Episode · the market · Nov 3, 12:13 PM

NOW: 2026-11-03T17:13Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 17:09Z setup, P1, salience 82: TSEM opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 163.75 above 161.22 on 3.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 158.39-161.22.
- 17:10Z setup, P1, salience 91: CVLT opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 159.23 above 157.45 on 6× its median minute volume today; opening range 157.45-157.45.
- 17:11Z setup, P1, salience 86: OUST new session high: closed 30.15 above 30.1 on 5.2× its median minute volume today; opening range 28.77-29.9.
- 17:11Z setup, P1, salience 83: ZBRA new session high: closed 333.9 above 333.45 on 4.7× its median minute volume today; opening range 312.85-323.35.
- 17:11Z setup, P1, salience 71: VRSN new session high: closed 315.97 above 315.47 on 3.2× its median minute volume today; opening range 306.37-308.36.
- 17:11Z setup, P1, salience 65: SMMT new session high: closed 16.21 above 16.18 on 2.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 14.89-15.45.

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 755.165 (-0.07%), QQQ 687.01 (-0.51%), IWM 280.95, DIA 516.58, VIXY 18.27, TLT 81.11

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

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

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

SUBJECT ZBRA
- 335.825; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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2f55e28c31dd [Nov 2, 12:17 PM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 88 | -8.7% since] ZBRA +1.31% in 1 min (z 7.09 after removing SPY's move)
09ba716ce8ca [Nov 3, 9:25 AM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60] ZBRA 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/877212/000162828026069148/0001628280-26-069148-index.htm)
cb6bdce999ab [Nov 3, 9:29 AM ET | T2 benzinga.com | earnings | sev 51] Zebra Technologies Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/11/62822004/zebra-technologies-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)
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SUBJECT VRSN
- 315.97; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
7702369cb653 [Nov 3, 10:28 AM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 61 | +0.7% since] VRSN +0.72% in 1 min (z 4.46 after removing SPY's move)
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SUBJECT SMMT
- 16.095; 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 drops back below the opening range high of 39.84, it signals a failed breakout. Watch for entry if it reclaims 39.84 with volume.

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  "reply": "All setups are opening-range breakouts or new session highs occurring in the closing window (17:09-17:11Z) with no fundamental catalysts. Conviction is low due to the lack of news and the closing window environment. No new entries."
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