AI Stock Landscape Daily Report

Thursday, October 01, 2026

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Executive Summary

Market color: Broadly flat tape (SPY -0.2%, QQQ +0.2%) marked by a rotation into AI hardware and power infrastructure: optical-networking and semi-equipment names led (COHR +10.9%, LITE +7.7%, AMAT/LRCX +3.5%) alongside data-center power (GEV, TLN, POWL), while mega-cap tech and copper lagged (AVGO -2.1%, GOOGL/SCCO -1.7%). No same-day macro events were scheduled, and the news feed returned no headlines, so individual catalysts were unavailable.

Market: SPY -0.2%, QQQ +0.2%. Top mover COHR +10.9%; worst AVGO -2.1%.

Score shift: LITE more priced in by 3.8 pts → now 42 (PART).

Sector flow: Optical led with avg +9.3% across 2 names (options bias: mixed).

Options tape: 23 bullish vs 6 bearish names — tilted bullish.

Next catalyst: Non-Farm Payrolls (Oct) in 4d (2026-10-05).

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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)

-0.2%

Nasdaq (QQQ)

+0.2%

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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers

Ticker	Name	Price	Change	Vol(avg)	Score (Δ)	Tech
COHR	Coherent	$319.19	+10.9%	1.7x	52 (PART) (+3.5)	NEUTRAL 40
			Why: No clear catalyst
LITE	Lumentum	$1045.78	+7.7%	1.5x	42 (PART) (+3.8)	BULLISH 60
			Why: No clear catalyst
GEV	GE Vernova	$987.45	+3.9%	1.4x	47 (PART) (+1.4)	NEUTRAL 30
			Why: No clear catalyst
AMAT	Applied Materials	$529.30	+3.5%	1.0x	42 (PART) (+1.0)	NEUTRAL 30
			Why: No clear catalyst
LRCX	Lam Research	$340.10	+3.5%	0.9x	44 (PART) (+1.5)	NEUTRAL 30
			Why: No clear catalyst

Top Losers

Ticker	Name	Price	Change	Vol(avg)	Score (Δ)	Tech
AVGO	Broadcom	$343.64	-2.1%	0.8x	27 (OPEN) (-0.6)	NEUTRAL 0
SCCO	Southern Copper	$199.22	-1.7%	0.9x	50 (PART) (-0.5)	BULLISH 30
GOOGL	Alphabet	$338.24	-1.7%	1.2x	38 (PART) (-1.0)	NEUTRAL 0
FLNC	Fluence Energy	$7.57	-1.4%	0.6x	39 (PART) (-0.1)	BEARISH 15

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Biggest Score Moves vs Prior Trading Day

Ticker	Score Now	Δ	Direction	Change%
LITE	42 (PART)	+3.8	↑ more priced	+7.7%
COHR	52 (PART)	+3.5	↑ more priced	+10.9%
MU	26 (OPEN)	-1.8	↓ cheapened	+3.0%
LRCX	44 (PART)	+1.5	↑ more priced	+3.5%

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Technical Analysis

MA alignment: 13 bullish / 4 bearish of 37 with signals.

Bullish stack (px > 20d > 50d > 200d): AMD, ANET, BE, ETN, LITE, MRVL, MSFT, MU, NVDA, SCCO, SMCI, STX, TSM
Bearish stack: CEG, FLNC, VRT, VST
Golden cross (20/50, last 5d): ETN, STX
Death cross (20/50, last 5d): CEG

Trend, Levels & Setups

Ticker	Trend	ADX	RSI	Support	Resistance	Setup
META	Sideways (above 200d)	40	61	$721 (+0.6%)	$738 (+1.7%)	At support
MSFT	Strong Uptrend	35	60	$511 (+0.4%)	$538 (+4.8%)	At support
FLNC	Strong Downtrend	35	33	$7 (+4.0%)	$8 (+1.2%)	—
GNRC	Sideways (below 200d)	28	56	$199 (+4.1%)	$210 (+1.2%)	—
CSCO	Sideways (above 200d)	28	48	$97 (+10.7%)	$110 (+1.0%)	—
SMCI	Strong Uptrend	26	59	$40 (+4.1%)	$43 (+1.8%)	—
AMD	Strong Uptrend	25	67	$615 (+0.1%)	$631 (+2.4%)	At support
CEG	Downtrend	23	43	$247 (+4.5%)	$270 (+4.1%)	—
MRVL	Uptrend	22	63	$265 (+1.1%)	$298 (+11.1%)	At support
AVGO	Sideways (below 200d)	21	40	$339 (+1.5%)	$364 (+5.9%)	At support
POWL	Sideways (below 200d)	19	52	$185 (+2.8%)	$193 (+1.4%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
TLN	Sideways (below 200d)	18	58	$321 (+0.6%)	$337 (+4.2%)	At support
AMAT	Sideways (above 200d)	17	67	$511 (+3.4%)	$549 (+3.8%)	—
BE	Sideways (above 200d)	17	56	$259 (+6.8%)	$278 (+0.3%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
ANET	Sideways (above 200d)	17	57	$202 (+1.4%)	$209 (+2.4%)	At support
TSM	Sideways (above 200d)	16	66	$431 (+6.2%)	$461 (+0.4%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
MU	Sideways (above 200d)	16	64	$1080 (+1.6%)	$1213 (+10.6%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
ASML	Sideways (above 200d)	16	60	$1763 (+2.5%)	$1813 (+0.3%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
VRT	Sideways (below 200d)	15	46	$241 (+2.0%)	$253 (+2.8%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
NVDA	Sideways (above 200d)	15	60	$230 (+0.4%)	—	Near 52-week high (test)
MOD	Sideways (below 200d)	15	49	$179 (+5.4%)	$192 (+1.4%)	—
LITE	Sideways (above 200d)	14	64	$1019 (+2.5%)	$1053 (+0.7%)	Breakout watch (near 52w high + volume)
KLAC	Sideways (above 200d)	14	63	$195 (+2.7%)	$209 (+4.4%)	—
LRCX	Sideways (above 200d)	14	66	$322 (+5.2%)	$343 (+0.9%)	—
GOOGL	Sideways (below 200d)	14	45	$317 (+6.1%)	$344 (+1.7%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
SCCO	Sideways (above 200d)	13	50	$198 (+0.6%)	$209 (+4.8%)	At support
HUBB	Sideways (below 200d)	13	53	$464 (+0.5%)	$485 (+3.9%)	At support
STX	Sideways (above 200d)	12	62	$914 (+3.3%)	$994 (+5.1%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
ORCL	Sideways (below 200d)	12	44	$115 (+16.7%)	$141 (+1.9%)	—
ABBNY	Sideways (above 200d)	12	47	$65 (+32.4%)	$98 (+1.3%)	—
ETN	Sideways (above 200d)	12	57	$426 (+2.6%)	$460 (+5.2%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
VST	Sideways (below 200d)	11	46	$137 (+2.1%)	$144 (+2.8%)	—
FCX	Sideways (above 200d)	11	43	$66 (+4.3%)	$71 (+1.9%)	—
WDC	Sideways (above 200d)	10	52	$439 (+5.0%)	$472 (+2.1%)	Pullback to 50-day support
AMZN	Sideways (above 200d)	9	44	$245 (+1.4%)	$256 (+3.2%)	At support
COHR	Sideways (above 200d)	8	56	$297 (+6.9%)	$319 (+0.1%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
GEV	Sideways (above 200d)	8	58	$964 (+2.4%)	$1015 (+2.8%)	Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)

Active Setups to Watch

AMD (Strong Uptrend): At support · RSI 67 · Support $615 · Resistance $631
AMZN (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 44 · Support $245 · Resistance $256
ANET (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 57 · Support $202 · Resistance $209
ASML (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 60 · Support $1763 · Resistance $1813
AVGO (Sideways (below 200d)): At support · RSI 40 · Support $339 · Resistance $364
BE (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $259 · Resistance $278
COHR (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $297 · Resistance $319
ETN (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 57 · Support $426 · Resistance $460
GEV (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 58 · Support $964 · Resistance $1015
GOOGL (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 45 · Support $317 · Resistance $344
HUBB (Sideways (below 200d)): At support · RSI 53 · Support $464 · Resistance $485
LITE (Sideways (above 200d)): Breakout watch (near 52w high + volume) · RSI 64 · Support $1019 · Resistance $1053
META (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 61 · Support $721 · Resistance $738
MRVL (Uptrend): At support · RSI 63 · Support $265 · Resistance $298
MSFT (Strong Uptrend): At support · RSI 60 · Support $511 · Resistance $538
MU (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 64 · Support $1080 · Resistance $1213
NVDA (Sideways (above 200d)): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 60 · Support $230
POWL (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 52 · Support $185 · Resistance $193
SCCO (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 50 · Support $198 · Resistance $209
STX (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 62 · Support $914 · Resistance $994
TLN (Sideways (below 200d)): At support · RSI 58 · Support $321 · Resistance $337
TSM (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 66 · Support $431 · Resistance $461
VRT (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 46 · Support $241 · Resistance $253
WDC (Sideways (above 200d)): Pullback to 50-day support · RSI 52 · Support $439 · Resistance $472

Tech Score Detail (top 8)

Ticker	Tech Score	Signal	>VWAP	MACD↑	Px Score
STX	80	BULLISH	✓	✓	57 (PART)
MU	70	BULLISH	✓	✓	26 (OPEN)
ETN	65	BULLISH	✓	–	57 (PART)
NVDA	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	32 (OPEN)
MSFT	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	39 (PART)
LITE	60	BULLISH	✓	✓	42 (PART)
AMD	45	BULLISH	✓	–	66 (FULL)
MRVL	45	BULLISH	✓	–	58 (PART)

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Risk & Relative Performance

Beta vs SPY, annualized volatility, max drawdown, and performance relative to the S&P 500 over multiple windows.

Ticker	Risk	Beta	Vol (20d)	Max DD (6m)	vs SPY 5d	vs SPY 1m	vs SPY 3m
FLNC	High	4.11	81%	-74.0%	+1.9%	-27.9%	-58.3%
SMCI	High	3.71	69%	-52.5%	+1.4%	+13.7%	+51.2%
LITE	High	2.86	80%	-42.8%	+13.0%	+19.8%	+40.8%
POWL	High	2.36	41%	-47.0%	-0.1%	+10.2%	-25.4%
ANET	High	2.05	37%	-23.2%	-0.2%	+7.5%	+25.0%
VRT	High	2.76	64%	-40.7%	+0.8%	-4.4%	-20.9%
MOD	High	2.93	64%	-43.0%	-3.5%	+4.0%	-20.9%
GNRC	High	2.09	76%	-40.8%	+5.4%	+14.1%	-20.5%
KLAC	High	2.78	49%	-44.5%	+7.5%	+16.7%	-17.7%
WDC	High	2.99	48%	-44.8%	+3.1%	+2.2%	-17.0%
AMD	High	3.14	56%	-26.1%	-1.7%	+33.4%	+16.1%
NVDA	High	1.90	25%	-19.3%	+3.2%	+5.8%	+15.8%
SCCO	High	2.29	41%	-17.0%	-0.8%	-1.7%	+15.0%
AMAT	High	2.69	50%	-42.5%	+12.0%	+19.3%	-15.0%
TLN	High	1.92	45%	-35.6%	+8.1%	+9.5%	-14.2%
GEV	High	2.02	46%	-25.5%	+3.8%	+9.4%	-14.1%
STX	High	2.38	54%	-31.8%	+4.8%	+15.3%	+12.5%
ABBNY	High	1.59	31%	-16.0%	-1.2%	+0.3%	-11.9%
FCX	High	2.18	38%	-21.0%	-3.5%	-4.9%	+11.1%
MU	High	3.32	50%	-39.1%	+2.0%	+17.0%	+9.7%
AVGO	High	2.11	32%	-29.4%	-1.5%	-7.4%	-7.3%
ETN	High	1.77	42%	-17.0%	-0.2%	+11.4%	+7.2%
COHR	High	3.28	87%	-48.0%	+10.3%	+16.8%	-7.1%
MRVL	High	3.02	55%	-48.3%	+3.9%	+26.9%	+6.5%
LRCX	High	3.24	57%	-41.8%	+11.1%	+16.8%	-5.9%
ORCL	High	2.07	50%	-53.5%	-0.6%	-2.8%	-4.1%
TSM	High	2.14	26%	-21.5%	+2.2%	+10.7%	+3.2%
ASML	High	2.22	42%	-22.0%	+5.4%	+8.1%	-0.5%
BE	High	4.31	94%	-52.7%	+4.5%	+29.4%	-0.4%
META	Elevated	1.43	57%	-21.6%	-6.2%	+25.0%	+21.8%
VST	Elevated	1.49	31%	-19.7%	+1.7%	+0.8%	-10.2%
GOOGL	Elevated	1.37	26%	-21.0%	-0.8%	+0.5%	-8.8%
HUBB	Elevated	1.22	26%	-20.9%	+0.7%	+4.8%	-6.7%
CEG	Elevated	1.37	41%	-26.6%	-0.6%	-8.2%	+5.6%
AMZN	Elevated	1.45	22%	-17.6%	-0.0%	-3.2%	-0.5%
MSFT	Moderate	0.96	24%	-23.4%	+3.4%	+1.8%	+28.7%
CSCO	Moderate	1.03	29%	-17.8%	+2.1%	-1.4%	-6.0%

Beating SPY by >10% over 3 months: AMD, ANET, FCX, LITE, META, MSFT, NVDA, SCCO, SMCI, STX
Lagging SPY by >10% over 3 months: ABBNY, AMAT, FLNC, GEV, GNRC, KLAC, MOD, POWL, TLN, VRT, VST, WDC

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Priced-In Scores

OPEN (0-35) — AI Not Priced

MU(26), AVGO(27), ORCL(28), TLN(29), POWL(30), NVDA(32), TSM(33), META(35)

PART (36-65) — Partially Priced

WDC(36), SMCI(36), AMZN(38), GOOGL(38), MSFT(39), FLNC(39), VST(39), CEG(40), HUBB(40), ASML(41), KLAC(41), AMAT(42), LITE(42), LRCX(44), ANET(44), FCX(46), GEV(47), CSCO(48), VRT(48), GNRC(50), SCCO(50), COHR(52), MOD(52), ABBNY(56), ETN(57), STX(57), MRVL(58)

FULL (66+) — Fully Priced

AMD(66), BE(67)

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Sector Snapshot (Today)

Derived from today's data — average daily change, average priced-in score, and dominant options flow per sector.

Sector	Members	Avg Δ%	Avg Score	Options Bias	Avg P/C
Optical	2	+9.3%	47	mixed	0.84
SemiCap	4	+2.4%	42	bullish (3/4)	0.48
DC Power/Cooling	7	+2.4%	47	bullish (3/7)	0.71
Storage	2	+2.1%	46	bearish (1/2)	0.91
Materials	2	-1.4%	48	mixed	0.82
Semis	7	+1.0%	40	bullish (5/7)	0.53
Power Gen	6	+0.9%	44	bullish (4/6)	0.80
Networking	2	+0.7%	46	bullish (2/2)	0.35
Hyperscaler	5	-0.3%	35	bullish (5/5)	0.42

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Options Activity

Put/Call ratio sentiment: < 0.4 = VERY BULLISH, 0.4-0.7 = BULLISH, 0.7-1.0 = NEUTRAL, 1.0-1.5 = BEARISH, > 1.5 = VERY BEARISH

Daily Options (nearest expiry)

Ticker	Expiry	Call Vol	Put Vol	P/C	Signal	Activity
NVDA	10-02	911K	561K	0.62	BULLISH	HIGH
MU	10-02	569K	331K	0.58	BULLISH	HIGH
GOOGL	10-02	224K	85K	0.38	VERY BULLISH	MODERATE
AMZN	10-02	208K	108K	0.52	BULLISH	MODERATE
META	10-02	199K	84K	0.42	BULLISH	MODERATE
MSFT	10-02	182K	77K	0.42	BULLISH	MODERATE
AMD	10-02	131K	100K	0.77	NEUTRAL	MODERATE
AVGO	10-02	82K	36K	0.44	BULLISH	MODERATE
SMCI	10-02	75K	15K	0.2	VERY BULLISH	LOW
ORCL	10-02	69K	26K	0.38	VERY BULLISH	LOW
MRVL	10-02	48K	15K	0.32	VERY BULLISH	LOW
BE	10-02	37K	21K	0.56	BULLISH	LOW
LITE	10-02	33K	30K	0.91	NEUTRAL	LOW
LRCX	10-02	15K	5K	0.35	VERY BULLISH	LOW
CSCO	10-02	14K	4K	0.26	VERY BULLISH	LOW

Friday Weekly Positioning (2026-10-02)

Ticker	Call Vol	Put Vol	P/C	Signal
NVDA	168K	123K	0.73	NEUTRAL
GOOGL	60K	18K	0.3	VERY BULLISH
MU	60K	47K	0.78	NEUTRAL
AMZN	40K	18K	0.45	BULLISH
MSFT	19K	8K	0.45	BULLISH
ORCL	18K	8K	0.43	BULLISH
META	17K	8K	0.49	BULLISH
AMD	17K	23K	1.4	BEARISH
MRVL	16K	7K	0.43	BULLISH
AVGO	15K	16K	1.07	BEARISH
SMCI	13K	6K	0.43	BULLISH
TSM	10K	6K	0.6	BULLISH

Options Sentiment Summary

Bullish (calls > puts): NVDA(P/C=0.62, HIGH), MU(P/C=0.58, HIGH), GOOGL(P/C=0.38, MODERATE), AMZN(P/C=0.52, MODERATE), META(P/C=0.42, MODERATE), MSFT(P/C=0.42, MODERATE), AVGO(P/C=0.44, MODERATE), SMCI(P/C=0.2, LOW), ORCL(P/C=0.38, LOW), MRVL(P/C=0.32, LOW)
Bearish (puts > calls): VRT(P/C=1.81, LOW), VST(P/C=1.73, LOW), STX(P/C=1.1, MINIMAL), FCX(P/C=1.47, MINIMAL), GEV(P/C=1.03, MINIMAL), GNRC(P/C=1.15, MINIMAL)

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Upcoming Events

NEXT 7 DAYS

Date	Type	Event	Impact
2026-10-05	ECONOMIC	Non-Farm Payrolls (Oct)	HIGH

NEXT 8-14 DAYS

Date	Type	Event	Impact
2026-10-15	ECONOMIC	CPI Data (Oct)	HIGH

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Today's Earnings Reports

3 relevant earnings today (Thursday, October 01, 2026) — tracked tickers plus reporters ≥ $10B market cap.

After Market Close (1 reports)

Symbol	Company	Event	EPS Est	Mkt Cap
NKE	NIKE, Inc.	Q1 2027 Earnings Ann	$0.44	$52.0B

Already Reported (2 companies)

Symbol	Company	EPS Est	EPS Act	Surprise%	Mkt Cap
MKC	McCormick & Company, Inco	$0.76	$0.86	+13.8%	$11.9B
ACN	Accenture plc	$3.18	$3.29	+3.4%	$129.9B

Report generated: 2026-10-01 14:07 Data: Yahoo Finance | Model: v2 Dynamic Weights + Q-Score 37 of 37 tickers reported