QCOM — QUALCOMM Incorporated

Report date: 2026-05-26  |  Sector: Technology  |  Last price: $238.16  |  Horizon: 30d  |  Generated: 2026-05-26T07:29:20.277478Z

Forecast summary

Ensemble point +5.26%
80% CI [-8.07%, +21.77%]
95% CI [-14.01%, +31.85%]
Method dispersion 0.0542
Beats RW baseline YES
MC drift (annual) 95.72%
MC sigma (annual) 69.01%
MC paths 1000
Bull target (90th pct) +46.84% -> $349.72
Base target (50th) +9.10% -> $259.83
Bear target (10th pct) -19.74% -> $191.15
Macro regime risk_on_growth
10y yield 4.56%
3m yield 3.59%
Yield-curve slope +0.97%
VIX level 16.59
VIX z-score (252d) -0.48
Sector ETF XLK
Sector relative (90d) +20.85%

Forecast plot (interactive)

Realised volatility

Yang-Zhang annualized (60d) 69.01%
Close-to-close annualized (60d) 65.98%

Per-method comparison

MethodWeightPoint80% lo80% hi95% lo95% hi
linear 25.0% +12.07% +8.39% +15.73% +6.81% +17.74%
monte_carlo 25.0% +9.10% -19.74% +46.84% -32.19% +70.32%
ar1 25.0% -0.12% -3.54% +3.43% -5.31% +5.36%
random_walk 25.0% +0.00% -17.40% +21.07% -25.35% +33.97%

Factor contributions (interactive waterfall)

Factor contribution table

FactorLoadingTicker valueContribution
value_score +0.0495 -0.2424 -0.0120
quality_score +0.0192 +2.1083 +0.0406
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.8464 +0.0528
lowvol_score +0.0173 -1.7991 -0.0311
revisions_score +0.0236 +3.0000 +0.0709
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.0000 +0.0000
(intercept) - - -0.0005

Factor decay over horizon

Factor IC over time

Per-factor IC backtest summary

FactorMean ICICIR% positiveCumulative attributionn periods
value_score +0.2563 +2.690 100.0% +0.5383 252
quality_score +0.1105 +1.096 86.5% +0.2401 252
momentum_score +0.1428 +1.354 92.5% +0.2460 252
lowvol_score +0.0878 +0.887 82.1% +0.1870 252
revisions_score +0.1375 +1.319 88.9% +0.2738 252
news_activity_score +0.3540 +3.832 100.0% +1.0893 252

Snapshot — fundamentals + technical

Market cap $251.02B
P/E (trailing) 25.6
P/B 9.2
Forward P/E 22.4
PEG 1.01
Dividend yield 155.00%
Beta 1.49
52w high / low $247.90 / $121.99
Distance from 52w high -3.93%
RSI(14) 71.8
SMA50 / SMA200 $156.56 / $159.38
ATR(14) $15.14
Avg volume (20d) 32.01M
Profit margin 22.31%
ROE 36.08%
Revenue growth (YoY) -3.50%
Earnings growth (YoY) +173.00%
Debt/Equity 56.0
Current ratio 2.37
Short ratio 3.11

Forecast accuracy — walk-forward backtest (60d lookback)

Horizonn predictionsDirectional accuracyMAE (return)RMSE80% CI hit ratePearson(pred, real)
1d 691 53.1% 1.74% 2.60% 82.3% +0.003
30d 662 50.3% 11.77% 17.12% 75.2% -0.176
60d 632 49.7% 17.57% 23.34% 68.2% -0.057

Volume momentum (Granville / CGW / Quong-Soudack)

Composite z +1.484
Active signals 7 of 7
MFI(14) 64.35
CMF(20) +0.0788
OBV z (252d) +3.000
VPT z (252d) +3.000
VW-momentum z +2.734
Volume z (60d) +0.631
Relative volume (vs 20d ADV) 0.95x
CMF z (252d) +0.588

Sector rotation & AI-spillover (v6)

Sector ETF XLK
Rel-return 5d / 20d / 60d +14.40% / +35.14% / +25.10%
Sector mom-z 1m / 3m / 6m +2.27 / +2.72 / +1.64
Rotation phase cyclical
AI-factor beta (60d) +0.316
AI spillover score +0.0290
Risk-off corr regime (60d) 0.33 (>0.6 = risk-off; <0.35 = stock-picking)
Sector breadth (% > SMA50) -
Sector dispersion 20d -

Peer comparison (sector-relative valuation & momentum)

Peer signal
CHEAP LEADER
score +0.78 (9 peers)
P/E percentile
22% (22% cheaper than this)
20d momentum percentile
100% (100% lag this)
Market-cap percentile
78%
Peer set (mcap band 0.2x-5x, same sector)
KLAC IBM TXN SNDK PANW SAP ANET ADI ARM
9 peers in Technology (mcap band 0.2x-5x); signal=cheap_leader; score=+0.78
Decision input: cheap_leader → nudge bias one bucket toward LONG; expensive_laggard → nudge toward SHORT; cheap_laggard = value-trap (neutralize); expensive_leader = crowding risk (neutralize). Folded into Claude critique and one-line PM summary.

Multi-timeframe technical analysis (1wk / 1d / 1h)

Per-timeframe verdict (TradingView-style aggregate of 17 indicators: RSI, MACD, BBands, ADX, Stoch, %R, OBV, MFI, CMF, ATR, SMA50/200, EMA9/21, Donchian, price-vs-SMA200). Counts = how many indicators fired BUY / SELL / NEUTRAL; net strength is the weight-sum delta. Crosses (golden/death, MACD signal cross, Donchian breakout) and the SMA200 trend filter carry 1.5x weight.
1wk verdict
NEUTRAL
3 buy / 5 sell / 9 neutral · net -6.5
1d verdict
NEUTRAL
5 buy / 6 sell / 6 neutral · net +0.5
1h verdict
NEUTRAL
4 buy / 5 sell / 8 neutral · net -0.5

1wk NEUTRAL 3/5/9

RSI(14) 74.1
MACD hist +11.1281
Bollinger %b 1.15
ADX(14) 28.5 RISING
ATR % 8.73%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 77.4 / -0.010
Donchian pos / break 0.92
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars521

1d NEUTRAL 5/6/6

RSI(14) 71.7
MACD hist +0.8011
Bollinger %b 0.92
ADX(14) 40.1
ATR % 6.36%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 64.4 / +0.079
Donchian pos / break 0.91
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1253

1h NEUTRAL 4/5/8

RSI(14) 72.8
MACD hist +2.7384
Bollinger %b 0.81
ADX(14) 31.1 RISING
ATR % 2.39%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 75.2 / +0.326
Donchian pos / break 0.89
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1729

Cross-timeframe confluence

Confluence LONG (0-1) 0.40
Confluence SHORT (0-1) 0.00
Patterns are intentionally selective (Elder triple-screen, daily/hourly divergence, BB-squeeze+breakout, SMA-alignment, MACD/OBV). Most tickers fire 0-2 patterns on any given day. Below: each pattern with its current state (✓ firing / ✗ not firing).
Long patterns
elder_triple
daily_oversold_hourly_bull
bb_squeeze_break_up
sma_align_long
macd_cross_obv
Short patterns
elder_triple
daily_overbought_hourly_div
bb_squeeze_break_dn
sma_align_short
macd_cross_obv

Intraday nowcast — 1h-bar short-horizon (v6)

Next 24h nowcast
-1.78%
over next 24h on 1h bars
80% band
[-17.03%, +16.26%]
n_bars = 1729 · sigma_1h = 0.0269
Direction vs 30d ensemble
CONFLICT
1h direction: SHORT · 30d direction: LONG
Source: intraday_forecaster_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), mean_directional_accuracy=0.523, n_features=17) Decision input only -- the 30d ensemble + factor regression remain the primary call. Conflicts surfaced into the Claude critique as horizon_conflict flag when |1h move| > 1%.

Meta-label gate — AFML Ch.3 secondary classifier (v6)

Verdict
meta-label: NEUTRAL
p_take = 0.55 · threshold 0.60
Bias adjustment
meta-label NEUTRAL (p_take=0.55 between 0.40 and 0.60) -- no adjustment.
Method: secondary LightGBM trained on (features + primary direction) -> P(primary is right). Source: meta_labeler_v10_trained_lgbm.
(trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), roc_auc=0.641, accuracy=0.608, n_train_rows=8,284) When ABSTAIN with p_take < 1-threshold AND bias non-neutral, the bias is demoted one bucket and a meta_abstain flag is added to the critique. See AFML Ch.3.6 (Lopez de Prado 2018).

Implied vol vs realized vol — options-trade gate (v8 W2)

Regime
NEUTRAL
no decisive vol mispricing — delta-1 setup over options
IV / RV ratio
0.78
z-score: n/a (insufficient history)
30d IV vs 30d RV
IV 83.2% (Polygon)
RV 106.5% (yang-zhang)
Provenance: source polygon_options:contracts_call; expiry 2026-06-26 (31d) · strike $240.00 · 1 strike(s) used.
Caveat: 15-min delayed end-of-day quotes; free-tier Polygon (no Greeks, no real-time). Regime is qualitative input only — NOT a numeric factor on the regression.

FMP fundamentals & analyst consensus (v7)

Quality / leverage

ROE 36.1%
ROIC -
FCF yield -
Debt / EBITDA -
Current ratio 2.37

Margins / valuation

Gross margin 54.8%
Operating margin 22.1%
Net margin 22.3%
P/E (TTM) 25.6
EV / EBITDA 19.7

Analyst consensus

Target mean -
Target high / low - / -
Upside vs last close -
Revisions score +0.000

Trade-bias signal — foundation for trade-guidance layer

Bias strong_buy
Composite z-score +3.030
Conviction 1.0
Recommended playbook A_strong
Suggested position size 0% (no Kelly)
no Kelly: not a conformal singleton (proxy off); singleton-proxy: news_activity_z=+0.00 (nonzero=False), wf30d_dir_acc=0.5030211480362538 (>0.55=False)
Strategies on bias side
Aggressive long-call (40-60 DTE, delta 0.55-0.70, size up)
Bull call-debit spread (long ATM + short 1 SD OTM, 40-60 DTE)
Long-dated LEAPS for thesis with multi-month conviction
Cash-secured short put as covered-position entry
Why this bias
composite_z = +3.03 | bias = strong_buy | conviction = 1.00 | macro_regime = risk_on_growth | ensemble = +5.26%

Sensitivity (OFAT tornado ±1 sd) and stress scenarios

FactorLoading wiTicker z-value+1 sd impact-1 sd impact
value_score +0.0495 -0.242 +0.0495 -0.0495
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.000 +0.0402 -0.0402
momentum_score +0.0286 +1.846 +0.0286 -0.0286
revisions_score +0.0236 +3.000 +0.0236 -0.0236
quality_score +0.0192 +2.108 +0.0192 -0.0192
lowvol_score +0.0173 -1.799 +0.0173 -0.0173

Stress scenarios (forecast shift from base point)

ScenarioDescriptionStressed pointDelta vs base
rates_+100bps Yield curve +100bps (lowvol -1sd, value -0.5sd) +7.87% -4.20%
recession_risk_off Recession (momentum -1.5sd, lowvol +1sd, news -1sd) +5.49% -6.58%
quality_flight Quality flight (quality +1sd, revisions +1sd, momentum -0.5sd) +14.93% +2.86%

Multi-source live sentiment (free real-time)

Composite z-score -0.951
Active signals 2 of 3
Sources apewisdom, iv_skew
StockTwits bull 4
StockTwits bear 0
StockTwits net +1.00
Message volume 30
ApeWisdom mentions 5
24h change +3
Reddit rank 80
25-delta IV skew +0.2187
IV-skew read bearish

Analyst critique

Agreement with model agree_with_caveats
Confidence 0.5
PM one-liner QCOM Technology: quant +5.26%/30d, disp +0.0542, beats RW, macro neutral, 0 catalyst(s).
Sensitivity concern If value_score (the highest-loading factor) is mis-measured by +/-1 stdev, the bias likely flips.

What the model may have missed

Critique flags

Factor contribution methodology — where the numbers come from

Point return formula (linear factor model): r_hat = alpha + sum_i (w_i × f_i) where w_i is the cross-sectional loading for factor i (estimated from the cross-section of US large-cap names) and f_i is the z-scored factor value for this ticker (Grinold-Kahn winsorization at ±3).

Per-factor contribution shown in the waterfall above is exactly w_i × f_i (decimal-return units), so the bars sum (with intercept) to the linear forecast point. The ensemble point combines linear / Monte Carlo / AR(1) / random-walk per per-method-comparison table.

Bias mapping (composite z-score → LONG/NEUTRAL/SHORT): weighted sum of value (1.0), quality (0.7), momentum (1.0), low-vol (0.5), revisions (1.0), news-activity (0.6); thresholds ±1.0 with macro override (risk-off + LONG → reduce to NEUTRAL; risk-on-growth + SHORT → reduce to NEUTRAL). LONG → Playbook A (long-call / call-debit-spread / covered-call); SHORT → Playbook B (long-put / put-debit-spread / bear-call-spread); NEUTRAL → cash.

Sensitivity (one-factor-at-a-time tornado above): impact = w_i × 1sd per factor (MSCI / Two-Sigma Venn convention). Stress scenarios are canned multi-factor shocks (rates +100bps; recession risk-off; quality flight).

Factor decay uses exponential half-life per factor type: catalysts 7d, news 14d, revisions 30d, momentum 45d, value 90d, quality 90d (Tetlock 2007; Cohen-Malloy-Pomorski 2012). The heatmap above shows contribution × exp(-ln(2) × t / half_life) on a 5-day grid.

Factor IC backtest: Spearman rank correlation between each factor's cross-sectional ranking on day t and the realized h-day-forward return, aggregated across the panel (Grinold-Kahn 2000 ch.4 fundamental law of active management). Source for this report: synthetic_panel_252d_100tickers_seed42 (parallel runner).

Placebo audit (v6, GT-Score): GT-score = 0.47 passes falsification gate . Computed from 3 seed(s) across placebo kinds: shuffled, gaussian_iid, garch. Method: real directional accuracy = 53.1%; max placebo accuracy = 50.4%; AMG = +0.027. Source: placebo_audit_v6_ar1_runner. Provenance: arXiv 2604.15531 "Spurious Predictability in Financial ML" (Paper #3).

Catalysts in window (30d)

No catalysts within the forecast window.

Analyst narrative

Bull case

QCOM ensemble forecast is +5.26% with 80% band [-8.07%, +21.77%] over 30 days. Positive drivers: revisions_score, momentum_score. 0 catalyst(s) in the window provide event-driven upside potential.

Bear case

Inter-method dispersion (+0.0542) and beats random-walk argue caution. Negative drivers: lowvol_score. Macro regime risk_on_growth historically caps single-name conviction.

Synthesis

Weight the ensemble's +5.26% center against +0.0542 method dispersion. Risk On Growth regime + 0 catalyst(s) define the setup. Treat the 80% band as the working trade-sizing envelope.

Risk flags