Daily Study — 2026-10-05
This is a descriptive record of what we looked at in the US stock market and why it caught our attention — not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. See the full Disclaimer & Risk Disclosure before reading any further.
Source: Alpaca IEX feed (delayed, free tier) · Session: 2026-10-05
What I looked at
- SPY
- AAPL
- JPM
- UNH
- XOM
- CAT
- WMT
- NVDA
Based on what
- SPY: closed at 774.79 (+0.6% on the session), day range 0.9%, volume ran 0.81x the 20-day average.
- AAPL: closed at 333.11 (+0.1% on the session), day range 1.4%, volume ran 0.92x the 20-day average.
- JPM: closed at 332.28 (-0.1% on the session), day range 0.9%, volume ran 0.74x the 20-day average.
- UNH: closed at 378.62 (+1.4% on the session), day range 2.9%, volume ran 1.31x the 20-day average.
- XOM: closed at 164.01 (+0.2% on the session), day range 2.0%, volume ran 0.84x the 20-day average.
- CAT: closed at 847.84 (+0.6% on the session), day range 4.3%, volume ran 0.96x the 20-day average.
- WMT: closed at 105.08 (+1.2% on the session), day range 1.6%, volume ran 0.83x the 20-day average.
- NVDA: closed at 238.98 (+1.2% on the session), day range 2.1%, volume ran 1.37x the 20-day average.
Why
These names showed up in the day’s data because of the move size, range, or volume pattern above — not because of any opinion on where the price goes next. We are describing what happened, not forecasting what will.
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