Track record · closed signal

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — closed signal from March 2, 2026

Partial Published before the outcome was known, scored automatically when the window closed on May 31, 2026.

Predicted vs. what happened

MSFT price · publication thesis → realized outcomesplit-adjusted

$392.00 – $406.00Entry zone — fair-value band

$400.61Published — price the day we called it

$464.70Target — the price the thesis aimed for

$450.33Peak — highest point inside the window, not a realized return

$450.24Window close — end-of-window price, context only

What happened

Partial

Reached 78% of the predicted growth at its peak, without hitting the target.

Peak price

$450.33

peak on May 29, 2026 — not a realized return

Peak gain

+12.4%

peak, from the publication price

Window close

$450.24

end-of-window price, context only

Days to target

—

Window

March 2, 2026 – May 31, 2026

The thesis — published March 2, 2026

Predicted growth

+16%

over the measurement window

Target price

$464.70

the price the thesis aimed for

Entry zone

$392.00 – $406.00

the fair-value band we waited for

Price at publication

$400.61

published March 2, 2026

Confidence

72%

how strongly the data lined up

Timeframe

Short-term (0–3 months)

Microsoft's short-term move looks driven more by overall market mood and big tech/AI news than by a single company event. When macro headlines shift, large names like Microsoft can see big moves up or down. It often benefits when investors seek safer, liquid stocks, but buying is safer on price pullbacks rather than after a long run-up.

Primary drivers

Large fund flows can favor mega-cap stocks during policy shifts
Spending on AI and cloud keeps Microsoft central to tech budgets
Widespread tech headlines can make the stock swing more than usual
Buying into pullbacks helps limit risk in a crowded trade

How it played out

MSFT: thesis partially played out

Lyra published MSFT at 400.61 on 2026-03-02, with expected growth of 16% and a target of 464.7. The thesis pointed to overall market mood, big tech and artificial intelligence news, fund flows into mega-cap stocks during policy shifts, cloud and artificial intelligence spending, wider tech headlines, and the preference for buying pullbacks.

Inside the window from 2026-03-02 to 2026-05-31, MSFT rose but never reached the target. It peaked at 450.33 on 2026-05-29, with a peak gain of 12.4%. It ended at 450.24. The direction was right, but the target was missed. The thesis partially played out.

What happened during the window

On April 27, 2026, Windows Central reported that OpenAI ended its exclusivity arrangement with Microsoft. Microsoft remained OpenAI's primary cloud partner, and the license ran through 2032.

"The work we're doing together remains ambitious": OpenAI ends Microsoft exclusivity in a tone that doesn't match last week's leaked memo

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

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