Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-06-14 · Permanent

United States Commodity Index Funds Trust CPER

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in the Benchmark Component Copper Futures Contracts.

The label
Markup

read at $38.94

United States Commodity Index Funds Trust holds its Markup at $38.94.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · does not pass the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-06-14
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 75 days
Price$38.94
Valuation4.58 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
BetaN/A

The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English

Does not pass. Financial sector: Financial

  • Business activity Financial sector: Financial Fail
  • Debt load Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
  • Interest-bearing cash Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
  • Receivables Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
  • Revenue purity of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards — business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance.

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E4.6x
very cheap relative to earnings

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 17% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 22%. Entered 2026-07-18 · Markup

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-18 Markup $38.94 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it B, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 17% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 23%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 22%.

2026-07-03 Markup $38.94 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $38.94 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $39.39 -3.8% · $962 -3.8%
2 months $35.87 +5.7% · $1,057 +5.7%
3 months $35.57 +6.6% · $1,066 +6.6%
6 months $33.61 +12.8% · $1,128 +12.8%
1 year $30.70 +23.5% · $1,235 +23.5%
2 years $27.98 +35.5% · $1,355 +35.5%
3 years $23.28 +62.8% · $1,628 +62.8%
5 years $28.00 +35.4% · $1,354 +35.4%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever CPER does next, these words stay.

United States Commodity Index Funds Trust · CPER · Markup · $38.94
Recorded 2026-06-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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