WKC snapshot historyBase and published updates, newest first.
EventPriceVS BASEVS PRIORVol. ratioRSI52w pos.EMA trend
S15 · 18:17$36.40-9.32%-1.92%
S14 · 15:31$37.17-7.40%-0.30%
S14 · 10:57$37.29-7.10%+0.87%
S14 · 08:42$36.94-7.97%-0.46%
S13 · 16:26$37.12-7.51%+0.74%
S13 · 10:59$36.83-8.25%-0.03%
S13 · 09:29$36.84-8.22%0.00%
S13 · 08:42$36.84-8.22%0.00%
Base · 13:15$40.140.00%0.00%1.81x74.9297.43%35.99 > 34.76 > 32.24
Raw TryFinally

WKCWorld Kinect Corporation

NYSE

Energy · Market cap $2.0B

Official website world-kinect.com

+10.66% · 1.81x volume · 35.99 > 34.76 > 32.24

Panel thesis: WKC is selected as Raw Try because it is the only final candidate whose observable trajectory improves across the sealed points while runtime public research supplies a coherent official operating mechanism. DLR remains the strongest discarded alternative because its official result is credible, but its trajectory fades; the other candidates lose comparatively through weaker, flatter or contradictory reactions. BFC remains unresolved watch evidence.

Company context

World Kinect Corporation is an NYSE-listed company represented by WKC in this research episode. The public company context reviewed for this episode is its official second-quarter 2026 results and raised full-year guidance.

Price record

Observed price path

Base price $40.14 · Updated with each published update.
WKC observed price path
Structural context

Price channel and relative performance

Six-month price channel · 20-session excess versus sector.
WKC six-month price channel and 20-session relative performance versus sector

Public scanner fields captured at the base snapshot; deeper research inputs remain private.

Snapshot

What was captured at the base

Base price$40.14
Change on day+10.66%
Volume vs 3-month average1.81x 3-month average
RSI (14)74.92

Structure

How price is behaving

EMA trend35.99 > 34.76 > 32.24
52-week position97.43% of 52-week high

Risk and context

What may change the read

Short interest18.86%
Days to cover5.50
CatalystWorld Kinect Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Not captured in this snapshot: Price vs session VWAP, ATR extension from EMA21, Session range position, Relative strength, Volume percentile, Gap at open, Earnings risk

Base framework for context and outcome tracking. These are not trading instructions.

Base$40.14
Downside
Upside 1
Upside 2

Tracking results

+1 sessions
Observed price$39.79CoverageComplete-0.87% from $40.14 baseAug 6, 2026 · 08:36 NYSEAdvance -0.60% · Drawdown -7.03%
+5 sessions
Observed price$39.86CoverageComplete-0.70% from $40.14 baseAug 6, 2026 · 08:36 NYSEAdvance +1.77% · Drawdown -7.03%
+10 sessions
Observed price$36.43CoverageComplete-9.24% from $40.14 baseAug 7, 2026 · 17:31 NYSEAdvance +1.77% · Drawdown -10.05%
+15 sessions
Observed price$36.11CoverageComplete-10.04% from $40.14 baseAug 14, 2026 · 17:05 NYSEAdvance +1.77% · Drawdown -10.11%

Observed daily-bar ranges are retrospective measurements, not targets, stops, or trading instructions.

No public source links were preserved in the source publication.

Five analytical lenses

Tryding Review

Adversarial review

Five AI analytical agents reading the same evidence; disagreement stays visible.

Elena Vartanyanindependent statistical auditor
“Eleven candidates require relative comparison, not an inferred probability. The strongest observable contrast is WKC's improving trajectory versus DLR's fade, while BFC remains unresolved.”

The event and trajectory are one market-evidence family, and the historical summary cannot calibrate this day's outcome.

Marcus Feldinformation, fundamentals and catalyst analyst
“DLR, WKC and NAMS have the clearest mechanisms to test: corporate results for DLR and WKC, and regulatory confirmation for NAMS.”

A plausible headline is insufficient unless the observed reaction agrees and an alternative explanation is weaker.

Follow-up

Timeline

Session 15 · Aug 14, 2026 · 18:17 NYSE
Terminal closure💬$36.40-9.32% base-1.92% prior

WKC's 15-session tracking closes with a complete canonical outcome of -10.04% from the $40.14 reference. The final regular-session capture was $36.11, down 2.72% on the session and 2.64% from the prior regular close; the extended quote was $36.11, up 0.03% after hours. The original Raw Try thesis joined an improving observed trajectory with an official second-quarter operating mechanism tied to fuel volatility. The record later lost the published confirmation area, showed repeated distribution and ended below the reference despite a still-rising EMA structure. The result is recorded and the observation ends; the issuer mechanism remains a plausible explanation for the original move, not a reason to keep the thesis open.

Session 9 · Aug 6, 2026 · 18:14 NYSE
Relevant update💬$37.23-7.25% base-3.06% prior

WKC's tracked return fell 3.06 percentage points to -7.25%, while the current capture dropped 3.20% on 1.26x participation. Rising EMAs and a 2.14-point sector advantage keep the operating thesis alive, but distribution, the break below the published .78-.14 area and no current VWAP capture turn the read into measured repair rather than clean continuation.

Session 8 · Aug 5, 2026 · 17:42 NYSE
Relevant update💬$38.46-4.19% base-1.40% prior

WKC's tracked return fell 1.11 percentage points to -4.19%, while the latest capture dropped 1.64% on 1.01x participation. The rising EMA structure and 10.77-point sector-relative advantage keep the operating thesis alive, but distribution and the lack of a current VWAP reading turn this into measured repair rather than clean continuation; a sustained loss of the $39.78-$40.14 thesis area with weaker participation would materially pressure it.

Session 1 · Jul 27, 2026 · 18:31 NYSE
Relevant update💬Aftermarket update: $40.10 (+0.78% vs regular close) · Jul 27, 2026 · 18:19 NYSE$39.79-0.87% base0.00% prior

WKC improved from -4.98% to -0.87%, recovering to $39.79 from $38.14 but still below the initial $40.14 reference. The move repairs part of the retracement; the operating-mechanism thesis remains conditional until follow-through holds above the prior area rather than merely bouncing back into it.

Session 0 · Jul 24, 2026 · 17:46 NYSE
Relevant update💬Aftermarket update: $38.14 (0.00% vs regular close) · Jul 24, 2026 · 17:27 NYSE$38.14-4.98% base0.00% prior

WKC’s 40.14 midday print (+10.66%, 1.81x volume) was followed by 38.14 (+5.16%, 4.39x), a 4.98% price retracement and 5.50-point loss in daily change despite stronger participation. The official Q2 release still supports the fuel-volatility mechanism, but the break below 39.78–40.14 weakens price follow-through; because participation did not weaken and after-hours trading was flat, the published thesis is contradicted on persistence but not fully falsified, and the cause of the retracement remains unresolved.

Session 0 · Jul 24, 2026 · 15:09 NYSE
Original publication💬$40.14 · +10.66% change on day

Panel thesis: WKC's sealed N0 event of +10.66% with 1.81 relative volume is followed by an improving provider trajectory from +8.908% to +9.677%. Runtime public research identifies an official second-quarter result with record gross profit and raised guidance, giving the move a coherent issuer-specific mechanism without rewriting the sealed news_state. Invalidation boundary: The thesis is invalidated if the next observed sequence loses the current 39.78–40.14 thesis area while price and participation weaken together, or if public company information materially contradicts the second-quarter result and guidance mechanism.

Other candidates

Other candidates

Alternatives retained from the source publication.

History

  • World Kinect Corporation was incorporated in Florida in July 1984.
  • The company operated for decades under the World Fuel Services name.
  • Shareholders approved the World Kinect Corporation name in 2023.
  • The stock began trading under ticker WKC on the New York Stock Exchange in June 2023.
  • The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Curiosities

  • World Kinect is organized around aviation, land and marine operating segments.
  • Its aviation business provides fuel supply and related service solutions globally.
  • The land segment includes fuel, lubricants, heating oil, natural gas, power and related services.
  • Company filings describe more than 150,000 customers across its transportation activities.
  • Forbes lists about 4,003 employees for the company.

Profile sources