Episode · the market · Nov 2, 9:46 AM

NOW: 2026-11-02T14:46Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 14:46Z setup, P1, salience 88: CCL opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 30.08 above 29.9 on 7× its median minute volume today; opening range 29.7-29.9.
- 14:46Z setup, P1, salience 86: NWSA opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 29.8 above 29.74 on 7.7× its median minute volume today; opening range 29.53-29.74.
- 14:46Z setup, P1, salience 86: APTV opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 44.665 above 44.62 on 8.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 44.24-44.62.
- 14:46Z setup, P1, salience 86: AA opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 39.93 above 39.87 on 5.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 39.4-39.87.
- 14:46Z setup, P1, salience 79: EWZ opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 32.548 above 32.48 on 4.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 32.2-32.48.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9893.05 · equity $9893.05 (-1.07%) · 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; $989 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 ($2473.26); 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; $9695.19 deployable cash.
- Options: open premium $0 of the 25% of equity cap ($2473); 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 760.09 (+0.58%), QQQ 695.08 (+0.66%), IWM 281.1, DIA 522.26, VIXY 17.72, TLT 81.82

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

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

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

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

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

YOUR NOTES
- [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": "CCL",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 29.33,
      "take_profit": 31.83,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "Strongest setup: 7x volume, closed above OR high, price well above SMA20/50/200, RSI 73.6 (strong momentum), 20-day range top at 30.08. Breakout with conviction. Stop at OR low 29.66 (2.5% below entry 30.08 is 29.33, but OR low is tighter risk). Target 31.83 (5% above entry). Reward:risk ~6.03.",
      "evidence": [],
      "invalidation": "Close below 29.66 OR low.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    },
    {
      "symbol": "NWSA",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 29.05,
      "take_profit": 31.3,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 6,
      "rationale": "7.7x volume, closed above OR high 29.74. Price at SMA20/50, neutral RSI 51. Breakout from consolidation. Stop at OR low 29.53 (2.5% below 29.8 is 29.05, OR low is 29.53, use OR low for tighter stop). Target 31.3 (5% above). Reward:risk ~5.0.",
      "evidence": [],
      "invalidation": "Close below 29.53 OR low.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    }
  ],
  "watches": [],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [],
  "reply": "Bought CCL and NWSA on opening-range breakouts with heavy volume. CCL shows stronger momentum (RSI 73.6, far above SMAs). NWSA is a cleaner consolidation breakout. Both intraday, flat by close."
}