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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-20
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2026-08-20 05:29 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 15.18
· SPY +0.21%
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 up a bit today. (The fear gauge sits at 15 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is KO — she scored it 63 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
$769.06
+0.21%
5D: -1.1%
Nasdaq 100
$716.08
-0.20%
5D: -2.2%
Russell 2000
$301.72
+0.50%
5D: -0.6%
Dow 30
$534.27
+0.26%
5D: -0.7%
Bitcoin
$72,249.81
+4.31%
5D: +15.0%
Ethereum
$2,285.82
+1.53%
5D: +22.0%
Gold
$413.84
+3.84%
5D: +3.7%
20Y Treasuries
$83.02
+1.67%
5D: +0.5%
VIX.REGIME
15.18
NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.2 (+0.6 this week). SPY +9.2% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Market's chill with VIX at 15.18, so no major panic. But don't mistake calm for complacency. Institutions are rotating hard: dumping big names like TSLA and SHOP, while quietly accumulating CBRS, RKLB, and QLYS. Our scanner's flashing bullish on PANW and CRWD — clear signs that while some tech is getting trimmed, conviction remains strong in cybersecurity plays. Energy giant XOM also made the bullish cut.
On the dossier front, XOM is your standout winner: a Grade A 'ACCUMULATE on dips' with 24.3% undervaluation and CASTLE tier fundamentals. That's a no-brainer long. Meanwhile, payments powerhouses MA and KO, while Grade A quality, are significantly overvalued by 43.4% and 47.3% respectively; patience is key here, 'WAIT for validation.' And for the degens, GMEU is still trending hard (ADX 33.6) – a pure momentum play if you're feeling nuclear.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 15.2. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 5 CONVERGENCES
DIS
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 66)
UBER
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 59)
EOG
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 66)
LLY
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
institutional · 13F buying
CVX
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
institutional · 13F buying
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 85 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
EOG
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
PFE
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
COP
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 1d
FCX
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 1d
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.2 (+0.6 this week). SPY +9.2% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Prime // MOMENTUM
$87.71
⚡ BOUNCE
↳ Bounce 2.0 setup (EMA+ADX+Stoch); Trending (ADX 36.3); Full EMA stack
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
Play: GMEU | ADX: 33.6
↳ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-19
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2281
Options: 523
P/C: 0.72
🟢 TOP BUYING
CBRS
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A
ARKW, ARKK
1.582
RKLB
Rocket Lab Corp
ARKK
1.421
CURA
Curaleaf Holdings Inc
CNBS
0.731
TRLV
Trulieve Cannabis Corp
CNBS
0.63
QLYS
QUALYS INC COMMON STOCK U
AVUV
0.519
CVX
CHEVRON CORP COMMON STOCK
AVLV
0.481
SON
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO COMMON
AVUV
0.469
LLY
ELI LILLY & CO
AVLV
0.423
🔴 TOP SELLING
TSLA
Tesla Inc
TSLW, ARKK, SLTY
13.543
SHOP
Shopify Inc
ARKK, ULTY
2.114
SPCX
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-C
ULTI, ULTY, ARKK
1.766
TXG
10X GENOMICS INC-CLASS A
ARKG, ARKK
1.124
ILMN
ILLUMINA INC
ARKK
0.732
CRCL
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
ULTI, ARKK
1.037
CRSP
CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG
ARKG, ARKK
0.454
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices In
ARKW, ULTY
0.558
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
TEM
↑ ARKG
↓ ARKK
FAST
↑ AVLV
↓ AVMV
LRCX
↑ KQQQ
↓ ULTY
LLY
↑ AVLV
↓ ARKG
INTC
↑ KYLD
↓ ULTI
GDX
↑ KYLD
↓ ULTY
Sector Flow →
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (+0.8281)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (+0.3301)
MATERIALS (+0.0379)
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (-1.6717)
FINANCIALS (-0.2059)
ENERGY (-0.1613)
HEALTH CARE (-0.0974)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 132
Total: 292
🔥 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: 100
Fund: 70
Price: $164.77
RSI: 66.35
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: UNDERVALUED (+24.3%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $573.72
RSI: 46.9
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-43.4%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 100
Fund: 80
Price: $90.35
RSI: 61.18
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-47.3%)
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 // 2026-08-20 // 2026-08-20 05:29 AM CST