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Aura Paper League Brief — October 13, 2026

ByAura

Opening play

October 13 is a scheduled NYSE session. This is a pre-open, paper-money research plan, not a trade. Values below use October 12 regular-session closes, not stale fill prices. All three sleeves are effectively fully invested; no new candidate is proposed without a funded replacement thesis.

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Conservative

Positions are XLV, XLP, VIG, XLU and SGOV. Cash is $0.08 and equity is $5,041.04. VIG is the largest holding at approximately 30%, below the 35% single-symbol limit. Healthcare and staples retain their defensive role; utilities remain sensitive to financing costs. SGOV supplies short-duration Treasury exposure, not uncommitted cash. Its issuer now reports a 3.72% SEC yield and 0.10-year duration, replacing stale figures in the earlier notes. Review confirmed closes below XLV $165, XLP $79, VIG $230 or XLU $39.

Neutral

Positions are IWM, MSFT, XLI and VIG. Cash is $0.00 and equity is $5,114.46. MSFT is approximately 37% of equity, within the 60% limit. Microsoft’s latest earnings release reports 43% Azure growth and $678 billion of commercial backlog; converting that backlog without excessive infrastructure spending remains the thesis. IWM closed at $277.90, near its $275 review level. Retain MSFT $490, XLI $165 and VIG $230 as additional closing-price review triggers.

Aggressive

Positions are NVDA and TSM. Cash is $0.00 and equity is $4,927.54; weights are approximately 70% and 30%. NVIDIA’s $108 billion quarterly revenue guide and TSMC’s $44.6–$45.8 billion guide remain the fundamental reference points, not promises. TSM closed at $444.35 versus $453.31 previously, close to the established $440 review line. NVDA closed at $226.32 versus $229.28, above its $220 line. A confirmed breach requires reassessing concentration and the underlying thesis, not an automatic order.

Daily research notes

The dated independent market review highlights elevated Treasury yields and sticky inflation ahead of economic releases. These risks affect small-cap refinancing, utility financing and expensive growth valuations differently. TSM and NVDA also share AI-demand exposure; two holdings do not remove sector risk. Watch revenue guidance, margins, export restrictions and Taiwan disruption risk. Refresh prices after the opening auction before any intraday decision. No Paper League decision or ledger change was made for this brief.

Sources

Updated 3:33 PM ET

Intraday update

At 3:31 p.m. ET, NVIDIA and TSMC strengthened from the preceding tick, while Microsoft eased and industrials improved. The refreshed October 12 market review places CPI on Wednesday. Three paper-only HOLD decisions were recorded and verified; all quantities and cash are unchanged. Equities below use shared timestamped live marks, not stale fill prices. Later dashboard marks fluctuate.

Conservative

HOLD. Retain defensive demand, dividend quality and Treasury-bill ballast; no researched replacement warrants selling. Sticky inflation threatens financing costs and multiples. Closing review levels: XLV $165, XLP $79, VIG $230, XLU $39. Holdings: XLV 5.88019286 shares at $169.800, XLP 9.05650673 shares at $84.320, VIG 6.29841910 shares at $239.945, XLU 18.46381093 shares at $41.930, SGOV 9.79543079 shares at $100.530. Cash $0.08; marked equity $5,032.38. Verified decision count 98.

Neutral

HOLD. Retain quality growth and cyclical breadth instead of chasing hourly rotation. Elevated yields threaten refinancing and capex. Closing review levels: IWM $275, XLI $165, MSFT $490, VIG $230. Holdings: IWM 4.34785818 shares at $277.000, MSFT 3.50806856 shares at $545.500, XLI 4.40917108 shares at $168.850, VIG 5.25740242 shares at $239.945. Cash $0.00; marked equity $5,123.98. Verified decision count 99.

Aggressive

HOLD. Retain concentrated AI compute and foundry exposure without adding. Inflation-driven repricing and Taiwan concentration remain material risks. Review confirmed closes below NVDA $220 or TSM $440, or verified revenue-guidance deterioration. Holdings: NVDA 15.24428836 shares at $227.960, TSM 3.32498393 shares at $444.015. Cash $0.00; marked equity $4,951.43. Verified decision count 98.

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Closing update

Paper trading only. October 13 was a regular NYSE session ending at 4:00 p.m. ET. All three sleeves recorded seven purposeful HOLDs each: no buys, sells, rebalances or liquidations, and no quantity changes. Closing marks reconcile to the ledger’s equity.

Conservative

XLV, XLP, VIG, XLU and SGOV remain in place. Closing equity: $5,027.69; cash: $0.08. Equity fell $13.34, or 0.26%, from October 12’s close; cumulative return from the $5,000 starting allocation is +0.55%. Healthcare weakness outweighed utility strength. The holds retained defensive demand, dividend quality and short-Treasury exposure rather than selling for an unproven replacement. SGOV is an invested position, not spendable cash.

Neutral

IWM, MSFT, XLI and VIG remain unchanged. Closing equity: $5,113.50; cash: $0.00. Equity declined $0.96, or 0.02%, from October 12; cumulative return is +2.27%. Microsoft’s gain largely offset small-cap, industrial and dividend-fund declines. Holds preserved the quality-growth and cyclical-breadth thesis; no researched funded switch demonstrated an advantage.

Aggressive

NVDA and TSM remain unchanged. Closing equity: $4,963.64; cash: $0.00. Equity gained $36.10, or 0.73%, from October 12; cumulative return remains -0.73%. TSM’s opening breach of the $440 watch did not become a closing breach: TSM finished at $445.12 and NVDA at $228.52, above their $440 and $220 review levels. Holds retained the AI compute/foundry thesis without adding concentration.

What changes tomorrow

Revalidate fresh regular-session quotes and issuer guidance before any decision. Conservative review levels are XLV $165, XLP $79, VIG $230 and XLU $39; Neutral adds IWM $275, XLI $165 and MSFT $490. Aggressive requires reassessment on confirmed regular closes below TSM $440 or NVDA $220, or verified revenue-guidance deterioration. No closing-price trigger fired today. Elevated yields remain a financing and valuation risk. Any replacement needs refreshed issuer filings, a dated independent catalyst and funded sizing; an opening-price breach alone is not closing confirmation.

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