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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-24
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2026-08-24 05:37 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 15.91
· SPY +0.41%
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 16 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is XOM — 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
$765.72
+0.41%
5D: -0.9%
Nasdaq 100
$713.44
+0.35%
5D: -2.2%
Russell 2000
$299.96
+0.77%
5D: -1.4%
Dow 30
$532.22
+0.98%
5D: -0.3%
Bitcoin
$77,981.90
+0.29%
5D: +6.8%
Ethereum
$2,474.61
+0.44%
5D: +6.4%
Gold
$423.36
+1.95%
5D: +4.4%
20Y Treasuries
$82.05
-0.35%
5D: +0.9%
VIX.REGIME
15.91
NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.9 (+0.7 this week). SPY +8.6% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
VIX is chill at 15.91, so forget market-wide panic. Big money is making moves: Institutions are piling into TSLA, CAT, and CVX, signaling conviction. Conversely, MRK, AAPL, and GS are getting dumped—pay attention to where the smart money is exiting. No Lifers today, so it’s a short-term game.
Our scanner is flashing green on PANW, ECL, and XOM. XOM, specifically, is a CASTLE tier play, UNDERVALUED by 24.7%, begging for accumulation on dips. However, be wary of EW; despite its Grade A tech, it's OVERVALUED by -44.2%—a classic "WAIT for validation" trap. T is also a technical laggard. If you're feeling spicy, GMEU (ADX 36.0) is our Nuclear Option for pure momentum.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 15.9. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 5 CONVERGENCES
FANG
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 73)
UBER
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 59)
CVX
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
institutional · 13F buying
LLY
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.7)
institutional · 13F buying
APD
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 // 71 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
UBER — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 3d)
UBER
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 3d
EOG
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
PFE
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
OXY
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.9 (+0.7 this week). SPY +8.6% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Choice // MOMENTUM
$166.15
↳ RSI momentum at 71.8; Full EMA alignment
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
Play: GMEU | ADX: 36.0
↳ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-21
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2271
Options: 509
P/C: 0.73
🟢 TOP BUYING
TSLA
TESLA INC
TSLW, ARKK
8.359
CAT
Caterpillar Inc
AVLV
1.79
BWXT
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC
ARKK, ARKQ
1.292
EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC COM
AVLV
0.885
CVX
Chevron Corp
AVLV
0.78
LLY
ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STO
AVLV
0.772
CRCL
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
AVLV, ARKK
0.971
SFBS
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES IN
AVUV
0.598
🔴 TOP SELLING
MRK
Merck & Co Inc
AVLV, DIVO
8.793
FLR
FLUOR CORP COMMON STOCK U
AVMV, AVUV
2.224
AAPL
Apple Inc
AVLV, DIVO
2.706
GILD
GILEAD SCIENCES INC COMMO
AVLV
1.54
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC C
DIVO, AVLV
1.754
ADM
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
AVLV, DIVO
1.328
NSC
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM
AVLV
0.766
VSAT
VIASAT INC COMMON STOCK U
AVUV
0.75
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
TRGP
↑ AVMV
↓ AVLV
TEM
↑ ARKK
↓ ARKG
DVN
↑ AVMV
↓ AVLV
FLEX
↑ AVMV
↓ AVLV
LNG
↑ AVMV
↓ AVLV
FTI
↑ AVMV
↓ AVLV
Sector Flow →
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (+1.3603)
FINANCIALS (+0.2983)
MATERIALS (+0.2694)
INDUSTRIALS (+0.1597)
HEALTH CARE (-1.7832)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (-0.8401)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (-0.5324)
UTILITIES (-0.042)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 130
Total: 280
🔥 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
+120 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
EW
Edwards Lifesciences Corpora
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $89.79
RSI: 53.76
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-44.2%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 85
Fund: 70
Price: $165.11
RSI: 70.11
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: UNDERVALUED (+24.7%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 45
Fund: 70
Price: $25.29
RSI: 73.1
WAIT for validation
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-9.4%)
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 // 2026-08-24 // 2026-08-24 05:37 AM CST