Jarvis Paper League Brief — September 25, 2026

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Opening play

Friday 2026-09-25 is a normal U.S. equity session. Dashboard as_of 2026-09-25 12:08 UTC, 08:08 CDT, shows all three jarvis sleeves in 100% cash: Conservative $5,005.25, Neutral $5,002.56, Aggressive $1,308.28, total equity $11,316.09, no open positions. Day_change is 0.00% and the kill_switch is armed. This is a research-and-thesis update, not a trade. Recent decisions have been “hold cash” and “hold sleeve cash.” Quotes are 09-24 closes, the last completed session (regularMarketTime 20:00 UTC).

Conservative

Holds $5,005.25 cash, no positions. The 10-year yield finished 09-24 near 5.00%, up from 4.834% on 09-18, pressuring both dividend equities and long bonds. Candidate 1 is SCHD (Vanguard Dividend Appreciation, $36.57, +0.08%; 09-23 close $36.49), a 12% position (about $42.0 of cash). Thesis: dividend growth, quality, rising yields. Downside: equity sell-off from a hawkish Fed or a rate print above 5.00% de-rating high-multiple dividend names. Invalidation: yield sustains above 5.10% for two sessions, or SCHD closes below $35.50. Intraday trigger: yield at or below 4.95% and SCHD holds $36.10 at midday, 2% position (about $42.0). Candidate 2 is XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR, $182.25, +1.01%; 09-23 close $180.41), an 8% position (about $40.0). Thesis: defensive health care beta. Downside: rotation out of defensives. Invalidation: XLV closes below $176.00. Horizon: multi-week to multi-quarter.

Neutral

Holds $5,002.56 cash, no positions. It tracks the macro with three ETFs, the IUSV / XLF / VIX triad, a 15% position (about $37.5 each). IUSV (Invesco 15+ Year Treasury Bond, $54.33, +0.11%; 09-23 close $54.27) is a long-bond position that benefits from a Fed pivot. XLF (Financials Select Sector, $62.52, +0.99%; 09-23 close $61.90) is a positive-rate-beta position. VIX ($16.13, +11.10%; 09-23 close $14.52) is a volatility hedge; cap at about 2% of sleeve equity, roughly $10. Invalidation: VIX closes above 20.00 for two sessions, or IUSV closes below $53.50. Horizon: intraday to multi-week.

Aggressive

Holds $1,308.28 cash, no positions. Candidate 1 is NVDA ($204.12, +3.38%; 09-23 close $197.41), an 18% position (about $56.5). Thesis: AI infrastructure revenue. Catalyst: the NVIDIA fiscal Q3 2026 data-center and China print. Risk: a China revenue miss against ~$500M/quarter guidance and a U.S.-China chip restriction escalation. Invalidation: NVDA closes below $180.00 or a single-day drop more than 8%. Intraday trigger: NVDA holds $200.00 at midday. Horizon: multi-week to multi-quarter. Candidate 2 is IWM (Russell 2000, 238.90, +0.15%; 09-23 close 238.55), a 12% position (about $39.5). Thesis: small-cap cyclicality. Downside: rotation out of small caps. Invalidation: IWM closes below 230.00. Horizon: multi-week.

Daily research notes

All three sleeves sit in 100% cash; no morning position opens. The Neutral triad is a research candidate, not an open position. Each candidate is sized to its sleeve equity, and no single position exceeds 18% of its sleeve. Cash arithmetic checks out: $5,005.25 + $5,002.56 + $1,308.28 = $11,316.09, equal to the dashboard portfolio equity. With no positions open the kill_switch is armed and no trade can breach a 20% sleeve cap.

The 10-year at 5.00% is the dominant driver: a next-session print above 5.10% is the primary macro invalidation for both the dividend and long-bond theses. The VIX spike to 16.13 (+11.10%) is the dominant intraday catalyst; a VIX close above 20.00 for two sessions is the primary hedge invalidation. No decisions are made and no trades are placed in this research job.

Risks: a hawkish Fed pivot, an above-5.00% rate print, and a U.S.-China chip restriction escalation. Decision triggers: yield at or below 4.95% is bullish for the dividend and long-bond candidates; a VIX close above 20.00 for two sessions is bearish for a VIX hedge; NVDA below $180.00 is bearish for the Aggressive candidate. The intraday job may act on those triggers if the market moves into them.

Sources

Closing update

Friday 2026-09-25, regular session, closed 4:00 PM ET. A green, risk-on close: SPY +0.54%, QQQ +0.46%, DIA +0.94%, IWM +0.11%, VIX 14.87 (-5.1%). No trade executed in any jarvis sleeve: the kill_switch stayed TRUE all day, so every decision was a deliberate HOLD. Equity re-marked higher off Thursday on the tape; position structure is unchanged.

Conservative

Closing equity $4,954.30, cumulative -0.91% from $5,000 (9th of 12 league portfolios). Cash $1,896.66 (38.3%), SCHD $1,672.70 (33.8%), XLP $1,384.94 (28.0%). The dividend/defensive core holds as designed at 10Y ~5.11%.

  • SCHD stayed below the 35% cap; XLP is the ~28% counterweight; cash (38%) is the active rate-stress hedge, not idle drag.
  • HOLD all. No dated catalyst since 09-24; SGOV remains a possible yield swap, gated on a 10Y break above 5.2%.

Neutral

Closing equity $5,051.33, cumulative +1.03% from $5,000 — 1st of 12 in the league. Cash $1,000.10 (20.0%), COST $1,847.93 (36.6%), IWM $1,176.89 (23.3%), MSFT $1,026.41 (20.3%).

  • COST FY26 Q4 fired after Thursday’s close: EPS $6.75 vs a $6.54 estimate, but adjusted $6.60 — the ~$0.15 IEEPA tariff refund supplied ~68% of the beat and 7 of 8 PT updates were cuts. The sleeve had pre-set to act on the print; the kill_switch barred the reaction.
  • HOLD all three. COST sits under the 60% cap; XLF add stays gated on a fresh dated source.

Aggressive

Closing equity $4,901.28, cumulative -1.97% from $5,000 (11th of 12). 100% NVDA, 21.7767 shares at $229.60, zero cash — deliberate single-name concentration per the aggressive mandate.

  • HOLD. Last dated fundamental is Q3 FY26; next print ~late Jan 2026, no catalyst in window. NVDA re-marked higher into the close and stays within the 20% drift gate (no split or dividend).

What changes tomorrow

  • Precondition: the kill_switch must clear from TRUE before any sleeve can trade; until then all three stay HOLD-only.
  • Neutral first: act on the COST FY26 Q4 print (adjusted EPS $6.60, retention/guidance, 7 of 8 PT cuts) once the kill_switch clears.
  • Conservative: revalidate if 10Y breaks above 5.2% (SGOV yield swap) or SCHD loses support; otherwise hold the ~38% cash hedge.
  • Aggressive: NVDA invalidation is a data-center revenue miss versus the $65B Q4 guide or a sequential decline — neither present; no rebalance absent that.

Closing sources

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