SetupHits | The Daily Setup

One stock setup a day, graded in public, losers included. Free daily pick by email. Not financial advice.

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221 stocks set off our 20-day breakout screen yesterday.

Busy isn't useful. Across 48,960 signals since 2021, 51.9% closed higher 5 days later. Any random stock: 53.0%.

A breakout alone is no edge.

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Backtest. Not financial advice.

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Yesterday 170 stocks hit 3 or more of our screens at once. 107 hit 4+, and 55 hit 5+.

Watchlist members got the top 10 longs and 3 shorts, each with its screens listed, plus 4 reports a day. $9/mo.

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Our free daily pick, scored against SPY through Oct 21:

VEEV (Oct 15): +2.4% vs +0.2%
MCK (Oct 16): +1.1% vs +1.3%
VEEV (Oct 19): +1.2% vs +0.9%
HAS (Oct 20): +4.1% vs +0.5%

3 of 4 ahead. MCK trails. Early days.

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Past results. Not financial advice.

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Yesterday 28 stocks hit 3 or more of our screens at once. 12 hit 4+, and 4 hit 5+.

Watchlist members got the top-ranked ones, with every screen firing, plus 4 reports through the trading day. $9/mo.

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Hit rates move year to year.

RSI(14) Oversold: 58.0% of signals were higher 5 trading days later since Oct 2021.

By year: 57.9% (2022), 54.9% (2023), 59.3% (2024), 64.2% (2025), 52.2% (2026 so far).

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Past results. Not financial advice.

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Yesterday 70 stocks hit 3 or more of our screens at once. 37 hit 4+.

Watchlist members got the top 10 longs and 3 shorts, each with every screen firing on it, plus 4 reports every trading day. $9/mo.

https://t.co/n5e1IFj4c8

Not financial advice.

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Tip: check a hit rate against a baseline.

Since Oct 2021, a random S&P 500/Nasdaq-100 stock was higher 5 trading days later 51.7% of the time.

Our top screen hits 57.9%. 5 of our 30 sit at or below 51.7%.

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Past results. Not financial advice.

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Our top 3 ideas from Oct 5, now revealed. 5-day moves:

JNJ (RSI(14) Oversold): +4.3%
DOC (RSI(14) Oversold): +0.6%
INCY (TD Sequential 9 Buy, 4H): −2.4%

Two up, one loss. Picked by a fixed rule, posted either way:
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10% Weekly Drop: a stock down ~10% in five trading days.

13,912 signals since 2021: 57.2% higher 5 days later. Avg +1.44% vs +0.94% SPY on the same days. Median +1.07%.

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Past results. Not financial advice.

[SetupHits | The Daily Setup @setuphits]

522 signals across 25 of our 30 screens at Friday's close.

Busiest: 20-Day Donchian Breakout (75), Pocket Pivot (62), RSI(14) Overbought (53). Counts only — tickers stay on the Watchlist.

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The Daily Setup is one free pick a day. The $9/mo Watchlist is the top 10-15 ideas daily, plus a spreadsheet.

Or earn it by sharing:
1 referral: 1-week Watchlist preview
3 referrals: 1 free month
10 referrals: 3 free months

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Free picks graded in public, so far:

VEEV: -0.85% (SPY -1.11%)
SNDK: -6.85%, replaced midday Oct 16 by the momentum rule. Still on the board, not in the stats.
MCK: pending, from $1,004.84

Tiny sample. 5-day grades next week.

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Not financial advice.

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Beat the Bot starts Mon Oct 19.

Pick one S&P 500 or Nasdaq-100 stock. We grade it Fri close to Fri close vs the bot's pick. Best return that beats the bot wins a free month of the $9 Watchlist.

Free entry, due Sun 11:59 PM ET.

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SetupHits is now The Daily Setup.

One free stock idea by email each weekday before the open: the top momentum/breakout setup from our screens, judged on its 5-day move vs SPY.

Every pick is graded in public, losers included.

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Not financial advice.

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Gap Down Continuation: a stock gaps down and closes below its open.

2,273 signals since 2021: 53.9% higher 5 days later. Avg +1.46% vs +0.44% SPY, but the median is +0.52%, so a few big rebounds lift the average.

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Past results. Not financial advice.

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Our top 3 ideas from Oct 1, now revealed. 5-day moves:

FICO (10% Weekly Drop): +6.9%
KHC (RSI(14) Oversold): +0.1%
BNY (RSI(14) Oversold): −0.2%

One winner, one flat, one small loss. Picked by a fixed rule, posted either way:
https://t.co/9DO1990S4Z

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SetupHits Pro ($39/mo):

Exact settings for all 30 screens (TradingView, Finviz, ThinkorSwim)
Today's tickers for every screen
Top-idea tickers before they're revealed
Optional daily ideas spreadsheet
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Research, not recommendations.

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Our top 3 ideas from Sep 30, now revealed: WY, MOS, GIS (10% Weekly Drop).

All three lost. 5 days: −2.5%, −7.8%, −1.2%.

Picked by a fixed rule, posted either way. Full record, losers included:
https://t.co/KhzgqDBuhR

Not financial advice.

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What a backtest means:

A rule fires at the close, using only data up to that day
Measure the stock 5 trading days later, losers included
Compare with SPY, same days
22 of our 30 screens beat SPY's avg 5-day move.

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We backtested 30 popular stock screens (RSI, gaps, breakouts, DeMark-style counts) on 518 S&P 500 + Nasdaq-100 stocks, 2021–2026.

Every signal counted, losers included. Free to browse:
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Backtests aren't forecasts. Not financial advice.