Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2025-12-31 · Permanent

Austin Gold Corp AUST

Clears both ethical standards

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 · Austin Gold Corp., a gold exploration company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral resource properties in Nevada.

The label
Distribution

read at $1.01

Austin Gold Corp holds its Distribution at $1.01.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Distribution 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 · screen not yet scored
  • 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 · 2025-12-31
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 14 days
Price$1.01
ValuationN/A trailing · -7.77 forward price to earnings
Values screenNot scored · score 70.0
Beta0.93

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E-7.8x
Profit margin0.0%
currently unprofitable
Return on equity-20.2%
not currently earning a positive return on equity
Current ratio15.29
comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.93
steadier than the market
Market cap$14M

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to Canada and to currency swings.

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

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 22.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%. Entered 2026-07-22 · Accumulation

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-22 Accumulation $1.01 -22.9% Entry 4

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 22.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $1.31 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 18%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $1.31 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $1.31 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). 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.

The political ledger · congressional disclosures

Disclosures naming AUST
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
5 May2026 Scott Peters Democrat buy 50K–100K
30 Mar2026 Alan Armstrong Republican buy 15K–50K
30 Mar2026 Alan Armstrong Republican buy 15K–50K
21 Apr2026 Scott Peters Democrat buy 50K–100K
2026-04-21 Scott Peters Democrat Purchase 50K–100K

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 $1.34 -7.1% · $929 -7.1%
2 months $1.39 -10.4% · $896 -10.4%
3 months $1.49 -16.4% · $836 -16.4%
6 months $1.98 -37.1% · $629 -37.1%
1 year $1.51 -17.6% · $825 -17.6%
2 years $0.86 +44.8% · $1,448 +44.8%
3 years $1.01 +23.3% · $1,233 +23.3%

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

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

Austin Gold Corp · AUST · Distribution · $1.01
Recorded 2025-12-31 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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