WAB
- Trade priority
- not ranked
- Data coverage
- 55%
- Setup
- no setup · 2026-10-02
- News
- positive
- Next catalyst
- Earnings in 12 sessions
Trade plan
No trade plan: the strategy has no valid setup for this symbol (trend or relative-strength condition fails (intermediate_trend)).
Your portfolio · San
- Profile
- Sanequity 2,000.00 USD · whole shares
- Current holding
- noneno open position in this profile
- Recommended quantity
- —no pending entry to size
- Risk budget
- 10.000.5% of 2,000.00
- Portfolio risk
- 0.00 opencap 2%
- Exposure
- 0 / 3 positionsIndustrials: 0 / 2 · 0.00 of 1,000.00 cap
- Cash impact
- 2,000.00derived from the ledger
- Eligibility
- AVOIDsame 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
Why this action
Technical
- trend or relative-strength condition fails (intermediate_trend)
- RS20 vs SPY 2.8%, vs QQQ -2.1%
Options
- volume 2.67× the 20D baseline (activity_accelerating) · selected contracts only, delayed
News and events
- news context positive (7 canonical items in window)
- earnings 2026-10-21 (12 sessions, finnhub); event risk low
- other · medium · unknown: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP: 8-K filed (items 2.03)
- earnings · low · neutral: Wabtec Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Date
- other · low · positive: Are You Looking for a Top Momentum Pick? Why Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) is
- other · low · unknown: AER or WAB: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Market and risk
- regime RISK ON: SPY: trend UP, volatility NORMAL; QQQ: trend UP, volatility NORMAL
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
Not ranked: only valid setups and gated setups enter the trade-priority ranking.
- technical readinessn/a
- structure quality6/10
- relative strength8/15
- participation10/10
- risk rewardn/a
- 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
- 293.76
- Distance
- 2.12%
- Close
- 287.54
- SMA50
- 290.59
- SMA150 / SMA200
- 270.42 / 261.49
- RSI14
- 51.1
- EMA20 extension
- 0.09 ATR
- RS20 vs SPY
- +2.8%
- RS20 vs QQQ
- -2.1%
Hard requirements · 7/8 passed
- PASSConfirmed resistanceresistance=293.755 exists eligible=true
- PASSDistance to resistancedistance_pct=2.1157 · resistance=293.755 · close=287.54 inclusive_between min=0 · max=3
- FAILClose above SMA50close=287.54 · sma50=290.5858 > right_operand=sma50
- PASSSMA150 ≥ SMA200sma150=270.4201 · sma200=261.4905 >= right_operand=sma200
- PASSRSI14 bandrsi14=51.0796 inclusive_between min=50 · max=70
- PASSEMA20 extension (ATR)extension_atr=0.0932 · close=287.54 · ema20=286.9814 · atr14=5.9941 <= max=1.5
- PASSRS20 vs SPY or QQQSPY=0.0285 · QQQ=-0.0206 OR > SPY=0 · QQQ=0
- PASSResistance qualitydistinct_touches=2 policy_and_minimum_touches min=2
Supporting evidence · 3/6 passed
- PASSATR compressioncurrent_atr_pct=0.0208 · median_previous_60_atr_pct=0.0229 · ratio=0.9084 < right_operand=median_previous_60_atr_pct
- FAILVolume contractionrecent_volume=812,413.3116 · baseline_volume=786,482.0321 · ratio=1.033 < max=0.85
- FAILHigher lowslow_1=274.83 · low_2=273.01 · low_3=286.39 low_3 > low_2 > low_1 required_pivots=3
- PASSFull MA alignmentsma50=290.5858 · sma150=270.4201 · sma200=261.4905 sma50 > sma150 > sma200
- PASSRS20 vs SPY positiveSPY=0.0285 > min=0
- FAILRS20 vs QQQ positiveQQQ=-0.0206 > min=0
PRE_BREAKOUT_V1 · scan run 417 · session 2026-10-02 · evaluated as of 2026-10-04T13:23:16.862423Z. Supporting evidence never changes the trigger; UNKNOWN is never collapsed into false.
Intelligence timeline
- 2026-10-0120:02 UTC
- 2026-10-0112:30 UTCPITTSBURGH, October 01, 2026--Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) announced it will report 2026 third quarter results before the U.S. financial markets open on October 21, 2026. The company will conduct a conference call to discuss those results with analysts and investors at 8:30 a.m. ET the same day. To listen to the call via webcast, visit Wabtec’s website at www.WabtecCorp.com and click on "Events
- 2026-09-2915:00 UTCDoes Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) have what it takes to be a top stock pick for momentum investors? Let's find out.
- 2026-09-2814:40 UTCAER vs. WAB: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
- 2026-09-2512:40 UTCWabtec clears Caviar Cruise quality tests with strong EBIT growth and ROIC, but valuation and standard ROIC risks warrant deeper research.
- 2026-09-0319:55 UTC
- 2026-09-0121:11 UTC
- 2026-08-2419:11 UTC
- 2026-08-2022:29 UTC
- hidden2 provider-tagged items never name the company and are kept as context only.
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 (before the open) | 2026-10-21 | 12 sessions | high | finnhub · Tier 3 · provider |
Options activity
- Session volume
- 54
- 5D baseline
- 25
- 20D baseline
- 20
- Volume / 20D
- 2.67x
- Call / put volume
- 53 / 1
- Call / put ratio
- 53
- Top-3 contract share
- 98%
- Top expiration
- 2026-10-16 100%
Activity trend · last 29 sessions
| Session | Volume | 5D | 20D | / 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 48 | 39 | 16 | 2.93x |
| 2026-09-23 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 0.80x |
| 2026-09-24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 1.29x |
| 2026-09-25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 1.02x |
| 2026-09-28 | 54 | 25 | 20 | 2.67x |
Call vs put volume
Expiration concentration
Contract concentration
Top contracts · session 2026-09-28
| Contract | Type | Strike | Expiration | DTE | Volume | 5D avg | 20D avg | / 20D | Return | Moneyness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O:WAB261016C00300000 | CALL | 300 | 2026-10-16 | 18 | 50 | 5 | insufficient history | insufficient history | -29.5% | OTM (-2.5%) |
| O:WAB261016C00280000 | CALL | 280 | 2026-10-16 | 18 | 2 | 4 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 30.1% | ITM (4.4%) |
| O:WAB261016C00310000 | CALL | 310 | 2026-10-16 | 18 | 1 | 5 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 0.0% | OTM (-5.7%) |
| O:WAB261016P00270000 | PUT | 270 | 2026-10-16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | insufficient history | insufficient history | 0.0% | OTM (8.3%) |
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: TRUE
- Activity below its own 20-session baseline: FALSE
- Recent 5-session baseline above 20-session baseline: TRUE
- Recent 5-session baseline below 20-session baseline: FALSE
- Volume concentrated in top 3 contracts: TRUE
- Volume concentrated in one expiration: TRUE
- Calls carry most session volume: TRUE
- Puts carry most session volume: FALSE
- Call and put volume roughly balanced: FALSE
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changed | Options activity vs 20D baseline rose | 1.02 | 2.67 | 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-28 | New | |
| Changed | Top-3 contract concentration increased | 0.67 | 0.98 | 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-28 | New | |
| Changed | Call / put volume mix changed | 0.48 | 0.98 | 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-28 | New | |
| Data quality | Data freshness changed | TECHNICAL=CURRENT_SESSION; OPTIONS_ACTIVITY=STALE; FLOW=MISSING; ACTIVITY_PROVIDER=DELAYED | TECHNICAL=CURRENT_SESSION; OPTIONS_ACTIVITY=DELAYED; FLOW=MISSING; ACTIVITY_PROVIDER=DELAYED | 2026-10-01 → 2026-10-02 | New |
Decision trace
- setup_eligibleFAILNO_SETUP: failed intermediate_trendfailed_conditions=intermediate_trend
- finalPASSAVOID
Actions are generated from the configured trading strategy and current available market/intelligence data. They are not guarantees of future performance.