Daily Pulse

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · measured after the close · a past session — jump to the latest

Market regime: Mixed · universe tone 36% bullish / 48% bearish

The tape: Trending — trending tape — hedge pairs tested at full strength here; the board runs hot what this means ▸

XLE LeadingXLK LeadingXLP LeadingXLV WeakeningXLY ImprovingXLC LaggingXLF LaggingXLB LaggingXLI Lagging

Signal events

New hedge idea — Long NOW / Short CRWV

Technology · Δ65 · both legs fresh

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New hedge idea — Long NOW / Short WDC

Technology · Δ64 · both legs fresh

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10 pairs left Hedge Ideas

mostly leader faded ? — LITE/APP, LITE/WDC, NVDA/APP, NVDA/AKAM, SPOT/TTWO, PG/TGT… · worth a review if you took one (tested exit: a 3-day Narrowing run)

SPOT — confirmed strength

Alpha 80, still building · Comm Services

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CVS — confirmed weakness

Alpha 21, still bleeding · avoid / underweight

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TGT weakness run ended

Pressure lifting

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UBER weakness run ended

Pressure lifting

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FSLR weakness run ended

Pressure lifting

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GEV strength run ended

Momentum cooling — the early reduce warning

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DELL — confirmed strength

Alpha 70, still building · Technology

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Hedge ideas on the board

Long V / Short HOOD Financials · Δ69 · Widening↗

Long MA / Short HOOD Financials · Δ67 · Widening↗

Long NOW / Short CRWV Technology · Δ65 · Widening↗

Long NOW / Short WDC Technology · Δ64 · Widening↗

Long MSFT / Short APP Technology · Δ58 · Widening↗

Long V / Short COIN Financials · Δ57 · Widening↗

Leaders & laggards by Alpha

92PMPhilip Morris↗ 92SHOPShopify↗ 91ABBVAbbVie↗ 89XOMExxon Mobil↗ 90FTNTFortinet↗

11GSGoldman Sachs↗ 11ALBALB↗ 12AKAMAkamai↗ 12MSMorgan Stanley↗ 12BABoeing↗

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