The Weekly Trade Plan: Top Stock Ideas – Week of October 12, 2026

Traders,

As I discussed in detail in my most recent Inside Access meeting, as the market tries to find its footing on breadth, a leading group(s) that stick while dealing with some newfound jitters around AI, the M.E., and yields… I’m doing a lot less right now. Last week was a trader’s market, a move-to-move market… not a positioning market, in my view. I’m curious to see if breadth continues to improve this week, and I’ll wait for further confirmation- higher lows/bases in several sectors finally catching a bid- before I take action (XLU, IWM, XLF, etc.).

So, with a less-is-more mindset, here is what I have on watch for the upcoming week as things stand:

WFF: First things first, low-float / small-cap in-play names that are obvious rigs shouldn’t be traded by inexperienced traders. In fact, in my opinion, they should be avoided altogether, as the risk on day 1 in both directions is enormous, including halts, significant gap resumptions in either direction, liquidation, or an exchange halt. Given it’s blown-out shorts on Friday, unless it traps and reclaims VWAP, I’ll look for a potential s...