Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-08-06 · Permanent

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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.

The label
Markup

read at $42.33

Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust holds its Markup at $42.33.

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 · passes 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 · 2026-08-06
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 16 days
Price$42.33
Valuation2.01 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 30.0
BetaN/A

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Trailing P/E2.0x
very cheap relative to earnings
Market cap$7.8B

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.

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 9.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%. Entered 2026-07-24 · Distribution

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-24 Distribution $39.48 -9.3% Entry 4

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 9.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%.

2026-07-18 Distribution $43.55 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 5% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 29%.

2026-07-03 Distribution $43.55 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. 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 excellent risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $43.55 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows excellent 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 CEF
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
15 May2026 Ro Khanna Democrat buy 1K–15K

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 $51.87 -19.5% · $805 -19.5%
2 months $48.52 -13.9% · $861 -13.9%
3 months $52.80 -20.9% · $791 -20.9%
6 months $43.63 -4.3% · $957 -4.3%
1 year $30.17 +38.4% · $1,384 +38.4%
2 years $22.08 +89.1% · $1,891 +89.1%
3 years $18.76 +122.6% · $2,226 +122.6%
5 years $19.90 +109.9% · $2,099 +109.9%

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

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

Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust · CEF · Markup · $42.33
Recorded 2026-08-06 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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