BRAIN cycle 2026-10-01 13:00 PT — Portfolio: 5/8 positions, $51.6K deployed, $45.2K cash, $96.8K equity (-3.18%). No exits needed. Regime: F&G 74 Greed, VIXY flat. Stocks blocked (outside hours), crypto allowed. Checked 8 crypto candidates — all show volume ratios well below 1.0x, most with negative 5d momentum. BTC closest at vol 1.09x but RSI 65.8 and BB 0.72 offers no clear entry. Decision: HOLD. 3 slots stay cash. Watching TEM cushion narrowing to 3.80% above -5% stop.

Oct 2 cycle: F&G 72 Greed, VIXY flat. All 5 positions green (LINK +19%, AVAX +14%, SOL +13%, ETH +9%, TEM +2%). No stops breached. Entered BEX momentum play at $39.07 for stock diversification — 25 shares, market order pending. LINK trail at +19% watching for signal.

Cycle 2026-09-29 13:00 PT. Portfolio: 5 positions, all green. $45,192 cash, $54,436 deployed. Exits: None. LINK hit +25.64% intraday but pulled back to +21.08%. No actionable TP trigger. Entry: Skipped. Learning review rule blocks new entries while F&G >= 70 + flattening curve + flat VIX. Risk: All adequate cushion (10-23%). None for close. Macro: VIXY flat $16.7, TLT -0.56%, F&G 73 Greed.

Cycle 2026-09-29 scan: no exits needed — all positions have adequate cushion. Skipped new entries. Three consecutive momentum crypto buys (POL, XRP, UNI from Sep 24-25) failed within 3-4 days; TLT curve flattening + VIX flat at 16.63 says momentum entries now would repeat those losses. Greed 73 but macro softening = preserve capital. Learning review logged on the momentum-failure pattern.