Watchlist Recap: How Our Nov. 2 Stocks to Watch Played Out
By Tech & Money Press · Recap of our Stocks to Watch for Monday, November 2, 2026
Every night we publish key levels for the next trading day. Here is how Monday’s list played out, including the setups that didn’t work. All prices are regular-session data from Webull unless noted.
Stocks started higher as crude oil fell about 7% on U.S.-Iran peace-talk hopes, but tech faded into the close after Marvell’s $115 billion Lumentum deal and Oracle’s bond sale. SPY slipped 0.5% to $752.10, QQQ lost 1.4% to $681.09 and the IWM was flat at $279.14. Our list held up much better than the Nasdaq.
The Scorecard
| Ticker | Monday Close | Day Range | What Happened vs. Our Levels | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLRO | $5.65 (+65.7%) | $5.13–$7.40 | Broke $5.00 and $6.20 in pre-market, hit $7.40 at the open, then held above $5.00 all day | ✅ |
| FMC | $6.50 (+4.8%) | $5.86–$6.64 | Held above $5.70 at the open, broke $6.24 by 10 a.m. and reached $6.64 | ✅ |
| CHOW | $4.16 (−5.5%) | $3.76–$5.70 | Held $3.75 at the open, broke $4.90 at midday and spiked to $5.70, then faded | ✅ |
| INO | $1.89 (+213.7%) | $1.66–$2.17 | Never tested $2.71; lost $2.00 at the open, held above $1.50 and reclaimed $2.00 by midday | ➖ |
| NFE | $4.38 (−11.0%) | $4.37–$4.92 | Lost $4.97 and $4.86 before the open and never got them back | ❌ |
ClearOne (CLRO) – Both resistances fell before the bell
We had $5.00 (Friday’s high) as first resistance and $6.20 (after-hours high) as the next level. ClearOne broke both in the first minutes of pre-market, touching $6.69 at 4 a.m. ET. It opened at $6.69 and ran to $7.40 in the first 15 minutes on heavy volume.
The spike did not last: CLRO lost $6.20 by 10 a.m. and slid most of the day. But the old resistance turned into support. The low of the day was $5.13, just above $5.00, and the stock bounced into the close at $5.65, up 66% on about 39 million shares. Our $4.00 support was never tested.
FMC Corp. (FMC) – The textbook breakout
FMC opened at $6.15, just under our $6.24 resistance, and dipped to $5.86 in the first half hour, staying well above our $5.70 support. It broke $6.24 around 10 a.m. ET and climbed steadily, reaching $6.64 in the afternoon before closing at $6.50, up 4.8%. It was the slowest mover on the list, but also the cleanest: support held, resistance broke and the stock never looked back. Our second target, $8.03, was not in play.
ChowChow Cloud (CHOW) – A midday spike through resistance
CHOW dipped to $3.58 in the first minutes of pre-market, below our $3.75 support, but spent the rest of the morning between $3.80 and $4.00 and opened at $3.84. Around 12:30 p.m. ET it broke our $4.90 resistance and spiked to $5.70 in 15 minutes, just 10 cents under our $5.80 second resistance. It gave the whole move back within an hour and touched $3.76 near the close, a cent above $3.75, before finishing at $4.16. The levels worked, but only for traders who were quick.
Inovio (INO) – Big catalyst, no follow-through
Inovio never got near our $2.71 resistance. It peaked at $2.27 in pre-market and opened at $1.99, right at our $2.00 support, then fell to $1.66 in the first half hour. Our $1.50 second support was never tested. By midday it reclaimed $2.00 and reached $2.17, but closed at $1.89. That is still up 214% from Friday’s close on 222 million shares, but below where it traded after Friday’s FDA approval. We mark it neutral.
New Fortress Energy (NFE) – The breakout failed before the open
We said holding above Friday’s $4.97 high in pre-market would keep the breakout intact. It did not: NFE traded as high as $5.15 early, then lost $4.97 and our $4.86 support by 7 a.m. ET. It opened at $4.71, peaked at $4.92 in late morning and slid the rest of the day to close at $4.38, down 11%. The only good news: the low of $4.37 held our second support at $4.31 by 6 cents.
Takeaways
Three hits, one neutral and one miss. The setups that worked had resistance break early and old resistance hold as support, while the one that failed lost its key level before the bell, a reminder to check pre-market action against the levels before the open. Inovio showed that even the strongest catalyst does not guarantee follow-through once a stock has already tripled after hours.
Our next list, Stocks to Watch for Tuesday, Nov. 3, is already published.
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