AMOM1.630%
as of Sep 2
NUE
DefensiveNUCOR CORP
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.
Close · 3M
+22.50%
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.
Buy signals7
Win rate86% (6/7)
Avg buy return+3.27%
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 $262.47Drifting
+7.29%
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 $262.47
+9.14%
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 $262.47
-2.39%
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 $262.47
-3.61%
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 $262.47
-3.44%
since Aug 12
AMOM · New entry · 1d
weight 0 → 1.810% (new)·stock up 21.5% in the 30 days before
Aug 6·entry $272.00·now $262.47Fresh
-3.50%
since Aug 6
AMOM · Exit · 1d
weight 1.720% → 0 (exited)·stock down 14.6% in the 30 days before
Jul 2·entry $220.75·now $262.47
+18.90%
since Jul 2
AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 1.890% → 1.670% (-0.220 pp)·stock down 10.9% in the 30 days before
Jun 30·entry $222.75·now $262.47
+17.83%
since Jun 30
AMOM · Weight increase · 2d
weight 1.830% → 1.890% (+0.060 pp)·stock up 3.7% in the 30 days before
Jun 24·entry $240.52·now $262.47Drifting
+9.13%
since Jun 24
AMOM · Weight decrease · 3d
weight 2.040% → 1.830% (-0.210 pp)·stock up 8.5% in the 30 days before
Jun 22·entry $244.93·now $262.47
+7.16%
since Jun 22
AMOM · Weight decrease · 2d
weight 2.040% → 1.870% (-0.170 pp)·stock up 10.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 18·entry $243.83·now $262.47
+7.64%
since Jun 18
AMOM · Accumulation · 5d
weight 2.030% → 2.140% (+0.110 pp)·stock up 8.0% in the 30 days before
Jun 10·entry $250.49·now $262.47Drifting
+4.78%
since Jun 10
AMOM · Weight increase · 2d
weight 2.000% → 2.130% (+0.130 pp)·stock up 8.6% in the 30 days before
Jun 5·entry $254.39·now $262.47Drifting
+3.18%
since Jun 5
AMOM · New entry · 1d
weight 0 → 2.030% (new)·stock up 14.3% in the 30 days before
Jun 2·entry $258.46·now $262.47Fresh
+1.55%
since Jun 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.