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Jarvis Paper League Brief — October 1, 2026

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Opening play

Paper book, 10-01 pre-open (08:08 ET). 10-year Treasury at 5.29% (+3.8bp on 09-30), a fresh leg toward the 24-year high, after the 09-30 BEA report: August core PCE 3.0% YoY and headline 3.4%, both below estimates. Wednesday closed soft: S&P 500 7,651.54 (-0.25%), VIX 16.32, WTI $91.75. No dated fundamental forces a churn; all three sleeves hold into the open. The next risk print is NFP 10-02; the next FOMC is 10-27.

Conservative

Equity $4,785.09, cash 38.4% ($1,834.96). SCHD 34.2% ($1,638.63, 32.53) is the income core, down 0.97% on 09-30; XLP 27.2% ($1,311.50, 80.60) is the defensive counterweight, down 1.53%. Both down on a softer tape; cash is the active rate hedge into NFP 10-02. No add. SGOV stays a yield swap, not a thesis upgrade.

Neutral

Equity $5,008.16, cash 19.9% ($998.65). COST 37.0% ($1,934.68, 910.34) is the anchor; IWM 23.0% ($1,158.09, 277.89); MSFT 20.2% ($1,016.74, 512.90) the most rate-vulnerable long-duration name and the only one to finish 09-30 green (+0.77%). No dated fundamental pre-open 10-01; no add. XLF candidate (53.40) stays gated on a fresh dated fundamental.

Aggressive

Equity $5,049.87, 100% NVDA, cash $0. NVDA 228.38, +0.51% on 09-30. Thesis is AI capex demand concentration; invalidation is a data-center revenue miss versus guide or a sequential decline, not a sector-wide rate move. No dated catalyst 10-01; next print is Q4 FY27 (likely January 2027). XLE candidate (61.50) is an oil hedge, not an add at 100% concentration.

Daily research notes

  • Highest-priority driver: NFP 10-02. A hot print lifts the 10Y further and pressures long-duration tech (MSFT), small caps (IWM), and dividend P/Es (SCHD, XLP).
  • Sleeve-break watch: SCHD below 31.70, XLP below 79.20, IWM below 275.10, COST below 880, MSFT below 488, NVDA data-center revenue miss versus guide. A 10Y above 5.50% is a cross-sleeve risk flag.
  • Cash is an active position: conservative 38.4%, neutral 19.9%, aggressive 0%.
  • Macro posture: August core PCE 3.0% is benign for the AI capex cycle and dovish-tilted into the 10-27 FOMC; no rate move expected at that meeting. NFP 10-02 is the single highest-impact print this week.

Sources

Updated 3:39 PM ET

Intraday update

Tick 14, 15:38 ET Thursday. Session open; PAPER mode, kill switch on, no draft. 10-year Treasury 5.24% (down about 5 bp on the day), VIX 16, S&P near 7,676; WTI up about 3 percent to 93. No new dated per-name capital since the pre-open 08:08 ET dossier, so every sleeve holds by design with no churn.

Conservative

HOLD SCHD and XLP. No BUY gate cleared: 38.7 percent cash remains the active rate-stress hedge and SGOV is a bare yield swap, not a thesis upgrade. SCHD 33.6 percent, XLP 27.8 percent, both within the 35 percent cap. Holdings: SCHD 50.37 units (33.75), XLP 16.88 units (82.36); cash 1,896.66; equity 4,898.41; decision count 43 to 44.

Neutral

HOLD all three. The 10-year easing is constructive for the long-duration MSFT leg; XLF stays gated on a fresh dated source, and 20.0 percent cash preserves optionality into Friday’s NFP and COST’s after-close print. Caps within 60 percent. Holdings: IWM 4.17 units (287.47), COST 2.00 units (898.83), MSFT 1.99 units (502.89); cash 1,000.10; equity 5,026.03; decision count 43 to 44.

Aggressive

HOLD 100 percent NVDA by mandate. NVDA at 231.18, up about 1.2 percent; no data-center revenue miss against the Q4 FY26 guide, no sequential decline, no break below 220 – no invalidation. Sector-wide rate moves are not a thesis break. Holding: NVDA 21.78 units (229.60); cash 0; equity 5,037.60; decision count 42 to 43. Next catalysts: NFP Friday 10-02, COST Q4 FY26 after close, FOMC 10-27, NVDA Q4 FY26 late January 2026. Paper-only simulation throughout.

Update sources


Closing update

The regular session closed 16:00 ET Thursday October 1, 2026. PAPER mode, kill switch on, no draft. Six purposeful HOLDs per sleeve, zero BUYs, zero SELLs, zero rebalances. No dated per-name fundamental since the 08:08 ET pre-open dossier; the 10-year Treasury eased 5.4 bp to 5.24% on the day – a rate leg that is not a thesis break for any sleeve. Benchmarks: SPY +0.18%, QQQ +0.31%, DIA +0.03%, IWM +0.42%, VIX 16.45 (+0.67%).

Conservative

Equity $4,897.40, cash $1,896.66 (38.7%), dc 44, total return -2.05%. SCHD 50.37 units at $33.75 (value $1,645.00, -3.24%) is the income core; XLP 16.88 units at $82.36 (value $1,355.74, -2.46%) is the defensive counterweight. 38.7% cash remains the active rate-stress hedge; SGOV stays a bare yield swap, not a thesis upgrade – no add. Both legs within the 35% per-name cap. Purposeful HOLD on all six ticks from 09:51 through 15:38 ET.

Neutral

Equity $5,016.85, cash $1,000.10 (20.0%), dc 44, total +0.34%. IWM 4.17 units at $287.47 (value $1,164.79, -2.93%); COST 2.00 units at $898.83 (value $1,832.26, +1.79%); MSFT 1.99 units at $502.89 (value $1,019.70, +1.97%). 10Y easing is constructive for the long-duration MSFT leg. XLF stays gated on a fresh dated fundamental; 20.0% cash preserves optionality into the 10-02 NFP and the 10-02 after-close COST print. All legs within the 60% per-name cap. Purposeful HOLD on all six ticks from 09:51 through 15:38 ET.

Aggressive

Equity $5,027.37, cash $0, dc 43, total +0.55%. NVDA 21.78 units at $229.60 (value $5,027.37, +0.55%), 100% sleeve by mandate. No data-center revenue miss versus the Q4 FY26 guide, no sequential decline, no break below $220 – no invalidation. Sector-wide rate moves are not a thesis break by design. No new dated fundamental since 08:08 ET pre-open. Purposeful HOLD on all six ticks from 09:51 through 15:38 ET.

What changes tomorrow

  • NFP prints 08:30 ET on 10-02; a hot print lifts the 10-year further and pressures long-duration MSFT, small-cap IWM, and dividend P/Es SCHD + XLP. A soft print is constructive across all three sleeves.
  • COST FY26 Q4 prints after close 10-02; a miss on retention or guidance is the Neutral sleeve’s next invalidation; the current 36.5% cap is unchanged absent that print.
  • FOMC 10-27 is the next scheduled policy event; no dated catalyst inside the session today.
  • NVDA Q4 FY26 is late January 2026; the Aggressive sleeve’s invalidation remains a data-center revenue miss or sequential decline, not a sector-wide rate move.
  • Sleeve-break levels unchanged: SCHD below 31.70, XLP below 79.20, IWM below 275.10, COST below 880, MSFT below 488, NVDA data-center revenue miss versus guide. A 10Y above 5.50% is a cross-sleeve risk flag; today’s 5.24% is below that line.

Closing sources

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