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The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 1 of 6: the cover: the story — tech leads into a loaded evening; the Nasdaq-100 fund is up 1.27% at 2:14 PM ET, more than the S&P 500 and Dow funds, and five big reports land after the close; the Warren Buffett quote of the day — Your goal as an investor should simply be to purchase, at a rational price, a part interest in an easily-understandable business whose earnings are virtually certain to be materially higher five, ten and twenty years from now.
Page 1 — The cover — the story: tech leads into a loaded evening, and the Warren Buffett quote of the day.
The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 2 of 6: the brief: what, why and when — a broad up day with tech in front, the Nasdaq-100 fund up 1.27% at 2:14 PM ET, the VIX down 4.04%, Netflix down 4.45% after its beat; the macro strip: S&P 500 fund +0.65%, Nasdaq-100 fund +1.27%, Dow fund +0.54%, VIX −4.04%, oil −1.00%, gold +0.31%, Bitcoin +2.03%.
Page 2 — The brief — what, why, when: a broad up day with tech in front — and the macro strip.
The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 3 of 6: the market story in plain words: tech took the lead back, fear eased, and the bar is high tonight; market health: VIX −4.04% on the day, breadth in our names 26 up and 5 down, today's #1 catalyst after the close.
Page 3 — The market story in plain words — tech took the lead back — and market health.
The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 4 of 6: breadth in our universe: 14 of 31 names above their 50-day average at 2:14 PM ET, 45%; earnings beats and misses: Netflix beat, $0.87 a share versus $0.82 expected, −4.45% at 2:08 PM ET; tonight Meta, Tesla, IBM, Lam Research and Texas Instruments report.
Page 4 — Breadth in our universe — 14 of 31 names above their 50-day average — and earnings beats and misses: Netflix beat, −4.45%.
The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 5 of 6: the Engine List today: NVDA +2.35%, ENB +0.54%, starred AMZN +0.53%, AAPL +1.46%, FTNT +1.98%, PLTR +3.66%, SNOW +1.56% at 2:01 PM ET versus Tuesday's close; the watch list teaser — the full list is in the Pro; the question into the close: does the S&P 500 close today above its 50-day average?.
Page 5 — The Engine List — seven names, all higher, AMZN starred as the Screeners Pick — the watch list teaser, and the question into the close.
The Degenerates Journal, Final Hour, Basic edition, Wednesday October 21, 2026, page 6 of 6: the membership page: LEAPS names today, PRO DEGENERATE at $7.99 a month with the Pro edition every weekday morning and Ultimate Degen at $14.99 a month with Discord.
Page 6 — The membership page — PRO DEGENERATE at $7.99 a month and Ultimate Degen at $14.99 a month, and how to join.

In this edition

  1. The story: tech leads into a loaded evening
  2. The brief
  3. Macro strip
  4. The market story in plain words
  5. Market health
  6. Breadth in our universe
  7. Earnings beats and misses
  8. The Engine List
  9. Watch list teaser
  10. The question into the close