Morning Scan: 12 New Setups in Neutral Territory
Stoptions published 12 new picks at 9:45 AM ET under a NEUTRAL SPY regime with Fear & Greed at 43. The lineup ranged from FNB (score 95/100, 64% win probability, entry $18.9) down through V (score 68/100, 64% win probability, entry $7.48). The top three by score were FNB, DLTR, and HBAN, all at 88–95 with 64% win probabilities and entries between $18.41 and $129.56. Options positions included UNH 440C, AAPL 345C, MRK 132C, and V 375C, all expiring in August or mid-August. The full live results are logged as always.
Today's Closes: 7 Wins, 5 Losses
Twelve positions closed today. On the winning side: SLGN (stocks, +8.8%), HXL (stocks, +8%), HOMB (stocks, +8.3%), WFC (options, +146.5%), HQY (stocks, +8.4%), CHRW (stocks, +8.1%), TGT (stocks, +9.6%), AMP (stocks, +8%), CCEP (options, +131.8%), and PM (stocks, +8%). That's 10 winners. Five losses hit stops or stop-premium exits: HGV (options, -87.2%), META (options, 0%), FNB (options, -56.5%), RDDT (stocks, -10%), DAL (options, -44%), SOFI (options, -41.3%), MS (options, -64.6%), FNB (options again, -70.6%), GOOGL (options, 0%), SOFI (stocks, -7.3%), and RDDT (stocks, -10.8%). The standout was WFC's +146.5% premium exit and CCEP's +131.8%, both entered on July 17 and July 14 respectively. The Morning Brief covers the regime context.
Running Book: 850 Trades, 42.9% Win Rate
Over the trailing 365 days, the algorithm has closed 850 trades with a 42.9% win rate (expired contracts counted as losses), a 3.11 profit factor, and an average return per trade of 27.8% (outliers capped at ±150%). Average winner: +97.1%. Average loser: -22.7%. Today's mixed session—strong premium exits offset by a string of stop-outs—is consistent with the ongoing distribution. No aged positions were cleared today.
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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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