Updated Inside Day Scanner Starting today I’m changing how I scan for Inside Days. Previously I pulled a pretty broad list of names that printed an Inside Day and had decent volume. It caught a lot of recognizable tickers, but quality and actual options tradability varied a lot from day to day. Going forward the filter is tighter, more deliberate, and quicker to pull. I’m now focusing only on liquid, options-friendly names that real options traders actually trade — ones with consistent average options volume and open interest. Think AVGO, AMD, CRWD, SNOW, HOOD, COIN, MRVL and similar. Low-liquidity or random names are out. Ranking is based on three things, in order: 1. Options liquidity 2. How tight the range is 3. Whether there’s clear trend context The list will stay short on purpose. I’ll only post the highest-quality setups instead of every Inside Day that shows up.

10/26 | Notable Inside Days $NOW $SNDK $CBRS $COP $WMT $LLY $AFRM $SLB $FCX $OXY $F $PCG $LCID $APA $MP $EXC $CCI $LUMN $JOBY $EOSE Standout setups * $NOW: Quiet hold into Wednesday’s print. The stock has been grinding higher on the AI workflow narrative and is now coiling ahead of the call—volume dried up today. * $SLB: Digesting Friday’s post-earnings pop. The beat and Middle East recovery comments got the group moving; today’s inside is pure containment after that gap. * $SNDK: Memory complex is still under pressure from the CXMT supply worries and broader AI spending doubts. This is just another day of digestion near the lows of the recent flush. * $CBRS: Sitting right on the lows of the entire post-IPO unwind. No real bounce yet—any break lower here has room. Quick long & short idea candidates * Long: $NOW break of the ID high. Relative strength vs software into the print. * Short: $CBRS break of the ID low. Near the lows of the move with no reclaim.

10/23 | Notable Inside Days $AMD $MU $MRVL $ARM $SPCX $NKE $CVS $PYPL $DIS $UPS $CRWV Standout setups - $AMD: Thursday flushed 8% on the chip supply/AI spending warnings. Cleanest relative strength of semis. - $MU: Taiwan union rejected the profit-sharing offer with talks pushed to the 27th; that overhang remains live on any break lower. - $MRVL: New $3B revolving credit facility is noise; just post-flush containment. - $ARM: Tight range right on the prior low. - $SPCX: Consolidation after first earnings print (positive). Some separation between this and AI-dependent plays due to starlink - $CRWV: Inside after the 10% drop. Sitting near the lows of the move with no reclaim. Will be interesting to watch this week Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $AMD break of the ID high (~524). PTs 530 / 545. - Short: $MU break of the ID low (~859). PTs 849 / 830.

10/22 | Notable Inside Days $EBAY Standout setups - $EBAY: Inside day after yesterday’s push. Previous day H 123.75 / L 119.22. Today H 123.03 / L 120.37. Range contracted inside the prior bar while the broader tape expanded lower on the selloff in indexes and tech. Holding near the upper half of the ID range into the close. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $EBAY break of the ID high (~123.03). PTs 123.75 / 124.59. Coiling near recent highs after the prior range, with earnings later this week. - Short: $EBAY break of the ID low (~120.37). PTs 119.22 / 118.00. Failure of the coil would open the prior low and the recent consolidation floor.

10/20 | Notable Inside Days $PLTR $KO Standout setups - $PLTR (x2): Tight second consecutive inside day after Monday’s rebound from the Friday AI-software flush. Prior day range held on both sides; still one of the cleaner high-liquidity options names in the complex with no near-term earnings. Structure remains coiled between Friday’s low and Monday’s high. - $KO: Quiet defensive inside day near recent highs. Large-cap consumer staple with solid options depth and no major catalyst this week; consolidating after the broader market’s volatility. Highest conviction plays - Long $PLTR : Second inside day after the Monday bounce keeps the range clean. Prefer a hold above the Monday high for continuation of the recovery from last week’s low; liquidity supports defined-risk options. - Short $KO : Inside day near the recent high leaves limited upside room if the broader tape softens. Prefer a break of the inside-day low for a measured fade back toward prior support.

10/16 | Notable Inside Days $MU $QCOM $ARM $SPCX $LITE $COIN $KO $WMT $LLY $PFE $EBAY $CRWV $CRCL $SNDK $BE $IBIT Standout setups: - $MU and $SNDK stayed inside previous day H/L after another heavy semiconductor session driven by China competition worries and the chip sector’s longest losing streak since 2008. - $CRWV printed an inside day on elevated volume while debt and AI financing concerns kept the neocloud under pressure. - $WMT held inside previous day H/L after the Deutsche Bank upgrade earlier in the week and continued defensive rotation into staples. - $KO and $LLY also remained contained as consumer staples and healthcare led the flight from AI names. Inside Day Plays: - Long $WMT — clean inside day after the upgrade and defensive bid; watch for a hold above previous day low with room toward the recent highs if rotation continues. - Short $CRWV — inside day after the sharp drop on financing fears; a break of previous day low keeps the downtrend intact given the elevated debt backdrop.

10/15 | Notable Inside Days $SPOT Standout setups - $SPOT: Clean inside day after yesterday’s range. High stayed under the previous day high (534.62) and low held above the previous day low (513.26). Break of the ID high opens the previous day high. Break of the ID low reopens the previous day low. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $SPOT break of the ID high (~533.8). PTs 534.6 / 537.9. Tightest liquid name that fully coiled after the prior session. - Short: $SPOT break of the ID low (~513.7). PTs 513.3 / 512.8. Higher low failed and reopens the previous day low.

UPDATE: $PYPL PT met with fill of first bear gap. Only runners remain now after ~30%. Prems didn't move too dramatically and expect 56.96 start of next bear gap to be sizable resistance. If 58 comes will be all out. Managing remainder accordingly.

10/14 | Notable Inside Days $AAPL $UPS $UNH $SNDK $NOW Standout setups - $AAPL: Tight compression after yesterday’s smart-home launch and 52-week high. Held relative strength on an otherwise drawn-out, soft session while most of tech lagged. - $UNH: Strong recovery after yesterday’s post-earnings fade. Reclaimed a large portion of the prior range on the bounce. - $SNDK: Inside day after another sharp down move. Memory remains under pressure; this looks more like consolidation within the decline than a constructive setup. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $AAPL break of the ID high (~347). Relative strength + compression near the highs. Next levels ~352 / ~358 if it clears. - Short: None. No high-confidence breakdown among the inside days.

10/13 | Notable Inside Days $MSTR $COIN $ABNB $UBER $TWLO $EBAY $SHOP Standout setups - $MSTR $COIN: Crypto pair both inside after the prior session. MSTR parent H/L 158.40/150.84, today contained 156.20/150.93. COIN parent 184.23/176.80, today 183.00/178.60. Break of ID high targets prior high, break of ID low opens the parent low. - $ABNB $UBER: Travel names inside. ABNB parent 167.45/162.55, today 165.92/162.72. UBER parent 71.81/70.04, today 71.63/70.44. Both held the prior low while failing the prior high. - $EBAY $SHOP: E-comm pair inside after the prior expansion. EBAY parent 118.81/114.08, today 116.71/114.18. SHOP parent 180.88/172.94, today 179.21/173.81. Clean contained ranges. - $TWLO: Software name inside with a wide parent. Parent 293.66/276.00, today 289.05/278.80. Compression after the recent swings. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $SHOP break of the ID high (~179.21). PTs 180.88 / 182.50. Contained after the prior expansion, clean level above. - Short: $MSTR break of the ID low (~150.93). PTs 150.84 / 148.00. Crypto still heavy, failed to reclaim the prior high.

10/12 | Notable Inside Days $SPY $IWM $NFLX $QCOM $ORCL $CVS $UNH $SPOT $CRCL $NET Standout setups - $ORCL compressed after the OpenAI revenue revision (~$50B run-rate) and ongoing AI-infrastructure financing questions; the director’s $3.5M buy didn’t stop the fade. - $UNH coiled into tomorrow’s earnings with options pricing a ~6.6% move either way as managed-care recovery stays the narrative. - $NFLX held the lower end of its recent range as 5% layoff chatter meets the Oct 20 report, with the stock still well below its 52-week high. Inside Day Plays - Long: $UNH above previous day high $387.52 into the earnings print, risk under the inside low $373.67; first target ~$403 (implied move), extension $410–415 on a clean beat. - Short: $ORCL below previous day low $136.49 if AI-demand skepticism continues to weigh, risk above $142.90; first target $133.45–135.40, extension $130.40.

Weekend Look-Ahead | Sunday, October 11, 2026 September nonfarm payrolls rose just 29,000 and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%, which pulled October FOMC hike odds well below 25% even after minutes from the September meeting showed most participants still viewed another increase as likely by year-end. The S&P 500 finished the week up 1.15% at 7811.54 after setting a record close on Tuesday, while the Dow gained 0.93% to 51654.95 and the Nasdaq added 0.64%. The 10-year yield held in a 5.24-5.31% range and closed near 5.24%. An FT report that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was closer to $50 billion than the roughly $70 billion figure circulating earlier hit $NVDA and other AI names on Thursday; they stabilized Friday after clarification on the accounting difference with Anthropic and a year-end target near $70 billion. WTI crude settled near $91.60 amid ongoing Iran-related swings. What matters for the week ahead: - Wednesday 8:30am — September CPI. A hotter print can push October FOMC hike odds higher and weigh on growth names with the 10-year still above 5%. - Tuesday pre-market — $JPM, $GS, $WFC and $C open Q3 bank earnings. Guidance on net interest income, loan growth and credit quality will set the tone for financials and broader risk. - Wednesday pre-market — $ASML reports with $BAC and $MS. Order trends matter for the AI complex after last week’s OpenAI revenue report. - Thursday 8:30am — September PPI and retail sales. PPI adds to the inflation read ahead of the late-month FOMC while retail shows whether consumers are holding up.

$PYPL looking good with a peekaboo on the daily. Setting up for a move higher to fill the bear gaps above. Small netflow divergence on Friday. Not too notable but confirms the chart. Already in calls a month or two out based on this chart.

An update on $PLTR -- Entered 215C expiring 10/30 shortly after this post for ~$3.23 each. Sold last Friday at ATHs for $5.47 each. +69% profit. Flow aligning with the chart, especially longer timeframes like weekly you see below, make for an exceptional signal. And buying time, a great tool. Both for managing ROI but also general trading psychology. Will be posting more like this.

10/9 | Notable Inside Days $QQQ $GOOGL $AVGO $USO $MRVL $LLY $TGT $HD $AMAT $CAT $NOW $FSLR $VST Standout setups - $QQQ: Traded inside Thursday’s range after a down day in tech. The high stayed under 753 and the low held above 748. A move above the inside-day high opens the prior high near 757. A break under the inside-day low reopens Thursday’s low. - $AVGO $MRVL $AMAT: Semiconductor names paused inside their prior ranges while $NVDA and $AMD pushed lower. $AVGO stayed between roughly 361 and 367 after Thursday’s wider drop. $MRVL and $AMAT also held inside their previous highs and lows. - $GOOGL: Held inside Thursday’s range after a modest decline. The session stayed between about 350 and 355. - $USO: Oil fund stayed inside Thursday’s range after the prior session’s swing higher on Middle East headlines. The day held above 146.7 and under 149. - $TGT $HD: Retail names coiled inside Thursday’s ranges. $TGT stayed between roughly 153 and 155. $HD held above 290 and under 295 after Thursday’s wider bar. - $LLY $CAT $NOW $FSLR $VST: Larger liquid names that stayed inside their prior highs and lows. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $QQQ break of the inside-day high (~752.9). Targets 757 then 763. Tightest liquid index coil after Thursday’s drop.

EOD Tape | Indexes + Mag7 | Thursday, October 8th, 2026 Indexes $SPY 773.97 -3.25 (-0.42%) H/L 777.09 / 770.43 Closed the bear gap in full intraday. The only bear gap still open is yesterday's, up to 779.15. Soft open but held the 200 EMA on the 65 minute and broke back above the trendline and 773.40. $QQQ 747.58 -10.15 (-1.34%) H/L 757.18 / 743.23 Island top opened yesterday with a slight bear gap today. Filled the island bottom from last week, but the full bull gap is intact, open to 742.03. Need a break and hold above 748.65 early tomorrow or lower is coming. Mag7 $AAPL 340.42 +3.75 (+1.11%) H/L 341.57 / 335.90 Broke out of the 65 minute and daily trendline. A retest would land roughly 337 to 339, and holding that zone well should hold 338. Calls to the upside target 345 and all-time highs. On X, @Joshuatrader1 flagged it holding above the 20/50/200 day and pressing the 345.34 20-day high, with a trigger above 338.95 and targets at 342 and 345. $MSFT 522.61 -7.15 (-1.35%) H/L 533.51 / 518.79 Weak intraday but did not fully fill the bull gap it penetrated today. The bull gap is still open from 517.87. Closing above 522 was important, 525 is the next resistance before higher, and the open island top is still a concern. On X, @im_ArpanB flagged 527.5 and 525 as the biggest positive gamma nodes with 550 the heaviest on the board, and @zedryaz noted it closed 517 after tagging 522 twice this week. $NVDA 230.48 -6.99 (-2.94%) H/L 237.07 / 229.85 Continues to fall, shredding through two bull gaps today, which is concerning. Now below 230.20 and holding 230, the next bull gap underneath is 227.28 to 228.18. On X, @Salty_Trades jumped back into puts targeting the 231 gap fill, with over 238 invalidating and below 235.8 confirming the downtrend. @naksterz sees 222.50 and then the 217s if 230 breaks. $META 720.89 -0.42 (-0.06%) H/L 724.76 / 711.68 Under the 65 minute trendline and under the 9 on the 65 minute. Breaking back above faces resistance around 727. Not really looking at it. $GOOGL 348.29 -2.21 (-0.63%) H/L 356.83 / 346.52 Hit the 356 price target on the breakout of the 65 minute and daily trendline today, but immediately fell back below. Momentum isn't sustained, at least in the Mag7 we're watching. $NFLX 71.57 +1.87 (+2.68%) H/L 71.61 / 69.72 Had a very good day, broke out of the trendline flagged yesterday and flew. Next stop is 72.29 before testing the island top. On X, @SwimBigBeluga flagged the flip zone reached with the gap above as the next major objective. $AMZN 254.06 -5.86 (-2.25%) H/L 259.86 / 253.78 Inside day but a major selloff, looking weak overall. Loss of the inside day level at 253.81 targets 251.89, then 250 below that. On X, @Joshuatrader1 noted it sitting above the 20 day but under the 50 day, with a recent range of 244.30 to 260.14. $TSLA 375.00 -2.81 (-0.74%) H/L 375.96 / 368.03 Solid day despite opening a bear gap. Formed a hammer candle on the daily retesting 375 and both the 9 and 20 on the daily, closing right at 375. Breaking above 375 fills today's bear gap to 377.64 before running higher to 387 and filling the bear gap just above that. On X, @tradesandgains flagged the only positive gamma board of the four, with the flip at 380 and a dense shelf above 385, while below 377.5 is short gamma with 370 as the trapdoor.

10/8 | Notable Inside Days $DIA $AMZN $MU $RBLX $GS $APP Standout setups - $DIA: Tight inside day after yesterday’s drop. Previous day high/low 511.86/508.46. Today held 511.77/508.66 and closed near the top at 511.65. A break of the ID high puts 516 back in play. A break of the ID low opens 507.84. - $AMZN $MU: Both printed inside days and closed near the floor. $AMZN previous day high/low 260.14/253.17, today 259.86/253.78, close 254.06. $MU previous day high/low 1089.22/1011.42, today 1088.50/1032.10, close 1035.84. Breaks of the ID lows target 251.08 then 250.18 on $AMZN, and 1011 on $MU. Breaks of the ID highs retest 260 and 1089. - $RBLX $GS: Both coiled inside yesterday’s range after a softer tape. $RBLX previous day high/low 46.65/43.87, today 45.93/44.22, close 45.52. $GS previous day high/low 888.31/868.52, today 887.49/876.77, close 882.59. $RBLX is mid-range. $GS held well above yesterday’s low. - $APP: Inside day with the close pinned to the high. Previous day high/low 281.34/269.41. Today 280.12/271.10, close 280.12. A break of the ID high is the continuation try toward 283.76 then 287.20. A break of the ID low puts 269 back in play. Quick long & short idea candidates - Long: $APP break of the ID high (~280.12). PTs 283.76 / 287.20. Closed on the high of the inside day after holding above 271. - Short: $AMZN break of the ID low (~253.78). PTs 251.08 / 250.18. Closed near the floor after failing to hold yesterday’s push to 260.

NOTES - Island top opened on $QQQ and $IWM but only a bear gap on $SPY - $GOOGL 65m TL formed. Break triggers a move to ~356 - $NFLX formed a 65m TL resistance. Breaking can trigger a move to 72 - $TSLA consolidation before moving to attack bear gap above from 386.82-391.06