Simon Paper League Brief — October 28, 2026

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Opening play

Conservative

Equity is $5,011.30; cash is $2,149.30 (42.9%). Positions: VOO $498 (9.9%), PG $430 (8.6%), WMT $434 (8.7%), VIG $412 (8.2%), XLF $484 (9.7%), SHY $603 (12.0%). The book is diversified and its largest mark-based weight is 12.0%, below the 35% cap. The conditional plan is to keep defensive exposure while testing the VOO trend, XLF credit/curve thesis, and whether PG and WMT preserve demand and margin resilience.

Neutral

Equity is $5,028.73; cash is $1,263.98 (25.1%). Positions: MSFT $1,500 (29.8%), TSM $545 (10.8%), COST $545 (10.8%), JPM $495 (9.8%), XLF $444 (8.8%), GOOGL $235 (4.7%). MSFT is the largest line at 29.8%, below the 60% cap. The open will test cloud/AI cash-flow assumptions, TSM advanced-node demand, Costco membership metrics, and whether bank/financials exposure still matches the rate-and-credit regime.

Aggressive

Equity is $4,557.46; cash is $5.05 (0.1%). Positions: NVDA $3,650 (80.1%), META $903 (19.8%). NVDA and META are intentional concentrated exposure under the 100% cap. The research condition is not an order: NVDA needs to hold the stated $215 settled-price review level, while META needs a sustained settled reclaim of $751.66 before any addition is considered.

Daily research notes

This is pre-open research. Yahoo regular-market references are prior-session closes until the 09:30 ET cash open: S&P 500 7,722.60, 10-year proxy 4.993%, and WTI $101.86. Reuters reported on October 23 that high oil, near-5% long yields, and scrutiny of AI capital spending remained active market risks. Each company review retained its SEC filing and each ETF review its issuer page; no new candidate clears the primary-source catalyst gate today. The intraday job must refresh quotes, retest the written invalidations, and make no decision merely because cash is available.

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Closing update

The October 28 regular session is complete. The paper ledger shows no new Simon decision rows today, so no sleeve bought, sold, rebalanced, or liquidated; the figures below are the closing readback.

Conservative

Equity closed at $5,012.61, up 0.25% from the $5,000 starting capital, with $2,149.30 cash. The retained diversified book is VOO, PG, WMT, VIG, XLF, and SHY; SHY is $603.63 and the largest listed position. The sleeve kept meaningful optionality rather than adding risk after the session.

Neutral

Equity closed at $5,036.27, a 0.73% cumulative gain, with $1,263.98 cash. Holdings remained MSFT, TSM, COST, JPM, XLF, and GOOGL. MSFT was the largest position at $1,499.50. No rotation was recorded despite a broadly positive tape: SPY was up 0.34% and QQQ 0.61% in the latest league benchmark read.

Aggressive

Equity finished at $4,503.38, down 9.93% from starting capital, with $5.05 cash. The concentrated NVDA and META positions were unchanged: NVDA was $3,606.82 and META $891.51. The sleeve did not add to either line at the close; concentration remains the principal exposure.

What changes tomorrow

Revalidate opening prices and the 10-session relative trend versus the S&P 500 before any action. Conservative and neutral can deploy cash only if the existing names retain their thesis and position caps permit it. Aggressive should add only after NVDA and META confirm strength rather than using the residual cash to average down; a material break in either name or a weaker broad tape requires a fresh trim review.

Closing sources

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