as of Oct 26
FANG
DefensiveDIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC
Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas, the United States. The company primarily focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland Basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware Basin, both of which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
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Held by 1 AI ETF
Signal performance
Each tracked ETF's moves on this stock, grouped by fund. Returns are measured from the signal date to the latest close — hypothetical, no commissions or slippage.
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 4d
weight 1.190% → 1.150% (-0.040 pp)·stock up 8.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 23·entry $205.75·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 1.190% → 1.160% (-0.030 pp)·stock up 6.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 22·entry $197.14·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 1.190% → 1.170% (-0.020 pp)·stock up 8.9% in the 30 days before
Oct 21·entry $200.93·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight increase · 3d
weight 1.100% → 1.150% (+0.050 pp)·stock up 0.5% in the 30 days before
Oct 15·entry $195.60·now $205.75Drifting
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 1.100% → 1.130% (+0.030 pp)·stock down 6.6% in the 30 days before
Oct 14·entry $197.51·now $205.75Drifting
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.220% → 1.090% (+0.870 pp)·stock down 9.2% in the 30 days before
Oct 2·entry $184.71·now $205.75Chased
AIEQ · Sudden change · 1d
weight 0.220% → 1.080% (+0.860 pp)·stock down 8.7% in the 30 days before
Oct 1·entry $185.51·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.230% → 0.210% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 9.7% in the 30 days before
Sep 23·entry $185.65·now $205.75
AIEQ · Sudden change · 1d
weight 2.180% → 0.230% (-1.950 pp)·stock up 2.2% in the 30 days before
Sep 1·entry $203.16·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.320% → 2.200% (-0.120 pp)·stock up 0.7% in the 30 days before
Aug 27·entry $200.52·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.320% → 2.210% (-0.110 pp)·stock up 5.0% in the 30 days before
Aug 26·entry $199.84·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.190% → 2.320% (+0.130 pp)·stock up 4.4% in the 30 days before
Aug 19·entry $208.55·now $205.75Fresh
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.080% → 2.210% (+0.130 pp)·stock up 5.3% in the 30 days before
Aug 12·entry $200.84·now $205.75Drifting
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.240% → 2.080% (-0.160 pp)·stock up 3.3% in the 30 days before
Aug 8·entry $198.97·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.240% → 2.110% (-0.130 pp)·stock up 3.3% in the 30 days before
Aug 7·entry $188.04·now $205.75
AIEQ · Sudden change · 1d
weight 0.950% → 2.240% (+1.290 pp)·stock up 18.0% in the 30 days before
Aug 2·entry $198.75·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight increase · 3d
weight 0.930% → 0.980% (+0.050 pp)·stock up 11.6% in the 30 days before
Jul 24·entry $204.68·now $205.75Fresh
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.930% → 0.960% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 9.4% in the 30 days before
Jul 23·entry $205.49·now $205.75Fresh
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
weight 0.820% → 0.880% (+0.060 pp)·stock down 8.2% in the 30 days before
Jul 9·entry $182.00·now $205.75Chased
AIEQ · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 0.660% → 0.620% (-0.040 pp)·stock down 1.3% in the 30 days before
Jun 7·entry $198.20·now $205.75
AIEQ · Weight increase · 2d
stock down 1.6% in the 30 days before
Jun 4·entry $202.94·now $205.75Fresh
Sell signals show what the stock did after the AI exited. A negative number means the AI's exit was well-timed.
Buffett-style framework
AIEQ holds about 1.15% of its portfolio in FANG and has trimmed the position for three straight sessions (to 1.15% on 2026-10-23) after a brief run of increases earlier in the month. The small, choppy moves look like tactical rebalancing, not conviction either way, and they do not conflict with a Too Hard verdict, which declines to score the company on price or momentum.
- Circle of CompetenceDiamondback's earnings depend almost entirely on spot oil and gas prices, which no one can reliably forecast, so ten-year cash flows fall outside a defensible circle of competence.
- Economic Moat
- Management
- Financial Health
- Margin of Safety
As a commodity producer fully exposed to spot prices, Diamondback fails the predictability test, so the framework declines to judge its moat, management, financials or margin of safety. The data shown (ROE of 3.9%, P/E of 37.6, EV/EBITDA of 18.3) would raise concerns on returns and valuation even if the business were modelled, but those figures are context and not the basis of the verdict.
Educational interpretation generated by AI applying frameworks Warren Buffett documented in his shareholder letters and other public writings. Not a statement by Mr. Buffett or Berkshire Hathaway, and not investment advice.