Track record · closed signal

Citigroup Inc. (C) — closed signal from December 25, 2025

Partial Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on March 25, 2026.

Predicted vs. what happened

C price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$116.00 – $122.00Entry zone — fair-value band

$121.56Published — price the day we called it

$132.50Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$125.16Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$114.48Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Partial

Reached 33% of the predicted growth at its peak, without hitting the target.

Peak price

$125.16

peak on February 9, 2026 — not a realized return

Peak gain

+3%

peak, from the publication price

Window close

$114.48

end-of-window price, context only

Days to target

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Window

December 25, 2025 – March 25, 2026

The thesis — published December 25, 2025

Predicted growth

+9%

over the measurement window

Target price

$132.50

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$116.00 – $122.00

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$121.56

published December 25, 2025

Confidence

64%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Citigroup has a clear business push: it will hire about 30% more bankers in Japan to benefit from more deal activity, which could grow its fees. Market action shows many more buyers than usual and the recent average price is moving up, but price readings suggest it may be temporarily stretched. Prefer waiting for price to come down before buying, rather than chasing highs.

Primary drivers

Japan hiring plan should boost deal fees and revenue
Recent price trend is upward, showing buying interest
Plenty of trading volume makes short-term trades easier
Price looks stretched now, better entry on dips

How it played out

C: target was not reached

Lyra published C on 2025-12-25 at $121.56 for a short-term window ending 2026-03-25. The thesis expected 9% growth toward $132.50. It pointed to a Japan hiring plan, stronger deal activity, rising recent price action, heavy trading volume, and a stretched price that made a pullback entry preferable.

Inside the window, C peaked at $125.16 on 2026-02-09, a 3% gain. It stayed below the $132.50 target and never got there. By 2026-03-25, it ended at $114.48. The thesis only partially played out.

What happened during the window

On 2026-01-14, Citigroup reported fourth-quarter 2025 results, including a profit decline tied to a Russia charge and higher dealmaking fees. On the same date, Financial News reported that dealmaking fees rose in the final three months of 2025.

Prices are shown split- and dividend-adjusted, matching what public charts show today.

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