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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-12
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2026-08-12 06:01 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 15.4
· SPY -0.32%
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 15 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is CVX — she scored it 71 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
$770.56
-0.32%
5D: +0.1%
Nasdaq 100
$718.45
-0.34%
5D: +0.2%
Russell 2000
$300.99
+0.34%
5D: +0.4%
Dow 30
$537.28
-0.32%
5D: -1.0%
Bitcoin
$64,078.29
+0.83%
5D: -1.3%
Ethereum
$1,907.08
+1.37%
5D: -0.4%
Gold
$400.96
-0.39%
5D: +2.9%
20Y Treasuries
$82.19
+0.16%
5D: -1.0%
VIX.REGIME
15.4
NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.4 (-0.4 this week). SPY +9.9% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Market's holding steady with VIX at a chill 15.4; no panic in sight. Institutions are still catching bids in big tech and growth names, with NVDA, GOOGL, and AVGO leading the charge, alongside NET and CF. But don't get complacent – they're also shedding dead weight, notably dumping TSLA, SHOP, and PLTR. Watch for profit-taking rotations out of previous high-flyers.
Our scanner is flashing bullish on a mixed bag: TJX, MDLZ, XOM, MA, CVX. However, don't be a bag holder chasing the scanner's initial signal. Our dossiers warn that TJX and MA are severely OVERVALUED by -45.1% and -42.2% respectively – the verdict is a clear "WAIT." The only conviction play here is XOM, a Grade A CASTLE tier name, UNDERVALUED by 28.5%. Accumulate that on dips, pure signal.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 15.4. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 7 CONVERGENCES
AVGO
3 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 91)
institutional · 13F buying
CSCO
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 88)
BA
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 65)
COF
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
institutional · 13F buying
FAST
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
institutional · 13F buying
NVDA
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.7)
institutional · 13F buying
GOOGL
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.7)
institutional · 13F buying
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 81 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
OXY — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 3d)
OXY
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 3d
CB
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
CNQ
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
FCX
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
PFE
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
TJX
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
COP
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 1d
BNS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.4 (-0.4 this week). SPY +9.9% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Prime // MOMENTUM
$194.91
↳ Trending (ADX 38.6); Full EMA stack
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-11
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2269
Options: 537
P/C: 0.68
🟢 TOP BUYING
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP
ARKW, ARKQ, ARKK
7.57
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc
DIVO
4.549
AVGO
BROADCOM INC
ARKQ, ARKK
3.079
NET
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A
ARKK
1.555
CF
CF Industries Holdings In
DIVO
1.017
TER
TERADYNE INC
ARKK
0.998
COF
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL COR
AVLV
0.46
SCCO
Southern Copper Corp
IDVO, ULTY, DIVO
0.67
🔴 TOP SELLING
DE
DEERE & CO
ARKK, ARKQ
5.325
TSLA
TESLA INC
TSLW, CMAG, ARKK
6.686
NSC
Norfolk Southern Corp
DIVO
3.764
SHOP
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A
ULTY, ARKW
4.711
PLTR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
ULTY, ARKQ
3.828
TXG
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A
ARKK, ARKG
1.269
QCOM
QUALCOMM INC COMMON STOCK
AVLV
0.973
HOOD
Robinhood Markets Inc
ULTY
0.782
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
NVDA
↑ ARKW, ARKQ, ARKK
↓ CMAG
GOOGL
↑ DIVO
↓ CMAG
Sector Flow →
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (+2.1703)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (+0.5481)
ENERGY (+0.1386)
UTILITIES (+0.0202)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (-1.3555)
FINANCIALS (-1.3295)
HEALTH CARE (-0.1346)
INDUSTRIALS (-0.0725)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 129
Total: 281
🔥 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
+119 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
TJX
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Tech: 75
Fund: 70
Price: $155.74
RSI: 50.65
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-45.1%)
View Deep Dive →
XOM
ExxonMobil Holdings Corporat
Tech: 95
Fund: 70
Price: $159.8
RSI: 59.75
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: UNDERVALUED (+28.5%)
View Deep Dive →
MA
Mastercard Incorporated
Tech: 60
Fund: 80
Price: $561.44
RSI: 69.31
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-42.2%)
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 // 2026-08-12 // 2026-08-12 06:01 AM CST