ROK
- Trade priority
- #16 · 67
- Data coverage
- 100%
- Setup
- no setup · 2026-10-02
- News
- positive
- Next catalyst
- Earnings in 22 sessions
Trade plan
- Action
- WAITblocked: too extended, reward/risk, portfolio limit
- Trigger
- 459.13retracement to breakout level · 1.1% / 0.47 ATR away
- Entry zone
- 454.06–459.13reference 459.13
- Initial stop
- 443.903.3% · risk 15.23/sh
- Target 1
- 484.53+5.5% · R:R 1.67 (below minimum)
- Target 2
- 504.84+10.0% · R:R 3.00
- Risk per share
- 15.23strategy-owned; the portfolio panel sizes it per profile
- Invalidation
- 443.90a close below 1 ATR under the level invalidates the setup before entry
Level 454.06 (resistance of the PRE_BREAKOUT on 2026-10-01); ATR14 10.16 on 2026-10-02. Stop: 1 ATR below the breakout level 454.06. Targets: ATR projections 3 / 5 ATR above the level. R:R quality below minimum to T1 (hard minimum 2.0; 3R would be 504.82, T2 supports 3.00R). Targets are structural and are never moved to reach an R multiple.
Record the fill after you enter: add position. The strategy then manages the stop, targets and the next action.
Your portfolio · San
- Profile
- Sanequity 2,000.00 USD · whole shares
- Current holding
- noneno open position in this profile
- Recommended quantity
- too large for this portfolioone 1-share increment at 459.13 exceeds the risk budget (0.6566 shares allowed)
- Risk budget
- 10.000.5% of 2,000.00
- Portfolio risk
- 0.00 openremaining 40.00
- Exposure
- 0 / 3 positionsIndustrials: 0 / 2 · 0.00 of 1,000.00 cap
- Cash impact
- 2,000.00derived from the ledger
- Eligibility
- WAITsame as the strategy view
Entry, stop, targets and R:R are strategy-owned and identical for every profile; only this portfolio's quantity, risk, exposure and cash differ. Manage profiles · record a fill
Quality gates
| Gate | Verdict | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Data freshness | PASS | 0 completed session(s) behind the calendar |
| Price | PASS | close 454.35 at or above the 10 floor |
| Market cap | PASS | market cap 49.13B (finnhub, 2026-10-02) |
| Liquidity | PASS | ADV20 294.1M (STRONG_LIQUIDITY) |
| Sector | PASS | sector Industrials (finnhub_industry) |
| Regime | PASS | regime RISK_ON |
| Earnings | PASS | earnings in 22 sessions (2026-11-04) |
| News / event risk | PASS | news context POSITIVE |
| Chase protection | FAIL | close is 2.15 ATR above EMA20 (max 2) · too extended |
| R:R | FAIL | reward/risk to target 1 is 1.67 (below minimum) · reward/risk |
| Portfolio capacity | FAIL | 0 shares: one 1-share increment exceeds the risk budget of this portfolio (POSITION_TOO_LARGE_FOR_PROFILE) · portfolio limit |
| Data quality | PASS | current session data, valid technical snapshot, trigger and ATR; critical facts known |
Primary blocker: too extended · also reward/risk, portfolio limit
Why this action
Technical
- breakout on 2026-10-02 is extended; buy only on a retracement into 454.06-459.13
- close is 2.15 ATR above EMA20: too extended to enter
- reward/risk 1.67 to target 1 is below the 2 minimum; the target is structural and is not moved
- the position is too large for this portfolio profile (RISK_BUDGET); the strategy setup itself is unchanged
- RS20 vs SPY 6.5%, vs QQQ 1.6%
Options
- volume 1.14× the 20D baseline (activity_fading) · selected contracts only, delayed
News and events
- news context positive (10 canonical items in window)
- earnings 2026-11-04 (22 sessions, finnhub); event risk low
- insider · low · unknown: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC: 4 filed
- other · low · unknown: 90% of Life Sciences Manufacturers Say Digital Transformation Is Now Business-Critical, Ac
- other · low · positive: Smart Manufacturing Market Forecasts Growth from $233.33B (2024) to $479.17B by 2029, Prof
- other · low · unknown: President Trump and Billionaires Were Selling These 2 Stocks
Market and risk
- regime RISK ON: SPY: trend UP, volatility NORMAL; QQQ: trend UP, volatility NORMAL
- gate too extended blocks a new entry
- gate reward/risk blocks a new entry
- gate portfolio limit blocks a new entry
Chart
Indicator history is derived from the stored bars with the accepted M3 functions (WORKSTATION_SERIES_V1); the scanner’s persisted values remain authoritative. Reconciliation at the scan session: 8 match.
Trade priority
Rank #16 · priority 67 / 100 · coverage 100%
- technical readiness21/30
- structure quality6/10
- relative strength14/15
- participation7/10
- risk reward3/15
- news context10/10
- event risk5/5
- urgency1/5
operational attention priority not a return forecast. Missing inputs lower coverage, never the score.
Setup evidence · PRE_BREAKOUT_V1
- Setup state
- NO_SETUP
- Resistance
- 464.27
- Distance
- 2.14%
- Close
- 454.35
- SMA50
- 437.8
- SMA150 / SMA200
- 429.35 / 423.81
- RSI14
- 66.8
- EMA20 extension
- 2.15 ATR
- RS20 vs SPY
- +6.5%
- RS20 vs QQQ
- +1.6%
Hard requirements · 7/8 passed
- PASSConfirmed resistanceresistance=464.265 exists eligible=true
- PASSDistance to resistancedistance_pct=2.1356 · resistance=464.265 · close=454.35 inclusive_between min=0 · max=3
- PASSClose above SMA50close=454.35 · sma50=437.7984 > right_operand=sma50
- PASSSMA150 ≥ SMA200sma150=429.3464 · sma200=423.8063 >= right_operand=sma200
- PASSRSI14 bandrsi14=66.8136 inclusive_between min=50 · max=70
- FAILEMA20 extension (ATR)extension_atr=2.1473 · close=454.35 · ema20=432.5358 · atr14=10.1591 <= max=1.5
- PASSRS20 vs SPY or QQQSPY=0.0654 · QQQ=0.0164 OR > SPY=0 · QQQ=0
- PASSResistance qualitydistinct_touches=2 policy_and_minimum_touches min=2
Supporting evidence · 4/6 passed
- PASSATR compressioncurrent_atr_pct=0.0224 · median_previous_60_atr_pct=0.0294 · ratio=0.7595 < right_operand=median_previous_60_atr_pct
- FAILVolume contractionrecent_volume=672,013.7285 · baseline_volume=720,457.6216 · ratio=0.9328 < max=0.85
- FAILHigher lowslow_1=426.98 · low_2=415.635 · low_3=406.92 low_3 > low_2 > low_1 required_pivots=3
- PASSFull MA alignmentsma50=437.7984 · sma150=429.3464 · sma200=423.8063 sma50 > sma150 > sma200
- PASSRS20 vs SPY positiveSPY=0.0654 > min=0
- PASSRS20 vs QQQ positiveQQQ=0.0164 > min=0
PRE_BREAKOUT_V1 · scan run 416 · session 2026-10-02 · evaluated as of 2026-10-04T13:23:10.133160Z. Supporting evidence never changes the trigger; UNKNOWN is never collapsed into false.
Intelligence timeline
- 2026-10-0222:29 UTC
- 2026-10-0114:00 UTCRockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation, today released "The New Operating Model for Life Sciences Manufacturing: Moving from Compliance to Continuous Readiness," an industry insights report based on input from manufacturing and industrial operations decision-makers in the life sciences industry. The new report examines how manuf
- 2026-10-0108:44 UTCThe global smart manufacturing market is projected to grow from USD 380.21 billion in 2026 to USD 995.67 billion by 2032, at a 17.4% CAGR. Growth is driven by Industry 4.0, IIoT, AI, robotics, digital twins, cloud computing, 5G and predictive maintenance. Industrial networking and connectivity will hold a significant share, while energy and power will record the highest CAGR. North America will le
- 2026-09-3011:53 UTCPresident Trump’s latest disclosures show he sold shares of Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) in July, and did not buy either stock. Insider Monkey’s proprietary database of billionaire investors also shows that both stocks lost billionaire holders in the second quarter of 2026. Disney dropped from 33 billionaire holders to 28, and Rockwell […]
- 2026-09-3011:00 UTCMILWAUKEE, September 30, 2026--Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) will host its annual investor meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in conjunction with the company’s Automation Fair® being held at the Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 2026-09-3005:15 UTCRockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) reported third-quarter financial results on Tuesday. The transcript from the company's third-quarter earnings call has been provided below. Benzinga APIs provide real-time access to
- 2026-09-2915:00 UTCRockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that PBS Biotech, a leading manufacturer of single-use bioreactor systems, embedded Rockwell Automation technology into its multi-parallel bioreactor platform to accelerate cell therapy process development and support seamless scale-up to commercial manu
- 2026-09-2814:40 UTCKE vs. ROK: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
- 2026-09-2509:38 UTCWells Fargo analyst Stephen Tusa initiates coverage on Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) with a Equal-Weight rating and announces Price Target of $426.
- 2026-09-2421:00 UTC
- 2026-09-1715:12 UTC
- 2026-09-0820:00 UTC
- 2026-09-0220:04 UTC
- 2026-08-3120:10 UTC
- 2026-08-2821:38 UTC
- 2026-08-2020:02 UTC
canonical items of the last 10 sessions; analyst/industry/macro commentary and social sources excluded from the direction tally; gating uses tier 1-3 HIGH items within 3 (negative) / 2 (unknown direction) sessions
Catalysts and filings
| Event | Date | In | Materiality | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings (after the close) | 2026-11-04 | 22 sessions | high | finnhub · Tier 3 · provider |
Options activity
- Session volume
- 134
- 5D baseline
- 60
- 20D baseline
- 118
- Volume / 20D
- 1.14x
- Call / put volume
- 66 / 68
- Call / put ratio
- 0.97
- Top-3 contract share
- 96%
- Top expiration
- 2026-10-16 100%
Activity trend · last 25 sessions
| Session | Volume | 5D | 20D | / 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 166 | 261 | 108 | 1.54x |
| 2026-09-28 | 19 | 116 | 116 | 0.16x |
| 2026-09-29 | 6 | 88 | 116 | 0.05x |
| 2026-09-30 | 54 | 72 | 116 | 0.46x |
| 2026-10-01 | 134 | 60 | 118 | 1.14x |
Call vs put volume
Expiration concentration
Contract concentration
Top contracts · session 2026-10-01
| Contract | Type | Strike | Expiration | DTE | Volume | 5D avg | 20D avg | / 20D | Return | Moneyness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O:ROK261016P00430000 | PUT | 430 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 66 | 3 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 0.0% | OTM (2.9%) |
| O:ROK261016C00440000 | CALL | 440 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 56 | 5 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 30.4% | ITM (0.6%) |
| O:ROK261016C00460000 | CALL | 460 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 7 | 26 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 17.6% | OTM (-3.8%) |
| O:ROK261016C00430000 | CALL | 430 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 1 | 18 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 0.0% | ITM (2.9%) |
| O:ROK261016C00450000 | CALL | 450 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.20x | 0.0% | OTM (-1.7%) |
| O:ROK261016C00470000 | CALL | 470 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 0.0% | OTM (-5.9%) |
| O:ROK261016P00400000 | PUT | 400 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.14x | 0.0% | OTM (10.6%) |
| O:ROK261016P00420000 | PUT | 420 | 2026-10-16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 0.03x | 0.0% | OTM (5.3%) |
OPTIONS_SELECTION_M9_V1 selected contracts only · provider capability DELAYED · delayed · Top 15 selected contracts by session volume; 5D/20D averages use strictly prior sessions (M10), INSUFFICIENT_HISTORY is shown, never zero.
M13 observations for this session
- Technical setup present (PRE_BREAKOUT_V1): FALSE
- Technical and options context share a session: FALSE
- Activity above its own 20-session baseline: FALSE
- Activity below its own 20-session baseline: FALSE
- Recent 5-session baseline above 20-session baseline: FALSE
- Recent 5-session baseline below 20-session baseline: TRUE
- Volume concentrated in top 3 contracts: TRUE
- Volume concentrated in one expiration: TRUE
- Calls carry most session volume: FALSE
- Puts carry most session volume: FALSE
- Call and put volume roughly balanced: TRUE
- Enrichment data (snapshot/OI/IV/Greeks) available: FALSE
- Enrichment data unavailable: TRUE
- Real flow data unavailable: TRUE
- Flow events present in replay window: NOT_EVALUABLE
Flow
Flow engine is ready. Trades and Quotes are not available with the current provider capabilities; this area populates automatically from the same M11 engine when real persisted facts exist. Synthetic fixture flow is never shown.
Evidence alerts
| Category | Alert | Previous | Current | Sessions | Workflow | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disappeared | Technical setup disappeared | yes | no | 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-02 | New | |
| Changed | Options activity vs 20D baseline rose | 0.46 | 1.14 | 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01 | New | |
| Changed | Top-3 contract concentration increased | 0.52 | 0.96 | 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01 | New | |
| Changed | Call / put volume mix changed | 0.78 | 0.49 | 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01 | New |
Decision trace
- setup_eligiblePASSPRE_BREAKOUT on 2026-10-01; close above its resistance 454.06 on 2026-10-02
- trigger_statePASSTRIGGERED but EXTENDED: the close is beyond the entry zone or the EMA20 extension limit; entry only on a retracement into the zoneclose=454.35 · entry_zone_high=459.13 · extension_atr=2.15 | threshold breakout_max_extension_atr=2
- data_freshnessPASS0 completed session(s) behind the calendarsessions_behind=0 | threshold max_sessions_behind=1
- price_gatePASSclose 454.35 at or above the 10 floorclose=454.35 | threshold min_price=10
- market_cap_gatePASSmarket cap 49.13B (finnhub, 2026-10-02)market_cap_usd=49133488351.76 | threshold min_market_cap_usd=1000000000
- liquidity_gatePASSADV20 294.1M (STRONG_LIQUIDITY)adv_dollar=294119073.37 · strong_liquidity=true | threshold min_adv_dollar=25000000, strong_adv_dollar=50000000
- sector_gatePASSsector Industrials (finnhub_industry)
- market_regime_gatePASSregime RISK_ONregime=RISK_ON · risk_multiplier=1
- event_risk_gatePASSearnings in 22 sessions (2026-11-04)earnings_sessions_away=22 | threshold earnings_block_sessions=5
- news_gatePASSnews context POSITIVE
- chase_gateFAILclose is 2.15 ATR above EMA20 (max 2)extension_atr=2.15 | threshold breakout_max_extension_atr=2
- risk_rewardFAILreward/risk to target 1 is 1.67 (below minimum)reward_risk_1=1.67 · reward_risk_2=3 | threshold min_reward_risk_1=2
- portfolio_gateFAIL0 shares: one 1-share increment exceeds the risk budget of this portfolio (POSITION_TOO_LARGE_FOR_PROFILE)binding_constraint=RISK_BUDGET · size_status=POSITION_TOO_LARGE_FOR_PROFILE · share_increment=1
- data_qualityPASScurrent session data, valid technical snapshot, trigger and ATR; critical facts known
- finalPASSWAIT (blocked by CHASE_EXTENDED, REWARD_RISK, PORTFOLIO_LIMIT; primary CHASE_EXTENDED)
Snapshot history: 2026-10-02 WAIT · 2026-10-01 ARMED
Actions are generated from the configured trading strategy and current available market/intelligence data. They are not guarantees of future performance.