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WWG Stock Hunter — October 24, 2026 — Premarket Scan

WEEKEND PREP — Saturday October 24, 2026, ~7:27 AM ET. U.S. exchanges closed; SLB, AMT, MSFT, GOOGL and AMZN lead Monday's conditional watchlist. CCI Friday open-to-close -5.55%; strategy trigger unverified.

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What Happened

WWG STOCK HUNTER — OCTOBER 24, 2026 — WEEKEND PREP EDITION. Saturday, research reference approximately 7:27 AM Eastern. US NYSE/Nasdaq regular market CLOSED; next regular open Monday October 26 at 9:30 AM ET. NO Saturday premarket share prices, volumes, VWAP or live options tape. All price/volume figures below are FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 REGULAR SESSION, not Saturday quotes. Broad 82-symbol cross-sector watch universe triaged against dated earnings/news/movers; five finalists individually verified. Not a complete 82-symbol live SEC, FDA, technical or options-chain audit. Market context: Friday Dow -1.23%, S&P 500 -0.52%, Nasdaq -0.21%; oil strength, AI financing concerns; next week Fed meeting and major technology earnings.

RANK 1 SLB — WATCH/WAIT, Monday bullish-continuation investigation. FRESH CONFIRMED Friday Oct23 earnings: official SLB Q3 revenue $9.449B (+6% YoY), adjusted EPS $0.64 (GAAP EPS $0.49), free cash flow $828M; Data Center Solutions revenue $230M (+76% YoY, +23% QoQ). Independent Barron's confirms earnings and market reaction. Friday Oct23 open $49.96, high $53.45, low $49.48, close $53.06 (+7.08% vs Thu), volume ~19.06M. Daily technical vendor Oct23: SMA20 $51.04, SMA50 $49.87, SMA200 $50.25, RSI14 71.66 (overbought); no Monday VWAP. Support $51.04 then $49.48; resistance $53.45 then $60.46 52-week high as distant reference. BULL: stronger oilfield activity and AI data-center cooling growth. BEAR: extended 7% earnings rally, RSI overbought, geopolitics and integration costs. KILL SWITCH for bullish continuation: VWAP rejection, lower high and loss of Monday opening-range low; deeper failure below $49.48. OPTIONS: check near-money contract volume, OI, bid/ask and post-earnings IV; no chain was verified. WATCH/WAIT until Monday confirmation.

RANK 2 AMT — WAIT (potential reversal after speculative tower gap). CATALYST: reported SpaceX exploration of nationwide wireless infrastructure and about 80,000 US cell sites, reported by Bloomberg/Reuters/Barron's; NO signed AMT lease/contract verified. Separate CONFIRMED upcoming AMT Q3 earnings Tuesday Oct27 at 7:00 AM ET, call 8:30 AM ET, per company announcement. Friday Oct23 open $200.72, high $202.50, low $185.44, close $188.97 (+4.08% versus prior close $181.57, but -5.85% OPEN-to-CLOSE), volume ~8.85M. Oct23 SMA20 $183.62, SMA50 $183.42, SMA200 $174.26, RSI14 60.56. Support $185.44 then $181.57; resistance $200.72 then $202.50. BULL: possible new tenant plus earnings. BEAR: rumor unconfirmed, huge gap fade, earnings event risk. KILL SWITCH for bullish reversal: failed VWAP reclaim, opening-range breakdown, or credible denial of negotiations. OPTIONS: tower REIT contracts may have wide spreads; verify strikes/OI/IV. WAIT, no preemptive call.

RANK 3 MSFT — WATCH/WAIT (pre-catalyst). CONFIRMED Microsoft FY2027 Q1 results scheduled after Wednesday Oct28 market close, company announcement. Friday Oct23 open $517.75, high $525.77, low $515.70, close $524.51 (+0.66%), volume ~13.68M. Oct23 SMA20 $526.60, SMA50 $530.63, SMA200 $518.85, RSI14 41.47. Support $518.85 then $515.70; resistance $525.77 then $526.60/$530.63. BULL: Azure AI demand and cloud monetization could support results. BEAR: massive AI capex, margins and financing worries. KILL SWITCH: loss of opening VWAP plus opening-range low, particularly below $515.70. OPTIONS: very active options generally; exact contract spreads, OI, IV and earnings-event premium must be checked. WATCH/WAIT, not a recommendation to hold through earnings.

RANK 4 GOOGL — WAIT (oversold pre-earnings research). CONFIRMED Alphabet Q3 earnings call Wednesday Oct28 4:30 PM ET from company-distributed announcement. Friday Oct23 open $321.15, high $324.53, low $320.18, close $320.21 (-1.24%), volume ~17.57M. Oct23 SMA20 $327.02, SMA50 $337.32, SMA200 $344.67, RSI14 20.36 (very oversold on dated vendor snapshot). Support $320.18; resistance $324.53 then $327.02. BULL: advertising and Google Cloud AI growth could produce reversal. BEAR: steep technical downtrend, AI spending, regulatory and advertising risks. KILL SWITCH for bullish reversal: failure to reclaim VWAP or a break below $320.18. OPTIONS: high activity generally, but verify strike-specific liquidity and IV; earnings gaps possible. WAIT; oversold alone is not entry confirmation.

RANK 5 AMZN — WAIT (oversold ahead of earnings). CONFIRMED Amazon Q3 earnings webcast Thursday Oct29 at 5:00 PM ET from official Amazon announcement. Friday Oct23 open $248.85, high $250.01, low $246.45, close $248.00 (-0.95%), volume ~25.37M. Oct23 SMA20 $253.85, SMA50 $255.98, SMA200 $253.67, RSI14 29.07. Support $246.45 then opening range; resistance $250.01 then $253.67-$255.98. BULL: AWS demand and retail efficiency could support earnings. BEAR: AI capex/financing scrutiny and price below all major moving averages. KILL SWITCH for bullish reversal: VWAP rejection and opening-range-low break below $246.45. OPTIONS: very active options generally; exact spread, OI and earnings IV unverified. WAIT for reversal evidence.

TOP SETUP TO INVESTIGATE FIRST MONDAY OCT 26 — SLB. Do not enter on weekend headlines. After 9:30 AM ET, require a 5–15 minute opening range, price above/reclaiming live VWAP, higher low, supportive energy-sector breadth, and opening-range-high breakout with expanding volume. Friday $53.45 high is a key overhead reference; $51.04 SMA20 and $49.48 Friday low are downside context. If breakout fails, VWAP rejects, options spread too wide, or oil/sector breadth turns negative, WAIT/AVOID. AMT's Friday gap fade argues against chasing unconfirmed SpaceX rumors. Catalyst detection ≠ recommendation to enter.

LARGE MOVE RULE — No Saturday premarket market exists, so no Saturday >25% premarket move or volume is asserted. Friday candidates' regular-session changes were all below 25%; no unverified >25% mover was promoted. Market data and indicators are dated; exact live Monday options quotes and VWAP are unknown until trading.

Why It Matters

Market CLOSED Saturday. Weekend prep identifies Monday research candidates, not tradable Saturday quotes. Upcoming company earnings and Friday's confirmed SLB results are catalysts, not buy signals.

Educational risk: Earnings, geopolitical oil shocks, rumors, gaps, wide options spreads, IV crush and rapid reversals can cause losses. Long options can lose 100% of premium. Never promise returns.

Who Benefits / Who Pays

Who benefits

  • SLB could benefit from stronger energy investment and its growing data-center cooling business; AMT could benefit from tower leasing only if unconfirmed carrier discussions become contracts; cloud leaders face earnings catalysts.

Who pays

  • Investors chasing rumors, gaps, or expensive short-dated options may lose money; AI spending and energy-cost shocks can affect the broader market.

System Connection

YESTERDAY'S AUDIT — Last trading day FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2026. Frozen Top Setup: CCI bullish WATCH/WAIT, Friday premarket research timestamp approximately 7:33 AM ET. Original confirmation: form opening range, VWAP hold/reclaim, higher low, breakout above opening-range high on expanding volume, with AMT/SBAC relative strength. Original kill switch: VWAP rejection and opening-range-low loss, or credible rumor denial. Rules preserved, not changed retroactively.

CCI October 23 OHLC verified across S&P Global/Stock Analysis, Investing.com and MarketMinute: previous close $78.83; official open $91.02; 10:00 AM price UNKNOWN; high $91.45; low $85.00; close $85.97; volume ~17.32M. Bullish OPEN-to-CLOSE -5.55% (UNFAVORABLE); prior-close-to-close +9.06% (different benchmark). Open-referenced MFE +0.47%; open-referenced MAE -6.61%, NOT actual post-entry excursions. VWAP confirmation UNKNOWN; opening-range higher-low/breakout UNKNOWN; complete kill switch UNKNOWN. Some vendors disagree on open/close (ChartExchange quotes $91.74/$86.00); primary multi-vendor consensus used. Strategy outcome UNDETERMINED; NOT counted as WIN, LOSS, or verified NO-TRADE. If the trigger can later be verified absent, grade NO-TRADE; if triggered, evaluate using frozen rules. Do not infer entry from high.

RUNNING RECORD — Last five directional-only observations: INTC Oct19 UNFAVORABLE; RTX Oct20 MARGINALLY FAVORABLE; SMCI Oct21 UNFAVORABLE; LMT Oct22 FAVORABLE; CCI Oct23 UNFAVORABLE. Directional benchmark 2/5 = 40% (small sample), NOT confirmed-trigger strategy win rate. Model ledger A rolling 5/20/30/90 sessions: triggered trades UNKNOWN; confirmed wins UNKNOWN; confirmed losses UNKNOWN; verified no-trades UNKNOWN; strategy win rate UNKNOWN; average POST-ENTRY favorable/adverse moves UNKNOWN. Missing intraday triggers are never converted to wins or verified no-trades. Historical daily directional observations retained, including losses.

LEDGER B — Anthony's actual brokerage trades separate from Stock Hunter model. Previously user-reported MU call approximately -20% remains UNVERIFIED as to realized status, fills, strike, expiration, dollar P&L. No new verified realized trade. Open unrealized screenshots never count as realized wins.

Evidence / What We Know

  • 82-name cross-sector monitoring universe triaged using dated company earnings, SEC-related company disclosures, market news, mover reports and Friday price/technical references. This is not a complete individually verified 82-stock FDA/SEC/options-chain scan. Detailed five finalists only.
  • Friday Oct23 closing prices, share volumes and daily SMA/RSI are historical regular-session observations. Saturday premarket volume, VWAP and live options-tape data are NOT available.
  • Prior-day CCI intraday 10:00 AM price, actual VWAP, confirmation sequence and kill switch UNKNOWN. Its -5.55% open-close direction is NOT a confirmed strategy loss. No prior-day triggered trade was invented.

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  • Stock Hunter
  • Weekend Prep
  • premarket
  • earnings
  • options education
  • performance ledger

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