Market report

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

The Hub's call

Made at 9:00 AM ET, after the 8:30 data

CHOPPY· low confidenceScored at the close.

Premarket risk-on sentiment confirms last night's choppy bias with upside potential.

Conflicting signals: defensive trend vs. strong premarket and breadth, requiring caution until 10:00 AM.

The premarket confirms last night's choppy outlook, with indices showing strength despite a defensive long-term trend. Expect volatility at the open as the market digests election-related moves; wait for the 10:00 AM range to establish before committing to a directional trend.

Macro read: Lower yields and a weaker dollar support equities, while a sharp drop in VIX suggests reduced fear. Tech and small caps are positioned to benefit from the current risk-on environment.

The plan

If / then, and the levels it hangs on

  • IfSPY holds 752.14 → Look for a test of the 756.82 resistance level.
  • IfQQQ fails to hold 682.74 → Expect a move toward lower support as tech remains under pressure.
IndexSupportPivotResistancePrior lowPrior high
SPY752.14754.60756.82752.39757.07
QQQ682.74685.72688.25683.18688.69
IWM278.76280.38281.41279.34282.00

Where money is moving

The Hub's sector and industry rotation ranks

Tailwinds

  • Healthcare — Leading sector with accelerating rank and strong momentum.
  • Consumer Staples — Strong relative strength and momentum phase.

Headwinds

  • Technology — Deteriorating monthly performance and distribution phase.
  • Tech breakouts — Sector is in distribution and monthly performance is weak.

Leaders inside the leading groups

Healthcare (XLV) — LLY (RS 92, +22.1% 1M) · AMGN (RS 90, +12.5% 1M)
Consumer Staples (XLP) — PM (RS 84, +11.3% 1M) · KO (RS 81, +9.8% 1M)

RS: relative strength against the market, 1–99.

Track record

Last 25 scored calls

72%

18 of 25 calls right

Bullish / bearish: 8/11

Neutral / choppy: 10/14

How it's scored: bullish is right when SPY closes up, bearish when it closes down, neutral or choppy when SPY closes within ±0.5%. Every call is shown, misses included.

Market breadth

Healthy2,423 US stocks · as of 11:10 AM ET

57% of stocks above their 50-day, 66% of movers up today, 74% of 52-week extremes are highs.

New highs vs new lows (52-week)155 / 5574%
Advancers vs decliners1,600 / 81566%
Up vs down from the open1,197 / 1,21550%
Up vs down on above-average volume (for the time of day)695 / 47060%
Up 4%+ vs down 4%+618 / 35064%

Above 20-day

64%

Above 50-day

57%

Above 200-day

55%

Stages (from the 50 and 200-day)

Basing 27%Advancing 31%Topping 19%Declining 23%

% above the 50-day, last 3 sessions

As posted on X (3)+

Premarket plan

8:15 AM ET

🌅 Premarket — Wed, Nov 4

$SPY 761.03 (+0.88%) R 763.19 / S 759.75 QQQ 686.50 (+0.17%) R 688.69 / S 685.34 IWM 284.24 (+1.59%) / S 283.23 Read: Risk on (avg +0.88%) Today: 10:00 ISM / PMI · Earnings BRK.B, MCD, QCOM
Premarket plan card 1

9:00 plan

9:05 AM ET

☕ 9:00 Plan — Wed, Nov 4

$SPY 762.69 (+1.10%) QQQ 687.14 (+0.26%) IWM 284.69 (+1.75%) Hub bias: CHOPPY (low confidence) SPY R1 756.82 · S1 752.14 If SPY holds 752.14 → Look for a test of the 756.82 resistance level.
9:00 plan card 19:00 plan card 2

Setups on watch

10:11 AM ET

🎯 Setups on watch — Wed, Nov 4

Market: risk on — SPY +1.10% · QQQ +0.26% premarket · 4/11 sectors up yesterday $SPY coiling: over 760.86, stop 750.13 IWM coiling: over 283.40, stop 278.50 QQQ coiling: over 692.13, stop 681.13 Educational, not advice
Setups on watch card 1

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