Morning Setup: 12 New Picks in a Bull Market
Stoptions.ai published 12 new setups at 9:45 AM ET into a bullish SPY regime with Fear & Greed at 78. The highest-conviction plays were GGG (score 84/100, win prob 35%, entry $82.03), followed by two 82-rated calls: GS 1075C expiring 2026-09-25 (61% win prob, $34.2 entry) and CRM 215C expiring 2026-10-02 (61% win prob, $5.57 entry). The middle tier included GS 1040C (76/100), DELL 490C (74/100), and AXTA (79/100), all with defined risk parameters. The lower-conviction tail—CLX, VAL, and CDE—carried scores between 31 and 39, reflecting lower probability setups that round out the daily menu. See the Morning Brief for full context on market conditions.
Today's Closes: Four Stops Hit, All Losses
Four positions exited today, all on stop loss. ANF (stock) fell 6.5%, CSCO (stock) dropped 3%, and KD (stock) lost 5.9%—all entered recently and stopped on the day. CAH (options) took a steeper hit, down 67.3% via stop-premium exit after entering 2026-08-12. No winners closed today. The pattern reflects the algorithm's mechanical discipline: when risk thresholds are breached, positions exit regardless of broader market sentiment. Live results show the full trade-by-trade ledger.
Running Record: 365-Day Trailing Performance
Over the trailing 365 days, the algorithm has closed 454 trades with a 33.3% win rate (expired contracts counted as losses). The profit factor stands at 1.56, with an average return per trade of 11.3% (capped at ±150%). Average winners returned 94.3%; average losers cost 30.1%. As administrative housekeeping, one aged position—SYY (options), entered 2026-07-10—was cleared from the book today with a 60.3% loss via stop-premium exit. This removal reflects standard portfolio maintenance for positions older than 30 days and does not affect today's trading assessment.
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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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