Episode · the market · Nov 5, 9:56 AM

NOW: 2026-11-05T14:56Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 14:52Z setup, P1, salience 86: JNJ opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 279.88 above 279.29 on 5.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 277.39-279.29.
- 14:52Z setup, P1, salience 86: MSI opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 541.92 above 540.67 on 21.3× its median minute volume today; opening range 525.96-540.67.
- 14:52Z setup, P1, salience 86: DBX opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 36.52 above 36.48 on 25× its median minute volume today; opening range 36.15-36.48.
- 14:52Z setup, P1, salience 79: PG opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 169.89 above 169.36 on 4× its median minute volume today; opening range 168.82-169.36.
- 14:52Z setup, P1, salience 78: SOXS opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 71.115 above 69.91 on 3× its median minute volume today; opening range 66.6-69.91.
- 14:53Z setup, P1, salience 87: UVIX opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 39.39 above 36.27 on 4× its median minute volume today; opening range 33.86-36.27.
- 14:53Z setup, P1, salience 73: CMS opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 71.99 above 71.83 on 3.3× its median minute volume today; opening range 71.46-71.83.
- 14:53Z setup, P1, salience 71: KR opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 70.625 above 70.41 on 3× its median minute volume today; opening range 69.81-70.41.
- 14:53Z setup, P1, salience 69: CCEP opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 117.42 above 116.95 on 2.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 115.63-116.95.
- 14:53Z setup, P1, salience 69: DUK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 132.425 above 132.06 on 2.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 130.8-132.06.
- 14:54Z setup, P1, salience 92: SSPC opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 10.95 above 10.79 on 6.3× its median minute volume today; opening range 10.31-10.79.
- 14:54Z setup, P1, salience 86: BBIO opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 77.43 above 77.3 on 5.2× its median minute volume today; opening range 76.14-77.3.
- 14:54Z setup, P1, salience 83: PCOR opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 78.3 above 77.4 on 4× its median minute volume today; opening range 76.39-77.4.
- 14:54Z setup, P1, salience 79: NTSK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 22.005 above 21.7 on 3.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 20.85-21.7.
- 14:54Z setup, P1, salience 74: TRI opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 119.66 above 118.02 on 2.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 116.79-118.02.
- 14:55Z setup, P1, salience 87: APA opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 45.2 above 45.02 on 6.3× its median minute volume today; opening range 44.63-45.02.
- 14:55Z setup, P1, salience 87: OVV opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 63.975 above 63.68 on 5.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 63.12-63.68.
- 14:55Z setup, P1, salience 87: FLUT opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 83 above 82.6 on 39.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 81.49-82.6.
- 14:55Z setup, P1, salience 86: VMRK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 65.92 above 65.8 on 8.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 65.22-65.8.
- 14:55Z setup, P1, salience 80: UNP opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 305.885 above 302 on 3.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 295.98-302.
- 14:56Z setup, P1, salience 87: GSK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 51.05 above 50.86 on 13.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 50.56-50.86.
- 14:56Z setup, P1, salience 87: ROK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 411.285 above 409.59 on 11.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 399.82-409.59.
- 14:56Z setup, P1, salience 86: BMY opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 64.985 above 64.9 on 5.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 64.3-64.9.
- 14:56Z setup, P1, salience 86: ED opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 122.36 above 121.4 on 4.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 120.78-121.4.
- 14:56Z setup, P1, salience 83: LNT opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 74.96 above 74.63 on 4.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 74.23-74.63.

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 753.695 (-0.27%), QQQ 665.835 (-3.58%), IWM 280.79, DIA 529.7, VIXY 17.95, TLT 81.815

SUBJECT JNJ
- 279.21; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
c4f227125801 [Nov 4, 2:08 PM ET | T2 zacks.com | earnings | sev 56] Teva Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, 2026 Revenue View Raised, Stock Up (https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/3023166/teva-q3-earnings-beat-estimates-2026-revenue-view-raised-stock-up?cid=CS-ZC-FT-analyst_blog|earnings_article-3023166)
> machine summary of the article: Teva reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of 86 cents and revenues of $4.40 billion, beating estimates. The company raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $16.7-$17.0 billion and increased forecasts for key branded drugs like Austedo and Ajovy. Shares rose 3% following the results, with year-to-date gains of 34.3%.
</untrusted>

SUBJECT MSI
- 536.89; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
eb59e1e5d9c2 [Nov 4, 3:27 PM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 73 | +9.0% since] MSI -0.35% in 1 min (z -5.29 after removing SPY's move)
b4d83d062580 [Nov 4, 10:03 AM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 64 | +9.3% since] MSI -0.31% in 1 min (z -4.67 after removing SPY's move)
2a859ee08706 [Nov 4, 4:13 PM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60] MSI 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/68505/000006850526000041/0000068505-26-000041-index.htm)
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SUBJECT DBX
- 36.67; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

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

SUBJECT SOXS
- 71; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
3021aa854ec7 [Nov 4, 10:36 AM ET | T1 anomaly | volume shock | sev 33 | +24.8% since] SOXS traded 6.25× its median 1-minute IEX volume (+0.50%)
9dd1c2145ecb [Nov 4, 10:01 AM ET | T1 anomaly | volume shock | sev 33 | +31.8% since] SOXS traded 15.59× its median 1-minute IEX volume (-0.74%)
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SUBJECT UVIX
- 38.92; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

SUBJECT CMS
- 72.175; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds … [cut: 14,395 characters in all]

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      "symbol": "VMRK",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 64.25,
      "take_profit": 68.5,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "VMRK broke its 15-min opening range (65.11-65.96) at 65.92 on 8.6x median volume, driven by a confirmed T1 SEC 8-K acquisition filing (sev 75). Price is above SMA20/50/200, RSI 68.1 shows strength without being overbought, and VWAP (65.67) is being respected. The 20-day range high is 65.96; breaking above it with volume confirms momentum. Target 68.50 (+3.8%) vs stop 64.25 (-2.5%) gives >1.5 R:R. No liquid options available, so shares are the instrument.",
      "evidence": [],
      "invalidation": "A close back below the opening range high of 65.96 or a break below VWAP (65.67) on rising volume.",
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      "symbol": "ROK",
      "action": "buy",
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      "stop_loss": 405,
      "take_profit": 425,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "ROK broke its 15-min opening range (399.82-411.98) at 411.285 on 11.5x median volume, following a T1 SEC 8-K earnings filing (sev 60) and T2 guidance update (sev 55) showing growth in FY27. Despite being below SMA20/50/200 and RSI 38.6 (oversold), the massive volume and price action suggest a short-covering or earnings-driven bounce. Target 425 (+3.3%) vs stop 405 (-1.5%) gives >2 R:R. The move is intraday only due to the earnings catalyst and lack of longer-term technical alignment.",
      "evidence": [],
      "invalidation": "A close back below the opening range high of 411.98 or a break below VWAP (406.78) on rising volume.",
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  "reply": "Bought VMRK and ROK on opening-range breakouts with strong volume and confirmed SEC filings. Both are intraday positions with stops below VWAP and targets at recent resistance levels. No other setups had sufficient catalysts or technical alignment."
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