Calls and Puts Verdict, October 8, 2026

Live chain grading at 10:00 ET. Read only research, no trades placed.

Today’s Trades

None cleared the gates today.

Gapped Past Entry

Not applicable, no candidates were graded this run.

Rejected, and why

TSM, NVDA, AMD: set a 52 week high within the last 3 sessions, fails the entry timing gate. MU: priced over the account’s per contract price cap. AVGO: only about 1 percent above its 50 day moving average, too weak a trend to size. SMCI: next earnings date falls before any viable 21 to 60 DTE option expiry. DELL: breakeven on both strikes checked sits above the 52 week high, and volume was too thin. GTLB: spread and open interest both fail the liquidity gates. MRVL: the cleanest contract on every quality gate (delta 0.58, 2.1% spread, 2,420 open interest), but the position size the strike demands is far outside a reasonable sizing band. A quality contract at the wrong size is still a no trade, not a reason to drop to a cheaper far strike.