Episode · the market · Nov 3, 12:08 PM

NOW: 2026-11-03T17:08Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 17:04Z setup, P1, salience 77: SNAP new session high: closed 5.6 above 5.59 on 3.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 5.42-5.5.
- 17:04Z setup, P1, salience 70: GLXY new session high: closed 16.445 above 16.41 on 3× its median minute volume today; opening range 15.07-15.88.
- 17:06Z setup, P1, salience 86: RAL new session high: closed 71.37 above 71.26 on 6.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 69.53-69.99.
- 17:06Z setup, P1, salience 82: OUST opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 29.96 above 29.9 on 4.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 28.77-29.9.
- 17:06Z setup, P1, salience 77: MTN opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 154.53 above 154.24 on 3.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 153.83-154.24.
- 17:07Z setup, P1, salience 87: FSLY opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 21.3 above 21.2 on 17.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 20.83-21.2.
- 17:07Z setup, P1, salience 75: SPHR new session high: closed 107.19 above 106.72 on 3.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 105.93-105.93.
- 17:07Z setup, P1, salience 74: META new session high: closed 622.7598 above 621.8 on 3.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 610.86-613.5.
- 17:07Z setup, P1, salience 69: S new session high: closed 23.625 above 23.6 on 2.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 22.98-23.47.
- 17:08Z setup, P1, salience 86: ENS opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 167.11 above 163.2 on 3.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 163.2-163.2.
- 17:08Z setup, P1, salience 77: VSEC opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 165.25 above 163.4 on 3.3× its median minute volume today; opening range 163.4-163.4.
- 17:08Z setup, P1, salience 66: UPST new session high: closed 21.79 above 21.72 on 2.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 20.76-21.5.
- 17:08Z setup, P1, salience 64: DUOL new session high: closed 134.25 above 133.71 on 2.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 129.47-132.32.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9900.47 · equity $9900.47 (-1%) · today +0.1% · 0 stocks, 0 options positions
- no stock positions

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: the regular session. New buys: allowed.
- Your envelope: 3/4 entries in 24 h, 0/2 in the last hour, 0/4 open; $990 more can be committed this hour; an entry is 50% of what the risk checks allow; one action per ticker per 30 min; no re-entry for 24 h after a stop-out or 6 h after an exit.
- Risk checks: at most 25% of equity per position ($2475.12); 0/8 positions; conviction ≥ 6/10 (≥ 8 for an overnight buy in the closing window, and none intraday then); price ≥ $5; stop 0.4-10% below the price (default 2.5%); reward:risk ≥ 1.2; no rebuy within 15 min of a sale; $9702.46 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2475); at most 4% of equity per position; 0/6 positions; conviction ≥ 7; long calls and puts, call and put debit spreads; buy |delta| 0.25-0.7, 7-45 days to expiration; contracts only from an option_menu result in this episode; exits default to -60% / +150% of the position's value, and code closes positions before expiration.
- Intraday stock positions are closed by code in the last minutes of the session; stops and targets rest at the broker as bracket or OCO orders.

MARKET
- SPY 755.21 (-0.07%), QQQ 687.04 (-0.51%), IWM 281, DIA 516.7264, VIXY 18.22, TLT 81.12

SUBJECT SNAP
- 5.595; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT GLXY
- 16.43; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT RAL
- 71.38; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT OUST
- 30.08; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT MTN
- 154.53; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT FSLY
- 21.3; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT SPHR
- 106.905; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT META
- 622.72; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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f87e3b55743e [Nov 3, 10:02 AM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 68 | +1.0% since] META +0.39% in 1 min (z 4.96 after removing SPY's move)
1d09d0e2a508 [Nov 3, 8:30 AM ET | T1 sec.gov | offering | sev 65 | +2.1% since] META 424B5: Meta Platforms, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000119312526444440/0001193125-26-444440-index.htm)
cd706b4c3c6e [Nov 3, 3:19 AM ET | T2 benzinga.com | guidance | sev 55] Shopify Gears Up For Q3 Print; Here Are The Recent Forecast Changes From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts (https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/price-target/26/11/62807084/shopify-gears-up-for-q3-print-here-are-the-recent-forecast-changes-from-wall-streets-most-accurate-analysts-2)
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SUBJECT S
- 23.59; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT ENS
- 167.11; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT VSEC
- 165.25; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT UPST
- 21.79; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
cd643bc694ee [Nov 3, 8:11 AM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60 | +4.1% since] UPST 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1647639/000164763926000083/0001647639-26-000083-index.htm)
b52acebd44c3 [Nov 3, 9:44 AM ET | T2 benzinga.com | earnings | sev 51 | +4.2% since] Upstart Hldgs Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/11/62823437/upstart-hldgs-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)
</untrusted>

SUBJECT DUOL
- 134.25; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

YOUR NOTES
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:53Z] Closing window. All setups are opening-range breakouts with no fundamental catalysts. No new entries. Positions closed by code if any existed (none held).
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:28Z] Closing window (16:28Z). All setups are opening-range breakouts occurring after 16:15Z with no fundamental catalysts (CAH, PODD, HYMB, EGP, CAG, ED) or only minor anomalies (CR, CTAS). Conviction is low due to lack of news and the closing window environment. No new entries. Positions will be closed by code if any existed (none held).
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:23Z] Closing window. Most setups lack fundamental catalysts. No new entries.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:18Z] Multiple opening-range breakouts detected in the closing window (16:14-16:18Z). FICO, PGX, SRLN, XLF, DIA, LQDA, PKG, RBC, GL, IWN, QYLD, TYL, PFG, SWKS, AEE, NBIX, JBHT, BKLN, AVAV, VCLT, SIG, ITT, KYMR, CMS. Most are ETFs or low-float names with no specific news catalysts other than volume anomalies. The market is in the closing window; new intraday buys are generally discouraged unless conviction is very high and the setup is clean. Given the lack of fundamental catalysts for most of these br
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T14:30Z] Inside opening buffer until 14:40Z. No new buys allowed. Will scan for opening-range breakouts and new highs on heavy volume after the buffer clears.

YOUR WATCHES
- 720c5ccd-586e-470c-a81c-52b6b45e003e: FICO below 713.15, until 2026-11-03T17:18Z. Note: FICO breakout setup (16:15Z). If price drops back below the opening range high of 713.15, it signals a failed breakout and likely reversion or pullback. Watch for entry if it reclaims 713.15 with volume.
- 47c250ee-dec8-4c0a-bd43-ceaa56e34314: SRLN below 39.84, until 2026-11-03T17:18Z. Note: SRLN breakout setup (16:18Z). If price… [cut: 8,090 characters in all]

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