INDEPENDENT MARKET RESEARCH BY STOIC_RESEARCHResearch methodology

Research & performance

Research and results.

See how the assets in my research have moved, with the dates, assumptions and risks behind each comparison. Historical price changes and the planned model portfolio are tracked separately.

Research basket / price record

The September stock basket.

Retrospective price index

Eleven stocks from my September portfolio report, with their original weights and 6.08% cash. Compare their price changes with an S&P 500 ETF and see each stock’s contribution to the basket.

Basket price index
100.03

+0.03% since 28 Sept 2026

SPY price reference
99.69

-0.31% over the same dates

Difference vs SPY
+0.34 pp

Cumulative price change difference

Latest common close
16 Oct 2026

11 stocks + both references covered

Research price basketSPY price reference
Research basket and ETF price references, indexed to 100Closing-price observations from 28 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026. The record may not include every market session. All recorded values are in the history table below. The date control selects an observation.98.0100.3102.5104.8107.028 Sept 202616 Oct 2026

16 Oct 2026Basket 100.03SPY 99.69Previous observation: 15 Oct 2026 · 1 calendar days earlier

USD close · 16 Oct 2026 · price changes from 28 Sept 2026 · previous observation 15 Oct 2026 (1 calendar days earlier)
AssetOpening / current weightLast closeSince previous observationSince referenceContribution / source
MicrosoftMSFT20.20% / 20.98%$529.05-1.93%+3.89%

+0.79 pp to basket price change

Meta PlatformsMETA18.93% / 18.76%$709.33-3.72%-0.88%

-0.17 pp to basket price change

AmazonAMZN14.67% / 14.89%$250.00-1.87%+1.56%

+0.23 pp to basket price change

TeslaTSLA13.04% / 12.94%$354.72-2.13%-0.76%

-0.10 pp to basket price change

OracleORCL11.32% / 10.94%$128.23-4.64%-3.30%

-0.37 pp to basket price change

PalantirPLTR5.00% / 4.96%$186.03-7.22%-0.77%

-0.04 pp to basket price change

Alphabet Class CGOOG4.81% / 4.78%$336.91-2.32%-0.66%

-0.03 pp to basket price change

BlackstoneBX3.33% / 3.10%$106.61-2.37%-6.94%

-0.23 pp to basket price change

Morgan StanleyMS1.20% / 1.12%$180.57-0.84%-6.75%

-0.08 pp to basket price change

UberUBER0.98% / 1.01%$70.35-1.29%+3.21%

+0.03 pp to basket price change

NetflixNFLX0.44% / 0.45%$70.53-2.86%+1.88%

+0.01 pp to basket price change

USD cash6.08% / 6.08%Cash value stays fixed, with no interest. Current weights change as stock prices move.
All recorded index dates
All stored common dates · each series begins at 100
Close dateBasket indexSPY indexQQQ indexBasket changeDifference vs SPY
28 Sept 2026100.00100.00100.000.00%0.00 pp
29 Sept 2026100.8799.82100.19+0.87%+1.06 pp
30 Sept 2026100.7999.61100.44+0.79%+1.18 pp
1 Oct 2026100.7899.79100.75+0.78%+0.99 pp
2 Oct 2026102.22100.53101.77+2.22%+1.69 pp
5 Oct 2026103.28101.20102.67+3.28%+2.08 pp
6 Oct 2026104.06101.76103.14+4.06%+2.30 pp
7 Oct 2026103.66101.52102.88+3.66%+2.14 pp
8 Oct 2026102.38101.09101.50+2.38%+1.29 pp
9 Oct 2026104.47101.69102.00+4.47%+2.78 pp
12 Oct 2026104.70101.63101.29+4.70%+3.07 pp
13 Oct 2026105.48101.62100.96+5.48%+3.86 pp
14 Oct 2026102.33100.5298.97+2.33%+1.81 pp
15 Oct 2026102.88100.8198.84+2.88%+2.07 pp
16 Oct 2026100.0399.6996.37+0.03%+0.34 pp

Price provider: post-no-preference/stocks (DoltHub), CC BY-SA 4.0; selection and calculations by Alpha Research. Latest observation retrieved 2026-10-19T14:34:02Z. Figures use closes from the same date; the review time is shown separately from the price date. Weekend dates are excluded. Missing weekdays and exchange holidays need to be checked against a verified exchange calendar. This record may not include every session.

Historical research / 25 September 2026

Selected stocks from the Full-Risk Portfolio

Historical observation

These eleven stocks keep the weights in my September report (pp. 3–4). On 9 October, I excluded Pershing Square Holdings and the Avanza USA / Spiltan fund sleeve from the website basket and planned model. The original PDF is unchanged. The closing-price changes below do not establish actual trades, account returns or the return of the full original portfolio.

Reference close
28 Sep 2026

First US session after the printed date

Comparison close
7 Oct 2026

Completed US session; fixed review window

Price coverage
11 / 11 stocks

Author-selected stocks only

Portfolio return
Not calculated

Individual price changes only

The report gives no publication time, and none has been independently verified. The 28 September close is a conservative reference after the printed 25 September date; it is not an executed entry price. Values are in USD. The PDF’s delayed price marks and estimated cost bases are not used as the reference close. Review: 8 October 2026.

Selected September stocks · source weights preserved · USD closing-price observations
Reported exposureWeight28 Sep close7 Oct closePrice changeEvidence / limitation
MicrosoftMSFT · US-listed stock20.20%$509.22$529.76+4.03%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

Meta PlatformsMETA · US-listed stock18.93%$715.62$721.31+0.80%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

AmazonAMZN · US-listed stock14.67%$246.15$259.92+5.59%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

TeslaTSLA · US-listed stock13.04%$357.45$377.81+5.70%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

OracleORCL · US-listed stock11.32%$132.60$143.56+8.27%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

PalantirPLTR · US-listed stock5.00%$187.48$194.12+3.54%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

Alphabet Class CGOOG · US-listed stock4.81%$339.16$347.37+2.42%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

BlackstoneBX · US-listed stock3.33%$114.56$111.83-2.38%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

Morgan StanleyMS · US-listed stock1.20%$193.64$189.71-2.03%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

UberUBER · US-listed stock0.98%$68.16$68.45+0.43%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

NetflixNFLX · US-listed stock0.44%$69.23$69.70+0.68%

Price series available; adjustments unverified

Selected stock total93.92%Original stock weights. The planned model holds the remaining 6.08% in cash; this is not a historical cash return.

The original PDF’s weights total 100.01%. The excluded positions total 6.09%, and the selected stocks total 93.92%. The model’s 6.08% cash allocation also accounts for the original 0.01 percentage-point rounding difference. No stock weight is increased. These price-only observations do not establish an aggregate portfolio return or outperformance.

Same dates / equity ETF references

The market over the same period.

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

+1.52%SPY · $765.61 → $777.22Price source ↗

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

+2.88%QQQ · $736.53 → $757.73Price source ↗

SPY and QQQ are investable ETF references for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 respectively. These are raw ETF price changes, including fund-level expenses reflected in prices, with distributions and investor trading costs excluded. They are not the S&P 500 Total Return or Nasdaq Composite indices. The concentrated research portfolio has different exposures and risks.

Sources and calculation

Nasdaq historical Close/Last values as published. Price change only; no added dividend reinvestment, execution/borrowing/financing costs, taxes or FX conversion.

Corporate-action adjustment policy for this specific endpoint is unconfirmed. Splits, distributions or reorganizations may affect these as-published price changes; they are not verified total returns.

Each available row uses (comparison close ÷ reference close − 1) × 100. Prices are rounded only for display; returns use the original source values. Both dates use completed daily closes, without mixing in intraday prices. Each instrument has a linked source.

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Other research

Which ideas can be measured?

Some papers discuss a theme or a setup that needs confirmation. Naming a company or describing a conditional view is not enough to calculate a buy-and-hold return.

26 July 2026 / Equities · Earnings window

The week uncertainty clears

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Conditional setup · excluded

My Nasdaq-100 / QQQ view requires a constructive Friday confirmation in the 27–31 July earnings window and further confirmation afterward. The PDF records no executed entry, allocation or exit. Starting a return on the publication date would skip those conditions.

Risk: earnings disappointment, guidance or valuation pressure can invalidate the setup. SMH, SPY, RSP and named earnings companies are context or indicators; they are not separate recorded positions. Source: PDF pp. 1–5, 7–8, 12.

8 August 2026 / Equities · Thematic framework

AI Compute to 2030

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Thematic exposures · excluded

I examine bottlenecks and possible exposures across the AI supply chain. The companies discussed belong to that theme; the paper does not give entry instructions, weights or exits for individual securities. No investment return is assigned to those names or the paper as a whole.

Risk: adoption, pricing, capacity, efficiency and physical constraints may develop differently from the scenarios. Demand growth does not guarantee shareholder returns. Source: PDF pp. 1, 28–31.

October 2026 / Equities · Earnings preview

AI Infrastructure: Adoption to Utilization

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Exact date and entries pending

My pre-earnings review looks at how much cloud capacity is used, what it earns and how revenue turns into cash. The ownership table lists NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet, Oracle, Palantir and Apple; I also discuss Meta and Amazon / AWS. The PDF gives only a month, with no position weights or recorded trades.

Those mentions do not change the September weights or establish purchases of other names. Date-based comparisons need evidence of the original publication day and a stated price-observation rule.

Risk: inference use can rise while pricing, depreciation, capital spending and financing weaken shareholder economics. Alternative-data estimates and charts may be incomplete or incompatible. Source: PDF pp. 1, 4, 8–9, 15–18.

30 September 2026 / Commodities · Oil × Rates

The Energy Peak & Global Bonds

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Conditional macro thesis · excluded

I trace crude supply and refining margins through inflation, rate expectations, global bonds, equities and the dollar. The directional views depend on the conditions in the paper. Its WTI deferred-contract prices and crack-spread references do not specify a position, entry, weight or exit.

No commodity, bond or cross-asset investment return is assigned to this paper. Choosing a futures contract or bond proxy would add a choice the paper did not make. Commodity futures also need stated expiry, roll, collateral and cost rules.

Risk: renewed supply disruption, persistent refining scarcity or underlying inflation can delay normalization. Fiscal issuance, financing demand and term premiums can keep bond yields high despite lower energy prices. Scenario probabilities and the aggressive crude-price path are research estimates. Sources: PDF p. 1, pp. 17–18.

12 October 2026 / Commodities · Oil market update

Global Oil Market Update

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Analytical view · excluded

I retain a medium-term bearish crude view while distinguishing recovering exports from sustained inventory rebuilding. The paper revises the timing and the relationship between crude and diesel normalization. Its Brent and WTI prices and institutional forecasts provide research context.

The original disclosure expressly says that bearish, short and trade references establish no actual positions, exposures, allocations or transactions. No new model holding, short position, allocation change or publication-date return is inferred. A measured futures strategy would also require a specified contract, entry, expiry, roll, collateral and cost treatment.

Risk: low inventories, geopolitical escalation, interrupted exports and crowded shorts can cause sharp rallies. Refinery and diesel constraints can delay disinflation. Partial or incompatible tracking data and uncertain forecasts can undermine the view; leveraged or short exposures can lose more than the capital initially committed. Sources: PDF p. 9, pp. 13–16, p. 18 disclosures.

17 July 2026 / Commodities · Gold regime

Gold's bear market is real; the macro turn is not yet here

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Conditional exposures · excluded

GLD, IAU, GDX and GDXJ are examples in my bullion-first, miners-later view, which needs confirmation. I look for proof in real yields, ETF flows and price reactions. Reference closes and scenario price ranges do not establish a trade, allocation or realized return.

No long or short return starts automatically on the research date. The scenarios include both upside and downside, and entering on publication day would skip the stated conditions.

Risk: high real yields, dollar strength and liquidation can prolong the decline; fiscal or geopolitical stress can produce an earlier reversal. Miners add operating, financing and jurisdiction risks. GDX benchmark changes complicate historical comparisons. Sources: PDF pp. 11–14.

Planned model portfolio

The model portfolio.

Alpha Research Model Index

Not started

The rules need to be set before it starts.

There is no cumulative model return or executed investment track record yet. The hypothetical index will start at 100 on a stated inception date, once allocation, execution, valuation and cost rules are published. The historical prices above do not backdate the model’s start.

Inception
Not started
Proposed benchmark
S&P 500 Total Return
Proposed base currency
USD
Cumulative return
Not available
Selected model allocation / recorded 9 October 2026

The selected stocks keep their printed September weights, with the remaining 6.08% in cash. No stock allocation is increased. This selection does not establish the model’s start, a backdated trade or a historical model return. Execution, cash interest, costs and valuation rules still need to be set.

Microsoft (MSFT) 20.20% · Meta Platforms (META) 18.93% · Amazon (AMZN) 14.67% · Tesla (TSLA) 13.04% · Oracle (ORCL) 11.32% · Palantir (PLTR) 5.00% · Alphabet Class C (GOOG) 4.81% · Blackstone (BX) 3.33% · Morgan Stanley (MS) 1.20% · Uber (UBER) 0.98% · Netflix (NFLX) 0.44% · Cash 6.08%

Original research and source weights ↗

Record each position change.

Every entry, weight change, exit and reversal needs a named instrument, allocation, effective timestamp and reference price, linked to the research. Updates keep the earlier thesis and explain what changed.

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Keep the full history.

The planned annual review will keep closed positions and losses, show costs and drawdowns, and compare the same periods. Averaging overlapping report returns will not produce the portfolio index.

Follow thesis histories ↗

Weekly review / research-based model

Weekly history.

The scheduled review is Sunday, 18:00 Stockholm time. It compares new published research with earlier theses, dates supported changes in the timelines, and adds complete model and benchmark observations when available. The review date is recorded separately from the valuation date.

Discussion of my personal holdings and decisions in the private community is separate from this record. It does not automatically change the research model, establish a trade to follow or verify an actual account return. A new report or asset mention alone does not create a model position.

Model history: waiting for the starting rules.

There are no weekly returns or index values yet. A scheduled review does not backdate the model or replace complete portfolio valuations with partial prices.

A declared inception date and effective opening decisions for the selected stocks and residual cash.

A verified S&P 500 Total Return USD benchmark series and matching valuation cutoffs.

Published execution, valuation, dividend, corporate-action, cost and rebalancing rules.

Complete, sourced unit-NAV observations on matching model and benchmark dates.

Hypothetical results depend on assumptions and may differ materially from live trading. Costs, liquidity, execution, concentration and losses matter. No outperformance or future return is guaranteed, and the model is not investment or trading advice.