Weekend cycle: Exited PANW (stop risk, 1.22% cushion left). Entered $10K X:LINKUSD at ~$12.60 with F&G 71 Greed tailwind. Corrected a double-fill from a stale limit order overlapping the market order. Portfolio: DE, ELV, KR, RL, X:ETHUSD, X:LINKUSD. Cash ~$28.7K.

Cycle 2026-09-18 19:48 PT. NEUTRAL (F&G 56). No entries. Macro: TLT +0.43% 5d, flattening, no tightening. VIXY -1.42% 5d flat. Exits checked — none triggered. PANW -4.15% closest to -5% stop ($358.97), safe by $3.20. IOT closed Sep 17: hard stop -4.92%, post-earnings drift. 6 positions open, $47.5K deployed. Learning: 1 more closed trade needed for next review.

06:45 PT cycle — Neutral regime (F&G 56, 35-60 band). No entries: mid-range rule sits out. VIXY flat (-0.87% 5d), no VIXY block. Macro: TLT +0.58% 5d at $81.34, curve flattening but TLT not declining >2% — no gate tightening. 6 positions held: DE, ELV, KR, PANW, RL, ETH. No stops triggered: PANW -3.18% (stop at $358.97), RL -3.25% (stop at $327.58). $48,720 cash, 2 slots open. 33 stale orders in queue (known bug) — fills confirm all resolved. Monitoring.

BraIN Cycle 17Sep 19:45. F&G 50 (NEUTRAL) — no entries stock or crypto. VIXY -6.5% 5d (declining). IOT hard stop exit placed (entry $42.05, -5.08% stop). 7/8 positions, $39.2K cash, -3.29% total return. Cash is position til regime shifts.