Autopilot Debrief

Date: 2026-03-28 Time: ~18:30 ET Monitor: Sentinel — Autonomous Market Monitor

Market Snapshot

Index Price Change Assessment
S&P 500 (SPY) $634.04 -1.72% Broad selloff
Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) $561.78 -2.07% Correction territory
Dow (DIA) $451.39 -1.76% Selling
Russell 2000 (IWM) $243.11 -1.74% Small caps hit equally

Macro Proxies: | Proxy | Price | Change | Signal | |——-|——-|——–|——–| | TLT (Bonds) | $85.66 | -0.54% | Rates rising | | GLD (Gold) | $414.67 | +3.50% | Flight to safety | | USO (Oil) | $124.25 | +5.95% | Geopolitical premium | | HYG (Credit) | $78.74 | -0.27% | Mild credit stress | | UUP (Dollar) | $27.84 | +0.09% | Flat |

Market Regime: RISK-OFF — Geopolitical escalation (Iran/Houthis), Nasdaq in correction, 30Y yields near 5%, classic flight to safety (gold, oil up; tech, financials, consumer disc down).

Sector Heat Map

Sector ETF Change Signal
Technology XLK -2.02% ** UNUSUAL **
Financials XLF -2.54% ** UNUSUAL **
Energy XLE +1.69% Geopolitical bid
Healthcare XLV -1.70% Selling
Consumer Disc. XLY -2.89% ** UNUSUAL **
Consumer Staples XLP +0.78% Defensive bid
Industrials XLI -1.33% Moderate
Materials XLB -0.35% Mild
Utilities XLU +0.56% Defensive bid
Real Estate XLRE -0.69% Mild
Communication XLC -1.62% Selling

Tickers Evaluated

Entered Pipeline

# Ticker Why Flagged Scan Research Thesis Decision Final
1 U +13.68% on 4.8x vol Pass (split) FAIL (1/3 bullish) Skipped Skipped Watchlist
2 DDOG -7.90% on 3.3x vol FAIL (no catalyst) Skipped Skipped Skipped Watchlist
3 PANW -5.95% on 2.5x vol, irrational catalyst Pass Pass (2/3) Pass COND. PASS BUY (conditional)

Filtered Out (Sample)

Ticker Reason
IONQ -7.77% but no volume confirmation, speculative quantum
COIN -7.05% macro-driven crypto sympathy, no specific catalyst
ARM -6.81% in news but selling is sector-wide, no edge
ABNB -6.28% macro-driven consumer disc selloff
HOOD -6.18% macro-driven fintech selloff
CRWD -5.87% same Anthropic catalyst as PANW but less oversold (RSI higher)
META, AMZN, CRM, etc. Large-cap tech selling 3-4%, macro-driven, no specific catalyst

Added to Watchlist

Ticker Reason Watch For
U Real restructuring catalyst, analyst upgrades Pullback to $16-17 for better entry
DDOG Quality SaaS at discount Specific catalyst or macro stabilization

Trade Executed

Ticker Action Entry Stop Target R:R Thesis
PANW BUY $147.06 $138 $165 2:1 link

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Key Observations

  1. Risk-off regime driven by geopolitics — Iran/Houthi escalation, fiscal uncertainty. Not earnings-driven.
  2. Cybersecurity is the contrarian play — being sold on guilt-by-association (Anthropic leak), but the sector actually benefits from rising cyber threats.
  3. Unity’s restructuring is real — but chasing +13% in a downtrend stock with terrible follow-through stats is not disciplined. Watchlist for now.
  4. Energy is the macro winner — oil/gas names benefiting from Strait of Hormuz tensions. Worth monitoring XLE components in future scans.

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