Morning Setup: 12 New Picks in Bullish Conditions
At 9:45 AM ET, the algo published 12 new setups across a BULL SPY regime with Fear & Greed at 63. GS led the charge with an 88/100 score and 56% win probability on the 1030C expiring 2026-09-04 at $29.05 entry. V followed at 85/100 (375C, 56% prob, $7.4), and MA at 81/100 (590C, 56% prob, $4). BAC, NOW, and AAPL rounded out the higher-conviction names at 78, 75, and 72 scores respectively. The remaining six setups—VNO, SF, KVUE, ELAN, ARES, and GD—clustered at 76 and 72 scores with 34% win probabilities, targeting entries between $19.54 and $378.5. See the Morning Brief for full context.
Today's Closes: 3 Winners, 27 Losers
The day's 30 closed positions tell a tale of sharp reversals. On the win side: MU (options) delivered 841.2% and 840% returns on two separate positions, both exited via TARGET_PREMIUM. MA (options) added 147.7%, and GS (options) closed at 164.7%—both also hitting targets. BAC (options) rounded out the winners at 100%. The remaining 26 closes were losses. Options positions bore the brunt, with 21 exiting via STOP_PREMIUM, including GS at -65.5%, ADC at -62.3%, CUBE at -60.7%, SMG at -70.2%, and NOW at -51.5%. Stock positions fared slightly better on a percentage basis but still all red: BX, ADC, CUBE, STAG, HXL, OMC, ELAN, VNO, LMT, and UMBF ranged from -2.1% to -5.8%. UNH, USB, LLY, COF, OKE, and WELL also stopped out. See live results for the full ledger.
Running Book: 1,054 Closed Trades, 34.8% Win Rate
Over the trailing 365 days, the system has closed 1,054 trades with a 34.8% win rate and a 1.35 profit factor. Average return per trade stands at 4.8% (capped outliers), with average winners at +54.6% and average losers at -20.6%. One aged position—CART (options) from 2026-06-22, a -39.1% loss—was cleared from the book as administrative housekeeping and does not factor into today's trading narrative. The day's three-win, twenty-seven-loss split reflects the volatility inherent in options scanning; the MU outliers kept the session from turning deeply negative.
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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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