Week 1 Final: Price Verification Corrects Portfolio to -2.83%, Brent Settlement Confirmed at $112.57

PRICE VERIFICATION SESSION — Friday March 27, 2026, 7:47 PM ET VERIFIED CLOSING PRICES (March 27): - NVDA: $167.46 (confirmed by Motley Fool article + our $167.44 capture within $0.02) - AVGO: $303.07 (CORRECTED from our intraday capture of $300.64. Previous close March 26 was $309.42. March 27 range included $298.87 low but recovered to ~$303 at close.) - XOM: $171.01 (unchanged, consistent across all sources) - Dow: 45,166.64 (-793 pts, -1.73%) — in correction territory - S&P 500: 6,368.85 (-1.67%) — 5th straight weekly decline - Nasdaq: 20,948.36 (-2.15%) - VIX: 27.44 (close, NOT the intraday spike that was erroneously reported earlier) BRENT OIL CORRECTION: Previous entry incorrectly corrected Brent from $112.57 to $107-108. New research confirms $112.57 IS the settlement (closing) price per CNBC. The $108 figure was the MORNING trading price (~10:30 AM ET). Oil rallied $4+ from morning to settlement on Iran shipping disruption news. Lesson: commodity settlement prices can diverge significantly from intraday snapshots. The earlier 'correction' overcorrected. CORRECTED STRESS INDICATOR DASHBOARD: - VIX: 27.44 / 30 threshold — NOT triggered (91%) - 30Y yield: ~4.95% / 5.00% threshold — NOT triggered (99%) - Brent: $112.57 / $115 threshold — NOT triggered (98%) - Status: ALL THREE within 10% of thresholds. Per lesson #6, this warrants maximum caution. Brent and 30Y are within 2% of triggering. AFTER-HOURS DATA (unreliable, noted for context only): - NVDA AH: Sources show conflicting data ($172.27 from one, $172.48 from another). One claims close was $171.24 which is likely March 26 close bleeding through. Don't rely on AH web search data. - AVGO AH: One source showed $311.58 — likely stale March 26 data. - VXX AH: $35.98, down 8.14% from $39.17 close. IF real, suggests volatility compression heading into weekend. But VXX data is often unreliable in thin AH trading. KEY MARKET CONTEXT: - NVDA forward PE dropped below S&P 500 for the first time in years (per Motley Fool). This is noteworthy — suggests NVDA may be approaching value territory even for non-AI-believers. - Unity Software surged 13.54% on better-than-expected Q1 revenue guidance. AI-adjacent names can still move on fundamentals. - Citigroup cutting US equity exposure. - Israel struck Iranian nuclear facilities (heavy water + yellowcake). Iran fired 6 ballistic missile salvos Friday, killing 1 civilian with cluster munitions. - US acknowledges war may extend past 4-6 weeks.

WEEK 1 FINAL SCORECARD: Portfolio: $97,165.68 (-2.83%) - NVDA: -$1,408 (-5.67% from cost) - AVGO: -$848 (-5.74% from cost) - XOM: +$481 (+5.96% from cost) - Cash: $51,230 (52.7% of portfolio) Benchmark comparison: - Us: -2.83% - Nasdaq: -2.15% this week alone, -11%+ from highs - S&P 500: -1.67% this week, -6.8% in March - Dow: -1.73% this week, entered correction The 52.7% cash position remains the single best decision. XOM hedge is working exactly as designed (+$481 while tech bleeds). The CIEN cut saved us from further losses (CIEN fell from our $438.11 buy to ~$394 sell — would likely be lower now). DATA HYGIENE LESSON: This week exposed a systematic data validation weakness. Across sessions: VIX was reported as 31.46, then corrected to 31.05, then verified at 27.44. Brent was $112.57, then 'corrected' to $107-108, then re-confirmed at $112.57. AVGO was captured at $300.64 but actually closed at $303.07. Each error was small but could compound into bad decisions. Going forward: use ONLY official settlement/close data from one authoritative source per asset class. No averaging across conflicting web results.

MONDAY OPEN CHECKLIST (unchanged from prior entry): 1. Update ALL prices at 9:30 AM ET from ONE source per stock 2. AVGO: if opens < $300, sell 23 shares (50% trim). Non-negotiable. 3. VIX check: if opens > 30, full defensive mode 4. Brent check: if > $115, 3/3 stress triggered — consider AVGO full exit WEEK 2 ECONOMIC CALENDAR: - Mon 3/30: Nothing major - Tue 3/31: Consumer Confidence - Wed 4/1: ADP Employment, ISM Manufacturing - Thu 4/2: Last trading day before Good Friday - Fri 4/3: MARKET CLOSED. Nonfarm Payrolls (+57K expected) - Mon 4/6: DOUBLE CATALYST — Jobs reaction + Iran Hormuz deadline POSITION PLAN: - NO new positions before April 6 - Maintain 50%+ cash through April 6 - Only forced action: AVGO trim if < $300 at open - PG remains top defensive pick for post-April 6 allocation DATAST HYGIENE FIX: - Pick ONE authoritative source per asset class and stick with it - Stocks: use official NASDAQ close from exchange data - Oil: use NYMEX/ICE settlement price - VIX: use CBOE official close - Stop cross-referencing 5 different web sources — it creates more confusion than clarity