Security indices are the main tools for evaluation of the status of financial markets. Moreover, a main part of the economy of any country is constituted of investment in stock markets. Therefore, investors could maximize the return of investment if it becomes possible to predict the future trend of stock market with appropriate methods. The nonlinearity and nonstationarity of financial series make their prediction complicated. This study seeks to evaluate the prediction power of machine-learning models in a stock market. We evaluate Valvoline prediction models with Transfer Learning (ML) and Paired T-Test1,2,3,4 and conclude that the VVV stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold VVV stock.

Keywords: VVV, Valvoline, stock forecast, machine learning based prediction, risk rating, buy-sell behaviour, stock analysis, target price analysis, options and futures.

## Key Points

1. Can stock prices be predicted?
2. How do you pick a stock?
3. What statistical methods are used to analyze data?

## VVV Target Price Prediction Modeling Methodology

Stock price forecasting is a popular and important topic in financial and academic studies. Share market is an volatile place for predicting since there are no significant rules to estimate or predict the price of a share in the share market. Many methods like technical analysis, fundamental analysis, time series analysis and statistical analysis etc. are used to predict the price in tie share market but none of these methods are proved as a consistently acceptable prediction tool. In this paper, we implemented a Random Forest approach to predict stock market prices. We consider Valvoline Stock Decision Process with Paired T-Test where A is the set of discrete actions of VVV stock holders, F is the set of discrete states, P : S × F × S → R is the transition probability distribution, R : S × F → R is the reaction function, and γ ∈ [0, 1] is a move factor for expectation.1,2,3,4

F(Paired T-Test)5,6,7= $\begin{array}{cccc}{p}_{a1}& {p}_{a2}& \dots & {p}_{1n}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{j1}& {p}_{j2}& \dots & {p}_{jn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{k1}& {p}_{k2}& \dots & {p}_{kn}\\ & ⋮\\ {p}_{n1}& {p}_{n2}& \dots & {p}_{nn}\end{array}$ X R(Transfer Learning (ML)) X S(n):→ (n+6 month) $\begin{array}{l}\int {e}^{x}\mathrm{rx}\end{array}$

n:Time series to forecast

p:Price signals of VVV stock

j:Nash equilibria

k:Dominated move

a:Best response for target price

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## VVV Stock Forecast (Buy or Sell) for (n+6 month)

Sample Set: Neural Network
Stock/Index: VVV Valvoline
Time series to forecast n: 13 Sep 2022 for (n+6 month)

According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold VVV stock.

X axis: *Likelihood% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the event will occur.)

Y axis: *Potential Impact% (The higher the percentage value, the more likely the price will deviate.)

Z axis (Yellow to Green): *Technical Analysis%

## Conclusions

Valvoline assigned short-term Ba1 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating. We evaluate the prediction models Transfer Learning (ML) with Paired T-Test1,2,3,4 and conclude that the VVV stock is predictable in the short/long term. According to price forecasts for (n+6 month) period: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold VVV stock.

### Financial State Forecast for VVV Stock Options & Futures

Rating Short-Term Long-Term Senior
Outlook*Ba1B2
Operational Risk 5953
Market Risk7632
Technical Analysis8752
Fundamental Analysis6358
Risk Unsystematic6747

### Prediction Confidence Score

Trust metric by Neural Network: 76 out of 100 with 597 signals.

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Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: What is the prediction methodology for VVV stock?
A: VVV stock prediction methodology: We evaluate the prediction models Transfer Learning (ML) and Paired T-Test
Q: Is VVV stock a buy or sell?
A: The dominant strategy among neural network is to Hold VVV Stock.
Q: Is Valvoline stock a good investment?
A: The consensus rating for Valvoline is Hold and assigned short-term Ba1 & long-term B2 forecasted stock rating.
Q: What is the consensus rating of VVV stock?
A: The consensus rating for VVV is Hold.
Q: What is the prediction period for VVV stock?
A: The prediction period for VVV is (n+6 month)