Episode · the market · Nov 5, 1:33 PM

NOW: 2026-11-05T18:33Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 18:33Z setup, P1, salience 78: DNUT opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 5.015 above 4.62 on 2.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 4.62-4.62.

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: 0/4 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 736.1 (-2.6%), QQQ 651.61 (-5.64%), IWM 272.04, DIA 516.815, VIXY 20.62, TLT 82.1

SUBJECT DNUT
- 5.015; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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5e9f5da03a00 [Nov 5, 12:48 PM ET | T1 movers | price shock | sev 69 | -0.1% since] DNUT +42.6% today at $5.02 (top gainer)
36a753efed10 [Nov 5, 6:54 AM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60] DNUT 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715426000049/0001857154-26-000049-index.htm)
ba52fb3c9cb1 [Nov 5, 8:46 AM ET | T2 benzinga.com | earnings | sev 51] Krispy Kreme Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/11/62917723/krispy-kreme-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)
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YOUR NOTES
- [MARKET, 2026-11-05T16:01Z] All 18 P1 setups are opening-range breakouts or new session highs occurring in the closing window (15:57-16:01Z) with no fundamental catalysts in our feeds. Conviction is low due to lack of news and the closing window environment. No new entries.
- [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).

YOUR WATCHES
- 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.

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  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "DNUT",
      "text": "DNUT +42.6% on Q3 earnings (8-K filed 6:54 AM, call transcript 8:46 AM). Breakout above 4.62 OR to 5.015. RSI 85.5 (daily) / 72.4 (intraday) extremely overbought. Price at 52-week high 5.02. No independent confirmations for earnings impact. High risk of mean reversion given parabolic move and lack of fundamental detail beyond 'Results of Operations'. ATR 0.23 suggests wide swings. Conviction < 6 due to overbought conditions and lack of clear catalyst substance. No entry."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "DNUT broke its opening range on earnings news, but RSI is extremely overbought (85.5 daily) and price is at the 52-week high with no independent confirmations of the earnings impact. I am passing on this setup due to high mean-reversion risk."
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