Episode · the market · Nov 3, 9:47 AM

NOW: 2026-11-03T14:47Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 14:47Z setup, P1, salience 88: RIOT opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 12.67 above 12.6 on 6.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 11.95-12.6.
- 14:47Z setup, P1, salience 87: FLEX opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 90.32 above 90.04 on 8.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 86.54-90.04.
- 14:47Z setup, P1, salience 87: FOXA opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 64.52 above 64.26 on 5.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 62.88-64.26.
- 14:47Z setup, P1, salience 86: CBRS opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 99.945 above 99.83 on 5.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 97.05-99.83.
- 14:47Z setup, P1, salience 86: FFIV opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 329.365 above 328.76 on 5.2× its median minute volume today; opening range 323.8-328.76.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9890.71 · equity $9890.71 (-1.09%) · today +0% · 0 stocks, 0 options positions
- no stock positions

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: the regular session. New buys: allowed.
- Your envelope: 2/4 entries in 24 h, 0/2 in the last hour, 0/4 open; $989 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 ($2472.68); 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; $9692.9 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2473); 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 753.585 (-0.28%), QQQ 685.955 (-0.66%), IWM 280.23, DIA 515.4, VIXY 18.46, TLT 81.34

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

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

SUBJECT FOXA
- 64.52; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
15e1cfaa0973 [Nov 2, 10:26 AM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 83 | +2.6% since] FOXA -1.39% in 1 min (z -6.04 after removing SPY's move)
8aa5bd22a691 [Nov 2, 4:29 PM ET | T2 benzinga.com | guidance | sev 55] Roku Q3 Highlights: Double Beat, Advertising Revenue up 23%, No Guidance Ahead of Fox Deal (https://www.benzinga.com/markets/earnings/26/11/62799537/roku-q3-highlights-double-beat-advertising-revenue-up-23-no-guidance-ahead-of-fox-deal)
</untrusted>

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

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

YOUR NOTES
- [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.
- [MARKET, 2026-10-30T21:20Z] Market closed. QQQ down 3.48%. No positions. Review tomorrow for potential setups.

YOUR WATCHES
none

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  "decisions": [
    {
      "symbol": "RIOT",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 12.35,
      "take_profit": 13.2,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "RIOT broke above its 15-minute opening range high of 12.60 on 6.5× median volume, closing at 12.67. Price is well below SMAs (20/50/200), indicating a deep downtrend. The breakout is on heavy volume but lacks news catalyst. RSI is low (35.2), suggesting oversold conditions. Reward:risk is >1.2 with a 2.5% stop. Given the lack of news and strong downtrend, I am sizing conservatively at 2.5% of equity with a tight stop below the breakout level.",
      "evidence": [
        "Price 12.67, OR high 12.60, volume 6.5× median",
        "SMA20 14.43, SMA50 18.46, SMA200 19.35",
        "RSI 35.2, ATR 1.22",
        "No news in last 24h"
      ],
      "invalidation": "Price closes back below 12.60 or hits stop at 12.35.",
      "structure_id": "RIOT_20261103_144700_buy_1",
      "option": {
        "strategy": "long_call",
        "long_leg": "12.50_call_20261204",
        "short_leg": null,
        "premium_pct": 0.8,
        "stop_loss_pct": 60,
        "take_profit_pct": 150
      }
    }
  ],
  "watches": [],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "RIOT",
      "text": "Broke OR high 12.60 on heavy volume. No news. Downtrend. Sized 2.5%. Watch for retest of 12.60 as support."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "RIOT broke its opening range on heavy volume with no news catalyst. I entered a small long position (2.5% allocation) with a tight stop below the breakout level, targeting a quick intraday move. The other breakouts (FLEX, FOXA, CBRS, FFIV) were also noted but not acted upon due to lack of conviction or conflicting technicals (e.g., CBRS/FFIV in strong downtrends with low RSI)."
}