Morning Setup: 12 New Picks in a Cautious Market
Stoptions published 12 setups at 9:45 AM ET under a CAUTIOUS BULL regime with Fear & Greed at 30. The day's highest-conviction pick was HCA (stocks) at a score of 105/100 with entry $482. VRSN led the options slate with a 97/100 score and 40% win probability at entry $306.67. Mid-tier scores clustered around 81–84: TSLA 410C (61% win prob, $10.88), MA 625C (61% win prob, $8.72), and V 415C (61% win prob, $7.24) all carried November and December expirations. Lower-conviction entries included CVLT (70/100), ELV (67/100), and CHRD (84/100). Three longer-dated contracts—HCA 465C, VRSN 310C, and CHRD 140C—all posted 0/100 scores with defined stops and targets, suggesting mechanical risk management rather than predictive edge. See the Morning Brief for full context.
Today's Closes: Mixed Results on Fresh Entries
Six positions closed today. The win side: DDOG (stocks) returned 9% via TARGET, VLO (stocks) returned 9.7% via TARGET, and CVLT (stocks) returned 8.7% via TARGET. The loss side: V (options) fell 54.2% via STOP_PREMIUM, ROKU (stocks) dropped 1% via STOP, and HCA (stocks) fell 3.5% via STOP. That's 3 of 6 closes as winners, though the V options loss was severe. CVLT's same-day win (entered 2026-10-27, closed same day at +8.7%) suggests the algorithm caught a sharp intraday move. Meanwhile, HCA—which appeared on this morning's sheet at 105/100—was also stopped out today at −3.5%, a notable miss for the highest-scored entry of the day.
Running Record: 1,101 Closed Trades, Profit Factor 0.98
Administrative housekeeping cleared 28 aged positions (entered 30+ days prior), mostly from late August and September. Of those, 7 were winners (LNG, FTNT, DLB, PANW, TSLA ×2) and 21 were losers, including 10 options that expired worthless. This batch included TSLA (stocks) at +8.5% and +8.2%, offsetting losses in INTU, CRCL, TRU, ICE, ADSK, and REXR. Over the trailing 365 days, the running book shows 1,101 closed trades with a 31.7% win rate, 0.98 profit factor, and −0.3% average return per trade. Average winner: +53.8%. Average loser: −29.9%. See live results for the full ledger.
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