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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-07-20
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2026-07-20 07:22 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 17.98
· SPY -0.99%
Last 10 Days
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👵 GRANDMA.MODE // PLAIN ENGLISH
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🙂 Just an ordinary day out there. Nothing's on fire, nothing's a party. Business as usual. The overall market is down a bit today. (The fear gauge sits at 18 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is GEV — she scored it 48 out of 100. That just means it looked the strongest of the bunch, not a promise it'll go up.
In Other Words
- VIX:
- Wall Street's 'fear gauge.' Low number = calm, high number = scared. Above 30 means people are sweating.
- SPY:
- A single basket holding the 500 biggest US companies. When people say 'the market,' they usually mean this.
- momentum:
- Buying what's already going up and betting it keeps going — like a snowball rolling downhill.
This is plain-English education, not financial advice. When in doubt, ask someone you trust.
MARKET.PULSE // LIVE BENCHMARKS
S&P 500
$743.29
-0.99%
5D: -0.8%
Nasdaq 100
$695.33
-1.50%
5D: -2.3%
Russell 2000
$294.04
-0.52%
5D: +0.2%
Dow 30
$520.81
-0.74%
5D: -0.7%
Bitcoin
$64,680.46
-0.02%
5D: +1.4%
Ethereum
$1,877.59
+0.32%
5D: +0.8%
Gold
$368.41
+0.95%
5D: +0.3%
20Y Treasuries
$84.52
+0.37%
5D: +0.7%
VIX.REGIME
17.98
NORMAL
VIX normal at 18.0 (+0.8 this week). SPY +7.2% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
VIX is holding chill at 17.98, so no immediate panic selling on the radar. Institutions are rotating, aggressively scooping up VSH, XE, and FAST, while quietly dumping SPCX and MSTR. LRCX and AMD are also seeing the exit door, hinting at some tech profit-taking, but strong buys in industrials (FAST, FERG) suggest a defensive lean. No single sector is dominating the 5-day chart, indicating a less directional market overall.
Our scanner is flashing bullish on ALL, LNG, and the GOOG twins. ALL is the standout "FORTRESS tier" play with an 'A' grade, barely -2.4% off fair value – definitely one to ACCUMULATE on dips. Both GOOGL and GOOG are "CASTLE tier" but heavily OVERVALUED at -20.5% and -20.6% respectively; WAIT for validation before chasing. For the high-octane crowd, the "Nuclear Option" IONX (leveraged IONQ) is on the radar with ADX 32.9, but it's only a Grade B. Handle that with extreme caution. No "Lifers" today, meaning true long-term conviction is shallow across the board.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 18.0. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 4 CONVERGENCES
GILD
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 71)
AAPL
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 74)
XOM
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 90)
AMZN
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 91)
conflict · 13F selling
⚠ 13F selling
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 77 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
SBUX — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 5d)
SBUX
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 5d
GILD
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 4d
NEE
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 4d
WELL
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 3d
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
HOOD
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
MRVL
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 18.0 (+0.8 this week). SPY +7.2% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Choice // MOMENTUM
$1036.22
⚡ BOUNCE
↳ Bounce 2.0 setup (EMA+ADX+Stoch); Stoch oversold (18.4); Full EMA stack
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
Play: IONX | ADX: 32.9
↳ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-07-17
Funds: 45
Tickers: 1656
Options: 254
P/C: 0.94
🟢 TOP BUYING
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY IN
AVUV
5.257
XE
X-ENERGY INC
ARKK, ARKQ
1.307
FAST
FASTENAL CO COMMON STOCK
AVMV
0.488
CMPS
COMPASS PATHWAYS PLC
ARKG
0.456
FERG
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC
AVMV
0.324
NBIX
NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES IN
AVMV
0.296
CPRT
COPART INC COMMON STOCK
AVMV
0.295
ABSI
ABSCI CORP
ARKG
0.242
🔴 TOP SELLING
SPCX
Space Exploration Technol
ULTI, ULTY
6.653
MSTR
STRATEGY INC COMMON STOCK
ULTY, AVMV
5.1
HOOD
Robinhood Markets Inc
ULTY
2.516
LRCX
LAM RESH CORP
ULTY
2.415
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES IN
ULTY
2.348
ALAB
Astera Labs Inc
ULTY
2.276
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
ULTY
2.257
MELI
MercadoLibre Inc
ULTY
2.175
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
HOOD
↑ HOOW, ULTI, BLOX
↓ ULTY
LRCX
↑ EUV, ULTI
↓ ULTY
WULF
↑ BLOX
↓ ULTI
AMD
↑ ULTI
↓ ULTY
NVDA
↑ BLOX
↓ ULTY
LITE
↑ EUV
↓ ULTY
Sector Flow →
INDUSTRIALS (+1.4727)
HEALTH CARE (+0.449)
CONSUMER STAPLES (+0.2788)
MATERIALS (+0.1029)
REAL ESTATE (-0.7624)
ENERGY (-0.6512)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (-0.5335)
FINANCIALS (-0.3442)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 118
Total: 272
🔥 LIFERS (20+ Days)
No lifers in current window
💎 HIGH CONVICTION (10-19D)
PLTR 16d
NVDA 16d
GOOGL 16d
AVGO 16d
V 16d
MA 16d
XOM 16d
MSFT 16d
META 16d
TSLA 16d
+108 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
ALL
The Allstate Corporation
Tech: 95
Fund: 70
Price: $249.9
RSI: 58.48
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-2.4%)
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Tech: 75
Fund: 80
Price: $346.77
RSI: 55.25
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-20.5%)
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Tech: 75
Fund: 80
Price: $346.12
RSI: 56.25
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-20.6%)
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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?" — the pipeline is open source. Go
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Generated by Ghost Alpha Dossier Pipeline // 2026-07-20 // 2026-07-20 07:22 AM CST