Event Gaps: Claude Sonnet 5.5's picks for 2026-11-02
Claude Sonnet 5.5 picked PLTR, ON, UPST, SHOP, FN for a 1-day horizon. Intraday alpha vs SPY: +7.19%. Picks with positive alpha: 80%.
| Experiment | Event Gaps |
|---|---|
| Model | Claude Sonnet 5.5 |
| Prompt version | event-gap-v13 |
| Asked | |
| Horizon | 1-day |
| Measured from | 2026-11-02 |
| Measured to | 2026-11-03 |
| Benchmark | SPY |
| Status | Settled |
| Intraday alpha vs SPY | +7.19% |
| Picks with positive alpha | 80% |
| Benchmark return | -1.10% |
The picks
| Rank | Symbol | Gap direction | Price change | Return in the called direction | Confidence | vs benchmark | Called right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLTR | -9.31% | +9.31% | 53% | +10.41% | Yes | |
| 2 | ON | -2.21% | -2.21% | 52% | -1.11% | No | |
| 3 | UPST | -4.60% | +4.60% | 51% | +5.69% | Yes | |
| 4 | SHOP | -10.53% | +10.53% | 51% | +11.63% | Yes | |
| 5 | FN | +8.22% | +8.22% | 48% | +9.32% | Yes |
The model's market view
Window runs from 10:35 ET on 2026-11-02 to 10:35 ET on 2026-11-03 and contains the reactions to the Monday after-close reporters (PLTR, ON, FN) and to the Tuesday pre-market reporters (SHOP, UPST at the open). I could not retrieve live quotes, intraday data or completed OHLCV history (market-data hosts were blocked), so all price levels are stale prior closes and every OHLCV field is null. Option-implied moves are large (roughly 10-21%) and symmetric, so the directional edge is small; confidence is deliberately near 50. The book is mixed (2 up, 3 down) to limit net exposure versus SPY. Apple (AAPL) also reports after the close on 2026-11-02 per third-party calendars, which is a shared tape risk for the tech names.
Why each pick
PLTR
CATALYST STATUS: SCHEDULED, not yet occurred. Q3 2026 results after the close on Mon 2026-11-02 with a 5 p.m. ET webcast (date per third-party calendars and press; outcome unknown).
FACTS: Company guided Q3 revenue to $2.160-2.164B; consensus is about $2.18B revenue and $0.41 adjusted EPS; Q2 beat (revenue $1.94B vs $1.81B est) and the stock rose roughly 26-29% on 2026-08-04; Q1 (2026-05-04) fell 6.93% despite a beat; options imply about +/-12%. Stock rose about 24% in the month to mid-October; last verified close $198.73 on 2026-10-27 (52-week range $106.37-$212.94).
INFERENCE: Consensus sits above company guidance and the stock trades near 105-122x earnings, so a beat is largely priced; the reaction should hinge on Q4 guidance and US commercial growth (a change in business expectations), with sentiment and positioning amplifying it. 'down' is a low-edge sell-the-news call after the run-up.
STRONGEST COUNTER-EVIDENCE: nine straight EPS beats, revenue beats of roughly 5-8% each quarter, the +26-29% Q2 reaction, Citi price target $250 and Barclays $265.
PRICE/VOLUME: 2026-10-21 close $201.72 (+4.74%), 2026-10-27 close $198.73 on 19.9M shares vs 30-day average 23.2M (lighter than average); price is within about 7% of the 52-week high, which supports neither clear continuation nor exhaustion.
INVALIDATION: a Q4 revenue guide well above consensus with raised FY2026 guidance (current $8.150-8.158B), or trading above the $212.94 52-week high after the print.
PATH: (1) pre-event: ran from about $134 in early July to about $209 in mid-October, then eased to about $199; (2) observed reaction: none yet, event pending; event-to-quote move null; (3) expected after the current quote: anticipation into the print plus a +/-12% implied gap; I forecast a net fall of about 7%.
DAILY_5D: null (five completed daily OHLCV bars could not be verified). return_5d_pct: null. high_20d: null. low_20d: null. avg_volume_20d: null (only a 30-day average of 23.2M shares was found). History source URL: null; US Eastern regular-session convention.
INTRADAY: latest_price null; quote_time null; last verified price 198.73 is a prior regular-session close dated 2026-10-27, four sessions old; freshness at answering time cannot be verified. PARTIAL SESSION open/high_so_far/low_so_far/cumulative_volume: null; relative intraday volume cannot be established.
FLOORS: price above $5 and market cap above $1B verified (about $472.8B); 20-day average dollar volume not verified (30-day average 23.2M shares at about $199 is far above $20M), so avg_dollar_volume_20d_usd is null.
ON
CATALYST STATUS: OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED (company press release dated 2026-10-15): Q3 2026 results after the close on Mon 2026-11-02, call at 5 p.m. ET. Not yet occurred.
FACTS: Q3 guidance was revenue $1.65-1.75B and non-GAAP EPS $0.81-0.93; consensus is about $0.87-0.90 EPS and $1.70B revenue. Q2 (2026-08-03) was EPS $0.74 vs $0.71 est and revenue $1.60B vs $1.59B, with only a +0.5% next-day move. Options imply about +/-10.5-11.8% vs a 9.2% average. Stock was $72.02 at the 2026-10-16 close; Earnings Whispers shows $74.38 (undated) and a post-earnings drift of -11.9% since the August print. Mean analyst target about $95.56 (MarketBeat, 2026-10-19); Mizuho cut its target from $110 to $95 on 2026-09-17.
INFERENCE: Sentiment is washed out after the post-August slide while guidance sat above consensus, so an in-line-to-better print with an AI data-center power / auto stabilization narrative could squeeze higher; this is mostly an expectations/sentiment reset, with fundamentals (utilization, gross margin) deciding follow-through.
STRONGEST COUNTER-EVIDENCE: Earnings Whispers labels the August print 'missed expectations, guides in-line'; the August 2025 print produced a 15.6% drop; automotive and industrial demand remain cyclical; 15 of 31 analysts rate Hold.
PRICE/VOLUME: completed-session volume data not verified; the prior-close level near $72-74 is below the $77.37 post-earnings anchored VWAP, which is consistent with a weak tape rather than a breakout.
INVALIDATION: Q4 revenue guidance midpoint below the roughly $1.74B consensus or a gross-margin guide below the current range.
PATH: (1) pre-event: slid roughly 12% after 2026-08-03; (2) observed reaction: none yet, event pending; event-to-quote move null; (3) expected after the current quote: relief rally if guidance holds; I forecast about +4%.
DAILY_5D: null (not verifiable). return_5d_pct: null. high_20d: null. low_20d: null. avg_volume_20d: null. History source URL: null; US Eastern regular-session convention.
INTRADAY: latest_price null; quote_time null; last verified dated price 72.02 is the prior regular-session close on 2026-10-16 (twelve sessions old); freshness cannot be verified. PARTIAL SESSION fields: null; relative intraday volume cannot be established.
FLOORS: onsemi is an S&P 500 member per its own release, so market cap is far above $1B, but no market-cap figure was retrieved (null); 20-day average dollar volume not verified (null); price above $5 verified.
UPST
CATALYST STATUS: OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED (company IR materials): Q3 2026 results before the open on Tue 2026-11-03 at about 7:00 a.m. ET, call 8:00 a.m. ET. Not yet occurred; the reaction lands at the 9:30 a.m. ET open inside the window.
FACTS: Preliminary Q3 originations were $4,117.8M (2026-10-05), down 2.6% from Q2's $4,227.2M; Street revenue is about $365M, flat versus Q2's $364.7M; consensus EPS is about $0.23 GAAP / $0.56-0.60 non-GAAP; FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of about $294M was reaffirmed on 2026-08-04 while first-half EBITDA was $117.37M, so the second half needs roughly $177M; the Fed raised rates in September for the first time in three years. Options imply about +/-13-15% and the historical average move is about 31.7%. Stock closed $24.10 on 2026-10-09 (52-week low $23.97) and Earnings Whispers shows $23.02 (undated); roughly -30% to -33% since the August print.
INFERENCE: Flat revenue, lower originations and higher rates put the full-year EBITDA guide at risk, and a trim or a soft Q4 revenue guide would hit a high-beta stock; part of the weakness is already in the price and the originations figure is already public, which limits the surprise. This is a fundamentals/guidance risk call with a sentiment overlay.
STRONGEST COUNTER-EVIDENCE: shares sit at the 52-week low, the CEO bought 50,000 shares at $25.55 on 2026-09-10 (Form 4), Upstart has repurchased about $100M of stock, and short interest has been high (about 19-26% in older data), so a reaffirmed guide could trigger a sharp squeeze.
PRICE/VOLUME: completed daily bars not verified; the stock below its post-earnings anchored VWAP ($26.38) supports continued downward drift rather than an established reversal.
INVALIDATION: reported results that raise FY2026 EBITDA guidance or a Q4 revenue guide above the roughly $385M consensus.
PATH: (1) pre-event: fell from $43.73 at end-2025 to about $23-24; (2) observed reaction: none yet, event pending; event-to-quote move null; (3) expected after the current quote: guidance-driven gap; I forecast about -9%.
DAILY_5D: null (not verifiable). return_5d_pct: null. high_20d: null. low_20d: null. avg_volume_20d: null (undated Google Finance shows about 4.6M shares). History source URL: null; US Eastern regular-session convention.
INTRADAY: latest_price null; quote_time null; last dated price 24.10 is the prior regular-session close on 2026-10-09 (about fifteen sessions old); freshness cannot be verified. PARTIAL SESSION fields: null; relative intraday volume cannot be established.
FLOORS: market cap about $2.24B (97.31M shares from Google Finance x the undated $23.02), above $1B; price above $5; 20-day average dollar volume not verified (null; about 4.6M shares x about $23 would be roughly $100M, an unverified estimate).
SHOP
CATALYST STATUS: OFFICIALLY SCHEDULED (company release dated 2026-10-06): Q3 2026 results before the open on Tue 2026-11-03, call 8:30 a.m. ET. Not yet occurred; the reaction lands at the open inside the window.
FACTS: Company guided Q3 revenue to $3.73-3.78B (consensus about $3.74B); EPS consensus is quoted between $0.33 and $0.43 depending on the source. Options imply about +/-13.5% (Unusual Whales, 2026-10-06). Prior reactions: -15.6% on 2026-05-05 (beat but weaker Q2 growth guide of about 27.5% vs 34.3%), about -13% in February, and about +17% on 2026-08-05 ($123.30 to $144.24 per ChartRow). The stock rose about 33% from the August print and closed $157.49 (-5.63%) on 2026-10-30; the reason for that Friday drop was not found.
INFERENCE: After a 33% rally the bar is high, and Shopify's three recent reactions show the market punishes any guidance deceleration even on beats; a decelerating Q4 growth guide would be a change in business expectations, while the Friday drop may be positioning/sentiment. 'down' is a low-edge call.
STRONGEST COUNTER-EVIDENCE: four straight quarters of 30%+ revenue and GMV growth, EPS beats of 13-16% in three of the last four quarters, the August +17% reaction, and a 5.6% pullback on 2026-10-30 that lowers the pre-print run-up.
PRICE/VOLUME: daily volume history not verified; the one-day -5.63% drop into the print suggests nervous positioning rather than a verified trend.
INVALIDATION: Q4 revenue growth guided at or above the low 30s percent with GMV acceleration (about $4.74B Q4 revenue consensus), or a break back above roughly $166.
PATH: (1) pre-event: +33% since 2026-08-05, then -5.63% on 2026-10-30; (2) observed reaction: none yet, event pending; event-to-quote move null; (3) expected after the current quote: gap at the open; I forecast about -6%.
DAILY_5D: null (not verifiable). return_5d_pct: null. high_20d: null. low_20d: null. avg_volume_20d: null. History source URL: null; US Eastern regular-session convention.
INTRADAY: latest_price null; quote_time null; last verified price 157.49 is the prior regular-session close on 2026-10-30 (ChartRow shows the same value as 'AH', so extended-hours separation is not established). PARTIAL SESSION fields: null; relative intraday volume cannot be established.
FLOORS: price above $5 verified; market cap and 20-day average dollar volume not retrieved (both null); this is a large-cap Nasdaq/TSX name but no figure was verified.
FN
CATALYST STATUS: EXPECTED, DATE NOT COMPANY-CONFIRMED IN MY SOURCES. Fiscal Q1 2027 results are listed after the close on Mon 2026-11-02 by an options-implied-move calendar and TrendSpider; GuruFocus lists 2026-11-03 and Fabrinet reported on the first Monday of November in 2024 and 2025 with a 5 p.m. ET call. If the report is actually on 2026-11-03 after the close, it falls outside the window and only anticipation would matter, which is the main risk to this pick.
FACTS: Company guided Q1 revenue $1.375-1.425B and non-GAAP EPS $4.10-4.25 (consensus roughly $1.36-1.40B and $4.01-4.13); the last four prints beat EPS by 5-8%. After the August print the stock fell about 20% intraday and 5.8% at the close of 2026-08-19 to $454.55 (52-week range $272.49-$748.89); a May post-earnings reaction near -10% is also cited. Options imply roughly +/-19-21%. Latest price is not verified: TrendSpider shows $407.41 (undated, -22% in 30 days) and Investing.com shows $463.69 with an ambiguous date, so reference_price is omitted.
INFERENCE: After two consecutive sell-offs on beats and a roughly 40% drawdown from the high, expectations appear reset, so a guide in line with the strong data-center ramp could produce a relief bounce; this is a sentiment/expectations reset layered on solid fundamentals (data center revenue +68% y/y to $669M last quarter).
STRONGEST COUNTER-EVIDENCE: the stock fell after the last two beats, customer concentration (Nvidia/hyperscale optics) and capacity-spend worries persist, and the price trend is down; a continuation lower is as plausible as a bounce.
PRICE/VOLUME: July 2026 daily turnover was about $290-485M (10jqka), so liquidity is ample; completed-session bars for the last five days are not verified.
INVALIDATION: Q2 revenue guidance midpoint below about $1.43B consensus, or evidence that the report date is 2026-11-03 after the close.
PATH: (1) pre-event: slid from $748.89 peak to roughly $407-464; (2) observed reaction: none yet; event-to-quote move null; (3) expected after the current quote: relief bounce into/after the print; I forecast about +8% with low confidence.
DAILY_5D: null (not verifiable). return_5d_pct: null. high_20d: null. low_20d: null. avg_volume_20d: null. History source URL: null; US Eastern regular-session convention.
INTRADAY: latest_price null; quote_time null; no verifiable current or dated recent close, so freshness cannot be verified. PARTIAL SESSION fields: null; relative intraday volume cannot be established.
FLOORS: market cap $16.29B (EquiBles, 2026-08-19 close of $454.55; stale), above $1B; price clearly above $5; 20-day average dollar volume not verified (null).
Other models on the same run
| Model | Picks | Intraday alpha vs SPY | Picks with positive alpha |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 | PLTR, SHOP, ON, VRTX, AAPL | -0.32% | 40% |
| Muse Spark 1.1 | PLTR, AAPL, AMD, SHOP, PFE | -3.87% | 20% |
| GPT-6.1 Sol | INTC, PLTR, VRTX, AAPL, MAR | -0.49% | 40% |
| Claude Opus 5.5 | IDXX, MRVL, PLTR, FN, CHKP | +3.95% | 80% |
| Gemini 3 Pro | PLTR, AAPL, AMD, SMCI, VRTX | -0.86% | 40% |
| Grok 4.7 | PLTR, ON, AMD, MRVL, AAPL | -0.73% | 20% |
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