AI Stock Landscape Daily Report

Friday, October 02, 2026
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Executive Summary

Market color: A modestly risk-on session with the S&P 500 up 0.2% and the Nasdaq +0.3%. Semiconductors and AI hardware led the tape higher (ASML, KLA, TSMC, AMD, Broadcom, Coherent), while storage names Western Digital and Seagate sold off ~10%. No macro catalysts landed today; the next key prints are the Oct 5 nonfarm payrolls and Oct 15 CPI.
Market: SPY +0.2%, QQQ +0.3%. Top mover COHR +5.6%; worst STX -10.2%.
Score shift: STX cheapened by 3.0 pts → now 54 (PART).
Sector flow: Storage led with avg -10.2% across 2 names (options bias: bullish (1/2)).
Options tape: 28 bullish vs 5 bearish names — tilted bullish.
Next catalyst: Non-Farm Payrolls (Oct) in 3d (2026-10-05).
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Market Summary

S&P 500 (SPY)
+0.2%
Nasdaq (QQQ)
+0.3%
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Top Movers Today

Top Gainers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Score (Δ)Tech
COHRCoherent$337.04+5.6%1.1x54 (PART) (+1.9)BULLISH 80
   Why: No clear catalyst   
GNRCGenerac$216.80+4.3%0.8x51 (PART) (+1.0)NEUTRAL 30
   Why: No clear catalyst   
SMCISuper Micro$43.69+4.2%1.1x38 (PART) (+1.7)BULLISH 60
   Why: No clear catalyst   
BEBloom Energy$289.15+4.2%0.7x69 (FULL) (+1.6)BULLISH 60
   Why: No clear catalyst   
FCXFreeport-McMoRan$72.04+4.0%1.1x48 (PART) (+2.1)BULLISH 60
   Why: No clear catalyst   
Top Losers
TickerNamePriceChangeVol(avg)Score (Δ)Tech
STXSeagate$848.99-10.2%3.2x54 (PART) (-3.0)NEUTRAL 30
   Why: No clear catalyst   
WDCWestern Digital$415.29-10.2%3.2x34 (OPEN) (-1.9)NEUTRAL 10
   Why: No clear catalyst   
MODModine$178.20-5.8%0.9x52 (PART) (-1.0)BEARISH 0
   Why: No clear catalyst   
MUMicron$1074.89-2.1%1.0x26 (OPEN) (-0.1)BULLISH 45
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Biggest Score Moves vs Prior Trading Day

TickerScore NowΔDirectionChange%
STX54 (PART)-3.0↓ cheapened-10.2%
ABBNY59 (PART)+2.6↑ more priced+3.2%
FLNC42 (PART)+2.6↑ more priced+0.5%
SCCO52 (PART)+2.5↑ more priced+3.2%
FCX48 (PART)+2.1↑ more priced+4.0%
VST38 (PART)-1.9↓ cheapened+0.2%
WDC34 (OPEN)-1.9↓ cheapened-10.2%
COHR54 (PART)+1.9↑ more priced+5.6%
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Technical Analysis

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MA alignment: 15 bullish / 4 bearish of 37 with signals.

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

Trend, Levels & Setups

TickerTrendADXRSISupportResistanceSetup
METASideways (above 200d)4062$678 (+6.9%)$729 (+0.1%)—
MSFTStrong Uptrend3663$512 (+1.1%)$538 (+3.9%)At support
FLNCStrong Downtrend3533$7 (+2.1%)$8 (+3.2%)—
GNRCSideways (above 200d)2961$210 (+3.0%)$220 (+1.6%)—
SMCIStrong Uptrend2763$42 (+3.8%)$59 (+34.3%)—
CSCOStrong Uptrend2757$110 (+2.0%)$117 (+4.2%)Pullback to 50-day support
AMDStrong Uptrend2670 ⚠$619 (+2.3%)—Near 52-week high (test)
CEGDowntrend2342$242 (+6.0%)$258 (+0.2%)—
MRVLUptrend2265$270 (+0.7%)$298 (+9.4%)At support
AVGOSideways (below 200d)2148$341 (+4.0%)$365 (+2.7%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
AMATSideways (above 200d)1969$534 (+1.1%)$549 (+1.7%)At support
POWLSideways (below 200d)1856$193 (+1.5%)$208 (+5.8%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
TLNSideways (below 200d)1856$315 (+1.8%)$328 (+2.3%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
BESideways (above 200d)1859$287 (+0.7%)$295 (+2.1%)At support
TSMSideways (above 200d)1872 ⚠$460 (+2.7%)$476 (+0.7%)Near 52-week high (test)
ANETSideways (above 200d)1760$206 (+0.5%)$210 (+1.5%)Near 52-week high (test)
ASMLSideways (above 200d)1765$1792 (+4.0%)$1883 (+0.8%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
NVDASideways (above 200d)1663$230 (+1.8%)—Near 52-week high (test)
LRCXSideways (above 200d)1668$343 (+1.4%)$433 (+24.6%)At support
LITESideways (above 200d)1667$1082 (+0.3%)—Near 52-week high (test)
VRTSideways (below 200d)1549$236 (+6.2%)$253 (+0.2%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
KLACSideways (above 200d)1567$202 (+2.4%)$209 (+1.1%)—
MUSideways (above 200d)1559$1021 (+5.0%)$1091 (+1.5%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
MODSideways (below 200d)1543$120 (+32.8%)$179 (+0.4%)—
GOOGLSideways (above 200d)1450$317 (+7.6%)$344 (+0.0%)Pullback to 50-day support
HUBBSideways (below 200d)1358$466 (+1.9%)$485 (+2.1%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
SCCOSideways (above 200d)1356$197 (+4.1%)$206 (+0.3%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
STXSideways (above 200d)1246$805 (+5.1%)$855 (+0.7%)Pullback to 50-day support
WDCSideways (above 200d)1239$412 (+0.8%)$438 (+5.4%)At support
VSTSideways (below 200d)1247$138 (+1.4%)$152 (+8.6%)At support
ORCLSideways (below 200d)1248$141 (+0.9%)$156 (+9.8%)At support
ETNSideways (above 200d)1156$421 (+3.6%)$439 (+0.7%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
FCXSideways (above 200d)1152$70 (+2.4%)$74 (+3.2%)—
ABBNYSideways (above 200d)1154$99 (+0.4%)$109 (+9.9%)Pullback to 50-day support
COHRSideways (above 200d)961$321 (+4.9%)$357 (+5.8%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
AMZNSideways (above 200d)949$245 (+2.6%)$256 (+1.9%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)
GEVSideways (above 200d)958$968 (+2.1%)$1011 (+2.3%)Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending)

Active Setups to Watch

  • ABBNY (Sideways (above 200d)): Pullback to 50-day support · RSI 54 · Support $99 · Resistance $109
  • AMAT (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 69 · Support $534 · Resistance $549
  • AMD (Strong Uptrend): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 70 · Support $619
  • AMZN (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 49 · Support $245 · Resistance $256
  • ANET (Sideways (above 200d)): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 60 · Support $206 · Resistance $210
  • ASML (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 65 · Support $1792 · Resistance $1883
  • AVGO (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 48 · Support $341 · Resistance $365
  • BE (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 59 · Support $287 · Resistance $295
  • COHR (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 61 · Support $321 · Resistance $357
  • CSCO (Strong Uptrend): Pullback to 50-day support · RSI 57 · Support $110 · Resistance $117
  • ETN (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $421 · Resistance $439
  • GEV (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 58 · Support $968 · Resistance $1011
  • GOOGL (Sideways (above 200d)): Pullback to 50-day support · RSI 50 · Support $317 · Resistance $344
  • HUBB (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 58 · Support $466 · Resistance $485
  • LITE (Sideways (above 200d)): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 67 · Support $1082
  • LRCX (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 68 · Support $343 · Resistance $433
  • MRVL (Uptrend): At support · RSI 65 · Support $270 · Resistance $298
  • MSFT (Strong Uptrend): At support · RSI 63 · Support $512 · Resistance $538
  • MU (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 59 · Support $1021 · Resistance $1091
  • NVDA (Sideways (above 200d)): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 63 · Support $230
  • ORCL (Sideways (below 200d)): At support · RSI 48 · Support $141 · Resistance $156
  • POWL (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $193 · Resistance $208
  • SCCO (Sideways (above 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $197 · Resistance $206
  • STX (Sideways (above 200d)): Pullback to 50-day support · RSI 46 · Support $805 · Resistance $855
  • TLN (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 56 · Support $315 · Resistance $328
  • TSM (Sideways (above 200d)): Near 52-week high (test) · RSI 72 · Support $460 · Resistance $476
  • VRT (Sideways (below 200d)): Bollinger squeeze (breakout pending) · RSI 49 · Support $236 · Resistance $253
  • VST (Sideways (below 200d)): At support · RSI 47 · Support $138 · Resistance $152
  • WDC (Sideways (above 200d)): At support · RSI 39 · Support $412 · Resistance $438

Tech Score Detail (top 8)

TickerTech ScoreSignal>VWAPMACD↑Px Score
COHR80BULLISH✓✓54 (PART)
ASML80BULLISH✓✓43 (PART)
ETN65BULLISH✓–57 (PART)
NVDA60BULLISH✓✓32 (OPEN)
MRVL60BULLISH✓✓58 (PART)
MSFT60BULLISH✓✓39 (PART)
TSM60BULLISH✓✓34 (OPEN)
ANET60BULLISH✓✓45 (PART)
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Risk & Relative Performance

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

TickerRiskBetaVol (20d)Max DD (6m)vs SPY 5dvs SPY 1mvs SPY 3m
FLNCHigh4.0981%-74.0%-2.8%-28.8%-60.0%
SMCIHigh3.7270%-52.5%+1.2%+17.2%+58.0%
LITEHigh2.8579%-42.8%+15.5%+23.8%+45.7%
WDCHigh2.9460%-44.8%-8.9%-8.3%-30.8%
MODHigh2.9066%-43.0%-9.8%-1.6%-26.9%
POWLHigh2.3741%-47.0%+3.7%+14.2%-23.6%
VRTHigh2.7563%-40.7%-0.2%-2.6%-23.5%
GNRCHigh2.1078%-40.8%+4.4%+19.1%-18.6%
TLNHigh1.9145%-35.6%+5.6%+5.4%-17.8%
SCCOHigh2.2942%-17.0%+1.0%-0.2%+17.6%
NVDAHigh1.9125%-19.3%+4.2%+3.5%+17.1%
ANETHigh2.0536%-23.2%+0.6%+10.6%+17.0%
GEVHigh2.0245%-25.5%+3.5%+6.4%-16.9%
FCXHigh2.1940%-21.0%-0.2%-3.4%+15.7%
KLACHigh2.7949%-44.5%+10.3%+19.3%-13.9%
AMDHigh3.1555%-26.1%+0.7%+37.9%+12.1%
AMATHigh2.6950%-42.5%+11.6%+22.3%-11.5%
ABBNYHigh1.5932%-16.0%+2.4%+3.4%-10.6%
AVGOHigh2.1133%-29.4%+0.9%-4.0%-7.5%
MRVLHigh3.0155%-48.3%+4.2%+31.0%+6.6%
MUHigh3.3051%-39.1%-0.5%+11.6%+6.5%
STXHigh2.3366%-31.8%-7.2%+4.3%-4.8%
BEHigh4.3191%-52.7%+0.4%+32.2%-4.7%
ORCLHigh2.0747%-53.5%+4.0%-3.2%-3.4%
LRCXHigh3.2457%-41.8%+10.5%+19.8%-3.4%
ETNHigh1.7642%-17.0%-0.7%+10.7%+3.0%
COHRHigh3.2988%-48.0%+14.2%+24.6%-2.3%
TSMHigh2.1427%-21.5%+5.1%+13.3%+2.2%
ASMLHigh2.2342%-22.0%+7.3%+10.2%-0.3%
METAElevated1.4357%-21.6%-2.9%+22.1%+18.7%
VSTElevated1.4831%-19.7%+1.3%-3.1%-13.5%
GOOGLElevated1.3726%-21.0%+0.1%+1.1%-8.9%
HUBBElevated1.2325%-20.9%+2.1%+4.8%-6.5%
CEGElevated1.3641%-26.6%-2.0%-12.1%+2.2%
AMZNElevated1.4521%-17.6%+1.0%-2.2%+0.3%
MSFTModerate0.9622%-23.4%+0.5%+3.3%+31.4%
CSCOModerate1.0431%-17.8%+5.4%+1.7%-4.3%
  • Beating SPY by >10% over 3 months: AMD, ANET, FCX, LITE, META, MSFT, NVDA, SCCO, SMCI
  • 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

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OPEN (0-35) — AI Not Priced
MU(26), AVGO(28), TLN(29), ORCL(29), POWL(30), NVDA(32), TSM(34), WDC(34), META(35)
PART (36-65) — Partially Priced
VST(38), AMZN(38), SMCI(38), GOOGL(39), MSFT(39), CEG(41), HUBB(41), AMAT(42), FLNC(42), KLAC(43), ASML(43), LITE(44), ANET(45), LRCX(45), GEV(46), FCX(48), CSCO(49), VRT(49), GNRC(51), MOD(52), SCCO(52), COHR(54), STX(54), ETN(57), MRVL(58), ABBNY(59)
FULL (66+) — Fully Priced
AMD(68), BE(69)
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Sector Snapshot (Today)

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

SectorMembersAvg Δ%Avg ScoreOptions BiasAvg P/C
Storage2-10.2%44bullish (1/2)0.72
Optical2+4.7%49bullish (1/2)0.65
Materials2+3.6%50mixed1.70
SemiCap4+2.7%43bullish (4/4)0.43
Networking2+2.3%47bullish (2/2)0.33
Semis7+2.0%41bullish (7/7)0.48
Hyperscaler5+1.4%36bullish (5/5)0.47
Power Gen6+1.3%45mixed1.18
DC Power/Cooling7+0.6%48bullish (4/7)0.55
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Options Activity

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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)
TickerExpiryCall VolPut VolP/CSignalActivity
NVDA10-021.4M777K0.54BULLISHHIGH
MU10-02496K258K0.52BULLISHHIGH
AMZN10-02282K93K0.33VERY BULLISHMODERATE
META10-02230K107K0.47BULLISHMODERATE
AMD10-02226K146K0.64BULLISHMODERATE
MSFT10-02180K71K0.39VERY BULLISHMODERATE
GOOGL10-02171K90K0.53BULLISHMODERATE
SMCI10-02134K35K0.27VERY BULLISHMODERATE
AVGO10-02133K92K0.69BULLISHMODERATE
ORCL10-02109K66K0.61BULLISHMODERATE
BE10-0263K34K0.54BULLISHLOW
MRVL10-0251K16K0.31VERY BULLISHLOW
WDC10-0244K33K0.76NEUTRALLOW
TSM10-0232K12K0.36VERY BULLISHLOW
LITE10-0220K14K0.72NEUTRALLOW
Friday Weekly Positioning (2026-10-09)
TickerCall VolPut VolP/CSignal
NVDA397K276K0.7NEUTRAL
SMCI90K24K0.26VERY BULLISH
AMZN79K32K0.4BULLISH
ORCL70K23K0.33VERY BULLISH
GOOGL57K25K0.44BULLISH
MU54K93K1.73VERY BEARISH
AMD43K41K0.96NEUTRAL
AVGO39K15K0.38VERY BULLISH
META32K16K0.51BULLISH
MSFT30K17K0.55BULLISH
MRVL29K16K0.56BULLISH
TSM27K15K0.55BULLISH
Options Sentiment Summary
  • Bullish (calls > puts): NVDA(P/C=0.54, HIGH), MU(P/C=0.52, HIGH), AMZN(P/C=0.33, MODERATE), META(P/C=0.47, MODERATE), AMD(P/C=0.64, MODERATE), MSFT(P/C=0.39, MODERATE), GOOGL(P/C=0.53, MODERATE), SMCI(P/C=0.27, MODERATE), AVGO(P/C=0.69, MODERATE), ORCL(P/C=0.61, MODERATE)
  • Bearish (puts > calls): VRT(P/C=1.1, LOW), SCCO(P/C=2.74, MINIMAL), CEG(P/C=2.1, MINIMAL), GNRC(P/C=2.01, MINIMAL), FLNC(P/C=1.44, MINIMAL)
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Upcoming Events

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NEXT 7 DAYS
DateTypeEventImpact
2026-10-05ECONOMICNon-Farm Payrolls (Oct)HIGH
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DateTypeEventImpact
2026-10-15ECONOMICCPI Data (Oct)HIGH

Report generated: 2026-10-02 14:02 Data: Yahoo Finance | Model: v2 Dynamic Weights + Q-Score 37 of 37 tickers reported