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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-05-15

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2026-05-15 06:55 AM CST
VIX Regime
18.77 NORMAL
MARKET.PULSE // LIVE BENCHMARKS
S&P 500
$748.17
+0.79%
5D: +1.4%
Nasdaq 100
$719.79
+0.71%
5D: +1.2%
Russell 2000
$284.45
+0.63%
5D: +0.1%
Dow 30
$500.80
+0.74%
5D: +0.9%
Bitcoin
$80,681.94
-0.46%
5D: -1.3%
Ethereum
$2,259.78
-0.93%
5D: -3.4%
Gold
$427.21
-0.76%
5D: -1.5%
20Y Treasuries
$84.92
+0.14%
5D: -1.4%
VIX.REGIME
18.77
NORMAL
VIX normal at 18.8 (+1.6 this week). SPY +11.2% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
๐Ÿง  AI.SYNTHESIS _
The market's quiet on the surface, VIX sitting normal at 18.77. No major institutional conviction moves, and sector leadership is nonexistent. Don't let the calm fool you; the scanner's still flagging plays. MPLX, MSCI, KLAC, BMO, and WMB are showing bullish signals, but don't expect 'lifers' to back them up with long-term persistence just yet.

For actionable alpha, keep an eye on our "Nuclear Option": CSCL, the 2x leveraged play on CSCO, sports a robust ADX of 34.2, indicating a strong trend. Digging into the dossiers, MSCI is a prime "Accumulate on dips" candidate, undervalued by a solid 18.2% with Grade A tech and fundamentals. MPLX also presents value at -10.8%. However, be wary of KLAC; while Grade A and top-tier technically (95/100), it's massively overvalued by 57.0%. Patience is key there. It's a sniper's market, not a shotgun blast.

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โš ๏ธ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX
18.77
5d Change
+1.6
VIX/VIX3M
0.90
SPY vs 200SMA
+11.2%
VIX normal at 18.8 (+1.6 this week). SPY +11.2% vs 200 SMA.
โ†’ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
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๐Ÿ”ช DAILY.CUTS // PRIME ยท CHOICE ยท SELECT
Prime // MOMENTUM
BMO 48/100
$152.97 โšก BOUNCE
โ†ณ Bounce 2.0 setup (EMA+ADX+Stoch); Trending (ADX 41.2); Full EMA stack
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
CSCO B/Grade
Play: CSCL | ADX: 34.2
โ†ณ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS // TICKERTRACE API
As of: unknown
๐ŸŸข TOP BUYING
๐Ÿ”ด TOP SELLING
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
๐Ÿ”ฅ Lifers: 0 ๐Ÿ’Ž HiConv: 182 Total: 301
๐Ÿ”ฅ LIFERS (20+ Days)
No lifers in current window
๐Ÿ’Ž HIGH CONVICTION (10-19D)
PLTR 18d NVDA 18d GOOGL 18d AVGO 18d V 18d MA 18d XOM 18d MSFT 18d META 18d TSLA 18d +172 more
๐Ÿ“Š TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
MPLX
MPLX LP
Grade
B
Tech: 75
Fund: 70
Price: $55.57
RSI: 57.99
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-10.8%)
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MSCI
MSCI Inc.
Grade
A
Tech: 85
Fund: 80
Price: $569.69
RSI: 27.97
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-18.2%)
View Deep Dive โ†’
KLAC
KLA Corporation
Grade
A
Tech: 95
Fund: 70
Price: $1892.94
RSI: 46.7
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-57.0%)
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Data sources: Yahoo Finance (price/fundamentals), CBOE (options listings), TickerTrace API (institutional flows), Gemini AI (narrative + Ghost Log). Built by Michael. Written by Sam. Automated by GitHub Actions. If you're asking "where does this data come from?" โ€” the pipeline is open source. Go look. Sam left comments. Most of them are complaints.
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Generated by Ghost Alpha Dossier Pipeline // 2026-05-15 // 2026-05-15 06:55 AM CST
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