Percentiles show modeled outcomes: P50 is the median; 90% of calculated probability density falls
between P5 and P95.
HMX 1.75 Accuracy Metrics Model-Wide
Market Intelligence
58.8 /100
Calibration Slope
0.889 (target 1.000)
Calibration Intercept
−0.065 (target 0.000)
PICP-90
81.4 % (target 90.0%)
PICP-50
42.0 % (target 50.0%)
Observations
17,130
Updated
17/06/2026
Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) Forecast
from Heatmup, updated
.
Aggregation model HMX 1.75 published by Heatmup Oy.
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The shaded band shows the range of outcomes the model calculates, not a single prediction. Each labeled
line is a percentile of that distribution.
The median (P50) is the calculated middle path: half of modeled outcomes fall above it, half below. The
inner band, between P25 and P75, holds half of all calculated outcomes. The outer limits, P5 and P95,
bound the 90% probability density layer, leaving 5% of modeled outcomes beyond each edge.
A wider band further out reflects greater uncertainty over longer horizons. These are modeled
probabilities, not guarantees. Past performance doesn't guarantee accuracy.
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Nasdaq 100's AI Trade Revives After a Brush with Correction & Analysis underpinning the 10-Year HMX 1.75 Probabilistic Forecast
The Nasdaq 100 just skirted a technical correction, saved by a 3.5% rally driven by Microsoft's earnings. That move highlighted the index's core tension: immense AI-related capital expenditure is both the growth engine and a major source of investor anxiety, especially in the semiconductor sector. The macro backdrop adds friction. The Federal Reserve held rates but three policymakers dissented in favor of a hike, a hawkish signal that has markets pricing in a non-trivial chance of further tightening. Oil prices near $90 and sticky inflation reports don't help. For the next two months, the path likely hinges less on daily headlines and more on whether the next wave of tech earnings can demonstrate that AI investments are translating to free cash flow, not just revenue. If they can't, the index's heavy reliance on a handful of megacaps becomes a vulnerability.
The Chip Sector's AI Hangover
Semiconductor stocks have been the primary drag, with the sector sinking into what some analysts called a bear market. The selloff wasn't about weak demand; it was about panic over the return on investment. Alphabet's guidance for $45 billion in capital expenditure this year, which turned free cash flow negative, crystallized a fear that's been building: the AI buildout requires staggering upfront costs with uncertain payback periods. When Nvidia shares dropped on reports of financial guarantees for data center campuses, it wasn't a one-off. It was a signal that even the winners in this space are carrying balance sheet risks that investors are suddenly less willing to ignore.
Three Hawkish Dissents at the Fed
The Fed's decision to hold rates at 3.75% was supposed to be a pause. Instead, the revelation that three voting members wanted an immediate hike made it feel hawkish. Markets quickly adjusted, with the CME FedWatch tool showing over an 81% probability of a September rate hike at one point. For the Nasdaq 100, which is packed with long-duration growth stocks financed by cheap debt, that's a direct headwind. The index's drop below 28,150 was tagged as the 'first rate-hike scare of a cycle priced for cuts,' and that recalibration isn't over. Every inflation print and oil price move now feeds into a narrative that could keep monetary policy restrictive for longer.
Microsoft's Earnings and the Relief Rally
Last week's best day since May 2025 wasn't built on thin air. Microsoft's quarter delivered the specific proof the market needed: that cloud and AI revenue growth can still surprise to the upside and justify the spending. It triggered a broad-based bounce in chipmakers and tech names that had been beaten down. But the rally's sustainability is an open question. Meta's weakness at the same time offered a counter-narrative, and the equal-weighted Nasdaq 100's severe underperformance suggests the buying was concentrated, not broad. This earnings season has become a stock-by-stock referendum on AI profitability, and the jury is still out.
HMX 1.75 Forecast chart for Nasdaq 100: about 4 years of recorded history on the left, a 2 years probability fan on the right. Through the 4 years window the series advanced 114% (start ~$13200, window high ~$30400) and was volatile, with a maximum drawdown near 21%. Today the price is approximately $28300 (about 7% under the window high); on the forecast it sits inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Over the coming 2 years the central (median) estimate trends upward of ~2%, landing near $28800. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 66% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $20400, about 28% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $39500, about 40% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Note the median is not monotonic: it peaks near 29400 then retraces about 12%, a spike-and-pullback shape that reflects disagreement among the aggregated inputs rather than a smooth trend. Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
Model Description
HMX 1.75 is the current production release of the Heatmup forecasting engine. It operates as an equally weighted baseline: every model in the ensemble pool contributes equally to the final distribution, regardless of individual track record. The output is a probability distribution over future price and time for each covered asset, rendered as a heatmap. Percentile bands (P5 to P95) capture 90% of modeled outcomes. Every generated distribution is archived with an immutable ID and public timestamp and resolved later against the realized market price. HMX 1.75 is not an AI system under the EU AI Act; it is a deterministic quantitative aggregation engine.
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Methodology
HMX aggregates outputs from a proprietary pool of independent quantitative models operating in strict isolation. Each model produces discrete predictions (date, target price, probability) without visibility into the others. The HMX engine combines these inputs using time-decay weighting, which prioritizes recent data, into a single probability distribution per asset. The process is deterministic: identical inputs produce identical outputs. No machine learning is applied at inference. HMX 1.75 uses equal weighting, meaning every model in the pool contributes equally regardless of historical track record. Accuracy-weighted calibration, where model influence is proportional to resolved performance, is scheduled for HMX 2.0 in September 2026.
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Attribution and use of this content. Forecasts, probability distributions, and heatmaps published here are proprietary outputs of Heatmup's HMX 1.75 model. Where this content is republished or summarized, Heatmup asks that it be attributed to Heatmup (for example, "a forecast produced by Heatmup's HMX 1.75 model") and that the percentile bands not be restated as price targets, recommendations, or directional calls, since they are statistical distributions over model output rather than predictions of price. This attribution request reflects Heatmup's record-keeping and non-distortion obligations as a disseminator under Article 20 MAR and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/958. Heatmup characterizes HMX 1.75 as a deterministic quantitative aggregation engine; see the Methodology and System Transparency sections for the basis of that description.
What is the 6-month HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 6-month-forecast median is $28000 ($23000 to $40300), upside-skewed. HMX 1.75 Forecast chart for Nasdaq 100: about 2 years of recorded history on the left, a 6 months probability fan on the right. Over that 2 years window the price was volatile, rose 53% from about $18400 to a window high near $30400, with a deepest peak-to-trough drawdown of roughly 21%. The current price is about $28300, sitting roughly 7% below the window high. Against the forecast it falls inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. For the next 6 months, the median trends downward of roughly 1%, finishing around $28000. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 62% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $23000, about 19% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $40300, about 43% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
What is the 1-year HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 1-year-forecast median is $26600 ($18000 to $33500), wide. HMX 1.75 Forecast chart for Nasdaq 100: about 4 years of recorded history on the left, a 1 year probability fan on the right. Over that 4 years window the price was volatile, gained 114% from about $13200 to a window high near $30400, with a deepest peak-to-trough drawdown of roughly 21%. Price now stands near $28300, around 7% off the window peak, and relative to the projection it lies inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Looking forward, the median path centres on a decline of about 6% over the next 1 year, ending near $26600. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 59% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $18000, about 36% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $33500, about 19% above it. Overall the spread is roughly symmetric. One caveat: the median rises to about 29400 before easing roughly 10%, so the path is a spike-and-retrace rather than a clean trend, a sign of divergence between the underlying inputs. Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
What is the 2-year HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 2-year-forecast median is $28800 ($20400 to $39500), upside-skewed. HMX 1.75 Forecast chart for Nasdaq 100: about 4 years of recorded history on the left, a 2 years probability fan on the right. Through the 4 years window the series advanced 114% (start ~$13200, window high ~$30400) and was volatile, with a maximum drawdown near 21%. Today the price is approximately $28300 (about 7% under the window high); on the forecast it sits inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Over the coming 2 years the central (median) estimate trends upward of ~2%, landing near $28800. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 66% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $20400, about 28% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $39500, about 40% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Note the median is not monotonic: it peaks near 29400 then retraces about 12%, a spike-and-pullback shape that reflects disagreement among the aggregated inputs rather than a smooth trend. Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
What is the 3-year HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 3-year-forecast median is $30700 ($20400 to $47800), upside-skewed. HMX 1.75 Probabilistic forecast chart for Nasdaq 100, plotting roughly 4 years of price history against a 3 years forward projection. History across the 4 years window has been volatile: price advanced 114% off a start around $13200, peaking near $30400 and at one point pulling back about 21% from its running high. Today the price is approximately $28300 (about 7% under the window high); on the forecast it sits inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Over the coming 3 years the central (median) estimate points to a gain of ~9%, landing near $30700. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 89% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $20400, about 28% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $47800, about 69% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
What is the 5-year HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 5-year-forecast median is $32800 ($23300 to $53800), upside-skewed. HMX 1.75 Probabilistic forecast chart for Nasdaq 100, plotting roughly 5 years of price history against a 5 years forward projection. Through the 5 years window the series advanced 80% (start ~$15700, window high ~$30400) and was volatile, with a maximum drawdown near 35%. Today the price is approximately $28300 (about 7% under the window high); on the forecast it sits inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Over the coming 5 years the central (median) estimate points to a gain of ~16%, landing near $32800. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 93% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $23300, about 18% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $53800, about 90% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
What is the 10-year HMX 1.75 probabilistic forecast for Nasdaq 100 August 2026?
Nasdaq 100 10-year-forecast median is $39700 ($23200 to $81700), upside-skewed. HMX 1.75 Probabilistic forecast chart for Nasdaq 100, plotting roughly 10 years of price history against a 10 years forward projection. History across the 10 years window has been volatile: price gained 490% off a start around $4790, peaking near $30400 and at one point pulling back about 35% from its running high. Today the price is approximately $28300 (about 7% under the window high); on the forecast it sits inside the 1 year interquartile range, i.e. broadly fairly valued. Over the coming 10 years the central (median) estimate points to a gain of ~40%, landing near $39700. The P5 to P95 range is roughly 147% of the median and the band widens sharply with horizon. At the horizon the downside (P5) sits near $23200, about 18% below the current price, and the upside (P95) near $81700, about 189% above it. Overall the spread is upside-skewed (a fatter tail toward higher prices). Note the median is not monotonic: it peaks near 46700 then retraces about 15%, a spike-and-pullback shape that reflects disagreement among the aggregated inputs rather than a smooth trend. Produced by HMX 1.75, a raw aggregation model that combines independent predictions into a single probabilistic forecast; agreement among inputs is not consensus, and there is no guarantee of results. Operated by Heatmup Oy.
Disclaimer
All forecasts, heatmaps, and probability distributions published by Heatmup are produced by the HMX quantitative aggregation engine and are provided for informational purposes only. They do not constitute investment advice, financial advice, trading recommendations, or any solicitation to buy or sell any financial instrument. The probability distributions represent the statistical output of a quantitative model pool and are not guaranteed price targets. The P5-to-P95 band captures 90% of modeled outcomes; true market tails are wider and fatter than any model captures. Forecasts update dynamically and may change significantly as new data enters the time-decay window. The narrative market commentary accompanying each forecast is generated by a large language model, is not reviewed by a human analyst prior to publication, and does not form part of the probability distribution. It is contextual information only. Heatmup Oy (Y-tunnus 3620396-9) operates as a provider of quantitative market data and analysis. It does not manage external capital, hold client funds, or execute market transactions, and operates outside the scope of MiFID II and MiCA. Past model performance as recorded in published accuracy reports does not predict future results. Users should conduct their own independent research and consult a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decision.
Accuracy Metrics
HMX 1.75 Accuracy Metrics Model-Wide
Market Intelligence
58.8 /100
Calibration Slope
0.889 (target 1.000)
Calibration Intercept
−0.065 (target 0.000)
PICP-90
81.4 % (target 90.0%)
PICP-50
42.0 % (target 50.0%)
ECE
12.02 pts mean |realized - claimed|
MCE
18.34 pts = KS distance on PIT
Chi-square / dof
528.1 1.0 = calibrated; large-N sensitive
Sharpness ~90% width
38.6 % relative, lower = sharper; approximate
Sharpness ~50% width
12.5 %
Observations
17,130
Updated
17/06/2026
('Calibration of HMX 1.75 is measured by assigning each resolved forecast to the percentile band containing its realized price, defined as the OHLC4 midpoint of the resolving bar, and aggregating these assignments across all covered assets and dates into a probability integral transform (PIT) histogram. All published metrics derive from this histogram and the computation is deterministic. Reported metrics are the calibration slope and intercept, Expected and Maximum Calibration Error (the latter equal to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance on the PIT under this binning), prediction interval coverage for the central fifty and ninety percent intervals, reduced chi-square PIT uniformity, and interval sharpness. These are summarized in the Market Intelligence Score, a proprietary Heatmup composite on a zero to one hundred scale that weights calibration error, tail behaviour, calibration slope, distributional uniformity, and sharpness; it is not an industry standard, and its normalization functions are published with the scoring code so the composite is auditable. The current figures describe the equally weighted baseline over the live resolved-forecast window to date and are computed by Heatmup Oy. The underlying resolved-forecast data and scoring code are published so the metrics can be independently reproduced and verified. Measurement of calibration is distinct from a representation that the output is calibrated or guaranteed; the score is a diagnostic. Full definitions, interpretation ranges, and validation status are set out in the Accuracy and Calibration Methodology at heatmup.com/accuracy, heatmup.com/accuracy-methodology.',)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HuV_sMzENvbEnwyCucJ5MOXF9MvcNGF. ('Public reproduction materials and third party validaiton: the resolved-forecast dataset, public calibration ledger, and scoring code are published at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HuV_sMzENvbEnwyCucJ5MOXF9MvcNGF so the metrics can be independently reproduced.',)
