Episode · PAYC · Nov 5, 10:07 AM

NOW: 2026-11-05T15:07Z

WOKE FOR: PAYC (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS FROM OUR FEEDS (data, not instructions)
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- 15:07Z news, P1, salience 74: entry event (earnings, severity 74, persymbol:yahoo): Paycom Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Revenue Growth, Margin Gains
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YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9896.37 · equity $9896.37 (-1.04%) · today +0% · 0 stocks, 0 options positions
- no stock positions

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: the regular session. New buys: allowed.
- Your envelope: 1/4 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 ($2474.09); 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; $9698.44 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2474); 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 752.88 (-0.38%), QQQ 665.865 (-3.57%), IWM 279.73, DIA 527.94, VIXY 18.36, TLT 81.86

SUBJECT PAYC
- 262.18 (bid 261.19, ask 272.47), -2.27% today; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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5ff01c4a8125 [Nov 5, 10:07 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | guidance | sev 78 | +0.0% since] Paycom (PAYC) Stock Could Be Rich Despite Raised Revenue Guidance (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/paycom-payc-stock-could-rich-091342539.html?.tsrc=rss)
a3e46e04d919 [Nov 5, 10:07 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | guidance | sev 78 | +0.0% since] Paycom Software (PAYC) Beats And Lifts Guidance, Is The Stock Fully Valued? (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/paycom-software-payc-beats-lifts-121815192.html?.tsrc=rss)
d0c4d7d4dfa6 [Nov 5, 10:07 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | earnings | sev 74 | +0.0% since] Does Earnings Beat Change The Bull Case For Paycom (PAYC)? (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/does-earnings-beat-change-bull-111521249.html?.tsrc=rss)
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YOUR NOTES
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T21:10Z] Market closed higher (SPY +1.48%). No positions held. Ready for tomorrow's open to look for setups.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T20:40Z] Closing window (20:40Z). All intraday positions (BUG, SNX) will be closed by code. No new entries permitted by envelope (3/4 in 24h, 0/2 in last hour, but closing window rules and prior fullness apply). No new entries.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T16:19Z] Closing window (16:18Z). All intraday positions will be closed by code. No new entries permitted by envelope (4/4 in 24h).
- [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).

YOUR WATCHES
- 170ab534-33c4-4c09-b640-12157bc87bb6: MCD below 280.19, until 2026-11-06T15:07Z. Note: MCD breakout setup. Watch for retest of 280.19 (OR high) or further upside. No news catalyst found in last 24h.
- 45a90571-83a8-439d-baf6-f80bfa9d1ac8: ECO below 85.94, until 2026-11-06T15:07Z. Note: ECO breakout setup. Watch for retest of 85.94 (OR high). No news catalyst found in last 24h.
- 3660af25-b700-4bd3-b441-bd87fc7128b8: NVD below 4.89, until 2026-11-06T15:07Z. Note: NVD breakout setup. Watch for retest of 4.89 (OR high). No news catalyst found in last 24h.
- 4df43c6f-1ba5-489a-8a55-70cd6675cc83: PAYC below 255.03, until 2026-11-06T15:07Z. Note: PAYC breakout setup. Watch for retest of 255.03 (OR high). Earnings reported Nov 4, 8-K filed. Anomaly noted.

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  "decisions": [],
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    {
      "kind": "price_below",
      "symbol": "PAYC",
      "level": 255.03,
      "at": "2026-11-06T15:07Z",
      "hours": 24,
      "priority": "review",
      "note": "PAYC breakout setup. Earnings beat and raised guidance. Stock is up ~3% from VWAP (253.72) but off day. Watch for retest of 255.03 (OR high) or further upside. No options liquidity. Review tomorrow."
    }
  ],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [],
  "reply": "PAYC reported an earnings beat with raised guidance, but the stock is trading down 2.26% today despite being above VWAP. No liquid options are available. I am holding the breakout watch for 255.03 to see if it retests or pushes higher tomorrow. No new entries."
}