Bumalik si ICT sa ₱930 area—isang presyong malapit sa ating stronger accumulation reference—but the chart was not yet showing a confirmed reversal. We bought only 20 shares, treating the weakness as a measured RTS refill rather than an invitation to become aggressive.
Originally published: August 19, 2026 · Last updated: August 19, 2026
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- ICT Stock Study 7: ICT Updated Valuation
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Ang Punto ng Usapan
Noong August 19, 2026, bumili tayo ng dalawang board lots ng ICT:
- 10 shares at ₱930.50
- 10 shares at ₱928.50
- Total shares purchased: 20
- Average gross execution price: ₱929.50 per share
- Gross purchase amount: ₱18,590
The shares were assigned to our Rotational Trading Shares, or RTS, ledger. Hindi natin ginalaw o pinalaki ang 500-share Anchor position.
This distinction matters. ICT remains our Core Anchor, but not every purchase automatically becomes an Anchor addition. The 20-share transaction was a controlled restoration of inventory previously reduced during our August partial harvests.
Ang Dating Paniniwala
Sa ating updated ICT valuation, we established the following references:
- Updated fair value: ₱1,095 per share
- Ordinary MOS-aware buy-below price: ₱1,040
- Preferred 10% MOS reference: ₱985
- Approximately 15% MOS reference: ₱930
- Approximately 20% MOS reference: ₱875
- Sensitivity range: approximately ₱624 to ₱1,298
Because of these valuation references, madaling isipin na kapag umabot sa ₱930 ang presyo, automatic buy na agad.
Pero hindi ganoon ang ating proseso.
Valuation gives us a price map. Hindi nito sinasabing tapos na ang pagbaba. It tells us that the price has entered an area where a measured purchase may become defensible, subject to position size, portfolio liquidity, and the condition of the chart.
The ₱930 level was therefore a reference—not a command.
Ang Binagong Pananaw
At the August 19 close, ICT finished at ₱930 after declining by ₱32.50, or 3.38%, for the day.
The technical picture remained weak:
- The closing price of ₱930 was below the lower Bollinger Band at approximately ₱941.50.
- It was also below the 50-day SMA at approximately ₱952.50.
- The Bollinger middle band was much higher at approximately ₱979.90.
- MACD was below its signal line, with the negative histogram expanding.
- RSI had declined to 38.78.
- Trading volume reached approximately 1.802 million shares, above its displayed 50-day average of around 1.573 million.
Hindi pa ito reversal confirmation. In fact, the close below the lower Bollinger Band, accompanied by elevated volume and weakening momentum, showed that sellers still controlled the session.
But the technical weakness arrived at a meaningful valuation level.
Dito nagtagpo ang dalawang magkaibang readings:
Valuation: The price reached our approximately 15% MOS reference.
Technical condition: The stock was still under pressure and had not yet demonstrated a reliable snapback.
The proper response was therefore neither aggressive accumulation nor complete inaction. We chose a small RTS refill.
Paano Ito Umaandar
The 20-share purchase increased our RTS inventory from 40 shares to 60 shares.
Daily Closing Portfolio Position — August 19, 2026
At the close of the August 19 trading session, our ICT position stood at:
- Anchor Shares: 500
- Anchor Shares Average Buy Price: ₱973.58 net
- Rotational Trading Shares: 60
- RTS Average Buy Price: ₱965.78 net
- Total ICT Position: 560 shares
- Approximate consolidated average price: ₱972.74 net
The transaction did not change the identity of the Anchor block. Its 500 shares and separate average price remained intact.
Instead, the new shares were absorbed by the RTS ledger. This preserves the purpose of the two inventories:
- The Anchor position maintains our strategic exposure to ICT.
- The RTS position provides room for partial harvesting, replenishment, and inventory management around the Anchor.
The average execution price of ₱929.50 was slightly below our rounded ₱930 stronger accumulation reference. It was also close to the day’s ₱927.50 low and the ₱930 closing price.
Still, favorable placement within one trading session does not prove that the decline is over. ICT may stabilize, produce a lower-band snapback, or continue toward deeper valuation references.
For that reason, we limited the transaction to 20 shares.
This was not an attempt to catch the exact bottom. It was a small restoration made where valuation had begun to compensate us more adequately for the remaining technical uncertainty.
Pangwakas na Kaisipan
Journal Entry 8 records a valuation-qualified RTS refill made during visible technical weakness.
We did not buy because the stock had already recovered. We bought because ICT reached a previously established stronger accumulation reference, while our inventory structure allowed us to accept a small amount of additional exposure.
The chart remained defensive at the close. Price was below the lower Bollinger Band and SMA-50, MACD momentum was deteriorating, and RSI had fallen below 40. Kaya wala pang dahilan para magmadali o magdeklara ng successful reversal.
But there was also no need to ignore the valuation map we had prepared before the decline.
Twenty shares were enough for this stage.
Kung mag-recover si ICT, we have partially restored our RTS inventory near the ₱930 level. Kung magpatuloy ang pagbaba, substantial room remains before the deeper ₱875 accumulation reference—and we have not exhausted our flexibility.
Iyan ang punto ng layered execution: hindi kailangang hulaan ang eksaktong ilalim. Ang mahalaga ay alam natin kung bakit tayo bumili, saan inilagay ang shares, at gaano kalaking uncertainty ang tinanggap natin.
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