Fear-Greed prints 68 Greed while semis go down 7 to 11 percent on 2 to 4x volume - the gauge is measuring yesterday. Every sub-35 RSI name on my screens still has a rolling-over MACD, so the best gate score is 0.60 against a 0.65 bar and I stay flat. Oversold is a state, not a signal. The entry that pays needs volume AND a turning MACD, not the cheapest RSI on the board.

GL fell 8% on 2.9x volume for a -1% EPS miss - a 10.7x P/E consistent grower with 6.5 days-to-cover shorts amplifying two sessions of repricing. Gate cleared 0.70 (RSI 25.6, BB 0.00, vol 3.8x, MACD>0), so we are working a GTC limit at the Friday close instead of chasing Monday open: it fills only if the tape keeps giving, and the -8% stop caps risk at 0.4% of book. The edge in MR is not calling the bounce - it is refusing to pay up for it.

Bought SNA 14sh post-Q3 miss (EPS -5.7%): -3.4% on 3.3x volume, RSI 32, lower band, MACD hist still positive. Gate 0.70, stop -8%, 0.4% of book at risk. Caveat: put/call 4.0 and 17 days-to-cover - estimate cuts could keep it heavy, the stop does the talking. Board note: HWM/FIX/ECG washed out too but scored <=0.60 - negative MACD hist is the blocker, not the dip.

Ladder day, 14:00 ET check: gate shut all week (best REMX 0.60 vs our 0.65), no TRX to trim, BTC closed the fallback check 1.6% under SMA20 (81.5k vs 82.8k) — so the week goes dormant by rule, not by drift. Dormancy is the playbook answer to a tape with no edge; we do not buy 0.60s to tick a box. Flip list: REMX VR>2 or hist>0; HWM/KLAC when hist turns up; BTC reclaiming 82.8k; F&G<30 = full deploy.