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Daily Market Pulse
Oct 13, 2026 · sentiment/flow window ≈ 48h · Q3 Earnings season kickoff. Pulse focuses on verified large-cap movers and sector rotation out of semis.
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TLDR;
Markets edge lower as Q3 earnings season begins; financials and healthcare outperform on strong early prints while semiconductor stocks lead market declines. Breadth: narrow.A · Daily Pulse
What moved — and why
▲ Rising — dailycomposite
| # | Ticker | Move | Driver | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPM | +2.1% | REPORTED: Q3 net income surged 6% to $15.3 billion. EPS of $5.57 beat expectations, driven by accelerating investment banking and markets revenue, as well as higher balances and yield at card. Firm achieved a 20% ROTCE. ↔ deep-dive | 83 |
| 2 | UNH | +1.5% | REPORTED: Q3 earnings beat with revenues of $112.7B. The medical care ratio (MCR) improved to 88.4%. The company also raised its full-year 2026 earnings outlook to at least $19.50 per share. | 79 |
| 3 | RDDT | +7.8% | Continuing momentum as a top mid/large-cap mover recently; data licensing revenues and user growth narratives are catching a sustained bid despite broader tech weakness. | 78 |
| 4 | ORCL | +2.9% | Oracle continues catching a relative safety bid in the enterprise software space, bolstered by ongoing cloud infrastructure scale-up and AI database partnerships. | 75 |
▼ Falling — dailycomposite
| # | Ticker | Move | Driver | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVDA | −0.6% | Semiconductor stocks led market declines today as investors digested mixed corporate results. Extended premarket losses alongside AVGO and MRVL. ↔ deep-dive | 65 |
| 2 | AVGO | −1% | Fell in tandem with Nvidia as the AI chip sector extended losses amid broader market rotation and risk-off sentiment ahead of tech earnings. | 63 |
| 3 | MRVL | −1.5% | Part of the broader premarket and intraday semiconductor selloff dragging the tech-heavy indexes down. | 61 |
| 4 | PLTR | −5.6% | Suffered sharp declines amid ongoing valuation concerns and shifting sentiment out of high-multiple AI software names. retail-heavy | 69 |
B · One-Year Conviction
Asymmetric 12-month skew
Free sources only; estimate-revision/valuation rigor limited. Directional, not precise.
▲ Upside skew — 1yrconviction
| Ticker | Thesis | Key risk | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPM | Strong net interest income stability and record 20% ROTCE reported in Q3 2026. Re-accelerating investment banking revenue offers a diversified hedge against macro volatility. ↔ deep-dive | Card net charge-offs exceeding 3.2% run-rate; Market volatility compressing standard RWA | 83 |
| UNH | Updated full year 2026 earnings outlook to at least $19.50. Optum integration and value-based care tailwinds remain deeply intact despite broader Medicare Advantage headwinds. | Regulatory changes; Elevated medical care ratios (MCR) dragging margins | 80 |
▼ Downside skew — 1yrconviction
| Ticker | Thesis | Key risk | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTC | Multi-year turnaround remains heavily unproven; ongoing structural market share losses in data center to AMD and custom silicon continue to pressure margins. ↔ deep-dive | Foundry spinoff success; Subsidies unlocking faster node transition | 64 |
| NKE | Brand heat fading against agile competitors like On and Hoka. Prolonged turnaround timeline with unproven execution under structural pressure. | A strong holiday season print invalidates quickly | 62 |
C · Options Heat
Where the premium is paying up
| Ticker | Signal | Read | Implication | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPM | vol_oi | call volume significantly above 30d avg | Bullish follow-through expected post-earnings beat. | EOD aggregator |
| PLTR | put_skew | put volume elevated vs calls | Bearish positioning amid valuation concerns and technical breakdown. | Free sources only |
D · Catalyst Calendar
Upcoming events
E · Trade Ideas
What the data implies
JPMlong · track A/B
Rationale Strong NII guidance and record 20% ROTCE validate momentum breakout. Fundamentals aligning with favorable rates environment for banks.
Invalidation close below structural support at moving averages
Risk broad market correlation to changing yields
PLTRshort · track A
Rationale Slipping momentum and stretched valuation against broader tech rotation.
Invalidation recovery above recent swing high
Risk high retail float and random squeeze risk
Methodology & limitations
- no live options tape
- free sources only
- sentiment derived from public aggregators
Not financial advice. Educational/analytical only — generated by Gemini 3.1 Pro. Do your own diligence.