Episode · the market · Nov 6, 12:21 PM

NOW: 2026-11-06T17:21Z

WOKE FOR: MARKET (P1 opportunity)

OBSERVATIONS
- 17:17Z setup, P1, salience 86: COMP new session high: closed 10.17 above 10.15 on 7.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 9.27-9.81.
- 17:17Z setup, P1, salience 68: TECK opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 61.035 above 60.72 on 2.6× its median minute volume today; opening range 59.94-60.72.
- 17:18Z setup, P1, salience 85: EGO new session high: closed 35.34 above 35.28 on 4.9× its median minute volume today; opening range 33.99-34.45.
- 17:19Z setup, P1, salience 86: LOAR new session high: closed 74.73 above 74.6 on 5.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 72.33-72.33.
- 17:19Z setup, P1, salience 77: AVAV new session high: closed 111.825 above 111.56 on 3.8× its median minute volume today; opening range 101.89-104.02.
- 17:19Z setup, P1, salience 66: FCX new session high: closed 60.465 above 60.4 on 2.5× its median minute volume today; opening range 58.39-59.23.
- 17:19Z setup, P1, salience 62: SPCH new session high: closed 7.24 above 7.23 on 2.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 6.81-7.2.
- 17:21Z setup, P1, salience 70: ELAN new session high: closed 25.49 above 25.44 on 3.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 24.05-25.01.
- 17:21Z setup, P1, salience 67: VOX opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 177.72 above 176.62 on 2.4× its median minute volume today; opening range 175.51-176.62.
- 17:21Z setup, P1, salience 63: XLE opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 62.17 above 61.94 on 2.1× its median minute volume today; opening range 61.3-61.94.
- 17:21Z setup, P1, salience 62: UPRO opening-range breakout (first 15 min): closed 130.68 above 130.5 on 2× its median minute volume today; opening range 128.82-130.5.

YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9901.35 · equity $9901.35 (-0.99%) · today +0% · 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 ($2475.34); 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; $9703.32 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 738.81 (-3.64%), QQQ 658.935 (-4.73%), IWM 273.49, DIA 514.5, VIXY 20.18, TLT 82.1

SUBJECT COMP
- 10.1; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
0132f1e1f420 [Nov 5, 4:08 PM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60] COMP 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1563190/000156319026000175/0001563190-26-000175-index.htm)
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SUBJECT TECK
- 60.81; technicals: use the tools
- news: nothing in our feeds about it in the last 24 h

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

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

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

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

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

SUBJECT ELAN
- 25.49; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
eac6427cdbe1 [Nov 6, 6:28 AM ET | T1 sec.gov | earnings | sev 60] ELAN 8-K: 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739104/000173910426000054/0001739104-26-000054-index.htm)
9266f2659e82 [Nov 6, 9:32 AM ET | T2 benzinga.com | earnings | sev 51 | +5.9% since] Elanco Animal Health Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (https://www.benzinga.com/news/26/11/62977218/elanco-animal-health-q3-2026-earnings-call-transcript)
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SUBJECT VOX
- 177.72; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
c7ee6c5dbc40 [Nov 6, 10:16 AM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 64 | +0.0% since] VOX +0.59% in 1 min (z 4.63 after removing SPY's move)
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SUBJECT XLE
- 62.145; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
048878ddd849 [Nov 6, 11:06 AM ET | T1 anomaly | volume shock | sev 33 | +0.3% since] XLE traded 5.75× its median 1-minute IEX volume (+0.04%)
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SUBJECT UPRO
- 130.68; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
<untrusted source="wire">
027ffad03894 [Nov 5, 2:08 PM ET | T1 anomaly | price shock | sev 64 | +1.5% since] UPRO -0.89% in 1 min (z -4.68 after removing SPY's move)
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YOUR NOTES
- [MARKET, 2026-11-06T13:15Z] October Jobs report drops at 08:30 ET (15 min). Market is closed; new buys blocked until open. Will wait for the data release and initial volatility to settle before evaluating intraday or swing setups. Watches for VCRM and JMUB remain active.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-05T16:01Z] All 18 P1 setups are opening-range breakouts or new session highs occurring in the closing window (15:57-16:01Z) with no fundamental catalysts in our feeds. Conviction is low due to lack of news and the closing window environment. No new entries.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T21:10Z] Market closed higher (SPY +1.48%). No positions held. Ready for tomorrow's open to look for setups.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T20:40Z] Closing window (20:40Z). All intraday positions (BUG, SNX) will be closed by code. No new entries permitted by envelope (3/4 in 24h, 0/2 in last hour, but closing window rules and prior fullness apply). No new entries.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-04T16:19Z] Closing window (16:18Z). All intraday positions will be closed by code. No new entries permitted by envelope (4/4 in 24h).

YOUR WATCHES
- 2e62424e-5404-4d44-9178-df253c9e5011: VCRM below 74.22, until 2026-11-06T19:26Z. Note: VCRM OR low 74.22. Breakout failed if price reclaims below 74.22; review for potential short or wait for retest of 74.18-74.22 range.
- 4677d352-1b90-4c35-ac57-13ded726fc05: JMUB below 49.18, until 2026-11-06T19:20Z. Note: JMUB OR low 49.18. Breakout failed if price reclaims below 49.18; review for potential short or wait for retest of 49.22-49.29 range.

{
  "decisions": [
    {
      "symbol": "COMP",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 9.85,
      "take_profit": 10.55,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "COMP broke above 10.15 on 7.4x median volume, closing at 10.17. Price is above VWAP (9.88) and SMAs. Strong momentum (RSI 70.8) with EMA9/21 uptrend. No news, but volume and price action are decisive. Stop below VWAP and OR high.",
      "evidence": [
        "Price 10.17, OR 9.19-9.89, VWAP 9.88",
        "Volume 7.4x median",
        "RSI 70.8, EMA9 10.08, EMA21 10.01"
      ],
      "invalidation": "Price closes below 9.85 (VWAP/OR high) or 10.15 support.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    },
    {
      "symbol": "LOAR",
      "action": "buy",
      "allocation_pct": 2.5,
      "sell_pct": 100,
      "stop_loss": 73.5,
      "take_profit": 76.5,
      "horizon": "intraday",
      "setup": "breakout",
      "conviction": 7,
      "rationale": "LOAR broke above 74.6 on 5.8x median volume, closing at 74.73. Price is above VWAP (72.63) and SMAs. Strong 5-day and 20-day uptrends. RSI 63.8. Clean breakout with high volume. Stop below VWAP and OR high.",
      "evidence": [
        "Price 74.73, OR 72.26-74.55, VWAP 72.63",
        "Volume 5.8x median",
        "RSI 63.8, EMA9 74.02, EMA21 73.52"
      ],
      "invalidation": "Price closes below 73.5 (VWAP/OR high) or 74.6 support.",
      "structure_id": null,
      "option": null
    }
  ],
  "watches": [],
  "cancel_watches": [],
  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "COMP",
      "text": "Broke 10.15 on 7.4x vol. Watch for retest of 10.15-10.20. Target 10.55. Stop 9.85."
    },
    {
      "subject": "LOAR",
      "text": "Broke 74.6 on 5.8x vol. Watch for retest of 74.5-75.0. Target 76.5. Stop 73.5."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "Bought COMP and LOAR on high-volume breakouts above session highs. Both have strong technicals and volume confirmation. Stops set below VWAP/OR highs."
}