Episode · the market · Nov 11, 4:10 PM

NOW: 2026-11-11T21:10Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P3 background)

OBSERVATIONS
- 21:10Z session, P3, salience 40: After the close: review today's decisions and your book, and leave notes and watches for tomorrow.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $325.33 · equity $10490.36 (+4.9%) · today +2.56% · 10 stocks, 0 options positions
- KRMN: 59 shares at 44.04, now 44.69 (1.48%), stop 44.07, target 48, multi_day horizon, opened 12:45 PM ET. Thesis: KRMN closed at 44.03, breaking above its 15-min opening range high of 43.74 on 6.5× median volume. Technically, it is in a strong short-term uptrend (above SMA20/50) with a 5-day return of +28.87% and RSI 60.6. The move is supported by heavy volume and a clear technical breakout. Invalidation: Price closes below the opening range low of 43.39. Invalidation: Price closes below 43.39 (opening range low)
- MPC: 1 shares at 383.85, now 403.05 (5.00%), stop 320.84, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 148.9% (skipping the last month), 25.9% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- PSX: 2 shares at 248.78, now 258.68 (3.98%), stop 212.58, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 107.2% (skipping the last month), 21.7% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- PTC: 7 shares at 195.33, now 195.54 (0.11%), stop 190.75, target none, TREND CORE (rules-managed: its stop trails and a close below the 50-day average sells it; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the trend), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Trend core: 16.8% above a 50-day average 12.9% over the 200-day; 6-month 33% at 1.17% daily ATR (strength 28.2); 100% of its 52-week high Invalidation: The trailing stop, or a close below the 50-day average.
- SCHE: 28 shares at 35.22, now 35.185 (-0.10%), stop 34.5, target 38, multi_day horizon, opened 10:52 AM ET. Thesis: SCHE broke above its 15-min opening range high (35.15) on 15.5× median volume, closing at 35.21. This is a strong technical breakout with heavy volume. No recent news in our feeds, so the move is purely technical/flow-driven. The setup is strong enough to warrant a trade based on momentum and volume. Entry: 35.21. Stop: 34.50 (below the opening range low of 35.09 and providing a ~2% risk). Target: 38.00 (approx 8% upside, R:R ~4:1). Invalidation: Price closes below 34.50 (opening range low area).
- SPY: 1 shares at 747.67, now 760.22 (1.66%), stop none, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term book: SPY at 15% of equity, held while its weekly close stays above its 200-day average: last week closed at 735.29, 0.67% vs its 200-day average 730.38. Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- U: 2 shares at 52.97, now 49.71 (-6.15%), stop 47.67, target none, TREND CORE (rules-managed: its stop trails and a close below the 50-day average sells it; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the trend), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Trend core: 21.2% above a 50-day average 34% over the 200-day; 6-month 82.8% at 5.23% daily ATR (strength 15.84); 97% of its 52-week high Invalidation: The trailing stop, or a close below the 50-day average.
- USO: 3 shares at 143.74, now 141.52 (-1.55%), stop 115.75, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 107.8% (skipping the last month), 17.8% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- VG: 207 shares at 12.50, now 12.5904 (0.72%), stop 12.07, target 14, multi_day horizon, opened 9:52 AM ET. Thesis: VG Q3 earnings and revenues beat estimates, and management raised 2026 profit outlook citing AI power demand. Price broke above the 15-min opening range high (12.49) on 10.6× median volume. Technically, it is above SMA200 (12.82) and SMA50 (13.48) is nearby; 5-day return is +4.13%. The move is supported by a T2 analyst upgrade (Deutsche Bank) and strong volume. Invalidation: Price closes below the opening range low of 12.07. Invalidation: Price closes below 12.07 (opening range low).
- VLO: 1 shares at 352.24, now 363.71 (3.26%), stop 300.25, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 160.8% (skipping the last month), 19.4% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: outside the regular session. New buys: blocked (outside the regular session).
- Your envelope: 6/8 entries in 24 h, 0/3 in the last hour, 4/4 open; one action per ticker per 30 min; no re-entry for 6 h after a stop-out or 2 h after an exit.
- Sizing is code's: a buy risks 1% of equity at its stop (×0.75 at conviction 6, up to ×1.25 at 10), up to 25% of equity per position ($2622.59). A closer stop means more shares; leave allocation_pct null.
- Risk checks: 5/8 positions; conviction ≥ 6/10 (no intraday buys in the closing window); price ≥ $5; stop 0.4-10% below the price (default 2.5%); reward:risk ≥ 1.2; no rebuy within 15 min of a sale; $115.52 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2623); 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; overnight and multi-day ones stay. Stops and targets rest at the broker as bracket or OCO orders, and once a position is up by its stop distance code trails its stop at that distance behind the price.

MARKET
- SPY 760.22 (+0.98%), QQQ 689.905 (+1.64%), IWM 283.11, DIA 524.63, VIXY 17.0423, TLT 80.9219

YOUR NOTES
- [MARKET, 2026-11-11T14:40Z] P2 review: Market is up (SPY +0.55%, QQQ +1.25%). No new setups presented in this brief. Holdings are stable. S is approaching its $25 target. No news triggers for long-term book positions. No action needed at this time.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-10T20:35Z] Closing window (17:00-18:00 ET) is active. No new entries allowed. Book holds 8 stocks; no exits triggered. Cash $3829.51.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-10T20:07Z] 20:07Z: Closing window (17:00-18:00 ET) is active. No new entries allowed. Observed setups (VTRS, EWBC, SPSM, CHTR) are late-day breakouts without confirmed catalysts (news absent or unconfirmed anomalies). Book holds 8 stocks; no exits triggered. Cash $3829.51.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-10T19:12Z] Closing window (17:00-18:00 ET) is ac… [cut: 8,531 characters in all]

{
  "decisions": [],
  "watches": [
    {
      "kind": "price_below",
      "symbol": "KRMN",
      "level": 43.39,
      "at": "2026-11-12T09:30:00-05:00",
      "hours": 0,
      "priority": "review",
      "note": "Opening range low support. If broken, thesis invalid."
    },
    {
      "kind": "price_below",
      "symbol": "SCHE",
      "level": 35.09,
      "at": "2026-11-12T09:30:00-05:00",
      "hours": 0,
      "priority": "review",
      "note": "Opening range low support. If broken, thesis invalid."
    },
    {
      "kind": "price_below",
      "symbol": "U",
      "level": 47.67,
      "at": "2026-11-12T09:30:00-05:00",
      "hours": 0,
      "priority": "review",
      "note": "Trend core stop. If broken, sell."
    },
    {
      "kind": "price_below",
      "symbol": "VG",
      "level": 12.49,
      "at": "2026-11-12T09:30:00-05:00",
      "hours": 0,
      "priority": "review",
      "note": "Opening range high support. If broken, reassess breakout validity."
    }
  ],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "KRMN",
      "text": "Q3 earnings beat and guidance provided strong catalyst. Price held above opening range. Hold for potential continuation."
    },
    {
      "subject": "SCHE",
      "text": "Technical breakout on heavy volume. No news catalyst. Monitor support at 35.09."
    },
    {
      "subject": "U",
      "text": "Down 6.15% but still above trend core stop. Monitor for stabilization."
    },
    {
      "subject": "PTC",
      "text": "Flat performance. Above 50-day average. Hold."
    },
    {
      "subject": "VG",
      "text": "Up 0.72%. Earnings beat earlier. Hold."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "After close review complete. No stops triggered. KRMN supported by Q3 earnings beat. U and PTC holding above stops. No new entries allowed. Watches set for tomorrow's open on key support levels."
}