UNH — UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Report date: 2026-05-26  |  Sector: Healthcare  |  Last price: $388.47  |  Horizon: 30d  |  Generated: 2026-05-26T07:16:38.449319Z

Forecast summary

Ensemble point -1.15%
80% CI [-10.75%, +9.82%]
95% CI [-15.27%, +16.18%]
Method dispersion 0.0119
Beats RW baseline YES
MC drift (annual) -16.40%
MC sigma (annual) 37.77%
MC paths 1000
Bull target (90th pct) +14.50% -> $444.79
Base target (50th) -2.68% -> $378.04
Bear target (10th pct) -17.74% -> $319.57
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 XLV
Sector relative (90d) +21.54%

Forecast plot (interactive)

Realised volatility

Yang-Zhang annualized (60d) 37.77%
Close-to-close annualized (60d) 32.40%

Per-method comparison

MethodWeightPoint80% lo80% hi95% lo95% hi
linear 25.0% -1.93% -5.62% +1.73% -7.19% +3.74%
monte_carlo 25.0% -2.68% -17.74% +14.50% -24.98% +24.18%
ar1 25.0% +0.03% -3.20% +3.36% -4.87% +5.17%
random_walk 25.0% +0.00% -16.44% +19.68% -24.02% +31.62%

Factor contributions (interactive waterfall)

Factor contribution table

FactorLoadingTicker valueContribution
value_score +0.0495 -0.4820 -0.0239
quality_score +0.0192 -0.2824 -0.0054
momentum_score +0.0286 +0.8212 +0.0235
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.1200 -0.0021
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.4650 -0.0110
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 $352.79B
P/E (trailing) 29.2
P/B 3.6
Forward P/E 18.7
PEG 1.35
Dividend yield 228.00%
Beta 0.65
52w high / low $404.15 / $234.60
Distance from 52w high -3.88%
Cross-sectional rank 42 / 92 median
Panel source (trained model: 2026-05-26 (0d old), universe_size=92, lookback_days=252)
RSI(14) 67.9
SMA50 / SMA200 $330.65 / $321.04
ATR(14) $9.24
Avg volume (20d) 6.99M
Profit margin 2.68%
ROE 12.18%
Revenue growth (YoY) +2.00%
Earnings growth (YoY) +0.70%
Debt/Equity 74.0
Current ratio 0.80
Short ratio 2.15

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

Horizonn predictionsDirectional accuracyMAE (return)RMSE80% CI hit ratePearson(pred, real)
1d 691 50.5% 1.47% 2.45% 86.7% +0.005
30d 662 52.3% 13.13% 18.19% 66.8% -0.108
60d 632 40.2% 20.93% 27.24% 53.3% -0.172

Volume momentum (Granville / CGW / Quong-Soudack)

Composite z +0.375
Active signals 7 of 7
MFI(14) 48.98
CMF(20) +0.4154
OBV z (252d) +0.415
VPT z (252d) -0.290
VW-momentum z +0.420
Volume z (60d) -0.394
Relative volume (vs 20d ADV) 0.80x
CMF z (252d) +2.864

Sector rotation & AI-spillover (v6)

Sector ETF XLV
Rel-return 5d / 20d / 60d -4.62% / +5.15% / +35.66%
Sector mom-z 1m / 3m / 6m -0.27 / -1.19 / -0.82
Rotation phase cyclical
AI-factor beta (60d) -0.088
AI spillover score -0.0081
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
EXPENSIVE LEADER
score +0.33 (9 peers)
P/E percentile
67% (67% cheaper than this)
20d momentum percentile
100% (100% lag this)
Market-cap percentile
78%
Peer set (mcap band 0.2x-5x, same sector)
ABBV MRK AZN NVS JNJ AMGN GILD TMO ISRG
9 peers in Healthcare (mcap band 0.2x-5x); signal=expensive_leader; score=+0.33
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 / 6 sell / 8 neutral · net -7.5
1d verdict
NEUTRAL
2 buy / 3 sell / 12 neutral · net +3.0
1h verdict
NEUTRAL
3 buy / 4 sell / 10 neutral · net -2.5

1wk NEUTRAL 3/6/8

RSI(14) 64.9
MACD hist +13.6792
Bollinger %b 0.91
ADX(14) 20.5 RISING
ATR % 6.22%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 63.6 / +0.100
Donchian pos / break 0.89
vs SMA200 BELOW
n_bars521

1d NEUTRAL 2/3/12

RSI(14) 67.8
MACD hist -2.7700
Bollinger %b 0.67
ADX(14) 48.4
ATR % 2.38%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 49.0 / +0.415
Donchian pos / break 0.72
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1253

1h NEUTRAL 3/4/10

RSI(14) 54.3
MACD hist +0.6846
Bollinger %b 0.85 SQUEEZE
ADX(14) 18.8
ATR % 0.69%
MFI(14) / CMF(20) 49.3 / +0.079
Donchian pos / break 0.78
vs SMA200 ABOVE
n_bars1728

Cross-timeframe confluence

Confluence LONG (0-1) 0.20
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
-0.01%
over next 24h on 1h bars
80% band
[-3.18%, +3.25%]
n_bars = 1728 · sigma_1h = 0.0051
Direction vs 30d ensemble
AGREES
1h direction: SHORT · 30d direction: SHORT
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: ABSTAIN
p_take = 0.38 · threshold 0.60
Bias adjustment
meta-label ABSTAIN with p_take=0.38 -- bias already neutral; no change.
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
0.99
z-score: n/a (insufficient history)
30d IV vs 30d RV
IV 24.1% (Polygon)
RV 24.3% (yang-zhang)
Provenance: source polygon_options:contracts_call; expiry 2026-06-26 (31d) · strike $390.00 · 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 11.6%
ROIC -
FCF yield 5.6%
Debt / EBITDA -
Current ratio 0.80

Margins / valuation

Gross margin 18.8%
Operating margin 4.2%
Net margin 2.7%
P/E (TTM) 29.4
EV / EBITDA 17.5

Analyst consensus

Target mean $392.40
Target high / low $460.00 / $327.00
Upside vs last close +1.0%
Revisions score +0.021

Trade-bias signal — foundation for trade-guidance layer

Bias neutral
Composite z-score -0.472
Conviction 0.1886000837791759
Recommended playbook cash
Suggested position size 0% (no Kelly)
no Kelly: bias=neutral / not a conformal singleton (proxy off) / meta_p_take=0.38 <= 0.5; singleton-proxy: news_activity_z=+0.00 (nonzero=False), wf30d_dir_acc=0.5226586102719033 (>0.55=False)
Strategies on bias side
Cash / no position
Iron condor if IV rank > 50
Wait for next factor refresh
Why this bias
composite_z = -0.47 | bias = neutral | conviction = 0.19 | macro_regime = risk_on_growth | ensemble = -1.15%

Sensitivity (OFAT tornado ±1 sd) and stress scenarios

FactorLoading wiTicker z-value+1 sd impact-1 sd impact
value_score +0.0495 -0.482 +0.0495 -0.0495
news_activity_score +0.0402 +0.000 +0.0402 -0.0402
momentum_score +0.0286 +0.821 +0.0286 -0.0286
revisions_score +0.0236 -0.465 +0.0236 -0.0236
quality_score +0.0192 -0.282 +0.0192 -0.0192
lowvol_score +0.0173 -0.120 +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) -6.14% -4.20%
recession_risk_off Recession (momentum -1.5sd, lowvol +1sd, news -1sd) -8.52% -6.58%
quality_flight Quality flight (quality +1sd, revisions +1sd, momentum -0.5sd) +0.92% +2.86%

Multi-source live sentiment (free real-time)

Composite z-score -0.578
Active signals 3 of 3
Sources stocktwits, apewisdom, iv_skew
StockTwits bull 11
StockTwits bear 3
StockTwits net +0.57
Message volume 29
ApeWisdom mentions 1
24h change +0
Reddit rank 285
25-delta IV skew +1.9201
IV-skew read bearish

Analyst critique

Agreement with model agree_with_caveats
Confidence 0.55
PM one-liner UNH Healthcare: quant -1.15%/30d, disp +0.0119, 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 = 0.52 SPURIOUS — setup likely lacks real signal . Computed from 3 seed(s) across placebo kinds: shuffled, gaussian_iid, garch. Method: real directional accuracy = 50.5%; max placebo accuracy = 52.6%; AMG = -0.021. Source: placebo_audit_v6_ar1_runner. Provenance: arXiv 2604.15531 "Spurious Predictability in Financial ML" (Paper #3). Risk-flag spurious_predictability_audit_failed added to narrative.

Catalysts in window (30d)

No catalysts within the forecast window.

Analyst narrative

Bull case

UNH ensemble forecast is -1.15% with 80% band [-10.75%, +9.82%] over 30 days. Positive drivers: momentum_score. 0 catalyst(s) in the window provide event-driven upside potential.

Bear case

Inter-method dispersion (+0.0119) and beats random-walk argue caution. Negative drivers: value_score. Macro regime risk_on_growth historically caps single-name conviction.

Synthesis

Weight the ensemble's -1.15% center against +0.0119 method dispersion. Risk On Growth regime + 0 catalyst(s) define the setup. Treat the 80% band as the working trade-sizing envelope.

Risk flags