# Top Trades for October 21, 2026: What Our Best-Scoring Callers Are Saying Before the Open

> 7 Options moves and 4 day-trade ideas from public X calls in the last 48 hours, weighted by track record.

By MCAFax · Published October 21, 2026
Section: Markets & Main Street › From Wall Street · Series: Top Trades (https://mcafax.com/trades)
Canonical: https://mcafax.com/notebook/top-trades-2026-10-21
Source: MCAFax, The Broker's Notebook (https://mcafax.com/notebook). MCAFax is not a lender or a law firm.

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A daily pre-market tally of public stock calls from investors we track on X. It ranks the top options moves and day-trade ideas by a weighted vote.

## Questions readers ask

**What is the MCAFax Top Trades list?**

A daily pre-market tally of public stock calls from investors we track on X. It ranks the top options moves and day-trade ideas by a weighted vote.

**How are callers weighted?**

By their record on the matching scoreboard: Options for options moves, Day Trading for day trades. Positive and building callers vote with weight 0.50 x 10/(n+10) + clip(2 x hit rate, 0.25, 1.75) x n/(n+10), x1.10 if ranked. Callers with a negative record (15+ scored calls, shrunk win rate 50% or lower) cannot put a trade on the list; they add 0.15 each when they agree with a positive caller, 0.50 at most, and subtract nothing when they disagree.

**What counts as a win?**

For day trades and options, a call wins if the stock moved in the called direction by the close or within 5 trading days, or by the stated option expiry. Our Long-Term scoreboard keeps the 180-day beat-the-S&P 500 rule.

**Why are there fewer than 10 trades on a list?**

We only list calls that were actually posted in the window. If fewer than 10 qualify, we show fewer instead of making trades up.

**How do you tell an options move from a day trade?**

A call is an options move if the post names calls, puts or a spread. We record the strike and expiry only when stated. Other long or short calls on US-listed stocks go in the day-trader list.

**What window does the list cover?**

Calls posted in the 48 hours before the 9:30 a.m. ET open on the publish date.

**Is this investment advice?**

No. This page tallies public calls by other people and reports their track records. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.

**Where can I see each caller's full record?**

On the three MCAFax Market Calls ranking pages: Day Trading, Options and Long-Term. Each links to the original posts.