Sector Selector · Friday map
Product notes on this week’s map
These notes explain the 11-sector ranking, structure, and why the plan did or did not change. They are not a newsroom. Current Friday lock: 9 Oct 2026. Prior maps: /rankings/.
This week’s notes
Tied to the Friday map
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Energy maxed the board while Hormuz kept $WTI hot
Friday 9 Oct 2026 map: Energy (XLE) 100/100 LEADER with +15.1 pp 13-week RS vs SPY as Middle East risk kept crude elevated. SIMULATED RESEARCH · NOT A TICKET.
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XLV still leads. Friday’s map still stands.
Tuesday’s cash moved XLK, XLY, and XLI lower and XLE, XLU, and XLV higher. Friday’s map still stands: Health Care 95, Financials 87, Energy 87 HOLD. Simulated. Not a ticket.
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The $4.243 Billion Print Was $0. The 10Y Is 4.75 — Tied, Not a New High.
QQQ cash close 716.76. Final net GEX +68.20M. Official 10Y CMT 4.75 — tied Jul 31, not a new high. Midday −$222M card expired. Simulated. Not a ticket.
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Larak, then Jordan. Vol is still asleep.
Sunday 30 Aug 2026 night / Monday 31 Aug dawn. First US strike in a month. IRGC named the reply. Jordan counted intercepts. VIX did not care.
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Hormuz is kinetic again. That is not a Monday ticket.
Sunday 30 Aug ~8:00 PM ET: NQ ~29,320, WTI ~$84.59. US strike on Larak Island. Friday map unchanged. Not a ticket. Simulated.
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SPY weekly OPEX: gamma negative at Friday’s close
Independent EOD book flipped +$4.78B Thursday to −$0.93B Friday. Delta sign is not agreed across books. Cos does not print G-D+. Simulated. Not a ticket.
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Most signals fail one regime. Health Care still leads.
XLV 95/100 as of Friday 28 Aug 2026 close. Same published map. Not a live performance book. Unlock this month’s sector.
This month’s plan
Founding 1,000 stay free
The list is the product door. These notes stay free to read. See the current map if you only need the ranking. Simulated. Publisher, not an adviser. Not financial advice.