AI Stock Picks — S&P 500

Thursday, November 5, 2026  ·  Five AI analysts screened this index for stocks with the best shot at gaining +5% within 30 days

Today's Market Mood

Neutral  Turbulent market · VIX 26.6 · bar for picks raised to 62%

The index is in the midst of a sharp tech/semiconductor correction (NVDA, AMD, INTC, MU, AMAT, ORCL and most AI/cloud/security names down 20-50% over the past 30 days), while capital is rotating hard into defensives, insurance, healthcare, payments/data services, utilities and REITs, many of which are near 52-week highs with sustained 5- and 30-day gains. Breadth is therefore bifurcated: broad risk-off in growth tech offset by strong, persistent momentum in quality/defensive names.

Rotation from AI/semiconductor/cloud-software into defensives and quality compoundersInsurance, business-services and data/analytics names posting the strongest sustained 5d+30d momentumHealthcare, REITs and utilities grinding toward 52-week highs on safe-haven flowsSevere, broad-based tech selloff creating elevated single-stock risk in that sector

Today's Actionable List

Which of today's picks to actually take, and at what size, given what you are already holding. Each pick's own Suggested Allocation sizes it in isolation; this table applies the portfolio limits — at most 20 open positions and 60% of the portfolio committed in total. Run with --capital 25000 to see these sizes as order amounts rather than percentages.

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Nothing new to buy today — hold the positions you already have.

Already open: HUM (to Nov 11), TJX (to Nov 11), UNH (to Nov 14), KO (to Nov 18), ULVR.L (to Nov 18), ABNB (to Nov 18), PFE (to Nov 19), ROST (to Nov 19), FAST (to Nov 20), CSX (to Nov 21), TRV (to Nov 22), KMI (to Nov 25) … and 43 more. Symbols you already hold were excluded from this run's candidates rather than re-picked.

Position-sizing guidance only — half-Kelly per pick, bounded by the limits above. Not personal investment advice.

Behind the scenes: how each AI analyst did
Aria
9 picks
Blaze
7 picks
Nova
3 picks
Orion
9 picks
Quinn
7 picks

No Qualifying Picks Found

All five agents analyzed the candidates but did not find any stocks meeting the probability threshold for this target.

What Each Agent Evaluated

No stock cleared the bar this run. Below is what each analyst selected and why it did not make the final report, plus the candidates each one passed over.

Aria — Momentum & Technical

Stocks this agent selected

  • ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • PAYXPaychex, Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • MCOMoody's Corporation · 75% · Very High
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • GPNGlobal Payments Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 75% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 72% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • BDX
    Just reported earnings today with a revenue beat, but full-year guidance came in below expectations and the stock fell in pre-market trading — a real negative catalyst.
  • PSA
    Missed earnings estimates by over 8% ten days ago and is technically overbought (RSI near 76), a weak combination despite the price run-up.
  • FISV
    RSI near 82 signals the stock is extremely overbought after a huge recent spike, raising the odds of a pullback.
  • GEHC
    RSI near 77 shows the stock is overbought right near its 52-week high, leaving little room before a reversal.
  • VLTO
    RSI near 84 is deeply overbought, the most extreme reading among all candidates reviewed.

Blaze — Fundamental & Earnings

Stocks this agent selected

  • ACNAccenture plc · 78% · Very High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc. · 77% · Very High
    Only Blaze selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 77% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc. · 76% · Very High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 73% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc. · 72% · Very High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 72% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • EFXEquifax Inc. · 66% · High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 66% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • VRSK
    Reports earnings the same day as this analysis, so the trade would hinge on an unannounced outcome rather than a confirmed catalyst
  • ROP
    Despite strong earnings and raised guidance, the stock is already near its 52-week high and technically very overbought (RSI 83), leaving little room before a pullback
  • VLTO
    The most technically overextended name reviewed (RSI near 84, right at the top of its trading range) and already close to its high, so the good news looks largely priced in
  • FISV
    Revenue actually declined and the company booked a large goodwill writedown; management only affirmed, rather than raised, its outlook, and the stock is deeply overbought
  • HCA
    The earnings beat was clouded by a real profit hit from rising uninsured patient volumes, and guidance was only reaffirmed rather than raised

Nova — News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Stocks this agent selected

  • EFXEquifax Inc. · 68% · High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 66% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc. · 68% · High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 72% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc. · 68% · High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 73% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • BDX
    Beat earnings today but news reports the stock actually fell in pre-market trading and full-year guidance came in below expectations - a negative reaction to a 'positive' catalyst
  • VLTO
    Strong earnings beat, but the stock is already extremely overbought (RSI 84) after a huge 5-day spike, raising high risk of a near-term reversal
  • AMT
    Earnings beat was very thin (0.5%) and trading-volume data shows a bearish divergence from price, plus momentum has clearly decelerated
  • TYL
    Earnings beat was marginal (1%) and multiple top executives have been selling shares heavily and recently
  • MCO
    Actually missed earnings estimates 15 days ago; its share price gains look driven by sector rotation, not a company-specific positive catalyst

Orion — Macro & Sector Rotation

Stocks this agent selected

  • FISVFiserv, Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 75% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • EFXEquifax Inc. · 72% · Very High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 66% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • TYLTyler Technologies, Inc. · 73% · Very High
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 73% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc. · 74% · Very High
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 72% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc. · 75% · Very High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 73% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • VRSK
    Reports earnings today, so there's no way yet to know if the market's reaction will be positive or negative — genuine same-day uncertainty rather than a missing data point.
  • GPN
    Also reports earnings today, creating the same two-sided uncertainty right at the start of a potential position.
  • BDX
    Beat on revenue and earnings today but traded down pre-market on guidance that came in below expectations, and the healthcare sector broadly retreated today — a real negative catalyst, not just missing data.
  • ACN
    An IT-consulting/tech-services firm rather than payments, data services, healthcare, utilities or REITs — the sectors confirmed to be benefiting from the current rotation.
  • ROP
    A diversified industrial/software conglomerate that doesn't clearly fit any of the sectors currently attracting rotation flows.

Quinn — Quantitative / Statistical

Stocks this agent selected

  • ACNAccenture plc · 62% · High
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc. · 60% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • MSCIMSCI Inc. · 60% · Medium
    Only Quinn selected this stock — Quinn solo picks require High or Very High confidence and at least 60% probability (this pick: Medium, 60% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • MCOMoody's Corporation · 60% · Medium
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • PAYXPaychex, Inc. · 60% · Medium
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.

Candidates passed over

  • FISV
    RSI at 82 is deeply into overbought territory, raising the odds the current run is exhausted
  • ROP
    RSI at 83 signals an overbought breakout that is statistically more likely to cool off than extend
  • VLTO
    RSI at 84, the highest in the group, puts this furthest into overbought exhaustion risk
  • EXR
    RSI at 82.5 is overbought, and the trading-volume signal doesn't add enough edge to offset that
  • AMT
    Volume is diverging from price (OBV divergence), suggesting the recent gains aren't fully backed by buying pressure
Every stock Scout considered — and why each was discarded

Scout scanned 503 S&P 500 constituents and short-listed 28 candidates for deep analysis by the five analysts. Here is what happened to each one.

  • ERIEErie Indemnity CompanyLiquidity filter
    Scout: Sustained momentum (+13.6% 5d, +28.6% 30d) and only ~5.5% off its 52-week high, consistent insurance-sector strength
    20-day average daily volume 215,439 shares is below the 500,000-share liquidity floor.
  • FISVFiserv, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Standout acceleration (+29.3% 5d, +35.9% 30d) in fintech infrastructure with room before the 52-week high
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 75% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • GENGen Digital Inc.Already held
    Scout: Near 52-week high (-3.4%) with accelerating 30-day momentum (+37.2%) in cybersecurity software
    Already held: a position opened 2026-11-02 runs until 2026-12-02 (28 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • EFXEquifax Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Strong dual-window momentum (+8.9% 5d, +37.0% 30d) in data/analytics, a safe-haven sector theme
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 66% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • VRSKVerisk Analytics, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Consistent uptrend (+10.7% 5d, +29.3% 30d), close to highs, benefiting from defensive-data rotation
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: High, 70% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • ROPRoper Technologies, Inc.Passed over
    Scout: Only ~3% off its 52-week high with +35.4% 30-day gain, diversified software/industrial compounder
    Blaze: Despite strong earnings and raised guidance, the stock is already near its 52-week high and technically very overbought (RSI 83), leaving little room before a pullback
    Orion: A diversified industrial/software conglomerate that doesn't clearly fit any of the sectors currently attracting rotation flows.
    Quinn: RSI at 83 signals an overbought breakout that is statistically more likely to cool off than extend
  • TYLTyler Technologies, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Government software name with +15.1% 5d and +31.1% 30d momentum
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 73% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Exchange/derivatives operator benefiting from volatility, +12.3% 5d and +27.2% 30d, near highs
    Average probability across the 4 agent(s) that selected it was 72% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • ACNAccenture plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Large-cap services name with +36.4% 30-day return and continuing 5-day strength
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Animal-health diagnostics leader up +16.4% in 5 days and +27.2% in 30, defensive healthcare demand
    Only Blaze selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 77% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Medical-imaging name with +9.2% 5d, +26.9% 30d, only ~7% off its 52-week high
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 73% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • AJGArthur J. Gallagher & Co.Already held
    Scout: Insurance broker near its 52-week high (-2.1%) with persistent 5d/30d gains
    Already held: a position opened 2026-11-04 runs until 2026-12-04 (29 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.
  • ADPAutomatic Data Processing, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Payroll-services bellwether only 1.5% off its 52-week high with steady momentum
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • PAYXPaychex, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: +9.0% 5d / +19.5% 30d in a defensive HR-services niche
    Average probability across the 3 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • MSCIMSCI Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Index/data provider near highs (-3.3%) with consistent momentum across both windows
    Only Quinn selected this stock — Quinn solo picks require High or Very High confidence and at least 60% probability (this pick: Medium, 60% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • AMTAmerican Tower CorporationPassed over
    Scout: REIT trading near its 52-week high (-4.0%) with accelerating 30-day gains amid rate-sensitive rotation
    Aria: Trading volume isn't confirming the price gains (a technical divergence), a caution sign even though the trend looks fine on the surface.
    Nova: Earnings beat was very thin (0.5%) and trading-volume data shows a bearish divergence from price, plus momentum has clearly decelerated
    Orion: A rate-sensitive cell-tower REIT where trading volume isn't fully confirming the recent price strength, a mild warning sign despite REITs being broadly in favor.
    Quinn: Volume is diverging from price (OBV divergence), suggesting the recent gains aren't fully backed by buying pressure
  • AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Regulated utility within 1% of its 52-week high, steady defensive momentum
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: High, 62% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • BDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyPassed over
    Scout: Medtech name within 1% of its 52-week high with +17.9% 30-day return
    Aria: Just reported earnings today with a revenue beat, but full-year guidance came in below expectations and the stock fell in pre-market trading — a real negative catalyst.
    Nova: Beat earnings today but news reports the stock actually fell in pre-market trading and full-year guidance came in below expectations - a negative reaction to a 'positive' catalyst
    Orion: Beat on revenue and earnings today but traded down pre-market on guidance that came in below expectations, and the healthcare sector broadly retreated today — a real negative catalyst, not just missing data.
  • PSAPublic StoragePassed over
    Scout: Storage REIT near highs (-1.9%) with sustained 5d/30d gains as a defensive yield play
    Aria: Missed earnings estimates by over 8% ten days ago and is technically overbought (RSI near 76), a weak combination despite the price run-up.
    Nova: Missed earnings estimates by over 8% with a weak beat history; no genuine positive catalyst found
  • EXRExtra Space Storage Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Similar storage-REIT strength, +6.8% 5d / +20.4% 30d, near its 52-week high
    Only Orion selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: High, 63% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • GPNGlobal Payments Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Payments processor with accelerating momentum (+11.7% 5d) and room to its 52-week high
    Only Aria selected this stock — single-agent picks require Very High confidence and at least 70% probability (this pick: Very High, 75% raw (59% after calibration)).
  • STESTERIS plcDropped at merge
    Scout: Medtech sterilization name up +9.5% 5d / +20.5% 30d, close to highs
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 71% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • VLTOVeralto CorporationPassed over
    Scout: Water-quality/instrumentation spin-off within 2% of its 52-week high, strong dual-window momentum
    Aria: RSI near 84 is deeply overbought, the most extreme reading among all candidates reviewed.
    Blaze: The most technically overextended name reviewed (RSI near 84, right at the top of its trading range) and already close to its high, so the good news looks largely priced in
    Nova: Strong earnings beat, but the stock is already extremely overbought (RSI 84) after a huge 5-day spike, raising high risk of a near-term reversal
    Quinn: RSI at 84, the highest in the group, puts this furthest into overbought exhaustion risk
  • HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Hospital operator with +6.2% 5d / +16.7% 30d, benefiting from healthcare-sector rotation
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 68% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • CMGChipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.Dropped at merge
    Scout: Restaurant name showing a sharp recent acceleration (+13.0% 5d) on top of a positive 30-day trend
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 65% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • YUMYum! Brands, Inc.Passed over
    Scout: Quick-service restaurant chain near its 52-week high (-2.5%) with steady momentum
    Aria: Multiple senior executives sold shares within the same week, a cluster of insider selling worth watching even though the stock's trend is otherwise solid.
    Blaze: Core, special-items-adjusted earnings per share actually declined and Taco Bell same-store sales fell, with the headline EPS jump driven by a one-time divestiture gain
    Nova: No recent earnings catalyst (last report was months ago) and multiple executives sold shares just this week, a cautionary signal
    Orion: A restaurant/consumer-discretionary stock, which isn't one of the sectors benefiting from the current defensive rotation.
  • MCOMoody's CorporationDropped at merge
    Scout: Ratings/data name with +5.3% 5d / +14.9% 30d, close to its 52-week high
    Average probability across the 2 agent(s) that selected it was 67% raw (59% after calibration), below the 62% minimum to qualify.
  • WMTWalmart Inc.Already held
    Scout: Defensive retail bellwether up +21.9% over 30 days and only ~5% off its 52-week high
    Already held: a position opened 2026-11-02 runs until 2026-12-02 (28 day(s) left). Re-picking it would concentrate the portfolio, not diversify it.

Agent Analytical Approaches

Aria

Momentum & Technical

Checks 30-day price history for every candidate before making any selection. Requires positive period return and positive 5-day momentum as mandatory gates. Ranks picks by proximity to their period high and adjusts probability based on volume. Uses news only to rule out major negative catalysts.

Blaze

Fundamental & Earnings

Searches earnings results, analyst upgrades, and revenue trends before checking price data. Requires at least one verifiable fundamental catalyst — earnings beat, analyst upgrade, or revenue acceleration — within the last 60 days. Favours stocks with strong fundamentals trading below recent highs (value entry).

Nova

News Catalyst & Event-Driven

Hunts for specific events within the last 21 days: FDA approvals, major contract wins, product launches, earnings surprises, or significant analyst upgrades. Requires a positive price reaction confirming the market is recognising the catalyst. Also scans for upcoming events that could drive further gains.

Orion

Macro & Sector Rotation

Maps the macroeconomic regime (risk-on / risk-off / neutral) and identifies sectors benefiting from current conditions before looking at individual stocks. Only selects stocks from macro-aligned sectors with confirmed sector tailwinds. Adjusts for interest rate sensitivity and geopolitical factors.

Sage

Devil's Advocate

Reviews the final picks after all four analysts agree and actively challenges each bull thesis. Searches for bearish technical signals, negative news, insider selling, and elevated short interest that the agreeing agents may have underweighted. Produces evidence-based counter-arguments shown on each pick card.

Quinn

Quantitative / Statistical

Pure-quant analyst: no news, no narrative, only numbers. Identifies mean-reversion setups from RSI extremes (<35) with momentum turning, Bollinger squeeze breakouts, and multi-factor quant scores using RSI, MACD, OBV, short interest, and insider transaction data. Counterbalances narrative bias across the four analyst agents.