Premarket Calls and Puts, October 13, 2026

Provisional plan on last night’s closing chains. The 10:00 AM run confirms on live quotes.

Today’s Catalysts

No usable same day catalysts. The WSJ digest found no fresh October 13 headlines for the broader market, today is Columbus Day so the bond market is closed but equities trade normally. The raw name list for this run came from the breakout screener’s technical setups rather than dated news.

Call Candidates

None cleared all gates. DELL passed trend and timing. Price ==$567.73== sits above a rising 50 day SMA of ==$509.08==, RSI 58.6. No 52 week high in the last 3 sessions, the high of ==$595.51== was set September 18. Earnings November 24 land after a November 20 expiry, clear. Both near the money strikes failed on contract quality.

• 560 strike. Delta 0.57, mark ==$47.48==, IV 58.3%. Open interest ==542==, volume ==35==. Both under the floor of 1000 OI and 500 volume.
• 570 strike. Delta 0.54, mark ==$42.55==, IV 58.1%, open interest 1775 passes. Bid size 9 and ask size 6, both under the 20 floor. Break even ==$612.55== sits above the 52 week high of $595.51, gate 6 fails, the trade needs a new all time high just to get even.

Put Candidates

None. ANET fell ==5.8%== today and now sits right at its 50 day, $198.71 against $198.47. That is a trend breaking down in real time, not a confirmed downtrend with RSI in the 30 to 55 put zone, so it does not clear the entry rule either direction.

Rejected, and why

• DDOG. Price $283.82 above its 50 day $247.26, RSI 67.8, clean trend. Earnings November 5 land before a November 20 expiry. Gate 7.
• ZBRA. Price $384.53 above its 50 day $363.49, RSI 68.1, clean trend. Earnings November 3 land before a November 20 expiry. Gate 7.
• COP. Price $139.66 above its 50 day $129.72, RSI 65.4, clean trend, up 1.5% on the day. Earnings November 5 land before a November 20 expiry. Gate 7.
• ANET. See Put Candidates above, trend break in progress, neither direction confirmed.

The tape today is quiet and catalyst light with bonds closed for Columbus Day, and the names with the cleanest technical setups all have earnings sitting inside the only expiry window that gives enough DTE, so the chain itself is what killed every call. A confirmed close below ANET’s 50 day on real volume would open a put case tomorrow.