Episode · U · Nov 12, 9:30 AM

NOW: 2026-11-12T14:30Z

WOKE FOR: U (P0 risk)

OBSERVATIONS
- 14:30Z price, P0, salience 78: U, which you hold, moved -8.42% since your last review at 52.97; stop 47.67.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $325.24 · equity $10535.20 (+5.35%) · today +0.25% · 10 stocks, 0 options positions
- KRMN: 59 shares at 44.04, now 44.49 (1.02%), stop 44.07, target 48, multi_day horizon, opened 12:45 PM ET. Thesis: KRMN closed at 44.03, breaking above its 15-min opening range high of 43.74 on 6.5× median volume. Technically, it is in a strong short-term uptrend (above SMA20/50) with a 5-day return of +28.87% and RSI 60.6. The move is supported by heavy volume and a clear technical breakout. Invalidation: Price closes below the opening range low of 43.39. Invalidation: Price closes below 43.39 (opening range low)
- MPC: 1 shares at 383.85, now 404.49 (5.39%), stop 320.84, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 148.9% (skipping the last month), 25.9% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- PSX: 2 shares at 248.78, now 260.5 (5.05%), stop 212.58, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 107.2% (skipping the last month), 21.7% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- PTC: 7 shares at 195.33, now 196.01 (0.35%), stop 190.75, target none, TREND CORE (rules-managed: its stop trails and a close below the 50-day average sells it; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the trend), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Trend core: 16.8% above a 50-day average 12.9% over the 200-day; 6-month 33% at 1.17% daily ATR (strength 28.2); 100% of its 52-week high Invalidation: The trailing stop, or a close below the 50-day average.
- SCHE: 28 shares at 35.22, now 34.5 (-0.23%), stop 34.5, target 38, multi_day horizon, opened 10:52 AM ET. Thesis: SCHE broke above its 15-min opening range high (35.15) on 15.5× median volume, closing at 35.21. This is a strong technical breakout with heavy volume. No recent news in our feeds, so the move is purely technical/flow-driven. The setup is strong enough to warrant a trade based on momentum and volume. Entry: 35.21. Stop: 34.50 (below the opening range low of 35.09 and providing a ~2% risk). Target: 38.00 (approx 8% upside, R:R ~4:1). Invalidation: Price closes below 34.50 (opening range low area).
- SPY: 1 shares at 747.67, now 753.535 (0.84%), stop none, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term book: SPY at 15% of equity, held while its weekly close stays above its 200-day average: last week closed at 735.29, 0.67% vs its 200-day average 730.38. Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- U: 2 shares at 52.97, now 48.365 (-7.63%), stop 47.67, target none, TREND CORE (rules-managed: its stop trails and a close below the 50-day average sells it; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the trend), multi_day horizon, opened 10:01 AM ET. Thesis: Trend core: 21.2% above a 50-day average 34% over the 200-day; 6-month 82.8% at 5.23% daily ATR (strength 15.84); 97% of its 52-week high Invalidation: The trailing stop, or a close below the 50-day average.
- USO: 3 shares at 143.74, now 141.96 (-1.20%), stop 115.75, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 107.8% (skipping the last month), 17.8% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).
- VG: 207 shares at 12.50, now 12.835 (2.72%), stop 12.07, target 14, multi_day horizon, opened 9:52 AM ET. Thesis: VG Q3 earnings and revenues beat estimates, and management raised 2026 profit outlook citing AI power demand. Price broke above the 15-min opening range high (12.49) on 10.6× median volume. Technically, it is above SMA200 (12.82) and SMA50 (13.48) is nearby; 5-day return is +4.13%. The move is supported by a T2 analyst upgrade (Deutsche Bank) and strong volume. Invalidation: Price closes below the opening range low of 12.07. Invalidation: Price closes below 12.07 (opening range low).
- VLO: 1 shares at 352.24, now 364.575 (3.91%), stop 300.25, target none, LONG-TERM BOOK (rules-managed: held for months until a week closes below its 200-day average; sell it yourself only on news that breaks the long-term case), multi_day horizon, opened 10:00 AM ET. Thesis: Long-term leader: 12-month return 160.8% (skipping the last month), 19.4% above its 200-day average Invalidation: A week closing below its 200-day average (a leader also: its trailing stop, or dropping out of the top at a month's refresh).

LIMITS (enforced by code)
- Market: inside the opening buffer (until 9:40 AM ET). New buys: blocked (inside the opening buffer (until 9:40 AM ET)).
- Your envelope: 6/8 entries in 24 h, 0/3 in the last hour, 4/4 open; one action per ticker per 30 min; no re-entry for 6 h after a stop-out or 2 h after an exit.
- Sizing is code's: a buy risks 1% of equity at its stop (×0.75 at conviction 6, up to ×1.25 at 10), up to 25% of equity per position ($2633.8). A closer stop means more shares; leave allocation_pct null.
- Risk checks: 5/8 positions; conviction ≥ 6/10 (no intraday buys in the closing window); price ≥ $5; stop 0.4-10% below the price (default 2.5%); reward:risk ≥ 1.2; no rebuy within 15 min of a sale; $114.54 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2634); 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; overnight and multi-day ones stay. Stops and targets rest at the broker as bracket or OCO orders, and once a position is up by its stop distance code trails its stop at that distance behind the price.

MARKET
- SPY 753.535 (-0.82%), QQQ 680.18 (-1.48%), IWM 281.415, DIA 524.97, VIXY 17.48, TLT 80.72

SUBJECT U
- 48.365 (bid 46.08, ask 48.58), -2.59% today; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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14917b317fee [Nov 12, 12:11 AM ET | T2 marketbeat.com | earnings | sev 71] What Unity Software (U) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call (https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/transcript-what-unity-software-u-said-on-its-q3-earnings-call-2026-11-08?.tsrc=rss)
b94873cd2451 [Nov 12, 12:11 AM ET | T2 finnhub.io | m and a | sev 52] Unity Software: Measure Twice! (https://finnhub.io/api/news?id=c571cebd1dabca9876f467c94ec43be896020d918e9d01d0cb4c86bff47fd75c)
655399d9599c [Nov 11, 4:12 PM ET | T2 fool.com | m and a | sev 52] Unity Software: Measure Twice! (https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/11/11/unity-software-measure-tw… [cut: 9,293 characters in all]

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      "conviction": 8,
      "rationale": "U dropped -8.42% to 48.365, breaking below its 50-day average (42.99) which it had been 12.99% above. The trend core thesis relies on the stock staying above the 50-day average. The drop is significant and the price is now below the 50-day average, invalidating the trend core thesis. Additionally, the recent news (earnings, takeover rumors) has not provided a positive catalyst to support the price, and the move is sharp and unexplained by positive news.",
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        "Price 48.365, -8.42%",
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  "reply": "Sold U (2 shares) because it broke below its 50-day average (42.99) with a sharp -8.42% drop, invalidating the trend core thesis. The move was not supported by any positive news catalyst."
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