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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-07-21
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2026-07-21 06:51 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 17.76
· SPY -0.16%
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 ACGL — she scored it 49 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
$742.09
-0.16%
5D: -1.3%
Nasdaq 100
$696.06
+0.10%
5D: -3.3%
Russell 2000
$292.31
-0.59%
5D: -0.8%
Dow 30
$517.94
-0.55%
5D: -1.3%
Bitcoin
$66,292.37
+1.63%
5D: +3.7%
Ethereum
$1,933.60
+1.57%
5D: +5.0%
Gold
$367.60
-0.22%
5D: -1.2%
20Y Treasuries
$83.89
-0.75%
5D: -0.2%
VIX.REGIME
17.76
NORMAL
VIX normal at 17.8 (+1.3 this week). SPY +7.0% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
The VIX is chilling at 17.76, signaling a 'normal' risk appetite, but don't get complacent. Whales are busy: SPCX, META, PLTR, NVDA all saw institutional buying. HOOD is a clear two-way street, experiencing both heavy buying and selling. Interesting rotation there. AMD got dumped hard by institutions while NVDA was bought – a sector-specific reallocation.
The scanner is flashing some strong signals. GOOGL is bullish, but pump the brakes: it's -21.7% OVERVALUED, so WAIT despite the buzz. Your real plays are CB (Grade A, FORTRESS, -5.7% FAIR VALUE) and CNQ (Grade B, -6.3% FAIR VALUE) – these are strong ACCUMULATE on dips plays. For the risk-on crowd, the 'Nuclear Option' IONQ → IONX (ADX 34.5, Grade B) offers leveraged juice. No Lifers today, so keep conviction short-term.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 17.8. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 8 CONVERGENCES
AMZN
3 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 91)
institutional · 13F buying
CNQ
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 1.0)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 83)
NTR
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 1.0)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 76)
GILD
2 legs
trend · momentum B score 40
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 71)
NVDA
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
institutional · 13F buying
META
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.7)
institutional · 13F buying
AMD
2 legs
trend · Core Watchlist (score 0.6)
institutional · 13F buying
conflict · 13F selling
⚠ 13F selling
HOOD
2 legs
trend · Core Watchlist (score 0.6)
institutional · 13F buying
conflict · 13F selling
⚠ 13F selling
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 87 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
GILD — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 5d)
GILD
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 5d
SBUX
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 5d
NEE
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 4d
WELL
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 3d
ABNB
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
HOOD
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 17.8 (+1.3 this week). SPY +7.0% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Prime // MOMENTUM
$101.83
⚡ BOUNCE
↳ Bounce 2.0 setup (EMA+ADX+Stoch); Trending (ADX 59.9); Full EMA stack
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
Play: IONX | ADX: 34.5
↳ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-07-20
Funds: 53
Tickers: 1676
Options: 526
P/C: 0.61
🟢 TOP BUYING
SPCX
Space Exploration Technol
ULTY, ARKK, ARKQ, ARKW, FDRS
52.661
META
META PLATFORMS INC-CLASS
ULTI, FDRS, ARKW
15.529
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc
ULTI, ULTY, PLTW, FDRS
9.046
HOOD
Robinhood Markets Inc
ULTY, HOOW, FDRS
4.147
NVDA
NVIDIA Corp
ULTY, NVDW, FDRS
3.978
LRCX
Lam Research Corp
ULTY
2.345
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES IN
ULTY
2.287
AMZN
Amazon.com Inc
ULTY
2.275
🔴 TOP SELLING
HOOD
Robinhood Markets Inc
ULTI, ARKW, ARKK, BLOX
71.179
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES IN
ARKW, ARKQ, ARKK, ULTI
5.717
DE
DEERE + CO COMMON STOCK U
ARKQ, AVLV
0.868
TXG
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A
ARKK
0.562
RIOT
Riot Platforms Inc
ULTI, BLOX
0.527
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS IN
ARKQ
0.322
AMAT
APPLIED MATERIALS INC
ULTI
0.262
TEM
TEMPUS AI INC
ULTI
0.254
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
FIGXX
↑ KYLD
↓ KQQQ
HOOD
↑ ULTY, HOOW, FDRS
↓ ULTI, ARKW, ARKK, BLOX
LRCX
↑ ULTY
↓ ULTI
AMD
↑ ULTY
↓ ARKW, ARKQ, ARKK, ULTI
COIN
↑ ULTI
↓ BLOX, COIW
NVDA
↑ ULTY, NVDW, FDRS
↓ BLOX
Sector Flow →
ENERGY (+0.6182)
HEALTH CARE (+0.3329)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (+0.0711)
MATERIALS (+0.0389)
INDUSTRIALS (-0.4773)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (-0.3318)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (-0.2163)
REAL ESTATE (-0.0125)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 131
Total: 279
🔥 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
+121 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
Tech: 75
Fund: 80
Price: $351.99
RSI: 48.94
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-21.7%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $352.53
RSI: 55.69
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-5.7%)
View Deep Dive →
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources L
Tech: 85
Fund: 70
Price: $43.95
RSI: 77.36
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-6.3%)
View Deep Dive →
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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 // 2026-07-21 // 2026-07-21 06:51 AM CST