Episode · the market · Nov 3, 10:53 AM

NOW: 2026-11-03T15:53Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 15:53Z setup, P1, salience 86: KBWB opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 89.66 above 89.56 on 5.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 89.17-89.56.
- 15:53Z setup, P1, salience 82: EVRG opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 85.95 above 85.55 on 4.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 85.55-85.55.
- 15:53Z setup, P1, salience 73: FNDX opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 32.67 above 32.61 on 3.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 32.56-32.61.
- 15:53Z setup, P1, salience 71: FIG opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 21.76 above 21.49 on 2.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 21.21-21.49.
- 15:53Z setup, P1, salience 67: ZM opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 91.93 above 91.04 on 2.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 89.4-91.04.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9823.03 · equity $9900.82 (-0.99%) · today +0.1% · 1 stocks, 0 options positions
- BYD: 1 shares at 77.82, now 77.8 (-0.04%), stop 75.72, target 81.5, intraday horizon, opened 10:48 AM ET. Thesis: BYD broke above its 15-min opening range high (77.52) on 5.9× median volume, closing at 77.765. Price is above SMA20/50 but below SMA200. RSI 67.9 is strong but not overbought. Reward:risk is >1.2 with stop at 75.72 (-2.5%) and target at 81.50 (+4.8%). No news, but volume confirms the move. Intraday horizon. Invalidation: Price closes below VWAP 77.44 or breaks below 77.52 ORB high.

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: the regular session. New buys: allowed.
- Your envelope: 3/4 entries in 24 h, 1/2 in the last hour, 1/4 open; $912 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 ($2475.21); 1/8 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; $9625.01 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 755.435 (-0.04%), QQQ 686.61 (-0.57%), IWM 281.72, DIA 518.03, VIXY 18.1, TLT 81.31

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

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

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

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

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

YOUR NOTES
- [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.
- [MARKET, 2026-10-30T21:20Z] Market closed. QQQ down 3.48%. No positions. Review tomorrow for potential setups.

YOUR WATCHES
none

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  "decisions": [
    {
      "symbol": "EVRG",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 5,
      "sell_pct": 2.5,
      "stop_loss": 83.8,
      "take_profit": 89.5,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "EVRG is the strongest setup: price above SMA20/50/200, RSI 64.4, strong volume (4.4x), and clean breakout above ORB. Reward:risk > 1.2 with stop at 83.80 (-2.5%) and target at 89.50 (+4.2%).",
      "evidence": [
        "Price 85.95 above ORB high 85.78",
        "Volume 4.4x median",
        "RSI 64.4, not overbought",
        "Above SMA20/50/200"
      ],
      "invalidation": "Close below VWAP 85.69 or break below 85.78 ORB high.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    },
    {
      "symbol": "KBWB",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 5,
      "sell_pct": 2.5,
      "stop_loss": 87.4,
      "take_profit": 92,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 6,
      "rationale": "KBWB breakout above ORB with strong volume (5.9x). Price above SMA20 and SMA200, but below SMA50. RSI 53.8 is neutral. Reward:risk > 1.2 with stop at 87.40 (-2.5%) and target at 92.00 (+2.6%).",
      "evidence": [
        "Price 89.66 above ORB high 89.56",
        "Volume 5.9x median",
        "RSI 53.8",
        "Above SMA20 and SMA200"
      ],
      "invalidation": "Close below VWAP 89.39 or break below 89.56 ORB high.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    }
  ],
  "watches": [],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "EVRG",
      "text": "Bought at 85.95. Stop 83.80, Target 89.50. Intraday horizon. Close below VWAP 85.69 invalidates."
    },
    {
      "subject": "KBWB",
      "text": "Bought at 89.66. Stop 87.40, Target 92.00. Intraday horizon. Close below VWAP 89.39 invalidates."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "Bought EVRG and KBWB on their opening-range breakouts with strong volume. Both are intraday positions with stops and targets set. BYD held."
}