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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-18
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2026-08-18 05:26 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 15.92
· SPY +0.00%
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 basically flat today. (The fear gauge sits at 16 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is SCCO — she scored it 31 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
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
Nasdaq 100
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
Russell 2000
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
Dow 30
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
Bitcoin
$64,082.66
-0.66%
5D: +1.8%
Ethereum
$1,894.25
-0.94%
5D: +0.7%
Gold
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
20Y Treasuries
$nan
+nan%
5D: +nan%
VIX.REGIME
15.92
NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.9 (+0.5 this week). SPY +10.5% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Alright, let's cut through the noise.
The VIX is chill at 15.92, indicating no immediate panic, but don't get complacent. Institutional smart money is making moves: they're piling into names like NHX, TRLV, CLSK, FSUN, and QLYS. Keep these on your radar for potential legs up. Conversely, they're actively dumping BBBY, KLAC, CAT, ENS, and MTRN—consider these prime candidates for further distribution.
Our scanner is flashing green on META, V, and COIN, suggesting some short-term technical momentum could be brewing there. However, the larger picture remains cautious. We see no "Lifers" or "Nuclear Option" plays, meaning no deep conviction or high-leverage conviction bets are emerging. Even the big boys like AAPL, JNJ, and SCCO are flagged with "DISTRIBUTE into strength," despite their fundamental scores. This means the pros are selling into rallies, not buying the dip. Tread carefully; the exits are getting crowded for some giants.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 15.9. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 0 CONVERGENCES
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 22 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
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
HOOD
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
MRVL
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
PLTR
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
SOFI
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.9 (+0.5 this week). SPY +10.5% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Select // MOMENTUM
$192.04
↳ Full EMA stack
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-17
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2273
Options: 504
P/C: 0.67
🟢 TOP BUYING
NHX
Neighborhood Intelligence
BLOK, IBUY
5.763
TRLV
Trulieve Cannabis Corp
CNBS
0.632
CLSK
CLEANSPARK INC COMMON STO
AVUV
0.33
FSUN
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
AVUV
0.258
QLYS
QUALYS INC COMMON STOCK U
AVUV
0.165
TREX
TREX COMPANY INC COMMON S
AVUV
0.135
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC COMMO
AVUV
0.131
FND
FLOOR + DECOR HOLDINGS IN
AVUV
0.126
🔴 TOP SELLING
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BLOK, IBUY
5.879
KLAC
KLA CORP COMMON STOCK USD
AVLV
1.099
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC COMMON ST
AVLV
0.666
ENS
ENERSYS COMMON STOCK USD.
AVUV
0.664
MTRN
MATERION CORP COMMON STOC
AVUV
0.604
ALKS
ALKERMES PLC COMMON STOCK
AVUV
0.601
PLXS
PLEXUS CORP COMMON STOCK
AVUV
0.529
GVA
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC
AVUV
0.522
Sector Flow →
FINANCIALS (+0.3946)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (+0.3645)
ENERGY (+0.1614)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (+0.0913)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (-1.1064)
INDUSTRIALS (-0.3558)
MATERIALS (-0.1176)
HEALTH CARE (-0.0249)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 132
Total: 284
🔥 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
+122 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
Tech: 5
Fund: 70
Price: $nan
RSI: 22.26
DISTRIBUTE into strength
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (+nan%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 20
Fund: 70
Price: $nan
RSI: 38.62
DISTRIBUTE into strength
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (+nan%)
View Deep Dive →
SCCO
Southern Copper Corporation
Tech: 20
Fund: 70
Price: $192.04
RSI: 64.64
DISTRIBUTE into strength
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-14.0%)
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
look. Sam left comments. Most of them are complaints.
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Generated by Ghost Alpha Dossier Pipeline // 2026-08-18 // 2026-08-18 05:26 AM CST