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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-04-09

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2026-04-09 08:33 PM CST

VIX Regime

19.49 NORMAL

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MARKET.PULSE // LIVE BENCHMARKS

S&P 500

$679.91

+0.58%

5D: +3.7%

Nasdaq 100

$610.19

+0.68%

5D: +4.3%

Russell 2000

$261.96

+0.57%

5D: +4.2%

Dow 30

$481.90

+0.57%

5D: +3.6%

Bitcoin

$71,842.37

+1.01%

5D: +4.3%

Ethereum

$2,185.62

-0.22%

5D: +3.7%

Gold

$437.91

+0.78%

5D: +2.0%

20Y Treasuries

$86.70

-0.25%

5D: -0.1%

VIX.REGIME

19.49

NORMAL

VIX normal at 19.5 (-5.1 this week). SPY +2.9% vs 200 SMA.

SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS

🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _

The VIX sits at a vanilla 19.49 – no fear, but no conviction either. The Street's sleeping; institutional flows are flat, and we're seeing zero sector leadership. This isn't a market screaming "buy the dip" or "short the rip," it's just... there. Expect more chop until big money decides to show its hand. Despite the broader lull, our scanner picked up some signals. The real heat is in AXUP, a Grade A "Nuclear Option" play with an ADX of 37.5 – that's a trending beast for the momentum crowd, but keep a tight leash. For a more prudent accumulation, SCHW is the standout. With a pristine Tech 100/100 and Fund 80/100, it's a clear "ACCUMULATE on dips" call, sitting at fair value (-12.2%). Contrast that with WFC (Grade C, WAIT) and MRK (Grade B, overvalued by 39.0%, WAIT) – they're on watch, but no green light yet. Focus on quality, even in a dull market. — Ghost out. 👻

⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL

VIX

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5d Change

-5.0

VIX/VIX3M

0.89

SPY vs 200SMA

+2.9%

VIX normal at 19.5 (-5.1 this week). SPY +2.9% vs 200 SMA.

→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.

🏆 DAILY.MOMENTUM.PICKS // TOP 3 RANKED BY 9-FACTOR SCORE + QUALITY GATE

🥇

GOLD

⚡ BOUNCE 2.0

/100
FINAL

⚠️ Q:65

EMA Stack10/20

Pullback10/15

ADX (53.1)18/15

RSI (50.3)15/10

Trend5/10

Rel Vol (0.77x)2/10

Price/EMA2112/10

MACD2/5

Institutional0/5

🥈

SILVER

HAL

⚡ BOUNCE 2.0

/100
FINAL

⚠️ Q:65

EMA Stack10/20

Pullback10/15

ADX (52.6)18/15

RSI (54.1)15/10

Trend5/10

Rel Vol (0.67x)2/10

Price/EMA2112/10

MACD2/5

Institutional0/5

🥉

BRONZE

MRK

⚡ BOUNCE 2.0

/100
FINAL

⚠️ Q:65

EMA Stack10/20

Pullback10/15

ADX (21.5)5/15

RSI (75.5)1/10

Trend5/10

Rel Vol (0.67x)2/10

Price/EMA219/10

MACD2/5

Institutional0/5

EMA(20) + Pullback(15) + ADX(15) + RSI(10) + Trend(10) + Volume(10) + Price/EMA(10) + MACD(5) + Institutional(5) = Raw Score × Quality Gate

☢️ LEVERAGED.ETF // VWAP RECLAIM PLAY OF THE DAY

AXON → AXUP

ADX: 37.5 RSI: 26.1 Vol: 2.15x -10.27%

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INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS // TICKERTRACE API

As of: unknown

🟢 TOP BUYING

🔴 TOP SELLING

ALPHA.SCANNER // SIGNAL MATRIX

WFC

Regime CHOP 90%

MRK

Regime CHOP 80%

SCHW

Regime CHOP 80%

SLB

Regime CHOP 80%

Regime MODERATE 80%

MFC

Regime CHOP 80%

KGC

Regime CHOP 80%

SATS

Regime CHOP 80%

INSM

Regime CHOP 80%

ADM

Regime CHOP 80%

HPE

Regime CHOP 80%

HAL

Regime MODERATE 80%

DVN

Regime CHOP 80%

PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW

🔥 LIFERS (20+ Days)

No lifers in current window

💎 HIGH CONVICTION (10-19D)

None yet

📊 STATS

Total Tracked274

Lifers0

High Conviction0

New Signals252

TECHNICAL.SETUPS // TAO OF TRADING

SU Suncor Energy Inc. · Energy $63.39 -1.15

✅ SAILING

☰ FULL BULLISH

🎯 BUY ZONE

⚡ BOUNCE 2.0 QUALIFIED Stacked EMAs + ADX ≥ 20 + Stoch ≤ 40 — High probability trend continuation setup

EMA Stack: 8 → 21 → 34 → 55 → 89 alignment · Buy Zone: EMA21: $63.34

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

4.37M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.82

Squeeze Ratio

0.466

Risk/Reward

1.94

ADX (14)

53.1

RSI (14)

50.3

MACD (12,26,9)

-0.3936

Stoch %K (14,3)

31.61

EMA21: 63.34 SMA50: 58.66 EMA200: 49.56

ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. · Utilities $114.98 +1.41

✅ SAILING

☰ FULL BULLISH

EMA Stack: 8 → 21 → 34 → 55 → 89 alignment

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

1.06M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.55

Squeeze Ratio

0.521

Risk/Reward

ADX (14)

11.59

RSI (14)

63.07

MACD (12,26,9)

0.1294

Stoch %K (14,3)

88.08

EMA21: 112.89 SMA50: 111.04 EMA200: 103.68

MRK Merck & Co., Inc. · Healthcare $122.68 -0.50

✅ SAILING

☰ FULL BULLISH

EMA Stack: 8 → 21 → 34 → 55 → 89 alignment

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

6.42M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.79

Squeeze Ratio

0.442

Risk/Reward

ADX (14)

21.54

RSI (14)

75.48

MACD (12,26,9)

0.4864

Stoch %K (14,3)

88.3

EMA21: 119.1 SMA50: 117.76 EMA200: 105.18

BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation · Financial Services $128.58 +0.64

✅ SAILING

☰ FULL BULLISH

EMA Stack: 8 → 21 → 34 → 55 → 89 alignment

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

1.94M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.56

Squeeze Ratio

0.49

Risk/Reward

ADX (14)

28.63

RSI (14)

83.63

MACD (12,26,9)

1.4219

Stoch %K (14,3)

99.06

EMA21: 120.39 SMA50: 119.07 EMA200: 115.29

SLB SLB N.V. · Energy $52.54 +0.66

✅ SAILING

☰ FULL BULLISH

EMA Stack: 8 → 21 → 34 → 55 → 89 alignment

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

15.99M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.94

Squeeze Ratio

0.59

Risk/Reward

ADX (14)

43.74

RSI (14)

65.51

MACD (12,26,9)

0.2142

Stoch %K (14,3)

73.16

EMA21: 50.09 SMA50: 49.54 EMA200: 42.86

SCHW The Charles Schwab Corporation · Financial Services $97.27 +0.57

✅ SAILING

☰ TANGLED

EMA Stack: No clear alignment

ⓘ TECHNICAL DATA SACK

Volume

4.61M

Rel Vol (10D)

0.5

Squeeze Ratio

0.439

Risk/Reward

ADX (14)

10.04

RSI (14)

61.14

MACD (12,26,9)

0.4664

Stoch %K (14,3)

91.16

EMA21: 94.52 SMA50: 96.11 EMA200: 96.22

WFC Wells Fargo & Company

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

$86.02

$59.43 — $97.76

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

FAIR VALUE

-16.2%

Verdict

WAIT for validation

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ TANGLED

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$82.28

EMA 21$80.88

EMA 34$81.57

EMA 55$82.91

EMA 89$83.87

SMA 50 (Inst)$83.56

SMA 200 (Trend)$83.78

TRAMA (34)$79.24

Pivot Points

RES 2$86.36

RES 1$85.51

PIVOT$84.88

SUP 1$84.03

SUP 2$83.4

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$73.24

0.500$77.83

0.382$82.42

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.64x

AVG (20D)16,455,999

ADX (14)

23.66

RSI (14)

78.75

Stoch %K

98.69

MACD Hist

1.19

ATR (14)

2.08

Squeeze

0.504

HV (30D)

31.48%

TradingView

STRONG_BUY

Mkt Cap: $265.43B

P/E: 13.74

Rev Growth: 5.0%

Margin: 26.7%

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MRK Merck & Co., Inc.

Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General

$122.68

$73.31 — $125.14

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

OVERVALUED

-39.0%

Verdict

WAIT for validation

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ FULL BULLISH

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$120.87

EMA 21$119.1

EMA 34$117.94

EMA 55$115.58

EMA 89$111.22

SMA 50 (Inst)$117.76

SMA 200 (Trend)$95.93

TRAMA (34)$121.13

Pivot Points

RES 2$127.27

RES 1$125.23

PIVOT$121.58

SUP 1$119.54

SUP 2$115.89

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$91.17

0.500$97.48

0.382$103.79

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.67x

AVG (20D)9,586,036

ADX (14)

21.54

RSI (14)

75.48

Stoch %K

88.3

MACD Hist

0.49

ATR (14)

2.93

Squeeze

0.442

HV (30D)

24.58%

TradingView

BUY

Mkt Cap: $303.31B

P/E: 16.85

Rev Growth: 5.0%

Margin: 28.1%

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[Yahoo Finance] Merck & Co.'s Quarterly Earnings Preview: What You Need to Know

[Yahoo Finance] AZN vs. MRK: Which Oncology Stock Offers Better Investment Potential?

SCHW The Charles Schwab Corporation

Financial Services · Capital Markets

$97.27

$67.6 — $107.5

Grade

Tech Score

100

Fund Score

Valuation

FAIR VALUE

-12.2%

Verdict

ACCUMULATE on dips

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ TANGLED

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$94.85

EMA 21$94.52

EMA 34$94.96

EMA 55$95.6

EMA 89$95.82

SMA 50 (Inst)$96.11

SMA 200 (Trend)$95.29

TRAMA (34)$93.7

Pivot Points

RES 2$98.27

RES 1$97.49

PIVOT$95.99

SUP 1$95.21

SUP 2$93.71

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$84.41

0.500$88.75

0.382$93.09

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.52x

AVG (20D)8,944,961

ADX (14)

10.04

RSI (14)

61.14

Stoch %K

91.16

MACD Hist

0.47

ATR (14)

2.43

Squeeze

0.439

HV (30D)

20.9%

TradingView

STRONG_BUY

Mkt Cap: $170.44B

P/E: 20.92

Rev Growth: 18.9%

Margin: 37.0%

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[Yahoo Finance] The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

[Yahoo Finance] Why Charles Schwab Stock Bumped Nearly 4% Higher Today

BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

Financial Services · Banks - Diversified

$128.58

$72.11 — $128.76

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

OVERVALUED

-25.1%

Verdict

WAIT for validation

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ FULL BULLISH

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$123.75

EMA 21$120.39

EMA 34$119.46

EMA 55$118.59

EMA 89$116.81

SMA 50 (Inst)$119.07

SMA 200 (Trend)$109.7

TRAMA (34)$121.0

Pivot Points

RES 2$129.71

RES 1$128.83

PIVOT$127.5

SUP 1$126.62

SUP 2$125.29

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$93.07

0.500$99.88

0.382$106.7

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.53x

AVG (20D)3,657,617

ADX (14)

28.63

RSI (14)

83.63

Stoch %K

99.06

MACD Hist

1.42

ATR (14)

2.65

Squeeze

0.49

HV (30D)

19.87%

TradingView

STRONG_BUY

Mkt Cap: $89.67B

P/E: 17.4

Rev Growth: 7.8%

Margin: 27.7%

[Yahoo Finance] Will The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings

[Yahoo Finance] The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should Y

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SU Suncor Energy Inc.

Energy · Oil & Gas Integrated

$63.39

$30.79 — $67.76

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

FAIR VALUE

-15.6%

Verdict

ACCUMULATE on dips

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ FULL BULLISH

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$64.95

EMA 21$63.34

EMA 34$61.3

EMA 55$58.39

EMA 89$54.79

SMA 50 (Inst)$58.66

SMA 200 (Trend)$45.83

TRAMA (34)$66.32

Pivot Points

RES 2$66.61

RES 1$65.57

PIVOT$63.86

SUP 1$62.82

SUP 2$61.11

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$45.07

0.500$49.4

0.382$53.73

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.77x

AVG (20D)5,681,839

ADX (14)

53.1

RSI (14)

50.3

Stoch %K

31.61

MACD Hist

-0.39

ATR (14)

2.26

Squeeze

0.466

HV (30D)

22.89%

TradingView

NEUTRAL

Mkt Cap: $75.48B

P/E: 18.16

Rev Growth: -3.9%

Margin: 12.1%

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[Yahoo Finance] Suncor Expansion And Buybacks Put Elliott Investment And Valuation In Focus

[Yahoo Finance] Pimco Weighs $14 Billion Debt Deal for Oracle Data Center

MFC Manulife Financial Corporation

Financial Services · Insurance - Life

$36.59

$26.34 — $38.72

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

FAIR VALUE

-9.1%

Verdict

ACCUMULATE on dips

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ TANGLED

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$35.45

EMA 21$34.93

EMA 34$34.98

EMA 55$35.08

EMA 89$34.91

SMA 50 (Inst)$35.45

SMA 200 (Trend)$33.29

TRAMA (34)$34.72

Pivot Points

RES 2$36.9

RES 1$36.71

PIVOT$36.34

SUP 1$36.15

SUP 2$35.78

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$30.86

0.500$32.29

0.382$33.72

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.99x

AVG (20D)1,958,770

ADX (14)

12.47

RSI (14)

77.92

Stoch %K

96.72

MACD Hist

0.34

ATR (14)

0.71

Squeeze

0.505

HV (30D)

21.84%

TradingView

BUY

Mkt Cap: $61.33B

P/E: 16.56

Rev Growth: -34.9%

Margin: 18.7%

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[Yahoo Finance] Private Credit Worries Still Brewing, Insurance Company Investment Strategist Wa

[Yahoo Finance] VOYA Stock Outperforms the Industry: Time to Buy or Hold?

KGC Kinross Gold Corporation

Basic Materials · Gold

$32.84

$11.84 — $39.11

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

UNDERVALUED

+43.8%

Verdict

ACCUMULATE on dips

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ TANGLED

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$31.57

EMA 21$31.08

EMA 34$31.35

EMA 55$31.37

EMA 89$30.53

SMA 50 (Inst)$32.42

SMA 200 (Trend)$25.77

TRAMA (34)$30.83

Pivot Points

RES 2$34.58

RES 1$33.84

PIVOT$33.21

SUP 1$32.47

SUP 2$31.84

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$22.94

0.500$26.02

0.382$29.1

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.56x

AVG (20D)10,875,092

ADX (14)

37.14

RSI (14)

73.48

Stoch %K

85.82

MACD Hist

0.6

ATR (14)

1.5

Squeeze

0.526

HV (30D)

56.58%

TradingView

BUY

Mkt Cap: $39.48B

P/E: 16.84

Rev Growth: 42.9%

Margin: 33.9%

[Yahoo Finance] Agnico Eagle Eclipses 50-day SMA: What Should Investors Do Now?

[Yahoo Finance] This is Why Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC) is one of the Best Gold Mining Compan

[Yahoo Finance] Will Arthur Gold Project Become a Tier-One Growth Driver for AU?

HAL Halliburton Company

Energy · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services

$37.69

$18.75 — $41.18

Grade

Tech Score

Fund Score

Valuation

OVERVALUED

-47.4%

Verdict

WAIT for validation

TECHNICAL.MATRIX

☰ FULL BULLISH

AUTO-CALC

Moving Averages

EMA 8$38.1

EMA 21$37.44

EMA 34$36.62

EMA 55$35.33

EMA 89$33.44

SMA 50 (Inst)$35.66

SMA 200 (Trend)$27.5

TRAMA (34)$38.67

Pivot Points

RES 2$39.33

RES 1$38.56

PIVOT$37.31

SUP 1$36.54

SUP 2$35.29

Fibonacci (1Y)

0.618$27.29

0.500$29.94

0.382$32.6

Volume Profile

Relative Vol 0.67x

AVG (20D)18,612,826

ADX (14)

52.57

RSI (14)

54.15

Stoch %K

31.97

MACD Hist

-0.16

ATR (14)

1.44

Squeeze

0.481

HV (30D)

32.72%

TradingView

BUY

Mkt Cap: $31.57B

P/E: 25.13

Rev Growth: 0.8%

Margin: 5.8%

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