH
Asset class: equity
Category: size_factor
Group: us_size_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US mid-cap equity exposure. Represents companies between large caps and small caps, with sensitivity to domestic growth, financing conditions, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: SMALL_CAP
Name: US Small-Cap Stocks
Symbol: IWM
Asset class: equity
Category: size_factor
Group: us_size_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US small-cap equity exposure. Often more sensitive to domestic economic growth, credit conditions, rates, and market risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: SMALL_VALUE
Name: US Small-Cap Value
Symbol: IWN
Asset class: equity
Category: style_and_size_factor
Group: us_style_factor
Risk bucket: high
Description: US small-cap value equity exposure. Combines smaller company exposure with value-oriented characteristics.
Allowed option:
ID: DIVIDEND
Name: US Dividend Equities
Symbol: SCHD
Asset class: equity
Category: dividend_equity
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US dividend-oriented equity exposure. Often tilted toward profitable, mature companies with dividend histories.
Allowed option:
ID: LOW_VOL
Name: US Low Volatility Equities
Symbol: SPLV
Asset class: equity
Category: low_volatility_factor
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US equity exposure focused on historically lower-volatility stocks. Often used as a defensive equity factor proxy.
Allowed option:
ID: MOMENTUM
Name: US Momentum Equities
Symbol: MTUM
Asset class: equity
Category: momentum_factor
Group: us_factor_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: US equity exposure tilted toward stocks with stronger recent price momentum. Sensitive to trend persistence and factor rotations.
Allowed option:
ID: TECHNOLOGY
Name: Technology Sector
Symbol: XLK
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US technology sector exposure within large-cap equities. Includes software, hardware, semiconductors, and technology services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: COMMUNICATIONS
Name: Communication Services Sector
Symbol: XLC
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US communication services sector exposure. Includes large internet platforms, media, telecom, and entertainment companies.
Allowed option:
ID: CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY
Name: Consumer Discretionary Sector
Symbol: XLY
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US consumer discretionary sector exposure. Sensitive to consumer spending, employment, credit conditions, and household confidence.
Allowed option:
ID: CONSUMER_STAPLES
Name: Consumer Staples Sector
Symbol: XLP
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US consumer staples sector exposure. Includes companies selling essential consumer products and is often considered a defensive equity sector.
Allowed option:
ID: HEALTHCARE
Name: Healthcare Sector
Symbol: XLV
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US healthcare sector exposure. Includes pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare services, and insurers.
Allowed option:
ID: FINANCIALS
Name: Financials Sector
Symbol: XLF
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US financial sector exposure. Includes banks, insurers, capital markets firms, and financial services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: INDUSTRIALS
Name: Industrials Sector
Symbol: XLI
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US industrial sector exposure. Includes aerospace, machinery, transportation, logistics, and industrial services companies.
Allowed option:
ID: ENERGY
Name: Energy Sector
Symbol: XLE
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US energy sector exposure. Sensitive to oil and gas prices, production trends, geopolitics, and capital discipline.
Allowed option:
ID: MATERIALS
Name: Materials Sector
Symbol: XLB
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US materials sector exposure. Includes chemicals, metals, mining, packaging, and construction materials companies.
Allowed option:
ID: UTILITIES
Name: Utilities Sector
Symbol: XLU
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US utilities sector exposure. Often sensitive to interest rates, electricity demand, regulation, and defensive equity flows.
Allowed option:
ID: REAL_ESTATE
Name: Real Estate Sector
Symbol: XLRE
Asset class: equity
Category: us_sector
Group: us_sector
Risk bucket: high
Description: US listed real estate equity exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, property fundamentals, credit conditions, and real estate valuations.
Allowed option:
ID: INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY
Name: Intermediate-Term US Treasury Bonds
Symbol: IEF
Asset class: bond
Category: treasury_duration
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Intermediate-duration US Treasury bond exposure. Sensitive to changes in interest rates, inflation expectations, and growth expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: LONG_TREASURY
Name: Long-Term US Treasury Bonds
Symbol: TLT
Asset class: bond
Category: treasury_duration
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: high
Description: Long-duration US Treasury bond exposure. More sensitive to interest-rate changes than shorter-duration bond funds.
Allowed option:
ID: TIPS
Name: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
Symbol: TIP
Asset class: bond
Category: inflation_linked_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US Treasury inflation-protected bond exposure. Sensitive to real interest rates and inflation expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT
Name: Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
Symbol: LQD
Asset class: bond
Category: corporate_credit
Group: credit
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US investment-grade corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, credit spreads, and corporate balance-sheet conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT
Name: High Yield Corporate Bonds
Symbol: HYG
Asset class: bond
Category: corporate_credit
Group: credit
Risk bucket: high
Description: US high-yield corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to credit spreads, default expectations, liquidity, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: AGGREGATE_BONDS
Name: US Aggregate Bond Market
Symbol: AGG
Asset class: bond
Category: aggregate_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Broad US investment-grade bond market exposure. Includes Treasuries, agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds.
Allowed option:
ID: DEVELOPED_EX_US
Name: Developed Markets ex-US
Symbol: VEA
Asset class: equity
Category: international_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Developed-market equity exposure outside the United States. Includes regions such as Europe, Japan, Canada, and developed Asia-Pacific markets.
Allowed option:
ID: EMERGING_MARKETS
Name: Emerging Markets
Symbol: VWO
Asset class: equity
Category: international_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Emerging-market equity exposure. Sensitive to global growth, currency moves, capital flows, commodity cycles, and country-specific policy risk.
Allowed option:
ID: EUROPE
Name: Europe Equities
Symbol: VGK
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: European equity exposure. Sensitive to European growth, monetary policy, currency trends, energy costs, and regional earnings.
Allowed option:
ID: JAPAN
Name: Japan Equities
Symbol: EWJ
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Japanese equity exposure. Sensitive to Japanese corporate earnings, yen movements, monetary policy, and global trade conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: CHINA
Name: China Equities
Symbol: MCHI
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: China equity exposure through publicly traded Chinese companies. Sensitive to Chinese growth, policy actions, currency moves, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: INDIA
Name: India Equities
Symbol: INDA
Asset class: equity
Category: regional_equity
Group: international_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Indian equity exposure. Sensitive to Indian economic growth, currency moves, domestic policy, valuations, and foreign capital flows.
Allowed option:
ID: GOLD
Name: Gold
Symbol: IAU
Asset class: commodity
Category: precious_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Gold exposure through a listed gold trust. Sensitive to real interest rates, US dollar strength, inflation expectations, and safe-haven demand.
Allowed option:
ID: BROAD_COMMODITIES
Name: Broad Commodities
Symbol: PDBC
Asset class: commodity
Category: broad_commodities
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Broad commodity exposure through a diversified commodity strategy ETF. Sensitive to energy, metals, agriculture, inflation expectations, and global demand.
Allowed option:
ID: SEMICONDUCTORS
Name: Semiconductors
Symbol: SMH
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Semiconductor equity exposure. Includes companies involved in chip design, manufacturing, equipment, and related supply chains.
Allowed option:
ID: SOFTWARE
Name: Software
Symbol: IGV
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Software equity exposure. Includes companies in application software, infrastructure software, and related technology services.
Allowed option:
ID: BROAD_AI_TECH
Name: Broad AI Technology
Symbol: AIQ
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Broad artificial intelligence and technology equity exposure. Includes companies associated with AI applications, infrastructure, data, and related technology services.
Allowed option:
ID: AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS
Name: Autonomous Technology and Robotics
Symbol: ARKQ
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Autonomous technology and robotics equity exposure. Includes companies associated with automation, robotics, autonomous transport, energy storage, and related technology platforms.
Allowed option:
ID: CYBERSECURITY
Name: Cybersecurity
Symbol: CIBR
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: ai_and_technology
Risk bucket: high
Description: Cybersecurity equity exposure. Includes companies providing network security, identity, endpoint, cloud security, and related cybersecurity products and services.
Allowed option:
ID: SOLAR
Name: Solar Energy
Symbol: TAN
Asset class: equity
Category: thematic_equity
Group: clean_energy
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Solar energy equity exposure. Includes companies associated with solar power equipment, development, installation, and related clean-energy supply chains.
Allowed option:
ID: METALS_MINING
Name: Metals and Mining
Symbol: XME
Asset class: equity
Category: commodity_equity
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Metals and mining equity exposure. Includes companies involved in steel, aluminum, precious metals, coal, copper, and diversified mining industries.
Allowed option:
ID: EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500
Name: Equal-Weight S&P 500
Symbol: RSP
Asset class: equity
Category: broad_us_equity
Group: us_broad_market
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Equal-weight US large-cap equity exposure. Reduces concentration in the largest S&P 500 constituents compared with market-cap weighting.
Allowed option:
ID: BIOTECH
Name: Biotechnology
Symbol: XBI
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: healthcare_and_biotech
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: US biotechnology equity exposure. Sensitive to clinical data, financing conditions, regulation, mergers, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: REGIONAL_BANKS
Name: Regional Banks
Symbol: KRE
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: us_industry
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: US regional bank equity exposure. Sensitive to deposit trends, credit quality, yield curves, regulation, and commercial real estate conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: AEROSPACE_DEFENSE
Name: Aerospace and Defense
Symbol: ITA
Asset class: equity
Category: industry_equity
Group: us_industry
Risk bucket: high
Description: US aerospace and defense equity exposure. Sensitive to defense budgets, aircraft demand, supply chains, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: CANADA
Name: Canada Equities
Symbol: EWC
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Canadian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to financials, energy, materials, domestic growth, and Canadian dollar conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: UNITED_KINGDOM
Name: United Kingdom Equities
Symbol: EWU
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: United Kingdom equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to sterling, UK growth, global financials, energy, and dividend-oriented sectors.
Allowed option:
ID: AUSTRALIA
Name: Australia Equities
Symbol: EWA
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Australian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to banks, materials, commodity demand, China-linked growth, and Australian dollar conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: SOUTH_KOREA
Name: South Korea Equities
Symbol: EWY
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: South Korean equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductors, exports, won movements, global trade, and regional geopolitics.
Allowed option:
ID: TAIWAN
Name: Taiwan Equities
Symbol: EWT
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Taiwan equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductor supply chains, global electronics demand, currency movements, and geopolitical risk.
Allowed option:
ID: BRAZIL
Name: Brazil Equities
Symbol: EWZ
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Brazilian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to commodities, rates, fiscal policy, currency moves, and emerging-market capital flows.
Allowed option:
ID: MEXICO
Name: Mexico Equities
Symbol: EWW
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: high
Description: Mexican equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to domestic growth, currency moves, trade links, remittances, and nearshoring activity.
Allowed option:
ID: SOUTH_AFRICA
Name: South Africa Equities
Symbol: EZA
Asset class: equity
Category: country_equity
Group: country_equity
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: South African equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to resources, domestic policy, currency moves, power availability, and emerging-market flows.
Allowed option:
ID: MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS
Name: Agency Mortgage-Backed Bonds
Symbol: MBB
Asset class: bond
Category: securitized_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US agency mortgage-backed securities exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, prepayment behavior, mortgage spreads, and housing finance conditions.
Allowed option:
ID: MUNICIPAL_BONDS
Name: Municipal Bonds
Symbol: MUB
Asset class: bond
Category: municipal_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: low
Description: US municipal bond exposure. Sensitive to rates, state and local credit conditions, fund flows, and tax-exempt fixed-income demand.
Allowed option:
ID: EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS
Name: Emerging Market USD Bonds
Symbol: EMB
Asset class: bond
Category: emerging_market_debt
Group: credit
Risk bucket: high
Description: US dollar emerging-market bond exposure. Sensitive to sovereign spreads, US rates, currency stress, commodity cycles, and global risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: INTERNATIONAL_BONDS
Name: International Aggregate Bonds
Symbol: BNDX
Asset class: bond
Category: international_bonds
Group: bonds_and_rates
Risk bucket: medium
Description: International investment-grade bond exposure. Sensitive to global rates, currency hedging, regional credit conditions, and non-US monetary policy.
Allowed option:
ID: SILVER
Name: Silver
Symbol: SLV
Asset class: commodity
Category: precious_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Silver exposure through a listed trust. Sensitive to precious-metals demand, industrial usage, real rates, US dollar moves, and inflation expectations.
Allowed option:
ID: COPPER
Name: Copper
Symbol: CPER
Asset class: commodity
Category: industrial_metals
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Copper exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to industrial demand, China-linked growth, supply conditions, inventories, and electrification themes.
Allowed option:
ID: AGRICULTURE
Name: Agriculture Commodities
Symbol: DBA
Asset class: commodity
Category: agriculture
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: high
Description: Agricultural commodity exposure through a diversified exchange-traded product. Sensitive to weather, crop conditions, global demand, inventories, and currency moves.
Allowed option:
ID: OIL
Name: Crude Oil
Symbol: USO
Asset class: commodity
Category: energy_commodities
Group: commodities
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Crude oil exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to supply, demand, inventories, OPEC policy, geopolitical risk, and futures-curve structure.
Allowed option:
ID: US_DOLLAR
Name: US Dollar
Symbol: UUP
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: medium
Description: US dollar currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to relative rates, global risk appetite, trade balances, and reserve-currency demand.
Allowed option:
ID: EURO
Name: Euro
Symbol: FXE
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: medium
Description: Euro currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to European rates, growth, fiscal policy, energy conditions, and US dollar movements.
Allowed option:
ID: YEN
Name: Japanese Yen
Symbol: FXY
Asset class: currency
Category: currency
Group: currencies
Risk bucket: high
Description: Japanese yen currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to Japanese monetary policy, rate differentials, carry trades, and safe-haven demand.
Allowed option:
ID: BITCOIN_ETF
Name: Bitcoin ETF
Symbol: IBIT
Asset class: crypto_proxy
Category: crypto_asset
Group: crypto_proxies
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Bitcoin exposure through a US-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, regulation, liquidity, rates, and risk appetite.
Allowed option:
ID: ETHEREUM_ETF
Name: Ethereum ETF
Symbol: ETHA
Asset class: crypto_proxy
Category: crypto_asset
Group: crypto_proxies
Risk bucket: very_high
Description: Ethereum exposure through a US-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, network activity, regulation, liquidity, and risk appetite. Source Options YAML options.yaml
options:
- id: CASH
name: Cash / Do Not Invest
symbol: null
tiingo_symbol: null
asset_class: cash
category: cash
option_group: cash
risk_bucket: cash
currency: USD
is_cash: true
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Cash position with no market exposure. Return is treated as 0 unless a round explicitly defines a cash yield proxy."
- id: SHORT_TREASURY
name: Short-Term Treasury Bills
symbol: BIL
tiingo_symbol: BIL
asset_class: cash_like
category: treasury_bills
option_group: cash_and_short_duration
risk_bucket: low
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Short-term US Treasury bill exposure. Typically used as a cash-like proxy with low duration risk."
- id: SP500
name: S&P 500
symbol: SPY
tiingo_symbol: SPY
asset_class: equity
category: broad_us_equity
option_group: us_broad_market
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
is_benchmark: true
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Broad US large-cap equity exposure. Represents large publicly traded US companies across multiple sectors."
- id: TOTAL_US_MARKET
name: Total US Stock Market
symbol: VTI
tiingo_symbol: VTI
asset_class: equity
category: broad_us_equity
option_group: us_broad_market
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Broad exposure to the total US equity market, including large-, mid-, and small-cap companies. Useful as a diversified US equity proxy."
- id: NASDAQ100
name: Nasdaq 100
symbol: QQQ
tiingo_symbol: QQQ
asset_class: equity
category: growth_equity
option_group: us_growth_and_technology
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Large-cap, growth-oriented US equity exposure with heavy weights in technology and communication services. Sensitive to mega-cap earnings, rates, and growth-stock sentiment."
- id: LARGE_GROWTH
name: US Large-Cap Growth
symbol: IWF
tiingo_symbol: IWF
asset_class: equity
category: style_factor
option_group: us_style_factor
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US large-cap growth stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with higher expected growth, higher valuations, and greater sensitivity to interest rates."
- id: LARGE_VALUE
name: US Large-Cap Value
symbol: IWD
tiingo_symbol: IWD
asset_class: equity
category: style_factor
option_group: us_style_factor
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US large-cap value stock exposure. Often tilted toward companies with lower valuation multiples, dividends, financials, energy, and cyclical sectors."
- id: MID_CAP
name: US Mid-Cap Stocks
symbol: IJH
tiingo_symbol: IJH
asset_class: equity
category: size_factor
option_group: us_size_factor
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US mid-cap equity exposure. Represents companies between large caps and small caps, with sensitivity to domestic growth, financing conditions, and risk appetite."
- id: SMALL_CAP
name: US Small-Cap Stocks
symbol: IWM
tiingo_symbol: IWM
asset_class: equity
category: size_factor
option_group: us_size_factor
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US small-cap equity exposure. Often more sensitive to domestic economic growth, credit conditions, rates, and market risk appetite."
- id: SMALL_VALUE
name: US Small-Cap Value
symbol: IWN
tiingo_symbol: IWN
asset_class: equity
category: style_and_size_factor
option_group: us_style_factor
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US small-cap value equity exposure. Combines smaller company exposure with value-oriented characteristics."
- id: DIVIDEND
name: US Dividend Equities
symbol: SCHD
tiingo_symbol: SCHD
asset_class: equity
category: dividend_equity
option_group: us_factor_equity
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US dividend-oriented equity exposure. Often tilted toward profitable, mature companies with dividend histories."
- id: LOW_VOL
name: US Low Volatility Equities
symbol: SPLV
tiingo_symbol: SPLV
asset_class: equity
category: low_volatility_factor
option_group: us_factor_equity
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US equity exposure focused on historically lower-volatility stocks. Often used as a defensive equity factor proxy."
- id: MOMENTUM
name: US Momentum Equities
symbol: MTUM
tiingo_symbol: MTUM
asset_class: equity
category: momentum_factor
option_group: us_factor_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US equity exposure tilted toward stocks with stronger recent price momentum. Sensitive to trend persistence and factor rotations."
- id: TECHNOLOGY
name: Technology Sector
symbol: XLK
tiingo_symbol: XLK
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US technology sector exposure within large-cap equities. Includes software, hardware, semiconductors, and technology services companies."
- id: COMMUNICATIONS
name: Communication Services Sector
symbol: XLC
tiingo_symbol: XLC
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US communication services sector exposure. Includes large internet platforms, media, telecom, and entertainment companies."
- id: CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY
name: Consumer Discretionary Sector
symbol: XLY
tiingo_symbol: XLY
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US consumer discretionary sector exposure. Sensitive to consumer spending, employment, credit conditions, and household confidence."
- id: CONSUMER_STAPLES
name: Consumer Staples Sector
symbol: XLP
tiingo_symbol: XLP
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US consumer staples sector exposure. Includes companies selling essential consumer products and is often considered a defensive equity sector."
- id: HEALTHCARE
name: Healthcare Sector
symbol: XLV
tiingo_symbol: XLV
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US healthcare sector exposure. Includes pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare services, and insurers."
- id: FINANCIALS
name: Financials Sector
symbol: XLF
tiingo_symbol: XLF
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US financial sector exposure. Includes banks, insurers, capital markets firms, and financial services companies."
- id: INDUSTRIALS
name: Industrials Sector
symbol: XLI
tiingo_symbol: XLI
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US industrial sector exposure. Includes aerospace, machinery, transportation, logistics, and industrial services companies."
- id: ENERGY
name: Energy Sector
symbol: XLE
tiingo_symbol: XLE
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US energy sector exposure. Sensitive to oil and gas prices, production trends, geopolitics, and capital discipline."
- id: MATERIALS
name: Materials Sector
symbol: XLB
tiingo_symbol: XLB
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US materials sector exposure. Includes chemicals, metals, mining, packaging, and construction materials companies."
- id: UTILITIES
name: Utilities Sector
symbol: XLU
tiingo_symbol: XLU
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US utilities sector exposure. Often sensitive to interest rates, electricity demand, regulation, and defensive equity flows."
- id: REAL_ESTATE
name: Real Estate Sector
symbol: XLRE
tiingo_symbol: XLRE
asset_class: equity
category: us_sector
option_group: us_sector
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US listed real estate equity exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, property fundamentals, credit conditions, and real estate valuations."
- id: INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY
name: Intermediate-Term US Treasury Bonds
symbol: IEF
tiingo_symbol: IEF
asset_class: bond
category: treasury_duration
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Intermediate-duration US Treasury bond exposure. Sensitive to changes in interest rates, inflation expectations, and growth expectations."
- id: LONG_TREASURY
name: Long-Term US Treasury Bonds
symbol: TLT
tiingo_symbol: TLT
asset_class: bond
category: treasury_duration
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Long-duration US Treasury bond exposure. More sensitive to interest-rate changes than shorter-duration bond funds."
- id: TIPS
name: Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
symbol: TIP
tiingo_symbol: TIP
asset_class: bond
category: inflation_linked_bonds
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US Treasury inflation-protected bond exposure. Sensitive to real interest rates and inflation expectations."
- id: INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT
name: Investment Grade Corporate Bonds
symbol: LQD
tiingo_symbol: LQD
asset_class: bond
category: corporate_credit
option_group: credit
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US investment-grade corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, credit spreads, and corporate balance-sheet conditions."
- id: HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT
name: High Yield Corporate Bonds
symbol: HYG
tiingo_symbol: HYG
asset_class: bond
category: corporate_credit
option_group: credit
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US high-yield corporate bond exposure. Sensitive to credit spreads, default expectations, liquidity, and risk appetite."
- id: AGGREGATE_BONDS
name: US Aggregate Bond Market
symbol: AGG
tiingo_symbol: AGG
asset_class: bond
category: aggregate_bonds
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Broad US investment-grade bond market exposure. Includes Treasuries, agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds."
- id: DEVELOPED_EX_US
name: Developed Markets ex-US
symbol: VEA
tiingo_symbol: VEA
asset_class: equity
category: international_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Developed-market equity exposure outside the United States. Includes regions such as Europe, Japan, Canada, and developed Asia-Pacific markets."
- id: EMERGING_MARKETS
name: Emerging Markets
symbol: VWO
tiingo_symbol: VWO
asset_class: equity
category: international_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Emerging-market equity exposure. Sensitive to global growth, currency moves, capital flows, commodity cycles, and country-specific policy risk."
- id: EUROPE
name: Europe Equities
symbol: VGK
tiingo_symbol: VGK
asset_class: equity
category: regional_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "European equity exposure. Sensitive to European growth, monetary policy, currency trends, energy costs, and regional earnings."
- id: JAPAN
name: Japan Equities
symbol: EWJ
tiingo_symbol: EWJ
asset_class: equity
category: regional_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Japanese equity exposure. Sensitive to Japanese corporate earnings, yen movements, monetary policy, and global trade conditions."
- id: CHINA
name: China Equities
symbol: MCHI
tiingo_symbol: MCHI
asset_class: equity
category: regional_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "China equity exposure through publicly traded Chinese companies. Sensitive to Chinese growth, policy actions, currency moves, and geopolitical risk."
- id: INDIA
name: India Equities
symbol: INDA
tiingo_symbol: INDA
asset_class: equity
category: regional_equity
option_group: international_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Indian equity exposure. Sensitive to Indian economic growth, currency moves, domestic policy, valuations, and foreign capital flows."
- id: GOLD
name: Gold
symbol: IAU
tiingo_symbol: IAU
asset_class: commodity
category: precious_metals
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Gold exposure through a listed gold trust. Sensitive to real interest rates, US dollar strength, inflation expectations, and safe-haven demand."
- id: BROAD_COMMODITIES
name: Broad Commodities
symbol: PDBC
tiingo_symbol: PDBC
asset_class: commodity
category: broad_commodities
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Broad commodity exposure through a diversified commodity strategy ETF. Sensitive to energy, metals, agriculture, inflation expectations, and global demand."
- id: SEMICONDUCTORS
name: Semiconductors
symbol: SMH
tiingo_symbol: SMH
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: ai_and_technology
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Semiconductor equity exposure. Includes companies involved in chip design, manufacturing, equipment, and related supply chains."
- id: SOFTWARE
name: Software
symbol: IGV
tiingo_symbol: IGV
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: ai_and_technology
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Software equity exposure. Includes companies in application software, infrastructure software, and related technology services."
- id: BROAD_AI_TECH
name: Broad AI Technology
symbol: AIQ
tiingo_symbol: AIQ
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: ai_and_technology
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Broad artificial intelligence and technology equity exposure. Includes companies associated with AI applications, infrastructure, data, and related technology services."
- id: AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS
name: Autonomous Technology and Robotics
symbol: ARKQ
tiingo_symbol: ARKQ
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: ai_and_technology
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Autonomous technology and robotics equity exposure. Includes companies associated with automation, robotics, autonomous transport, energy storage, and related technology platforms."
- id: CYBERSECURITY
name: Cybersecurity
symbol: CIBR
tiingo_symbol: CIBR
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: ai_and_technology
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Cybersecurity equity exposure. Includes companies providing network security, identity, endpoint, cloud security, and related cybersecurity products and services."
- id: SOLAR
name: Solar Energy
symbol: TAN
tiingo_symbol: TAN
asset_class: equity
category: thematic_equity
option_group: clean_energy
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Solar energy equity exposure. Includes companies associated with solar power equipment, development, installation, and related clean-energy supply chains."
- id: METALS_MINING
name: Metals and Mining
symbol: XME
tiingo_symbol: XME
asset_class: equity
category: commodity_equity
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Metals and mining equity exposure. Includes companies involved in steel, aluminum, precious metals, coal, copper, and diversified mining industries."
- id: EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500
name: Equal-Weight S&P 500
symbol: RSP
tiingo_symbol: RSP
asset_class: equity
category: broad_us_equity
option_group: us_broad_market
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Equal-weight US large-cap equity exposure. Reduces concentration in the largest S&P 500 constituents compared with market-cap weighting."
- id: BIOTECH
name: Biotechnology
symbol: XBI
tiingo_symbol: XBI
asset_class: equity
category: industry_equity
option_group: healthcare_and_biotech
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US biotechnology equity exposure. Sensitive to clinical data, financing conditions, regulation, mergers, and risk appetite."
- id: REGIONAL_BANKS
name: Regional Banks
symbol: KRE
tiingo_symbol: KRE
asset_class: equity
category: industry_equity
option_group: us_industry
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US regional bank equity exposure. Sensitive to deposit trends, credit quality, yield curves, regulation, and commercial real estate conditions."
- id: AEROSPACE_DEFENSE
name: Aerospace and Defense
symbol: ITA
tiingo_symbol: ITA
asset_class: equity
category: industry_equity
option_group: us_industry
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US aerospace and defense equity exposure. Sensitive to defense budgets, aircraft demand, supply chains, and geopolitical risk."
- id: CANADA
name: Canada Equities
symbol: EWC
tiingo_symbol: EWC
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Canadian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to financials, energy, materials, domestic growth, and Canadian dollar conditions."
- id: UNITED_KINGDOM
name: United Kingdom Equities
symbol: EWU
tiingo_symbol: EWU
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "United Kingdom equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to sterling, UK growth, global financials, energy, and dividend-oriented sectors."
- id: AUSTRALIA
name: Australia Equities
symbol: EWA
tiingo_symbol: EWA
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Australian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to banks, materials, commodity demand, China-linked growth, and Australian dollar conditions."
- id: SOUTH_KOREA
name: South Korea Equities
symbol: EWY
tiingo_symbol: EWY
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "South Korean equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductors, exports, won movements, global trade, and regional geopolitics."
- id: TAIWAN
name: Taiwan Equities
symbol: EWT
tiingo_symbol: EWT
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Taiwan equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to semiconductor supply chains, global electronics demand, currency movements, and geopolitical risk."
- id: BRAZIL
name: Brazil Equities
symbol: EWZ
tiingo_symbol: EWZ
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Brazilian equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to commodities, rates, fiscal policy, currency moves, and emerging-market capital flows."
- id: MEXICO
name: Mexico Equities
symbol: EWW
tiingo_symbol: EWW
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Mexican equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to domestic growth, currency moves, trade links, remittances, and nearshoring activity."
- id: SOUTH_AFRICA
name: South Africa Equities
symbol: EZA
tiingo_symbol: EZA
asset_class: equity
category: country_equity
option_group: country_equity
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "South African equity exposure through US-listed shares. Sensitive to resources, domestic policy, currency moves, power availability, and emerging-market flows."
- id: MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS
name: Agency Mortgage-Backed Bonds
symbol: MBB
tiingo_symbol: MBB
asset_class: bond
category: securitized_bonds
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US agency mortgage-backed securities exposure. Sensitive to interest rates, prepayment behavior, mortgage spreads, and housing finance conditions."
- id: MUNICIPAL_BONDS
name: Municipal Bonds
symbol: MUB
tiingo_symbol: MUB
asset_class: bond
category: municipal_bonds
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: low
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US municipal bond exposure. Sensitive to rates, state and local credit conditions, fund flows, and tax-exempt fixed-income demand."
- id: EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS
name: Emerging Market USD Bonds
symbol: EMB
tiingo_symbol: EMB
asset_class: bond
category: emerging_market_debt
option_group: credit
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US dollar emerging-market bond exposure. Sensitive to sovereign spreads, US rates, currency stress, commodity cycles, and global risk appetite."
- id: INTERNATIONAL_BONDS
name: International Aggregate Bonds
symbol: BNDX
tiingo_symbol: BNDX
asset_class: bond
category: international_bonds
option_group: bonds_and_rates
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "International investment-grade bond exposure. Sensitive to global rates, currency hedging, regional credit conditions, and non-US monetary policy."
- id: SILVER
name: Silver
symbol: SLV
tiingo_symbol: SLV
asset_class: commodity
category: precious_metals
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Silver exposure through a listed trust. Sensitive to precious-metals demand, industrial usage, real rates, US dollar moves, and inflation expectations."
- id: COPPER
name: Copper
symbol: CPER
tiingo_symbol: CPER
asset_class: commodity
category: industrial_metals
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Copper exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to industrial demand, China-linked growth, supply conditions, inventories, and electrification themes."
- id: AGRICULTURE
name: Agriculture Commodities
symbol: DBA
tiingo_symbol: DBA
asset_class: commodity
category: agriculture
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Agricultural commodity exposure through a diversified exchange-traded product. Sensitive to weather, crop conditions, global demand, inventories, and currency moves."
- id: OIL
name: Crude Oil
symbol: USO
tiingo_symbol: USO
asset_class: commodity
category: energy_commodities
option_group: commodities
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Crude oil exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to supply, demand, inventories, OPEC policy, geopolitical risk, and futures-curve structure."
- id: US_DOLLAR
name: US Dollar
symbol: UUP
tiingo_symbol: UUP
asset_class: currency
category: currency
option_group: currencies
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "US dollar currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to relative rates, global risk appetite, trade balances, and reserve-currency demand."
- id: EURO
name: Euro
symbol: FXE
tiingo_symbol: FXE
asset_class: currency
category: currency
option_group: currencies
risk_bucket: medium
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Euro currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to European rates, growth, fiscal policy, energy conditions, and US dollar movements."
- id: YEN
name: Japanese Yen
symbol: FXY
tiingo_symbol: FXY
asset_class: currency
category: currency
option_group: currencies
risk_bucket: high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Japanese yen currency exposure through an exchange-traded product. Sensitive to Japanese monetary policy, rate differentials, carry trades, and safe-haven demand."
- id: BITCOIN_ETF
name: Bitcoin ETF
symbol: IBIT
tiingo_symbol: IBIT
asset_class: crypto_proxy
category: crypto_asset
option_group: crypto_proxies
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Bitcoin exposure through a US-listed spot bitcoin exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, regulation, liquidity, rates, and risk appetite."
- id: ETHEREUM_ETF
name: Ethereum ETF
symbol: ETHA
tiingo_symbol: ETHA
asset_class: crypto_proxy
category: crypto_asset
option_group: crypto_proxies
risk_bucket: very_high
currency: USD
is_cash: false
include_in_universe: true
exposure_description: "Ethereum exposure through a US-listed spot Ethereum exchange-traded product. Sensitive to digital-asset flows, network activity, regulation, liquidity, and risk appetite." Round Hashes hashes.json
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For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: anthropic-claude-fable-5
- provider: anthropic
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: anthropic-claude-opus-5
- provider: anthropic
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: google-gemini-3-1-pro
- provider: google
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: openai-gpt-5-6-sol
- provider: openai
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: xai-grok-4-3
- provider: xai
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: xai-grok-4-5
- provider: xai
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF For this specific call, return only JSON using exactly these identifiers:
- round_id: CB-2026-08-27-1W
- model_id: xai-grok-4-6
- provider: xai
- mode: closed_capability
- allowed portfolio option_id values: CASH, SHORT_TREASURY, SP500, TOTAL_US_MARKET, NASDAQ100, LARGE_GROWTH, LARGE_VALUE, MID_CAP, SMALL_CAP, SMALL_VALUE, DIVIDEND, LOW_VOL, MOMENTUM, TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY, CONSUMER_STAPLES, HEALTHCARE, FINANCIALS, INDUSTRIALS, ENERGY, MATERIALS, UTILITIES, REAL_ESTATE, INTERMEDIATE_TREASURY, LONG_TREASURY, TIPS, INVESTMENT_GRADE_CREDIT, HIGH_YIELD_CREDIT, AGGREGATE_BONDS, DEVELOPED_EX_US, EMERGING_MARKETS, EUROPE, JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, GOLD, BROAD_COMMODITIES, SEMICONDUCTORS, SOFTWARE, BROAD_AI_TECH, AUTONOMOUS_ROBOTICS, CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR, METALS_MINING, EQUAL_WEIGHT_SP500, BIOTECH, REGIONAL_BANKS, AEROSPACE_DEFENSE, CANADA, UNITED_KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH_KOREA, TAIWAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, SOUTH_AFRICA, MORTGAGE_BACKED_BONDS, MUNICIPAL_BONDS, EMERGING_MARKET_BONDS, INTERNATIONAL_BONDS, SILVER, COPPER, AGRICULTURE, OIL, US_DOLLAR, EURO, YEN, BITCOIN_ETF, ETHEREUM_ETF Parsed provider responses Model Outputs
These are the validated JSON submissions used by CapitalBench. Raw provider response text remains excluded
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Model Outputs
These are the validated JSON submissions used by CapitalBench. Raw provider response text remains excluded from the public site.
Claude Fable 5
anthropic-claude-fable-5
- Confidence
- 0.58
- Run Type
- official
Energy is the one clean overreaction: strong prior relative trend (+4.15%), top-decile pullback, best quality score, near 52w high, with supportive EIA inventory draws and 97.4% refinery utilization. Silver's trend is supported but is continuation, not overreaction, so it is intentionally ineligible; remaining exposure defaults to SPY. Extended tech/crypto winners lack fresh in-window catalysts post-NVIDIA earnings.
SPY up 1.11% on the week with narrow breadth (RSP -0.58% vs SPY, majority of S&P constituents declined on Aug 27), tech-led continuation after NVIDIA's strong report already printed. Dispersion 2.38% is moderate. Post-earnings, the biggest catalyst inside the window is the September 4 payrolls report; prior payrolls fell 23k, keeping rate-cut expectations alive. Best edge is in high-quality pullbacks (Energy) rather than chasing extended tech.
- Energy Sector (XLE): 35% - V3 selected model rank 1: overreaction with 58% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- S&P 500 (SPY): 65% - Deterministic SPY fallback for V3 slots without an eligible active candidate.
- Further crude price weakness would drag XLE despite the quality pullback setup
- September 4 payrolls surprise could reprice rates and hit both equities and metals
- Narrow breadth reverses and extended tech leadership continues, leaving SPY hard to beat
- Dollar rebound pressuring commodity-linked positions
Validated JSON
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"is_official_score": true,
"key_risks": [
"Further crude price weakness would drag XLE despite the quality pullback setup",
"September 4 payrolls surprise could reprice rates and hit both equities and metals",
"Narrow breadth reverses and extended tech leadership continues, leaving SPY hard to beat",
"Dollar rebound pressuring commodity-linked positions"
],
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"Prior 16s active return +4.15% with sharp -3.40% recent active pullback (pullback rank 0.985)",
"Highest quality evidence score on slate at 0.726; only -2.29% from 52w high",
"EIA showed total crude stocks down 3.6M barrels and refinery utilization at 97.4%"
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"US production high at 13.84 mbd; futures roll drag on USO"
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"Rate-sensitive laggard in risk-on tape"
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"Fed-cut expectations from weak payrolls weigh on dollar"
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"AEROSPACE_DEFENSE",
"UTILITIES",
"CHINA",
"SOUTH_KOREA",
"ETHEREUM_ETF",
"SILVER",
"BITCOIN_ETF",
"SOFTWARE",
"BROAD_COMMODITIES",
"CONSUMER_DISCRETIONARY",
"US_DOLLAR",
"SP500"
],
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},
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"methodology_version": "portfolio-v3.0",
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}
},
"mode": "closed_capability",
"model_id": "anthropic-claude-fable-5",
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{
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"option_id": "ENERGY",
"rationale": "V3 selected model rank 1: overreaction with 58% estimated probability of beating SPY."
},
{
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"option_id": "SP500",
"rationale": "Deterministic SPY fallback for V3 slots without an eligible active candidate."
}
],
"portfolio_rationale": "Energy is the one clean overreaction: strong prior relative trend (+4.15%), top-decile pullback, best quality score, near 52w high, with supportive EIA inventory draws and 97.4% refinery utilization. Silver's trend is supported but is continuation, not overreaction, so it is intentionally ineligible; remaining exposure defaults to SPY. Extended tech/crypto winners lack fresh in-window catalysts post-NVIDIA earnings.",
"provider": "anthropic",
"rationale_summary": "SPY up 1.11% on the week with narrow breadth (RSP -0.58% vs SPY, majority of S&P constituents declined on Aug 27), tech-led continuation after NVIDIA's strong report already printed. Dispersion 2.38% is moderate. Post-earnings, the biggest catalyst inside the window is the September 4 payrolls report; prior payrolls fell 23k, keeping rate-cut expectations alive. Best edge is in high-quality pullbacks (Energy) rather than chasing extended tech.",
"replicate_count": 1,
"replicate_index": 1,
"round_id": "CB-2026-08-27-1W",
"run_type": "official",
"usage": {
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}
} Claude Opus 5
anthropic-claude-opus-5
- Confidence
- 0.56
- Run Type
- official
Only two candidates clear both the overreaction label and 55% threshold: XLY, whose one-week -1.80% active follows flat prior trend on the lightest volume in the slate with July real disposable income up 0.4%, and MCHI, deeply below its 52w high with low-conviction selling and stable industrial output. Energy is a plausible mean-reversion candidate but the prior 16-session active was positive and crude fundamentals are neutral, so it is ranked third without the overreaction label. Momentum names (IGV, IBIT, ETHA, EWY) have large recent active gains but the briefing supplies no fresh in-window catalyst beyond NVIDIA, which is already priced, and their volatility plus the Sept 4 payroll print at the exit close make continuation bets unattractive. SPY fills remaining slots.
SPY is near highs after a strong 21-day run (+5.71%) led by mega-cap tech and a blowout NVIDIA print, while breadth is weak (RSP -3.06% active over 21 sessions, majority of S&P constituents down on Aug 27). Rates rose modestly with 10y at 4.67% and PCE at 3.7% y/y, keeping duration and rate-sensitive defensives capped. The week contains the August employment report on Sept 4, the exact exit date, which caps conviction in high-beta reversal bets. Dispersion (2.38% weekly active) is normal, so few candidates carry genuine mechanical edge; most slate pullbacks look like modest noise rather than exploitable overreaction.
- Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY): 35% - V3 selected model rank 1: overreaction with 56% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- China Equities (MCHI): 35% - V3 selected model rank 2: overreaction with 55% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- S&P 500 (SPY): 30% - Deterministic SPY fallback for V3 slots without an eligible active candidate.
- August employment report on September 4 lands at the exit close and can reprice high-beta and rate-sensitive positions within the scoring window
- Mega-cap tech leadership post-NVIDIA can keep SPY ahead of the weak-breadth reversal candidates
- China exposure is subject to policy and geopolitical headlines with sub-50 PMIs signaling genuine slowdown
- Rising long yields (30y 5.19%) with 3.7% PCE inflation could pressure cyclicals and discretionary consumption
- Crude inventory and OPEC surprises could extend energy weakness rather than reverse it
Validated JSON
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"is_official_score": true,
"key_risks": [
"August employment report on September 4 lands at the exit close and can reprice high-beta and rate-sensitive positions within the scoring window",
"Mega-cap tech leadership post-NVIDIA can keep SPY ahead of the weak-breadth reversal candidates",
"China exposure is subject to policy and geopolitical headlines with sub-50 PMIs signaling genuine slowdown",
"Rising long yields (30y 5.19%) with 3.7% PCE inflation could pressure cyclicals and discretionary consumption",
"Crude inventory and OPEC surprises could extend energy weakness rather than reverse it"
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} Gemini 3.1 Pro
google-gemini-3-1-pro
- Confidence
- 0.58
- Run Type
- official
The portfolio focuses on potential reversals in sectors that have experienced recent pullbacks but have underlying fundamental support or high quality scores, such as oil, energy, and consumer discretionary.
The market is showing mixed signals with some sectors experiencing pullbacks while others continue to show strength. The recent GDP and inflation data suggest a stable economic environment, but there are underlying concerns about specific sectors like energy and consumer discretionary.
- Crude Oil (USO): 35% - V3 selected model rank 1: overreaction with 60% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Energy Sector (XLE): 35% - V3 selected model rank 2: overreaction with 58% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY): 30% - V3 selected model rank 3: overreaction with 56% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Continued weakness in the energy sector despite inventory draws.
- Further deterioration in consumer spending impacting the consumer discretionary sector.
Validated JSON
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Ranked SOFTWARE, BITCOIN_ETF and SOUTH_KOREA highest on continuation evidence from earnings and volume; only ENERGY qualifies under overreaction rule but ranks lower.
Mixed signals with software continuation supported by earnings strength offset by energy and commodity pullbacks amid stable macro data and rising yields.
- S&P 500 (SPY): 100% - Deterministic SPY fallback for V3 slots without an eligible active candidate.
- Rising Treasury yields pressuring growth assets
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- September employment data volatility
- Commodity inventory revisions
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Quality pullback names ENERGY, XLY and PDBC show the cleanest overreaction profiles with high pullback ranks and decent quality scores after recent underperformance; p_beat only modestly above 55 so prefer_spy remains true while still ranking the three eligible reversal candidates first for the deterministic rule.
SPY firm on mega-cap/tech strength post-NVIDIA; soft labor and mixed growth data with elevated but stable inflation; low-to-normal cross-sectional dispersion favors selective mean-reversion in quality pullbacks over pure momentum continuation into the short window.
- Energy Sector (XLE): 35% - V3 selected model rank 1: overreaction with 58% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY): 35% - V3 selected model rank 2: overreaction with 56% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Broad Commodities (PDBC): 30% - V3 selected model rank 3: overreaction with 55% estimated probability of beating SPY.
- Continued mega-cap/tech momentum could keep SPY elevated and delay mean-reversion in cyclicals and commodities
- August employment report on 4 Sep may reprice rates and risk appetite sharply
- High idiosyncratic vol in oil and energy complex can extend the recent shock rather than reverse
- Soft retail sales and labor data may pressure consumer discretionary further if confirmed
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xai-grok-4-6
- Confidence
- 0.50
- Run Type
- official
One-week scoring is dominated by mega-cap index support and an in-window payrolls print. SOFTWARE has the strongest independent continuation tape but already extended; ENERGY is the best quality pullback yet lacks a 55% beat-SPY case. No non-SPY name is both labeled overreaction and ≥55% to beat SPY except OIL at 46%, so the mechanical rule should leave slots in SPY.
SPY is near a 52-week high with mega-cap/Nasdaq leadership (NVDA print) while a majority of S&P names fell, equal-weight lagged, and 5-session active dispersion is only 2.38%. Labor softening and the Aug payrolls print on 2026-09-04 sit inside the scoring window, so one-week edges versus SPY are mixed rather than a clean continuation or reversal regime.
- S&P 500 (SPY): 100% - Deterministic SPY fallback for V3 slots without an eligible active candidate.
- BLS August employment on 2026-09-04 can reprice rates, growth, and mega-cap leadership inside the exit close.
- Elevated PCE/CPI prints and a still-restrictive funds range leave duration-sensitive defensives and cyclicals two-way.
- High-vol continuations (software, crypto, Korea) can reverse without volume confirmation.
- Oil/energy bounce can fail if commercial inventories keep building despite SPR draws.
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} Model Portfolios
This round used the portfolio format. The weights below are the submitted model portfolios. Expand a row to inspect rationale and risk lists without crowding the main table.
| Model | Provider | Portfolio | Confidence | Protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Fable 5 anthropic-claude-fable-5 | Anthropic | Energy Sector (XLE)35%S&P 500 (SPY)65% | 0.58 | Portfolio round | |
| Claude Opus 5 anthropic-claude-opus-5 | Anthropic | Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY)35%China Equities (MCHI)35%S&P 500 (SPY)30% | 0.56 | Portfolio round | |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro google-gemini-3-1-pro | Crude Oil (USO)35%Energy Sector (XLE)35%Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY)30% | 0.58 | Portfolio round | ||
| GPT-5.6 Sol openai-gpt-5-6-sol | OpenAI | Energy Sector (XLE)35%Broad Commodities (PDBC)35%S&P 500 (SPY)30% | 0.57 | Portfolio round | |
| Grok 4.3 xai-grok-4-3 | xAI | S&P 500 (SPY)100% | 0.50 | Portfolio round | |
| Grok 4.5 xai-grok-4-5 | xAI | Energy Sector (XLE)35%Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY)35%Broad Commodities (PDBC)30% | 0.56 | Portfolio round | |
| Grok 4.6 xai-grok-4-6 | xAI | S&P 500 (SPY)100% | 0.50 | Portfolio round |
Pricing Scoring Prices
Entry and exit prices are shown for the completed close-to-close scoring window.
Scoring Prices
Entry and exit prices are shown for the completed close-to-close scoring window.
| Aerospace and Defense (ITA) | ITA | 2026-08-28 | 232.82 | 2026-09-04 | 225.61 | -3.10% | Adjusted close |
| Agency Mortgage-Backed Bonds (MBB) | MBB | 2026-08-28 | 93.17 | 2026-09-04 | 92.72 | -0.49% | Adjusted close |
| Agriculture Commodities (DBA) | DBA | 2026-08-28 | 29.19 | 2026-09-04 | 28.85 | -1.16% | Adjusted close |
| Australia Equities (EWA) | EWA | 2026-08-28 | 30.00 | 2026-09-04 | 30.23 | 0.77% | Adjusted close |
| Autonomous Technology and Robotics (ARKQ) | ARKQ | 2026-08-28 | 122.32 | 2026-09-04 | 122.25 | -0.06% | Adjusted close |
| Biotechnology (XBI) | XBI | 2026-08-28 | 162.38 | 2026-09-04 | 163.81 | 0.88% | Adjusted close |
| Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) | IBIT | 2026-08-28 | 43.90 | 2026-09-04 | 45.23 | 3.03% | Adjusted close |
| Brazil Equities (EWZ) | EWZ | 2026-08-28 | 35.55 | 2026-09-04 | 37.86 | 6.50% | Adjusted close |
| Broad AI Technology (AIQ) | AIQ | 2026-08-28 | 64.22 | 2026-09-04 | 64.32 | 0.16% | Adjusted close |
| Broad Commodities (PDBC) | PDBC | 2026-08-28 | 18.39 | 2026-09-04 | 19.01 | 3.37% | Adjusted close |
| Canada Equities (EWC) | EWC | 2026-08-28 | 61.73 | 2026-09-04 | 62.04 | 0.50% | Adjusted close |
| Cash / Do Not Invest | CASH | 2026-08-28 | 1.00 | 2026-09-04 | 1.00 | 0.00% | Adjusted close |
| China Equities (MCHI) | MCHI | 2026-08-28 | 55.23 | 2026-09-04 | 54.91 | -0.58% | Adjusted close |
| Communication Services Sector (XLC) | XLC | 2026-08-28 | 112.99 | 2026-09-04 | 112.03 | -0.85% | Adjusted close |
| Consumer Discretionary Sector (XLY) | XLY | 2026-08-28 | 117.21 | 2026-09-04 | 114.91 | -1.96% | Adjusted close |
| Consumer Staples Sector (XLP) | XLP | 2026-08-28 | 85.45 | 2026-09-04 | 84.58 | -1.02% | Adjusted close |
| Copper (CPER) | CPER | 2026-08-28 | 39.67 | 2026-09-04 | 39.95 | 0.71% | Adjusted close |
| Crude Oil (USO) | USO | 2026-08-28 | 129.70 | 2026-09-04 | 141.96 | 9.45% | Adjusted close |
| Cybersecurity (CIBR) | CIBR | 2026-08-28 | 98.56 | 2026-09-04 | 94.59 | -4.03% | Adjusted close |
| Developed Markets ex-US (VEA) | VEA | 2026-08-28 | 73.06 | 2026-09-04 | 73.76 | 0.96% | Adjusted close |
| Emerging Market USD Bonds (EMB) | EMB | 2026-08-28 | 94.89 | 2026-09-04 | 94.47 | -0.44% | Adjusted close |
| Emerging Markets (VWO) | VWO | 2026-08-28 | 60.79 | 2026-09-04 | 61.44 | 1.07% | Adjusted close |
| Energy Sector (XLE) | XLE | 2026-08-28 | 62.68 | 2026-09-04 | 64.06 | 2.20% | Adjusted close |
| Equal-Weight S&P 500 (RSP) | RSP | 2026-08-28 | 220.69 | 2026-09-04 | 219.00 | -0.77% | Adjusted close |
| Ethereum ETF (ETHA) | ETHA | 2026-08-28 | 18.37 | 2026-09-04 | 18.52 | 0.82% | Adjusted close |
| Euro (FXE) | FXE | 2026-08-28 | 106.98 | 2026-09-04 | 107.15 | 0.16% | Adjusted close |
| Europe Equities (VGK) | VGK | 2026-08-28 | 91.98 | 2026-09-04 | 91.74 | -0.26% | Adjusted close |
| Financials Sector (XLF) | XLF | 2026-08-28 | 58.10 | 2026-09-04 | 58.10 | 0.00% | Adjusted close |
| Gold (IAU) | IAU | 2026-08-28 | 83.82 | 2026-09-04 | 83.39 | -0.51% | Adjusted close |
| Healthcare Sector (XLV) | XLV | 2026-08-28 | 171.16 | 2026-09-04 | 171.45 | 0.17% | Adjusted close |
| High Yield Corporate Bonds (HYG) | HYG | 2026-08-28 | 79.74 | 2026-09-04 | 79.16 | -0.73% | Adjusted close |
| India Equities (INDA) | INDA | 2026-08-28 | 49.56 | 2026-09-04 | 49.91 | 0.71% | Adjusted close |
| Industrials Sector (XLI) | XLI | 2026-08-28 | 177.14 | 2026-09-04 | 175.27 | -1.06% | Adjusted close |
| Intermediate-Term US Treasury Bonds (IEF) | IEF | 2026-08-28 | 92.85 | 2026-09-04 | 92.25 | -0.65% | Adjusted close |
| International Aggregate Bonds (BNDX) | BNDX | 2026-08-28 | 47.60 | 2026-09-04 | 47.45 | -0.32% | Adjusted close |
| Investment Grade Corporate Bonds (LQD) | LQD | 2026-08-28 | 106.35 | 2026-09-04 | 105.48 | -0.82% | Adjusted close |
| Japan Equities (EWJ) | EWJ | 2026-08-28 | 95.87 | 2026-09-04 | 98.28 | 2.51% | Adjusted close |
| Japanese Yen (FXY) | FXY | 2026-08-28 | 57.25 | 2026-09-04 | 58.67 | 2.48% | Adjusted close |
| Long-Term US Treasury Bonds (TLT) | TLT | 2026-08-28 | 82.88 | 2026-09-04 | 82.21 | -0.81% | Adjusted close |
| Materials Sector (XLB) | XLB | 2026-08-28 | 53.18 | 2026-09-04 | 52.44 | -1.39% | Adjusted close |
| Metals and Mining (XME) | XME | 2026-08-28 | 118.74 | 2026-09-04 | 118.62 | -0.10% | Adjusted close |
| Mexico Equities (EWW) | EWW | 2026-08-28 | 76.48 | 2026-09-04 | 76.63 | 0.20% | Adjusted close |
| Municipal Bonds (MUB) | MUB | 2026-08-28 | 105.22 | 2026-09-04 | 104.03 | -1.13% | Adjusted close |
| Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) | QQQ | 2026-08-28 | 716.43 | 2026-09-04 | 718.96 | 0.35% | Adjusted close |
| Real Estate Sector (XLRE) | XLRE | 2026-08-28 | 44.48 | 2026-09-04 | 43.93 | -1.24% | Adjusted close |
| Regional Banks (KRE) | KRE | 2026-08-28 | 74.30 | 2026-09-04 | 75.27 | 1.31% | Adjusted close |
| S&P 500 (SPY) | SPY | 2026-08-28 | 769.35 | 2026-09-04 | 770.19 | 0.11% | Adjusted close |
| Semiconductors (SMH) | SMH | 2026-08-28 | 553.11 | 2026-09-04 | 567.01 | 2.51% | Adjusted close |
| Short-Term Treasury Bills (BIL) | BIL | 2026-08-28 | 91.65 | 2026-09-04 | 91.45 | -0.22% | Adjusted close |
| Silver (SLV) | SLV | 2026-08-28 | 60.02 | 2026-09-04 | 59.82 | -0.33% | Adjusted close |
| Software (IGV) | IGV | 2026-08-28 | 109.50 | 2026-09-04 | 104.57 | -4.50% | Adjusted close |
| Solar Energy (TAN) | TAN | 2026-08-28 | 48.65 | 2026-09-04 | 48.04 | -1.25% | Adjusted close |
| South Africa Equities (EZA) | EZA | 2026-08-28 | 70.72 | 2026-09-04 | 71.64 | 1.30% | Adjusted close |
| South Korea Equities (EWY) | EWY | 2026-08-28 | 180.20 | 2026-09-04 | 188.87 | 4.81% | Adjusted close |
| Taiwan Equities (EWT) | EWT | 2026-08-28 | 107.90 | 2026-09-04 | 112.18 | 3.97% | Adjusted close |
| Technology Sector (XLK) | XLK | 2026-08-28 | 185.69 | 2026-09-04 | 187.28 | 0.86% | Adjusted close |
| Total US Stock Market (VTI) | VTI | 2026-08-28 | 379.36 | 2026-09-04 | 379.73 | 0.10% | Adjusted close |
| Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIP) | TIP | 2026-08-28 | 106.94 | 2026-09-04 | 106.97 | 0.03% | Adjusted close |
| United Kingdom Equities (EWU) | EWU | 2026-08-28 | 48.55 | 2026-09-04 | 48.59 | 0.08% | Adjusted close |
| US Aggregate Bond Market (AGG) | AGG | 2026-08-28 | 97.49 | 2026-09-04 | 97.00 | -0.50% | Adjusted close |
| US Dividend Equities (SCHD) | SCHD | 2026-08-28 | 34.90 | 2026-09-04 | 34.80 | -0.29% | Adjusted close |
| US Dollar (UUP) | UUP | 2026-08-28 | 28.18 | 2026-09-04 | 28.08 | -0.35% | Adjusted close |
| US Large-Cap Growth (IWF) | IWF | 2026-08-28 | 122.75 | 2026-09-04 | 123.41 | 0.54% | Adjusted close |
| US Large-Cap Value (IWD) | IWD | 2026-08-28 | 258.33 | 2026-09-04 | 257.63 | -0.27% | Adjusted close |
| US Low Volatility Equities (SPLV) | SPLV | 2026-08-28 | 75.08 | 2026-09-04 | 74.74 | -0.45% | Adjusted close |
| US Mid-Cap Stocks (IJH) | IJH | 2026-08-28 | 75.76 | 2026-09-04 | 75.85 | 0.12% | Adjusted close |
| US Momentum Equities (MTUM) | MTUM | 2026-08-28 | 299.71 | 2026-09-04 | 304.86 | 1.72% | Adjusted close |
| US Small-Cap Stocks (IWM) | IWM | 2026-08-28 | 295.75 | 2026-09-04 | 296.01 | 0.09% | Adjusted close |
| US Small-Cap Value (IWN) | IWN | 2026-08-28 | 223.14 | 2026-09-04 | 224.62 | 0.66% | Adjusted close |
| Utilities Sector (XLU) | XLU | 2026-08-28 | 42.73 | 2026-09-04 | 43.08 | 0.82% | Adjusted close |
Audit Published Hashes
Round inputs are hashed before model calls and mirrored into the public read model.
Published Hashes
Round inputs are hashed before model calls and mirrored into the public read model.
| briefing.md | 476f8cf287a7...8bf361b4 |
| manifest.yaml | c13bf6dd7a92...f5bd17b3 |
| market_data/decision_context_source_history.json | 768734125e32...6f4e6903 |
| market_data/universe_decision_context.csv | 3132e206f398...54cafeb0 |
| market_data/universe_decision_context.json | 526863021c52...f85d4dcf |
| market_data/universe_decision_context.md | 76779810f047...9ef7e4c8 |
| market_data/universe_quality_evidence.json | b3270f1c0205...8fee583f |
| market_data/universe_quality_evidence.md | 61dba503d029...8ee3a21b |
| options.yaml | 1003c5795615...4ce0c729 |
| prompt.md | c86dfbb217e0...c2230431 |
| submission_schema.json | fb15e640b97f...2e10166d |