Every day: scans around 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM ET, after the opening spreads settle; the journal is marked at the bid around 4:15 PM ET. Build items marked "proposed day" are a plan, not a promise. Bold earnings names have an open pick.
| Day | Biggest by market cap · BTO = before the open, AMC = after the close (blank = not given) |
|---|---|
| Mon Oct 19 27 names | FITB · BTOSTLDWRBCCKSMMT on list (C)AGNC on list (C)WTFCZIONWAL · AMCBOKFCLF on list (C)FNB · AMC |
| Tue Oct 20 52 names | GE on list (C)NFLX on list (C)RTX on list (C)ISRGCBCOFMMM on list (C)NOCGM open B pickMSCI · BTOUAL · AMCHAL on list (C) Also on our graded list: KEY (C), ALLY (C), ALK (C) |
| Wed Oct 21 91 names | META · AMC on list (C)TSLA · AMC on list (C)LRCX · AMCPM · BTOTMO · BTOTXN · AMCIBM · AMCABT on list (C)NEE · BTODHR · BTOT · BTO on list (C)CME · BTO Also on our graded list: CSX (C), LVS (C), KNX (C), QS (C) |
| Thu Oct 22 132 names | PG · BTO on list (C)UNPVLOLMT · BTONEM on list (C)WDC · AMCSPOT · BTOBX open B pickCMCSA · BTONSCHONBE · AMC Also on our graded list: NOK (C), BBD (C), PCG (C), TSCO (C), AAL (C), MXL (C), ITGR (C) |
| Fri Oct 23 24 names | AXP · BTOSLB · BTOINFY · BTO on list (C)FCNCA · BTOBAHBCPC · BTORITM · BTO on list (C)FLG on list (C)GNTXFHBGRCTMP |
Source: tastytrade market metrics saved Oct 19 ~2:00 PM ET (expected report dates). Unverified against each company's own announcement. A separate web check (market calendars, secondary) puts GM before the open Tue (results ~6:30 AM), NFLX after the close Tue (~4:01 PM), META, TSLA and IBM after the close Wed, BX and PG before the open Thu, AXP and SLB before the open Fri. Earnings before an option's expiry caps a pick at grade B, because implied volatility usually drops right after the report.
| Day | Time (ET) | Event | Link | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10:00 AM | NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, October. Already out: 29, down 3 from 32. | source | CHECKED (date from TE at 14:00 UTC; the reading is on NAHB's page) |
| Mon | ~11:30 AM | Treasury auctions: 13-week bill ($95B) and 26-week bill ($82B) | source | Date and size CHECKED; time UNVERIFIED (usual bill close) |
| Mon | 4:15 PM | Fed H.10 and H.15 releases. Commercial paper is at 1:00 PM. | source | CHECKED |
| Tue | 8:15 AM | ADP weekly employment change | source | CHECKED (TE 12:15 UTC) |
| Tue | 8:30 AM | Housing starts and building permits, September (Census) | source | CHECKED |
| Tue | 10:00 AM | Pending Home Sales Index, September (NAR) | source | CHECKED |
| Tue | 10:00 AM | State employment and unemployment, September (BLS) | source | CHECKED |
| Tue | ~11:30 AM | Treasury 6-week bill auction ($95B) | source | Date and size CHECKED; time UNVERIFIED |
| Tue | — | Treasury buyback announcement | source | CHECKED (secondary, no time given) |
| Tue | 4:30 PM | API crude inventories | source | CHECKED (TE shows 8:30 PM, assumed UTC) |
| Wed | 7:00 AM | MBA mortgage applications | source | CHECKED (TE 11:00 UTC) |
| Wed | 10:00 AM | Usual Weekly Earnings, Q3 (BLS) | source | CHECKED |
| Wed | 10:30 AM | EIA crude oil inventories | source | CHECKED (TE 14:30 UTC) |
| Wed | ~11:30 AM | Treasury 17-week bill auction (size not yet announced) | source | Date CHECKED; time UNVERIFIED |
| Wed | 1:00 PM | Treasury 20-year bond reopening auction ($13B) (CUSIP 912810UX4) | source | CHECKED |
| Thu | 8:30 AM | Initial jobless claims, week ending Oct 17 (DOL). Prior: 199K. | source | Date CHECKED from Newsquawk and TE (12:30 UTC). The DOL's own schedule was not fetched. |
| Thu | 10:00 AM | Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) | source | CHECKED |
| Thu | 10:30 AM | EIA natural gas storage | source | CHECKED (XTB) |
| Thu | ~11:00 AM | Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey, October | source | Date CHECKED; time UNVERIFIED (the KC Fed page gives no time) |
| Thu | ~11:30 AM | Treasury 4-week and 8-week bill auctions | source | Date CHECKED; time UNVERIFIED |
| Thu | 1:00 PM | Treasury 5-year TIPS auction, new issue ($26B) (CUSIP 91282CRR4) | source | CHECKED |
| Thu | 4:30 PM | Fed H.4.1 balance sheet | source | CHECKED |
| Fri | 9:45 AM | S&P Global flash US PMIs (manufacturing, services, composite), October | source | CHECKED (TE 13:45 UTC; XTB 2:45 PM UK time). S&P's own calendar returned 403. |
| Fri | 10:00 AM | UMich consumer sentiment, FINAL October | source | CHECKED. The primary source says "Final". XTB's "Preliminary" label is wrong. |
| Fri | 4:15 PM | Fed H.8 release | source | CHECKED |
The Fed is in its pre-meeting quiet period all week (FOMC meets Oct 27-28; quiet period Sat Oct 17 – Thu Oct 29), and the Fed's October calendar lists no speeches or testimony Oct 17-29, so expect no Fed policy speakers. Next week's anchors: durable goods + new home sales Tue Oct 27, FOMC decision Wed Oct 28 2:00 PM, Q3 GDP + September PCE Thu Oct 29. No shutdown or schedule change found for this week. Checked = seen on a fetched page for this date; "secondary" = a market calendar, not the agency itself (yellow); unverified = usual schedule only. Web check done 3:55 PM ET Oct 19; full list with all 21 sources in the repo.
| Grade | Contract | Why | Entry at ask (cost) | Take profit, bid | Stop, bid | Close by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | DRAM 49.5C exp 10/21 | up from call buyers, bull delta; IV rank 26 | $0.51 ($51) | ≥ $1.02 | ≤ $0.26 | 2026-10-20 |
| A | CORZ 13P exp 10/23 | down from put buyers, put flow, bear delta; IV rank 40 | $0.26 ($26) | ≥ $0.52 | ≤ $0.13 | 2026-10-22 |
| A | IREN 26P exp 10/23 | down from put flow, bear delta; IV rank 50 | $0.61 ($61) | ≥ $1.22 | ≤ $0.30 | 2026-10-22 |
| A | MARA 7P exp 10/23 | down from put flow, bear delta; IV rank 31 | $0.16 ($16) | ≥ $0.32 | ≤ $0.08 | 2026-10-22 |
| A | NVO 38P exp 10/23 | down from put buyers, bear delta; IV rank 28 | $0.32 ($32) | ≥ $0.64 | ≤ $0.16 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | BMNR 21P exp 10/23 | down from put flow; IV rank 17 | $0.46 ($46) | ≥ $0.92 | ≤ $0.23 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | BX 103P exp 10/23 | down from put flow; IV rank 50; earnings 2026-10-22 before expiry | $1.45 ($145) | ≥ $2.90 | ≤ $0.72 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | CCJ 80P exp 10/23 | down from bear delta; IV rank 23 | $1.24 ($124) | ≥ $2.48 | ≤ $0.62 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | CVNA 56P exp 10/23 | down from put flow; IV rank 42 | $0.88 ($88) | ≥ $1.76 | ≤ $0.44 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | EWZ 43C exp 10/23 | up from bull delta; IV rank 97 (expensive) | $0.37 ($37) | ≥ $0.74 | ≤ $0.18 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | GM 80P exp 10/23 | down from put buyers, put flow; IV rank 53; earnings 2026-10-20 before expiry | $1.35 ($135) | ≥ $2.70 | ≤ $0.68 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | KO 93P exp 10/23 | down from put buyers, bear delta; IV rank 65 (expensive) | $0.47 ($47) | ≥ $0.94 | ≤ $0.23 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | PEP 135C exp 10/23 | up from call buyers; IV rank 26 | $0.69 ($69) | ≥ $1.38 | ≤ $0.34 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | VZ 43.5P exp 10/23 | down from put buyers; IV rank 75 (expensive) | $0.28 ($28) | ≥ $0.56 | ≤ $0.14 | 2026-10-22 |
| B | HPQ 29P exp 10/30 | down from put flow; IV rank 47 | $0.51 ($51) | ≥ $1.02 | ≤ $0.26 | 2026-10-29 |
| B | JOBY 4.5P exp 10/30 | down from put flow; IV rank 69 (expensive) | $0.16 ($16) | ≥ $0.32 | ≤ $0.08 | 2026-10-29 |
| B | PYPL 54P exp 10/30 | down from put flow; IV rank 59; earnings 2026-10-27 before expiry | $1.30 ($130) | ≥ $2.60 | ≤ $0.65 | 2026-10-29 |
From the Oct 19 journal (entries 1:57-2:31 PM ET, Cboe prices ~15 min delayed). 1 close by 2026-10-20 · 13 close by 2026-10-22 · 3 close by 2026-10-29. Exits are checked once a day at the 4:15 PM mark, so an intraday touch is not seen. Fidelity's flow scans cannot tell a hedge from a bet.