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WWG Stock Hunter — October 25, 2026 — Premarket Scan

Sunday Weekend Prep: SLB earnings, VZ Monday results, AMT rumor fade, MSFT and GOOGL earnings, CCI frozen audit.

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What Happened

SUNDAY WEEKEND PREP — October 25, 2026, research reference approximately 7:25 AM Eastern. NYSE/Nasdaq CLOSED Sunday; next open Monday October 26 at 9:30 AM ET. No Sunday premarket stock price, premarket volume, VWAP or live options tape. All market prices, regular-session volumes and SMA/RSI below are from FRIDAY October 23. 80-symbol U.S.-listed mid/large-cap liquid watch universe triaged by dated earnings, SEC-related/company releases, AI and FDA news, analyst actions, Friday movers and sector news. Deep verification on 5 finalists; NOT a complete individual 80-name SEC/FDA/technical/options-chain audit. Friday Dow -1.23%, S&P -0.52%, Nasdaq -0.21%; geopolitical oil risk, AI capex fears and Wednesday Fed decision remain macro risks.

RANK 1 SLB — WATCH/WAIT, Monday bullish continuation investigation. OFFICIAL Oct23 Q3 results: revenue $9.45B (+6% YoY), adjusted EPS $0.64, free cash flow $828M; Data Center Solutions revenue $230M (+76% YoY). Independent Barron's confirms. Friday open $49.96, high $53.45, low $49.48, close $53.06 (+7.08% vs Thursday), volume 19.06M. Oct23 SMA20 $51.04, SMA50 $49.87, SMA200 $50.25, RSI14 71.66 (overbought). Support $51.04/$49.48; resistance $53.45, distant 52-week $60.46. BULL: energy services and data-center cooling growth. BEAR: extended 7% gap, high RSI, geopolitical and integration risk. KILL: sustained VWAP rejection, lower high and Monday opening-range-low loss. OPTIONS: verify exact strike spread, open interest, volume and post-earnings IV. Monday VWAP unknown.

RANK 2 VZ — WATCH/WAIT, imminent MONDAY earnings + competition catalyst. Verizon confirms Q3 earnings Oct26 at 7:00 AM ET and webcast 8:30 AM; NO result available Sunday. Reuters confirms Bloomberg report of SpaceX discussions to secure at least 80,000 U.S. cell sites; no signed nationwide build or actual VZ financial impact verified. Friday open $43.60, high $45.08, low $43.43, close $44.66 (-1.19%), volume 51.12M. Oct23 SMA20 $44.25, SMA50 $44.46, SMA200 $45.85, RSI14 53.12. Support $43.43 then $43.00; resistance $45.08 then $45.85. BULL: subscribers, pricing, FCF could beat. BEAR: churn, competitive threat, weak guidance. KILL bullish reversal: VWAP failure and break of Monday opening-range low/$43.43. OPTIONS: verify exact strike spreads, OI, IV, event premium. Reassess ONLY after Monday's actual results.

RANK 3 AMT — WAIT, speculative tower gap fade and earnings Tuesday. Reuters says SpaceX may seek tower access; NO signed AMT contract. American Tower confirms Q3 earnings Tuesday Oct27 7:00 AM ET, call 8:30. Friday open $200.72, high $202.50, low $185.44, close $188.97 (+4.08% vs prior close 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/$181.57; resistance $200.72/$202.50. BULL: potential tower tenancy and earnings. BEAR: unconfirmed rumor, severe gap fade. KILL bullish recovery: VWAP rejection, opening-range-low break, or reliable rumor denial. OPTIONS: REIT spreads/OI may be thin, check IV. WAIT.

RANK 4 MSFT — WATCH/WAIT, upcoming cloud/AI earnings. Microsoft confirms FY2027 Q1 earnings Wednesday Oct28 after market close. Friday 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/$515.70; resistance $525.77/$526.60/$530.63. BULL: Azure AI demand and monetization. BEAR: AI capex and margin/financing scrutiny. KILL bullish recovery: sustained VWAP rejection and opening-range-low loss, especially $515.70. OPTIONS: usually deep, but verify spread, OI and earnings IV; avoid assuming earnings hold is safe. WATCH/WAIT.

RANK 5 GOOGL — WAIT, oversold pre-earnings candidate. Alphabet's company-distributed announcement confirms Oct28 earnings call at 4:30 PM ET. Friday open $321.15, high $324.53, low $320.18, close $320.21 (-1.24%), volume 17.54M. Oct23 SMA20 $327.02, SMA50 $337.32, SMA200 $344.67, RSI14 20.36 (oversold). Support $320.18; resistance $324.53/$327.02. BULL: Cloud, ads and AI monetization. BEAR: downtrend below all SMAs, capex, regulation. KILL bullish reversal: VWAP failure and break below $320.18. OPTIONS: liquid generally, but strike-specific spreads/OI and earnings IV must be verified. WAIT; oversold is NOT entry confirmation.

TOP SETUP TO INVESTIGATE FIRST MONDAY — SLB (not a recommendation to buy). Require a 5–15-minute opening range, supportive energy-sector breadth, live VWAP hold/reclaim, higher low and opening-range-high breakout with expanding volume. Friday high $53.45 is overhead reference. If VWAP rejects, opening-range support fails, energy/oil reverses or options spreads/IV are unfavorable, WAIT/AVOID. VZ is earliest new scheduled catalyst at Monday 7AM: review actual release before ranking a direction. Catalyst detection is separate from entry confirmation.

LARGE-MOVE RULE — Sunday is closed: NO Sunday premarket percentage changes or volume exist. None of these five Friday regular-session changes exceeded 25%; no unverified >25% stock was promoted. No Sunday FDA decision, SEC filing, or options tape has been fabricated.

Why It Matters

No Sunday U.S. premarket data exists; use Friday regular-session references only and verify Monday live VWAP, opening range, relative volume and options contracts.

Earnings, oil geopolitics, rumor reversals and options IV can cause major losses. Long options can lose 100% of premium. No guaranteed trades.

Who Benefits / Who Pays

Who benefits

  • SLB may benefit from energy and data-center cooling demand; AMT only if unconfirmed tower negotiations become contracts; VZ results may clarify subscriber and FCF trends.

Who pays

  • Rumor gap-chasers, expensive short-dated option buyers and holders of stocks exposed to AI capex or oil inflation can suffer losses.

System Connection

YESTERDAY'S AUDIT — LAST TRADING SESSION FRIDAY OCT23 (Saturday and Sunday are nontrading). Frozen CCI bullish WATCH/WAIT from Friday Oct23 approximately 7:33 AM ET. Original confirmation: opening range, VWAP hold/reclaim, higher low, opening-range-high breakout with expanding volume, AMT/SBAC relative strength. Original kill switch: VWAP rejection + opening-range-low loss or credible SpaceX rumor denial. Rules not changed.

CCI FRIDAY OCT23 AUDIT: prior close $78.83, official open $91.02, 10:00 AM price UNKNOWN, high $91.45, low $85.00, close $85.97, volume approximately 17.324M. Bullish open-to-close -5.55% (unfavorable); prior-close-to-close +9.06% is a DIFFERENT benchmark. OPEN-referenced MFE +0.47%, MAE -6.61%; these are NOT post-entry trade excursions. Trigger actually occurred UNKNOWN; VWAP confirmation UNKNOWN; complete kill switch UNKNOWN. Strategy grade UNDETERMINED, NOT confirmed WIN, LOSS or NO-TRADE. Do not call unverified entry a no-trade. Friday already audited Saturday: do not double-count weekend.

RUNNING RECORD: latest five directional-only observations INTC Oct19 unfavorable, RTX Oct20 marginally favorable, SMCI Oct21 unfavorable, LMT Oct22 favorable, CCI Oct23 unfavorable. Directional-only 2/5 = 40%, SMALL SAMPLE, NOT strategy win rate. Ledger A rolling 5/20/30/90 trading sessions: confirmed triggers, wins, losses, verified no-trades, win rate and average POST-ENTRY MFE/MAE UNKNOWN/insufficient intraday verification. Preserve unfavorable days and original entry rules.

LEDGER B actual trades SEPARATE: user-reported MU call approximately -20%, realized status/strike/expiration/fills/dollar P&L UNKNOWN. No verified realized personal trade added. Unrealized screenshots do not count as realized wins.

Evidence / What We Know

  • 80 liquid-symbol universe triaged; 5 deeply verified, not 80 independently audited option chains.
  • All prices and technicals Friday Oct23. No Sunday premarket price/volume/VWAP/options tape.
  • CCI prior session 10AM and trigger unknown; direction is not a verified strategy outcome.

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

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