# AGEN — Complete Data, Premarket to Close (9/21 – 9/28)

Source: Alpaca SIP (consolidated tape), 1-minute bars 4:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET; bot data from the live trade bot's scanner lists, decision log and trade log for 9/28. Every minute is in AGEN_1min_premarket_to_close_6days.csv (1,874 rows, with VWAP).

## Today, 9/28

![](/var/www/screener/trade/reports/agen/agen_today.png)

## The last 6 sessions

![](/var/www/screener/trade/reports/agen/agen_6days.png)

| Day | Prev close | Premarket high / volume | Open | Low (time) | High (time) | Close | Day change | Range | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/21 | 7.85 | 7.93 / 3k | 7.80 | 7.60 (9:31) | 8.60 (15:09) | 8.33 | +6.1% | 13.2% | 1.29M |
| 9/22 | 8.33 | 8.40 / 11k | 8.26 | 8.16 (9:34) | 8.82 (13:57) | 8.70 | +4.4% | 8.1% | 0.99M |
| 9/23 | 8.70 | 8.70 / 0.1k | 8.70 | 8.39 (10:46) | 8.70 (9:30) | 8.40 | −3.5% | 3.7% | 0.61M |
| 9/24 | 8.40 | 8.46 / 2k | 8.32 | 8.20 (9:30) | 8.59 (15:00) | 8.50 | +1.2% | 4.8% | 0.64M |
| 9/25 | 8.50 | 8.88 / 2k | 8.57 | 8.40 (10:18) | 8.68 (9:41) | 8.54 | +0.5% | 3.3% | 0.67M |
| **9/28** | 8.54 | 8.66 / 23k | 8.71 | **8.47 (10:22)** | **9.71 (14:57)** | **9.43** | **+10.4%** | 14.6% | **2.74M** |

**The setup before today:** a strong run on 9/21–9/22 ($7.60 → $8.82), then three quiet days in a tight $8.20–$8.88 base. Today it broke out of that base on about 4× its normal volume and closed +8.3% above its open — one of today's big winners (closed 5%+ above the open).

## Today's price vs the open and VWAP

| Time | Price | vs open ($8.71) | VWAP | vs VWAP | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:22 | 8.53 | −2.1% | 8.77 | −2.7% | day's low area |
| 11:35 | 8.83 | +1.3% | 8.73 | +1.0% | **bot bought $8.84** |
| 12:23 | 9.13 | +4.8% | 8.81 | +3.6% | **bot sold $9.12** |
| 12:40 | 9.25 | +6.2% | 8.85 | +4.6% | |
| 13:10 | 9.42 | +8.2% | 8.93 | +5.6% | |
| 14:10 | 9.40 | +7.9% | 9.00 | +4.4% | |
| 14:57 | 9.71 | +11.4% | 9.08 | +6.9% | day's high |
| 15:59 | 9.44 | +8.4% | 9.18 | +2.9% | close |

Volume by hour: 9:30–10 340k · 10–11 337k · 11–12 221k · 12–13 361k · 13–14 363k · 14–15 347k · 15–16 635k — buying stayed steady all afternoon and rose into the close.

## What the scanner and the bot did

| Scan | AGEN | Score | Price | Gap | RVOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:28 | **not on the list** (gap +2%, only 23k premarket shares) | — | — | — | — |
| 9:40 | rank 2 | 45.2 | 8.85 | +3.6% | 0.36 |
| 10:10 – 11:10 | rank 7 – 11 | 40–41 | 8.56–8.79 | +0.2 – 2.9% | 0.6–1.1 |
| 11:40 | rank 5 | 44.0 | 8.87 | +3.9% | 1.30 |
| 12:10 | rank 4 | 50.5 | 9.05 | +6.0% | 1.43 |
| 12:40 – 14:40 | **rank 1** | 65.9 → 82.2 | 9.28–9.49 | +8.6 – 11.1% | 1.78 → 2.64 |

The bot checked AGEN 3,086 times from 9:40 on:

| Decision | Checks | When |
|---|---|---|
| REJECT: too far above the open | 1,624 | after the sale, 12:23 onward (+5–11% above the open) |
| REJECT: below VWAP | 1,255 | morning, including the whole climb from $8.53 to $8.72 (10:22–11:27) |
| REJECT: lower highs / lower lows | 119 | |
| WAIT: plan said "don't buy" (reward/risk under 2.0) | 65 | 11:28–11:35, just above VWAP |
| **BUY** | 1 | **11:35:00 at $8.84** (pullback: held a rising low at $8.77) |

**The trade:** bought 188 shares at $8.84 (stop $8.72, target $9.09) → sold at $9.12 at 12:23 by the lock-in-profit exit (gave back 9.3¢ of a 37¢ gain) → **+$51.72**.

**What holding would have made (same 188 shares):** to the close $9.43 ≈ **+$111**; at the high $9.71 ≈ **+$164**.

## What AGEN shows

1. **Missed start (entry, pattern 2):** the climb from $8.53 to $8.72 was all below VWAP, so every check was rejected. A buy near $8.60 with a stop under $8.47 risked ~13¢.
2. **Late entry (reward/risk):** just above VWAP, the natural stop was the $8.53–8.58 low, making reward/risk 1.3–1.7 (< 2.0). It only reached 2.0 once a higher stop could be used — at $8.84.
3. **Early exit (the biggest money):** the lock-in-profit exit sold at a normal 9¢ pullback; the stock then climbed another 59¢ over 2½ hours, always well above VWAP.
4. **Re-entry correctly blocked:** after the sale AGEN was 2.9–6.9% above VWAP — too stretched to buy again under any of the rules we are testing. The money was in *holding*, not re-buying.

AGEN is now part of the 22-day test set (added after today's close) and will be one of the named cases in the entry (pattern 2) and exit tests.