Morning Lineup: 12 New Setups in Neutral Territory
At 9:45 AM ET, the algo published 12 fresh setups across a neutral SPY regime with Fear & Greed at 44. NBIX led the charge with a 95/100 score and 99% win probability at entry $176.15, followed by KVUE and KMB, both scoring 88/100. The morning also featured four call contracts—UNH 445C, AMD 615C, AMAT 670C, and V 365C—all carrying 99% win probabilities. Equity picks ranged from FNB and STAG (both 83/100) down to RDDT (76/100). Check the Morning Brief for full context on the regime and scoring methodology.
Today's Closes: Heavy Losses, Three Standout Winners
The day's trading was brutal. Of 25 positions closed, 22 were losses. Stock stops dominated the carnage: HGV (-4.5%), NBIX (-3.2%), ARWR (two entries: -9.8% and -9.1%), HD (-3.1%), LIN (-2.1%), IBM (-26.3%), EW (-2.5%), AAL (-5.7%), VRTX (two entries: -3.6% each), ALNY (-8.3%), KMB (-2.6%), HALO (-3.3%), YUM (-2.5%), and RIVN (-8%). Options stops were steeper: LPX (-53.1%), WMB (-68.3%), AEP (-50%), AMD (-7.6%), and RMD (-58.5%). AMD also exited at 0% via stop premium. But three trades delivered outsized gains: ANET returned 163%, CI returned 146.1%, and YUM options returned 259.6%—all hitting targets. PANW stock added a modest 8.4% win, and KVUE options closed today with 131.4%. See live results for full position history.
Running Book: 788 Closed Trades, 42.9% Win Rate
Over the trailing 365 days, the algorithm has closed 788 trades with a 42.9% win rate (expired contracts counted as losses) and a 3.15 profit factor. Average return per trade stands at 28%, with winners averaging +97.8% and losers averaging -22.5%. Two aged positions—ARMK (options, exited via 60-day expiry) and BYD (options, -73%)—were cleared from the book as administrative housekeeping today; these do not factor into today's trading narrative. The portfolio's long-term math remains intact despite today's drawdown: the gap between average winner and average loser continues to carry the math.
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Every setup above was published at 9:45 AM ET — before the market opened — and logged to the same database that powers our live results. Expired contracts are booked as full losses and outlier wins are capped in our averages, so the published stats are a floor, not a highlight reel. Want tomorrow's setups in your inbox before the bell? That's the Morning Brief.
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