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Final Hour · Afternoon edition

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · Basic edition

Banks open earnings season mixed as chips slide a second straight day.

The Final Hour — S&P 500 essentially flat, Nasdaq −0.2%, Dow −0.2% into the close. Bank earnings landed mixed as the Dow gave back a 400-point opening gain, and chip names fell a second straight day. The Engine List names’ closing scorecard is inside.

By Golden Hour Trader

In this edition

The morning question, graded
The story
The tape
Index key levels
Morning thesis scorecard
Midday flow
Movers
Engine List: how they finished
Names check
What remains unresolved

The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Tuesday October 13, 2026, page 1 of 5: the face sheet with the full date and disclaimer. — Page 1 — The Final Hour face sheet: brand, the full date, and the research-and-education disclaimer.

The Degenerates Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Tuesday October 13, 2026, page 2 of 5: the morning question, the story on the mixed bank earnings and the second chip slide, and the tape. — Page 2 — The morning question and its grade, the story, and the tape as of 3:05 PM ET.

The Degenerates Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Tuesday October 13, 2026, page 3 of 5: index key levels, the graded morning thesis scorecard, midday flow, and movers. — Page 3 — Index key levels, the morning thesis scorecard, midday flow, and movers.

The Degenerates Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Tuesday October 13, 2026, page 4 of 5: how the Engine List names finished and the first part of the names check. — Page 4 — How the Engine List names finished, and the names check against the morning levels.

The Degenerates Journal, Afternoon Market Briefing, Basic edition, Tuesday October 13, 2026, page 5 of 5: the rest of the names check, what remains unresolved, and the Pro pointer. — Page 5 — The names check concludes, what remains unresolved, and the Pro pointer.