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NUCOR CORP

Materials·SteelYield: Low (<1%)

Nucor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. The company operates in three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials. The Steel Mills segment produces hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized sheet steel products; plate steel products; wide-flange beams, beam blanks, and H-piling and sheet piling structural steel products; and bar steel products, such as blooms, billets, concrete reinforcing and merchant bars, and engineered special bar quality products.

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Held by 0 AI ETFs

None of the tracked AI ETFs currently hold this name.

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.

Buy signals10
Win rate60% (6/10)
Avg buy return+0.69%
AMOMno longer held27 signals

AMOM · Exit · 1d

weight 1.350% → 0 (exited)·stock down 8.9% in the 30 days before

Oct 2·entry $240.39·now $254.69

+5.95%
since Oct 2

AMOM · Weight decrease · 5d

weight 1.440% → 1.350% (-0.090 pp)·stock down 6.3% in the 30 days before

Oct 1·entry $235.98·now $254.69

+7.93%
since Oct 1

AMOM · Weight decrease · 4d

weight 1.440% → 1.360% (-0.080 pp)·stock down 6.4% in the 30 days before

Sep 30·entry $233.75·now $254.69

+8.96%
since Sep 30

AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d

weight 1.440% → 1.370% (-0.070 pp)·stock down 5.7% in the 30 days before

Sep 29·entry $236.24·now $254.69

+7.81%
since Sep 29

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 1.440% → 1.420% (-0.020 pp)·stock down 3.1% in the 30 days before

Sep 28·entry $244.49·now $254.69

+4.17%
since Sep 28

AMOM · Weight increase · 3d

weight 1.400% → 1.440% (+0.040 pp)·stock up 0.2% in the 30 days before

Sep 24·entry $247.96·now $254.69Drifting

+2.71%
since Sep 24

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

weight 1.400% → 1.430% (+0.030 pp)·stock up 1.0% in the 30 days before

Sep 23·entry $246.98·now $254.69Drifting

+3.12%
since Sep 23

AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d

weight 1.600% → 1.400% (-0.200 pp)·stock up 0.8% in the 30 days before

Sep 21·entry $242.40·now $254.69

+5.07%
since Sep 21

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 1.600% → 1.470% (-0.130 pp)·stock down 0.1% in the 30 days before

Sep 18·entry $248.38·now $254.69

+2.54%
since Sep 18

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

weight 1.550% → 1.600% (+0.050 pp)·stock down 3.8% in the 30 days before

Sep 15·entry $258.82·now $254.69Fresh

-1.60%
since Sep 15

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

weight 1.520% → 1.560% (+0.040 pp)·stock down 6.1% in the 30 days before

Sep 10·entry $255.46·now $254.69Fresh

-0.30%
since Sep 10

AMOM · Weight decrease · 4d

weight 1.680% → 1.520% (-0.160 pp)·stock down 6.0% in the 30 days before

Sep 8·entry $256.40·now $254.69

-0.67%
since Sep 8

AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d

weight 1.680% → 1.570% (-0.110 pp)·stock down 4.0% in the 30 days before

Sep 4·entry $261.07·now $254.69

-2.44%
since Sep 4

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 1.680% → 1.600% (-0.080 pp)·stock down 4.5% in the 30 days before

Sep 3·entry $262.47·now $254.69

-2.96%
since Sep 3

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

weight 1.590% → 1.640% (+0.050 pp)·stock up 3.7% in the 30 days before

Aug 24·entry $244.64·now $254.69Drifting

+4.11%
since Aug 24

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 1.710% → 1.590% (-0.120 pp)·stock up 4.2% in the 30 days before

Aug 20·entry $240.48·now $254.69

+5.91%
since Aug 20

AMOM · Weight decrease · 4d

weight 1.810% → 1.710% (-0.100 pp)·stock up 14.8% in the 30 days before

Aug 14·entry $268.91·now $254.69

-5.29%
since Aug 14

AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d

weight 1.810% → 1.730% (-0.080 pp)·stock up 16.9% in the 30 days before

Aug 13·entry $272.29·now $254.69

-6.46%
since Aug 13

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

weight 1.810% → 1.740% (-0.070 pp)·stock up 19.5% in the 30 days before

Aug 12·entry $271.81·now $254.69

-6.30%
since Aug 12

AMOM · New entry · 1d

stock up 21.5% in the 30 days before

Aug 6·entry $272.00·now $254.69Fresh

-6.36%
since Aug 6

AMOM · Exit · 1d

stock down 14.6% in the 30 days before

Jul 2·entry $220.75·now $254.69

+15.37%
since Jul 2

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

stock down 10.9% in the 30 days before

Jun 30·entry $222.75·now $254.69

+14.34%
since Jun 30

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

stock up 3.7% in the 30 days before

Jun 24·entry $240.52·now $254.69Drifting

+5.89%
since Jun 24

AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d

stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before

Jun 22·entry $244.93·now $254.69

+3.98%
since Jun 22

AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d

stock up 10.0% in the 30 days before

Jun 18·entry $243.83·now $254.69

+4.45%
since Jun 18

AMOM · Accumulation · 5d

stock up 8.0% in the 30 days before

Jun 10·entry $250.49·now $254.69Fresh

+1.68%
since Jun 10

AMOM · Weight increase · 2d

stock up 8.6% in the 30 days before

Jun 5·entry $254.39·now $254.69Fresh

+0.12%
since Jun 5
AIEQno longer held2 signals

AIEQ · Exit · 1d

weight 0.050% → 0 (exited)·stock down 3.6% in the 30 days before

Sep 1·entry $251.92·now $254.69

+1.10%
since Sep 1

AIEQ · New entry · 1d

stock up 12.6% in the 30 days before

Aug 2·entry $261.28·now $254.69Fresh

-2.52%
since Aug 2

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

Too hard to callas of Aug 2

AI ETF AIEQ recently made a new entry into Nucor, while QRFT continues to hold a position, indicating some algorithmic conviction in the company. This stands in contrast to the value-investing framework's verdict, which finds Nucor's underlying business too unpredictable for reliable long-term analysis.

  • Circle of CompetenceThe cyclical and commodity-driven nature of the steel industry makes it difficult to project Nucor's unit economics and cash flows reliably over a ten-year horizon.
  • Economic MoatThe framework cannot assess an economic moat as the business is deemed too difficult to predict long-term.
  • ManagementManagement quality cannot be assessed within this framework given the unpredictability of the underlying business.
  • Financial HealthFinancial health metrics cannot be reliably interpreted for long-term predictability when the core business unit economics are unstable.
  • Margin of SafetyA margin of safety cannot be determined without a reliable projection of intrinsic value.

The analysis concludes Nucor is too difficult to evaluate within the established framework, primarily due to the unpredictable unit economics of the steel industry. This 'Too Hard' verdict means a reliable assessment of its moat, management, financial health, or margin of safety cannot be made. The framework declines to score the company further, regardless of price.

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.