Episode · WCN · Nov 3, 11:25 AM

NOW: 2026-11-03T16:25Z

WOKE FOR: WCN (P2 review)

OBSERVATIONS FROM OUR FEEDS (data, not instructions)
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- 16:25Z watch, P2, salience 80: Your watch fired: news on WCN at severity 30+ (Waste Connections Q3 Earnings Call Highlights). Your note: WCN new session high with no news. Check for catalysts before considering entry.
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YOUR BOOK (the paper account: your decisions trade it; started with $10,000)
cash $9900.47 · equity $9900.47 (-1%) · today +0.1% · 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, 1/2 in the last hour, 0/4 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 ($2475.12); 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; $9702.46 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 755.455 (-0.04%), QQQ 686.29 (-0.62%), IWM 281.44, DIA 517.98, VIXY 18.21, TLT 81.385

SUBJECT WCN
- 188.19 (bid 160.66, ask 212.87), +0.04% today; technicals: use the tools
- news in our feeds, last 24 h, most severe first:
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c6ad9699fcc7 [Nov 3, 11:25 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | earnings | sev 59 | +0.0% since] WCN Stock Gains 11% After Reporting Q3 Earnings & Revenue Beat (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wcn-stock-gains-11-reporting-141200754.html?.tsrc=rss)
7e9646d0fd8c [Nov 3, 11:25 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | earnings | sev 59 | +0.0% since] Waste Connections: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/waste-connections-q3-earnings-snapshot-201715757.html?.tsrc=rss)
6c9b5a6f1706 [Nov 3, 11:25 AM ET | T2 finance.yahoo.com | earnings | sev 59 | +0.0% since] Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Jumps As Q3 Earnings Reveal Margin Strength (https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/waste-connections-wcn-stock-jumps-221228376.html?.tsrc=rss)
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YOUR NOTES
- [WCN, 2026-11-03T16:23Z] WCN broke to 188.45 on 6.4x volume. No news found. Caution warranted.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:23Z] Closing window. Most setups lack fundamental catalysts. No new entries.
- [MARKET, 2026-11-03T16:18Z] Multiple opening-range breakouts detected in the closing window (16:14-16:18Z). FICO, PGX, SRLN, XLF, DIA, LQDA, PKG, RBC, GL, IWN, QYLD, TYL, PFG, SWKS, AEE, NBIX, JBHT, BKLN, AVAV, VCLT, SIG, ITT, KYMR, CMS. Most are ETFs or low-float names with no specific news catalysts other than volume anomalies. The market is in the closing window; new intraday buys are generally discouraged unless conviction is very high and the setup is clean. Given the lack of fundamental catalysts for most of these br
- [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
- 720c5ccd-586e-470c-a81c-52b6b45e003e: FICO below 713.15, until 2026-11-03T17:18Z. Note: FICO breakout setup (16:15Z). If price drops back below the opening range high of 713.15, it signals a failed breakout and likely reversion or pullback. Watch for entry if it reclaims 713.15 with volume.
- 61cfde28-8771-4a90-9478-5033bb153242: PGX below 9.87, until 2026-11-03T17:18Z. Note: PGX breakout setup (16:14Z). If price drops back below the opening range high of 9.87, it signals a failed breakout. Watch for entry if it reclaims 9.87 with volume.
- 47c250ee-dec8-4c0a-bd43-ceaa56e34314: SRLN below 39.84, until 2026-11-03T17:18Z. Note: SRLN breakout setup (16:18Z). If price drops back below the opening range high of 39.84, it signals a failed breakout. Watch for entry if it reclaims 39.84 with volume.

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  "notes": [
    {
      "subject": "WCN",
      "text": "News confirms Q3 earnings beat and upgraded outlook, but price is flat (+0.04%) near 52-week high (188.45) with RSI 74. Headline 'Gains 11%' likely refers to recent multi-day rally or is stale relative to the flat intraday action. No new entry in closing window with no clear intraday setup and high RSI. Will monitor for pullback to VWAP (187.35) or support levels."
    }
  ],
  "reply": "WCN is flat near its 52-week high despite earnings headlines; RSI is elevated (74) and the '11% gain' headline appears stale or refers to a prior rally. No new entry in the closing window."
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