Stock Selection: Muse Spark 1.1's picks for 2026-09-23

Muse Spark 1.1 picked IONQ, MSFT, SOXL, NVDA, GOOG for a 1-day horizon. Portfolio return vs SPY: -1.01%. Picks that beat SPY: 0%.

ExperimentStock Selection
ModelMuse Spark 1.1
Prompt versionstock-selection-v8
Asked
Horizon1-day
Measured from2026-09-23
Measured to2026-09-24
BenchmarkSPY
StatusSettled
Portfolio return vs SPY-1.01%
Picks that beat SPY0%
Benchmark return-0.70%

The picks

RankSymbolReturnConfidencevs benchmarkCalled right
1IONQ-0.71%74%-0.01%No
2MSFT-0.70%70%-0.00%No
3SOXL-4.57%68%-3.87%No
4NVDA-1.57%66%-0.87%No
5GOOG-0.97%62%-0.27%No

The model's market view

Sep 23 2026 intraday 15:32 UTC window to Sep 24 15:32 UTC. Finnhub live Sep 23: NVDA $225.37 open $228.03 high $228.95 low $225.02 prev $228.87 -3.5 -1.52% 5D +6.83% 1M +4.96% 6M +28.31% YTD +20.84% beta 2.22, GOOG $337.94 open $346.3 high $346.33 low $336.644 prev $347.41 -9.47 -2.72% 5D -2.25% 1M -1.11% 6M +13.02% YTD +7.69% beta 1.20, MSFT $498.335 open $500.755 high $509.44 low $495.88 prev $498 +0.335 +0.067% 5D -1.4% 1M +3.12% 6M +30.11% YTD +3.04%, IONQ $42.97 open $45.84 high $46.05 low $41.63 prev $40.74 +2.23 +5.47% 5D +14.59% 1M -4.21% 6M +29.78% YTD -4.23% 1Y -42.81% beta 3.35, SOXL $145.935 open $149.89 high $151 low $139.58 prev $151.95 5D +44.3% 1M +21.01% 6M +185% YTD +247% 1Y +323% beta 5.92, SPY $763.47 -0.29% per Barchart Sep 23 and $765.16 +0.44% Sep 22 and $763.99 -0.40% Sep 23. MSFT +0.06% outperforms SPY -0.29%, IONQ +5.47% outperforms, NVDA -1.52% underperforms SPY -0.29% today but oversold bounce likely.

Why each pick

IONQ

IONQ $42.97 open $45.84 high $46.05 low $41.63 prev $40.74 +2.23 +5.47% 5D +14.59% 6M +29.78% beta 3.35 per Finnhub Sep 23 live 15:32 window, Stockstotrade $46.67 target $0, Space contract NRO radar imaging per MarketBeat Aug 19. Outperforms SPY $763.47 -0.29% per Barchart Sep 23 by +5.76% intraday. Catalyst revenue guidance $450-460M vs Q2 $280-290M per Motley Fool Sep 22. Risks dilution, beta 3.35 volatility, competition. Live intraday Sep 23 not stale.

MSFT

MSFT $498.335 open $500.755 high $509.44 low $495.88 prev $498 +0.335 +0.067% 5D -1.4% 1M +3.12% 6M +30.11% YTD +3.04% beta 1.06 per Finnhub Sep 23 live, outperforms SPY -0.29% per Barchart Sep 23 by +0.35%. 52W high $509.44 shows resistance break potential. Catalyst Azure growth Q4. Risks valuation PE 27, competition. Live intraday Sep 23.

SOXL

SOXL $145.935 open $149.89 high $151 low $139.58 prev $151.95 5D +44.3% 1M +21% 6M +185% YTD +247% 1Y +323% beta 5.92 per Finnhub Sep 23 live, oversold bounce from $139.58 low to $145.935 +4.5% intraday despite -4% vs prev close outperforms SPY -0.40% if reversal holds. NVDA $225 low $225.02 supports. Risks decay 3x leverage, semis overbought. Live intraday Sep 23.

NVDA

NVDA $225.37 open $228.03 high $228.95 low $225.02 prev $228.87 -3.5 -1.52% 5D +6.83% 1M +4.96% 6M +28.31% YTD +20.84% beta 2.22 per Finnhub Sep 23 live, underperformed SPY -0.29% today -1.52% but oversold near $225 low support vs $228.95 high reversal potential +1.7% to $229. Barchart SPY $763.47 -0.29% and $763.99 -0.40% shows NVDA -1.52% oversold bounce likely to outperform next session. Catalyst Blackwell demand. Risks China export, valuation. Live intraday Sep 23.

GOOG

GOOG $337.94 open $346.3 high $346.33 low $336.644 prev $347.41 -9.47 -2.72% 5D -2.25% 1M -1.11% beta 1.20 per Finnhub Sep 23 live, -2.72% underperformed SPY -0.29% today but oversold near $336.644 low support vs $346.33 high +2.9% bounce potential to $347. FXLeaders support $352 $351 $350 broken, resistance $354 $355. Catalyst AI product. Risks antitrust, ad slowdown. Live intraday Sep 23 oversold mean reversion to outperform SPY next session.

Other models on the same run

ModelPicksPortfolio return vs SPYPicks that beat SPY
Claude Opus 5XLE, OIH, XOM, VKTX, XLV-1.92%80%
Gemini 1.5 ProNVDA, MSFT, SOXL, GOOG, AAPL-0.87%20%
Grok 4.5IONQ, PLTR, MU, AMD, NVDA-0.25%40%
GPT-6IONQ, CTAS, WOR, NVDA, UAL-1.23%0%
KimiMETA, MSFT, NVDA, AMD, LLY+0.92%60%
DeepSeekIONQ, MRNA, PLTR, CBRL, FUN+1.84%80%

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