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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-14
Generated
2026-08-14 05:58 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // CALM
VIX 14.54
· SPY +0.70%
Last 10 Days
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👵 GRANDMA.MODE // PLAIN ENGLISH
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😎 The market's having a lazy Sunday — calm and quiet. Nobody's scared of much right now. The overall market is up a bit today. (The fear gauge sits at 15 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is COST — she scored it 51 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
$777.88
+0.70%
5D: +0.6%
Nasdaq 100
$732.07
+1.16%
5D: +1.2%
Russell 2000
$303.50
+0.26%
5D: +0.6%
Dow 30
$537.91
+0.14%
5D: -0.3%
Bitcoin
$62,758.77
-1.01%
5D: -1.8%
Ethereum
$1,874.66
-0.50%
5D: +0.2%
Gold
$398.96
-1.47%
5D: +0.1%
20Y Treasuries
$82.59
+0.58%
5D: -0.2%
VIX.REGIME
14.54
CALM
VIX calm at 14.5 (-0.4 this week). SPY +10.8% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Alright, listen up.
VIX at 14.54 confirms a snooze-fest, but don't mistake calm for complacency. Smart money's rotating: they're dumping high-fliers like SHOP and LLY, taking chips off the table. Meanwhile, they're piling into LYFT, NET, and notably, TSLA. No 'lifers' or 'nuclear options' today though, which tells me institutional conviction is selective, not broad market.
Our scanner's flashing bullish on CSCO and COST, but my dossiers scream "OVERVALUED" by over 40% for both. Don't chase that hype. The real play? XOM. This beast is an A-grade, technically strong, and *UNDERVALUED* by 28.8%. That's a clear "ACCUMULATE on dips" verdict. That's your alpha.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 14.5. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 3 CONVERGENCES
CSCO
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 1.0)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 88)
AVGO
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 91)
PYPL
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 // 88 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
COP
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 1d
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // CALM
VIX calm at 14.5 (-0.4 this week). SPY +10.8% vs 200 SMA.
→ BULLISH: Market favorable for momentum, can be more aggressive.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Choice // MOMENTUM
$1006.08
↳ Stoch oversold (19.0); Full EMA stack
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-13
Funds: 60
Tickers: 2248
Options: 257
P/C: 0.71
🟢 TOP BUYING
LYFT
LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK U
SLTY, AVUV
97.31
NET
CLOUDFLARE INC - CLASS A
ARKK
1.071
CF
CF Industries Holdings In
DIVO
1.008
TSLA
Tesla Inc
SLTY, BATT
0.63
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP COMMON
AVUV
0.22
FLR
FLUOR CORP COMMON STOCK U
AVUV
0.201
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC COMMO
AVUV
0.199
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC COMMO
AVLV, AVMV
0.194
🔴 TOP SELLING
SHOP
SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A
ULTY, ARKK
44.537
PLTR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
ULTY, ARKK
44.282
LLY
ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STO
EGGY, EGGQ, AVLV
27.235
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc
EGGQ, EGGY, EGGS, ULTY
24.507
COHR
Coherent Corp
EGGS, EGGY, ULTY, EGGQ
19.444
COST
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COM
EGGS, AVLV
19.231
AMZN
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STO
EGGS, AVLV
18.713
GOOGL
Alphabet Inc
EGGY, EGGQ, ULTY, EGGS
14.537
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
FAST
↑ AVLV
↓ AVMV
BE
↑ BATT
↓ EGGY, EGGQ, EGGS
TGT
↑ SLTY
↓ AVMV
CRWV
↑ AVMV
↓ EGGY, EGGQ
RIVN
↑ SLTY
↓ BATT
Sector Flow →
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (+14.8592)
MATERIALS (+0.0129)
REAL ESTATE (+0.005)
UTILITIES (+0.0035)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (-170.4256)
INDUSTRIALS (-17.8633)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (-16.7287)
HEALTH CARE (-10.3382)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 135
Total: 285
🔥 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
+125 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
Tech: 75
Fund: 80
Price: $113.47
RSI: 48.93
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-41.7%)
View Deep Dive →
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Tech: 60
Fund: 70
Price: $961.85
RSI: 61.68
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-43.2%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 95
Fund: 70
Price: $158.61
RSI: 53.2
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: UNDERVALUED (+28.8%)
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 // 2026-08-14 // 2026-08-14 05:58 AM CST