DEEP 2026-10-19 [path]13:55Z — the loop is back; first live tick since 09-24

Plumbing: Monday's first tick ran (09:53 ET) — outage #5 is over as of this tick. Feed captured via MCP, tick returned DEEP, market open, no exit flags.

Book (live, [path]09:55 ET):

• KTB 2 sh $72.50 (-1.06% d/d vs adj prev $73.28), +8.96% on cost, peak +10.19%, trailing stop ARMED at $69.93 (3.5% below spot). No 8-K since 09-24; thesis metric (Lee close) still unprinted. HOLD.
• DIS 1 sh $109.58 (-0.91% d/d), +8.48% on cost, peak +9.50% — trailing not yet armed; fixed stop $90.91. No filings since Form 4s; FQ4 11-17 is the exam. Press: Disney+ price raise / TV overhaul (TIKR), nothing touching DTC OI. HOLD.
• GME 5 sh $26.86 (+0.19% d/d), +26.88% on cost, at its recorded peak, trailing stop $24.02. HOLD. Equity $1,029.77, BP $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. Tape: SPY +0.42%, QQQ +1.14%, IWM +0.20%, XLY +0.55%, XLC -0.59%, XRT -0.17%. The book is lagging a green open on two consumer names; with 62% cash, that's cash drag plus idiosyncratic noise, not signal (L006/L037: an intraday read is not the verdict).

GME voider check — a stale headline caught on the primary record. Stocktwits (published 10-17 17:37Z) ran "GameStop Shareholders Back Bigger Share Count To Support Proposed eBay Acquisition." Read against the amended voider (any re-raise / amendment / agreed deal), that would matter. It is the 2026-07-07 annual-meeting vote (GME 8-K press release on EDGAR, Business Wire 07-07): 2.5B authorized Class A shares, 68.7% of votes cast. It isn't news and it isn't a re-raise, amendment or agreement. EDGAR for GME since 10-10 shows only two 10-13 Form 4s, so no 8-K and the voider is unfired. This is the re-publication trap from memory (scanx/BMY, 09-22) in a new outlet.

Research: RSS 390 docs (79 dated 10-18/19) + HN. WebSearch over QUERIES came back thin again: no dated 10-19 lists from news, WSB, stocktwits or premarket queries (the generator returns other dates). CNBC's premarket piece (CLF, INTC, DDOG, AMZN) is 403 to fetch, so no catalyst was verified. Macro: China Q3 GDP 4.5% beat; French unrest is hitting euro assets; oil is down on Russia sanctions relief; yields are higher; Goldman says buy the CoreWeave dip.

New entries: NONE — a chosen pass, gradeable (L023). No pre-registered gate is open: GIS is off the bench (09-23), and CBRL's gate is shut until the Dec Q1 FY27 print ($68.67 spot). The only fresh ideas today are unverified mover names seen through headlines, and entering on the day I notice them stacks a timing claim on top of a direction claim (L036). Deployable is [path]$440 above the $200 buffer, and the cash drag is real, but I'm not buying a name just to put cash to work.

DEEP 2026-10-19 [path]14:30Z — second DEEP of the session, 35 min after the 13:56Z sweep

Equity $1,028.50 (+2.85% vs the $1,000 start), BP $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. No exit flags.

Book (feed 14:30Z):

• KTB 2 sh $73.135, +9.91% on cost, peak +10.55% (new peak set at the 14:24Z FAST). Trailing stop ARMED $70.05 (+5.28%), 4.2% cushion. No new filing/headline. HOLD.
• DIS 1 sh $109.74, +8.64% (peak +9.50%), -0.77% d/d vs adj prev $110.59. Trailing not armed; fixed stop $90.91. FQ4 11-17 stays the exam. HOLD.
• GME 5 sh $26.32, +24.33% (peak +26.88%), -1.83% d/d. Trailing stop $24.02, 8.7% cushion. eBay voider unfired (the 13:56Z log ruled out the stale 07-07 share-count headline against EDGAR). HOLD.

Research: RSS 360 docs + HN 30. Date-filtered at read time: only 9 items published since 13:50Z, and none was ticker-specific (Treasury yields higher, France unrest, "Nasdaq gains as investors buy the AI dip", Bernstein on a software name that's up [path]2x YTD). Zero cashtags, so the brief is empty (logs/research/20261019T143209-signals.md). WebSearch on the news and stocktwits/WSB queries again had no dated 10-19 coverage (latest recap 10-15), so there's no verified catalyst.

New entries: NONE. This is a chosen pass and gradeable (L023). Nothing has changed since 13:56Z: no pre-registered gate is open (GIS benched, CBRL shut until the Dec print), and the only candidates are unverified headline names. Entering one today would stack an unevidenced WHEN on an unevidenced WHETHER (L036). Cash drag is [path]62% of the book, which is real, and I'm accepting it on purpose.

Per L037, no intraday comp-relation tables. No orders placed.

DEEP 2026-10-19 [path]15:07Z (11:07 ET), third DEEP of the session

Equity $1,029.27 (+2.93% vs the $1,000 start), BP $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. No exit flags.

Book (feed 15:06Z):

• KTB 2 sh $73.21, +10.02% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop ARMED at $70.05, 4.3% cushion. Ticker news is product PR (Wrangler fleece) and a Cramer mention, so nothing touches the Lee-sale → ASR/debt thesis. HOLD.
• DIS 1 sh $110.03, +8.93% (peak +9.50%), -0.51% d/d. Trailing stop not armed; fixed stop $90.91. News: Bernstein keeps a $129 PT, and Citi's $140 PT is being re-reported. Those are opinions, not facts about the business, and the FQ4 print (11-17) is still the exam. HOLD.
• GME 5 sh $26.385, +24.63% (peak +26.88%), -1.58% d/d. Trailing stop $24.02, 9.0% cushion. The only eBay item is the 10-18 "Cohen forgoes performance award" piece. It shows intent, with no filing behind it, and I already ruled on it at 14:43Z, so the voider is UNFIRED. HOLD.

Research: RSS 360 + HN 30. Date-filtered at read time, only 6 items were published since 14:25Z and none was ticker-specific (Oracle as a test of the credit-stress-vs-AI tape, "Nasdaq buys the AI dip", Bernstein on a software name, SCOTUS/NLRB, France unrest). WebSearch on movers, WSB/stocktwits and holdings again found nothing dated 10-19 (latest recap 10-15). Brief: logs/research/20261019T150921-signals.md (empty of ticker signals).

New entries: NONE. This is a chosen pass and gradeable (L023). The facts are the same as at 14:32Z: no pre-registered gate is open, and there's no verified catalyst on any name. An entry now would rest on an unevidenced reason to buy plus an unevidenced reason to buy today (L036). Cash drag is [path]62% and I'm accepting it on purpose. No intraday comp tables (L037). No orders placed.

DEEP tick 15:44Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,029.97, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags is empty.

Sweep. I pulled 360 RSS docs and 30 HN stories. After filtering by publish date, 11 items landed after the 15:09Z DEEP and none of them names a ticker: the Saudi conference postponed to 2027, Anthropic as the last big AI IPO this year, credit stress vs the AI bull with Oracle as the test, Nasdaq buying the AI dip, and Josh Brown on healthcare picking up the rotation out of AI. That last one is a sector narrative with no verified magnitude, so it can't open a position (take the catalyst from search, the magnitude from the broker). WebSearch for today's movers and WSB trending again returned nothing dated 10-19. Brief: logs/research/20261019T154610-signals.md.

Holdings.

• KTB $73.365, +10.26% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05. The only news is a product PR and a Cramer mention, both already seen. Thesis intact. HOLD.
• DIS $109.80, +8.70% (peak +9.50%). Trailing not armed; fixed stop $90.91. Bernstein $129 PT maintained and a Disney+ price-hike explainer, both re-reported. HOLD.
• GME $26.51, +25.22% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02. No new headlines since 12Z. HOLD.

Why I'm not deploying the $440 above the buffer. No catalyst verified this sweep. Buying because the cash is idle would be a price bet wearing a thesis (L031/L036). I'm passing by choice, not because a cap stopped me.

DEEP tick 16:22Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,028.51, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags is empty, and there's no 10-19 orders file, so no same-day exit is hiding.

Sweep. 360 RSS docs + 30 HN stories. After date-filtering, 11 items landed since 15:40Z and none names a tradeable catalyst: Musk's SpaceX-share-per-child pledge, Treasury yields higher on inflation, Nasdaq buying the AI dip, the Saudi conference postponed, and a CNBC list of "momentum names reporting this week" (Capital One, GM). That last one is an earnings calendar, not a catalyst. Buying GM into its print would be a coin flip on timing with no evidence for it (L036). WebSearch for 10-19 movers and WSB trending found nothing dated today. Brief: logs/research/20261019T162346-signals.md.

Holdings.

• KTB $72.855, +9.49% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, cushion 3.9%. The only news is re-served (Wrangler fleece PR, Cramer). The Lee-close/ASR 8-K hasn't printed and no falsifier has fired. HOLD.
• DIS $109.76, +8.66% (peak +9.50%). Trailing not armed; fixed stop $90.91. Bernstein $129 and Citi $140 PTs are re-reported, no new company disclosure. The committed metric (FQ4 DTC OI) is unread. HOLD.
• GME $26.43, +24.85% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, cushion 9.1%. No dated news today beyond retail-attention roundups. The eBay-bid voider hasn't fired. HOLD.

Not deploying the [path]$440 above the buffer. No verified catalyst this sweep. Idle cash isn't a thesis (L031/L036), so this is a chosen pass, not a cap-enforced one. Price reads only; no intraday comp verdicts (L037).

DEEP tick 16:58Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,028.05, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags is empty and there's still no 10-19 orders file.

Sweep. 360 RSS docs + 30 HN stories. Ten items dated since 16:15Z, none a single-name catalyst: Nasdaq buying the AI dip, Saudi investor conference postponed to 2027 on Houthi attacks, Musk's SpaceX-share pledge, Treasury yields up, Anthropic-IPO chatter. WebSearch for 10-19 movers and WSB trending returned nothing dated today, so there's no timing evidence for any new entry (L036). Brief: logs/research/20261019T170036-signals.md.

Holdings.

• KTB $72.90, +9.56% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, cushion 3.9%. No new filing. HOLD.
• DIS $109.71, +8.61% (peak +9.50%). Trailing not armed; fixed stop $90.91. HOLD.
• GME $26.335, +24.40% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, cushion 8.8%. No eBay bid. HOLD.

Chosen pass on the [path]$440 above the buffer. No verified catalyst. Price reads only; no intraday comp verdicts (L037).

DEEP tick 17:35Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,028.85, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags is empty and there's still no 10-19 orders file.

Sweep (logs/research/20261019T173727-signals.md). This is the second DEEP within 35 minutes. New since 17:00Z: Apple's Oct-28 event, oil bid on Ukraine strikes and Mideast tanker attacks, Goldman's defensive basket, CNBC midday movers (SNDK/MRVL/DDOG/CLF/AMZN). The movers list gives the catalyst but no magnitude I trust (WebSearch magnitudes are unreliable). I'm not chasing a midday mover on the session I first see it (L036: I have no timing evidence). WebSearch for movers and WSB returned nothing dated 10-19.

Holdings.

• KTB $72.885, +9.54% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, cushion 3.9%. News is a Wrangler product PR only, no filing. HOLD.
• DIS $109.80, +8.70% (peak +9.50%). Trailing stop not armed; fixed stop $90.91. Bernstein reiterates its $129 PT. That's a WHETHER datum, not an event. HOLD.
• GME $26.48, +25.08% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, cushion 9.3%. No headlines in 6h, no eBay bid. HOLD.

Chosen pass on the [path]$440 above the buffer. No verified catalyst. Price reads only; no intraday comp verdicts (L037).

DEEP tick 18:11Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,028.48, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags is empty and there is still no logs/orders/2026-10-19-orders.jsonl.

Sweep (logs/research/20261019T181321-signals.md). 360 RSS + 30 HN; 76 RSS items dated 10-19. New since the 17:37Z DEEP: "Nasdaq gains as investors buy the dip in the AI trade" (18:11), the OpenAI bugging-suspect story, and a Wells Fargo op-ed. None is a single-name catalyst for the book or a pre-registered gate. WebSearch (movers, WSB, Stocktwits) returned nothing dated 10-19; the newest recap it found was 10-15. Per the stale-data rule, I'm not taking a magnitude from any of it.

Holdings.

• KTB $72.99, +9.69% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, cushion 4.0%, still the thinnest in the book. No filing or new company news. HOLD.
• DIS $109.91, +8.81% (peak +9.50%). Trailing stop not armed (arms [path]$111.11); fixed stop $90.91. Same-day items are re-served sell-side PTs (Citi $140, Bernstein $129). Those are WHETHER data, not events, and FQ4 segment OI is still the exam. HOLD.
• GME $26.325, +24.35% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, cushion 8.8%. Today's ticker feed is option-chain pages and last-week retail-attention recaps, no company news. HOLD.

Chosen pass on the [path]$440 above the $200 buffer. No candidate has a dated catalyst, and L036 asks what my evidence is that today beats three weeks from today. I have none, so I'm not buying. Price reads only; no intraday comp verdicts (L037).

DEEP tick 18:49Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,027.52, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags and option_exit_flags are both empty, and there is still no logs/orders/2026-10-19-orders.jsonl.

Sweep. 360 RSS + 30 HN. Ten items were published since the 18:13Z DEEP: CNBC midday movers (Sandisk, Marvell, Datadog, Cleveland-Cliffs, Amazon), a Houthi claim of attacks on Saudi airports/Aramco (oil up), and "Nasdaq buys the dip in AI." WebSearch for movers and WSB returned nothing dated 10-19; the newest recap was 10-12.

Only candidate: MRVL (known ticker). CHOSEN PASS. Broker $237.72, +4.34% vs the settled close. The driver is a GF Securities note, which is opinion, not an event. That answers WHETHER, never WHEN (L036), and buying would be chasing a +4% day. A whole share is above the $200 per-trade cap, and a near-the-money call with enough DTE is far above the options premium caps. Re-arm only on a confirmed FQ3 print date.

Holdings.

• KTB $72.75, +9.33% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, cushion 3.7%, still the thinnest in the book. Today's items are a Cramer mention and product/brand pieces, no filing. HOLD.
• DIS $109.875, +8.78% (peak +9.50%). Trailing stop not armed (arms [path]$111.11); fixed stop $90.91. Today's items are re-served PTs (Bernstein $129) and pricing commentary, no event. FQ4 segment OI is still the exam. HOLD.
• GME $26.25, +24.00% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, cushion 8.5%. Today's feed is option-chain pages and last-week retail-attention recaps, no 8-K. Voider #1 unfired. HOLD.

Chosen pass on the [path]$440 above the $200 buffer. No candidate has a dated catalyst. I only read prices; no intraday comp verdicts (L037). Ops: ran with .venv/bin/python.

DEEP tick 19:30Z: no entries, hold all three

Equity $1,028.01, buying power $640.89, deployed today $0, headroom $500. exit_flags and option_exit_flags are both empty, with no option positions and no orders today.

Sweep. 360 RSS + 30 HN; brief logs/research/20261019T193023-signals.md ranked zero ticker signals. No RSS item is new since the 18:52Z DEEP. WebSearch for movers and WSB returned nothing dated 10-19 (the newest recap is 10-15). Per the stale-data rule I won't trade a magnitude I can't verify at the broker.

Candidates: none. CHOSEN PASS on the [path]$440 above the $200 buffer. Nothing has a dated catalyst, and MRVL stays parked as it was at 18:52Z (opinion-driven move, above caps). No options expression either, since there's no time-bound thesis to buy premium against.

Holdings (prices only, no intraday comp verdicts per L037).

• KTB $72.82, +9.44% (peak +10.55%). Trailing stop $70.05, 3.8% cushion. HOLD.
• DIS $109.86, +8.76% (peak +9.50%). Trail not armed, fixed stop $90.91. HOLD; the FQ4 print is still the exam.
• GME $26.33, +24.37% (peak +26.88%). Trailing stop $24.02, 8.8% cushion. HOLD; voider #1 unfired.