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We keep every Friday map so the model can be reviewed against what happened next — scores measure leadership, not win rate.

Each card is the board as published that Friday. We do not rewrite a prior week. Current lock: Friday 16 Oct 2026 close. SIMULATED RESEARCH. Not advice.

Current · Friday lock

Friday 16 Oct 2026 close

Energy / XLE / 100 · +14.9 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Energy holds the crown at 100. Health Care jumps 22 points to #2 LEADER at 78, clearing both moving averages. Staples rise to #3 HOLD at 54. Technology slips under its 50-day to #4 SKIP at 53 (down 12). Weakest: Real Estate. Board health 4/11 above the 50-day.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only), cross-checked with TradingView. Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. CHANGE compares to the published 9 Oct board.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 9 Oct
01EnergyXLE68.24100+14.9 pp+7.4% vs 50dLEADER0
02Health CareXLV176.7178+8.1 pp+3.9% vs 50dLEADER+22
03Consumer StaplesXLP87.6254+0.4 pp+4.2% vs 50dHOLD+15
04TechnologyXLK183.4753+1.6 pp−3.4% vs 50dSKIP−12
05MaterialsXLB50.9246−1.1 pp−0.5% vs 50dWEAKENING+15
06Communication ServicesXLC110.3239−3.3 pp−1.4% vs 50dWEAKENING+2
07FinancialsXLF55.5237−3.8 pp−1.3% vs 50dWEAKENING+5
08Consumer DiscretionaryXLY112.4634−4.7 pp−1.2% vs 50dWEAKENING+7
09UtilitiesXLU42.2122−8.9 pp+0.5% vs 50dWATCH+11
10IndustrialsXLI167.7620−8.7 pp−3.7% vs 50dWEAKENING+5
11Real EstateXLRE42.1618−9.6 pp−2.2% vs 50dWEAKENING+1

Swing packet

NEW CARD PENDING — Fri 16 Oct lock. Energy/XLE #1 LEADER (100). Prior XLE and XLV Oct 16 papers closed at expiry (see blotter). New Energy structures (aggressive long call + moderate debit call spread, 30–60 DTE) publish Monday after the open from the live TradingView chain. No weekend premiums.

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

2026-09-14-xle-naked · CLOSED at Oct 16 expiry. XLE 66C paper fill 1.94, marked at Fri close intrinsic 2.24 (XLE 68.24): +$30 (+15.5%) WIN. SIMULATED.

2026-09-14-xle-vertical · CLOSED at Oct 16 expiry. XLE 66/68 call spread paper fill 0.75, marked at max value 2.00: +$125 (+166.7%) WIN. SIMULATED.

2026-08-30-xlv · CLOSED at Oct 16 expiry. XLV 170/175 call spread paper fill 3.83, marked at max value 5.00 (XLV 176.71): +$117 (+30.5%) WIN. SIMULATED.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 2 Oct 2026 close

Energy / XLE / 89 · +12.0 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Energy keeps the Friday crown at 89 with +12.0 pp excess vs SPY over ~13 weeks. Technology jumps again to #2 LEADER at 82 and clears both moving averages — not the new ticket. Health Care slips to #3 SKIP below the 50-day. Weakest: Utilities. Board health 2/11 above the 50-day.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only). Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. Same methodology as Fri 25 Sep lock. CHANGE compares to the published 25 Sep board.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 25 Sep
01EnergyXLE62.8289+12.0 pp+1.1% vs 50dLEADER+9
02TechnologyXLK199.8182+8.6 pp+7.3% vs 50dLEADER+20
03Health CareXLV166.1843−1.9 pp−1.4% vs 50dSKIP−10
04Communication ServicesXLC110.3238−3.6 pp−1.0% vs 50dSKIP−15
05FinancialsXLF53.4922−7.5 pp−5.8% vs 50dWEAKENING−15
06Consumer StaplesXLP80.5322−8.0 pp−4.6% vs 50dWEAKENING+2
07MaterialsXLB48.8621−8.1 pp−5.2% vs 50dWEAKENING+3
08Consumer DiscretionaryXLY110.0418−9.2 pp−3.8% vs 50dWEAKENING−1
09IndustrialsXLI169.9516−9.7 pp−3.9% vs 50dWEAKENING+6
10Real EstateXLRE40.817−12.0 pp−7.1% vs 50dWEAKENING+5
11UtilitiesXLU39.830−15.8 pp−6.7% vs 50dWEAKENING0

Weekly swing packet · #1 XLE

OPEN PAPER CONTINUES — Fri 2 Oct lock. XLE still #1 LEADER (89). Oct 16 structures ~14 DTE inside ~21 DTE invalidation watch on naked — manage open, no invented close. No weekend premiums.

Aggressive (open)

Long naked CALL, Oct 16 2026 66

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Strike
66

Paper fill 1.94 on Mon Sep 14. Spot Fri 62.82.

$1.94 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL — PAPER FILL 1.94

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET. Still #1. Invalidation: out of top-3 Friday; ~21 DTE; or +50% of debit. Now ~14 DTE — manage.

Moderate (open)

Debit call spread Oct 16 66/68

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Long / Short
66 / 68

Paper fill debit 0.75 on Mon Sep 14.

$0.75 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 68 CALL — NET DEBIT 0.75 PAPER

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

2026-09-14-xle-naked · Aggressive long XLE Oct 16 66C paper fill 1.94 still OPEN. Spot Fri close 62.82. Still #1 LEADER (score 89). ~14 DTE.

2026-09-14-xle-vertical · Moderate XLE Oct 16 66/68 call debit 0.75 paper still OPEN.

2026-08-30-xlv · Still OPEN. XLV now #3 SKIP below 50d (166.18). Do not invent a close.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 25 Sep 2026 close

Energy / XLE / 80 · +9.4 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Energy keeps the Friday crown at 80 after a softer week of excess vs SPY (+9.4 pp). Technology jumps to #2 and clears both moving averages — LEADER, not the new ticket. Health Care slips to #3 HOLD with location still clear. Weakest: Utilities. Board health 4/11 above the 50-day.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only). Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. TradingView OHLCV cross-check matched SPY/XLE/XLK. Same methodology as Fri 18 Sep lock. CHANGE compares to the published 18 Sep board.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 18 Sep
01EnergyXLE62.0480+9.4 pp+0.5% vs 50dLEADER−20
02TechnologyXLK196.2762+2.6 pp+6.4% vs 50dLEADER+19
03Health CareXLV170.7053+0.7 pp+1.8% vs 50dHOLD−32
04Communication ServicesXLC112.9653+0.6 pp+1.5% vs 50dNEUTRAL+6
05FinancialsXLF54.8437−3.4 pp−3.9% vs 50dSKIP−19
06Consumer StaplesXLP82.0620−8.9 pp−3.1% vs 50dWEAKENING−20
07Consumer DiscretionaryXLY110.5619−9.1 pp−3.7% vs 50dWEAKENING−6
08MaterialsXLB49.8018−9.3 pp−3.7% vs 50dWEAKENING−12
09IndustrialsXLI170.4310−11.8 pp−4.2% vs 50dWEAKENING−11
10Real EstateXLRE41.562−13.9 pp−6.3% vs 50dWEAKENING−29
11UtilitiesXLU39.510−20.3 pp−8.7% vs 50dWEAKENING−14

Weekly swing packet · #1 XLE

OPEN PAPER CONTINUES — Mon 28 Sep marks only (no new fill). XLE Oct16 66C 0.35x0.37 vs fill 1.94; 66/68 natural ~0.23 vs fill 0.75. 18 DTE inside ~21 DTE invalidation watch on naked — manage open, no invented close.

Aggressive (open)

Long naked CALL, Oct 16 2026 66

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Strike
66

Paper fill 1.94 on Mon Sep 14. Spot Fri 62.04.

$1.94 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL — PAPER FILL 1.94

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET. Still #1. Invalidation: out of top-3 Friday; ~21 DTE; or +50% of debit.

Moderate (open)

Debit call spread Oct 16 66/68

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Long / Short
66 / 68

Paper fill debit 0.75 on Mon Sep 14.

$0.75 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 68 CALL — NET DEBIT 0.75 PAPER

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

2026-09-14-xle-naked · Aggressive long XLE Oct 16 66C paper fill 1.94 still OPEN. Spot Fri close 62.04. Still #1 LEADER (score 80).

2026-09-14-xle-vertical · Moderate XLE Oct 16 66/68 call debit 0.75 paper still OPEN.

2026-08-30-xlv · Still OPEN. XLV now #3 HOLD above 50d/200d (170.70). Do not invent a close.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 18 Sep 2026 close

Energy / XLE / 100 · +17.6 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Energy keeps the Friday crown and prints a 100 after another week of outsized excess vs SPY. Health Care reclaims second and clears its 50-day — LEADER again, not the new ticket. Financials slip to third and fail location (SKIP). Weakest: Utilities. Board health thin: 3/11 above the 50-day.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only). Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. Same methodology as Fri 11 Sep lock. CHANGE compares to the published 11 Sep board.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 11 Sep
01EnergyXLE64.31100+17.6 pp+5.1% vs 50dLEADER+12
02Health CareXLV168.3985+10.7 pp+1.0% vs 50dLEADER+23
03FinancialsXLF55.8656+2.3 pp−2.3% vs 50dSKIP−11
04Communication ServicesXLC110.8147−0.8 pp−0.3% vs 50dSKIP+6
05TechnologyXLK189.6043−3.0 pp+3.5% vs 50dWATCH−5
06Consumer StaplesXLP82.8040−2.6 pp−2.5% vs 50dWEAKENING+10
07Real EstateXLRE42.5331−5.0 pp−4.6% vs 50dWEAKENING+5
08MaterialsXLB49.9930−5.5 pp−3.4% vs 50dWEAKENING−6
09Consumer DiscretionaryXLY111.0325−7.2 pp−3.8% vs 50dWEAKENING−3
10IndustrialsXLI169.7521−8.2 pp−5.2% vs 50dWEAKENING−10
11UtilitiesXLU41.1014−10.2 pp−6.2% vs 50dWEAKENING−10

Weekly swing packet · #1 XLE

OPEN PAPER CONTINUES — XLE Oct 16 structures from Mon 14 Sep remain the live card; no new premiums invented this weekend

Aggressive (open)

Long naked CALL, Oct 16 2026 66

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Strike
66

Paper fill 1.94 on Mon Sep 14. Spot Fri 64.31.

$1.94 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL — PAPER FILL 1.94

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET. Still #1. Invalidation: out of top-3 Friday; ~21 DTE; or +50% of debit.

Moderate (open)

Debit call spread Oct 16 66/68

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026
Long / Short
66 / 68

Paper fill debit 0.75 on Mon Sep 14.

$0.75 paper fill (Mon Sep 14 OPRA)

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 68 CALL — NET DEBIT 0.75 PAPER

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

2026-09-14-xle-naked · Aggressive long XLE Oct 16 66C paper fill 1.94 still OPEN. Spot Fri close 64.31. Still #1 LEADER.

2026-09-14-xle-vertical · Moderate XLE Oct 16 66/68 call debit 0.75 paper still OPEN.

2026-08-30-xlv · Still OPEN. XLV back to #2 LEADER and above 50d (168.39). Do not invent a close.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 11 Sep 2026 close

Energy / XLE / 88 · +10.4 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Energy takes the Friday crown after Health Care cooled under its 50-day. Financials hold second. Prior #1 Health Care is still third by score but fails location — SKIP for new tickets. Weakest: Utilities.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only). Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. Same methodology as Fri 4 Sep lock. CHANGE compares to the published 4 Sep board.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 4 Sep
01EnergyXLE65.1488+10.4 pp+8.3% vs 50dLEADER+12
02FinancialsXLF57.2567+5.2 pp+0.2% vs 50dLEADER−6
03Health CareXLV165.3662+3.7 pp−0.5% vs 50dSKIP−14
04TechnologyXLK187.6748−1.2 pp+2.7% vs 50dSKIP−2
05Communication ServicesXLC112.6041−3.2 pp+1.5% vs 50dWATCH+3
06MaterialsXLB50.9536−4.1 pp−1.7% vs 50dWEAKENING−12
07IndustrialsXLI172.3731−5.2 pp−4.4% vs 50dWEAKENING−5
08Consumer StaplesXLP83.3830−5.8 pp−1.9% vs 50dWEAKENING−10
09Consumer DiscretionaryXLY112.9628−6.5 pp−2.6% vs 50dWEAKENING−7
10Real EstateXLRE43.4226−6.9 pp−3.0% vs 50dWEAKENING−3
11UtilitiesXLU42.3924−7.4 pp−4.1% vs 50dWEAKENING−1

Weekly swing packet · #1 XLE

PAPER LOCKED — Monday 14 Sep 2026 cash open · fills ~10:23–10:27 ET · TradingView OPRA

Aggressive

Long naked CALL

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026 · 32 DTE
Strike
66

XLE Oct 16, 2026 (32 DTE). BUY 66 CALL. Spot ~65.89 at Monday cash-open snapshot. Max risk = debit $1.94 ($194 / 1-lot). Long call only. No naked shorts.

$1.94 paper fill

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL — DEBIT $1.94 PAPER

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET. Paper fill $1.94. Premium is the max risk.

Moderate

Debit call spread

Expiration
Oct 16, 2026 · 32 DTE
Long / Short
66 / 68

XLE Oct 16, 2026 (32 DTE). Long 66 call / short 68 call. Width $2. Net paper debit $0.75 (chain natural ~0.81). Separate from paper id 2026-08-30-xlv, still OPEN at paper fill $3.83.

$0.75 paper fill

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 66 CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLE OCT 16 68 CALL — NET DEBIT $0.75 PAPER

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET. Max risk $75. Max profit $125.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 4 Sep 2026 close

Health Care / XLV / 76 · +7.6 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Health Care remains #1 after Friday’s close, but the leadership score cooled from the late-August print. Energy sits one tick behind. Financials hold third.

Yahoo Finance daily Close (price-only). Excess vs SPY + distance to 50-day SMA. Prior Friday (28 Aug) used closelook.net + thetrading.tools. Same model; input vendor changed this week because those pages had not yet printed the Sep 4 close. CHANGE vs 28 Aug may mix vendors.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Last Score 13W RS Location State Δ vs 28 Aug
01Health CareXLV171.4576+7.6 pp+3.5% vs 50dLEADER−19
02EnergyXLE64.0676+6.7 pp+8.2% vs 50dLEADER−11
03FinancialsXLF58.1073+6.7 pp+2.2% vs 50dHOLD−14
04TechnologyXLK187.2850−0.6 pp+2.6% vs 50dSKIP+14
05MaterialsXLB52.4448−0.9 pp+1.2% vs 50dSKIP−11
06Consumer StaplesXLP84.5840−3.1 pp−0.5% vs 50dWEAKENING−16
07Communication ServicesXLC112.0338−4.1 pp+1.3% vs 50dWATCH−1
08IndustrialsXLI175.2736−3.8 pp−3.3% vs 50dWEAKENING−14
09Consumer DiscretionaryXLY114.9135−4.4 pp−1.2% vs 50dWEAKENING0
10Real EstateXLRE43.9329−6.1 pp−2.0% vs 50dWEAKENING−20
11UtilitiesXLU43.0825−7.3 pp−3.1% vs 50dWEAKENING−6

Weekly swing packet · #1 XLV

STRUCTURE LOCKED — premiums publish Monday after open from TradingView OPRA

Aggressive

Long naked CALL

XLV, 30–60 DTE, ATM near ~171. Max risk = debit. Long call only. No naked shorts.

ORDER DETAILS PUBLISH MONDAY AFTER OPEN

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLV [EXPIRY] [STRIKE] CALL — DEBIT LIMIT PUBLISHES MONDAY AFTER OPEN

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

Moderate

Debit call spread

Prefer Oct 16 2026. Long ~170 / short ~175 family (confirm Monday). Separate from paper id 2026-08-30-xlv, still OPEN at paper fill $3.83.

ORDER DETAILS PUBLISH MONDAY AFTER OPEN

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLV OCT 16 [STRIKE] CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLV OCT 16 [STRIKE] CALL — NET DEBIT PUBLISHES MONDAY AFTER OPEN

SIMULATED RESEARCH · BOOK FACT · NOT A TICKET.

Prior week · immutable

Friday 28 Aug 2026 close

Health Care / XLV / 95 · +13.1 pp 13w RS vs SPY

Leaders this quarter vs SPY: Health Care, Financials, Energy. Energy is HOLD — not a new ticket. Materials is a YTD beat that is not 13-week leadership.

thetrading.tools + closelook.net, price-only. XLP and XLY: the location input was unavailable that week. We did not invent it.

Full board and swing packet
Rank Sector ETF Score 13W RS Location State
01Health CareXLV95+13.1 pp+4.5% vs 50dLEADER
02FinancialsXLF87+11.1 pp+2.9% vs 50dLEADER
03EnergyXLE87+10.2 pp+7.8% vs 50dHOLD
04MaterialsXLB59+2.4 pp+2.8% vs 50dSKIP
05Consumer StaplesXLP56+1.8 pp—NEUTRAL
06IndustrialsXLI50+0.6 pp−2.6% vs 50dWEAKENING
07Real EstateXLRE490.0 pp−0.9% vs 50dWEAKENING
08Communication ServicesXLC39−4.0 pp+2.6% vs 50dWATCH
09TechnologyXLK36−4.6 pp+1.6% vs 50dSKIP
10Consumer DiscretionaryXLY35−4.8 pp—WEAKENING
11UtilitiesXLU31−5.2 pp−4.4% vs 50dWEAKENING

Swing packet · #1 XLV

Published Monday 31 Aug 2026 open card

Published card

Debit call spread

XLV Oct 16, 2026 (46 DTE). Long 170 call / short 175 call. Width $5.00. Limit debit $2.43 or better (mid $2.26).

BUY TO OPEN 1 XLV OCT 16 170 CALL / SELL TO OPEN 1 XLV OCT 16 175 CALL — NET DEBIT LIMIT $2.43

SIMULATED RESEARCH. OPEN — watching, not a simulated fill. Max risk $243 / 1-lot.

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