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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-26
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2026-08-26 05:35 AM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // NORMAL
VIX 15.71
· 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 up a bit today. (The fear gauge sits at 16 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is COST — she scored it 43 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
$765.91
+0.32%
5D: -0.4%
Nasdaq 100
$710.72
+0.62%
5D: -0.8%
Russell 2000
$299.23
+0.42%
5D: -0.8%
Dow 30
$535.24
+0.30%
5D: +0.3%
Bitcoin
$78,623.64
+0.07%
5D: +2.0%
Ethereum
$2,454.08
+0.45%
5D: +1.2%
Gold
$428.07
+0.32%
5D: +3.4%
20Y Treasuries
$83.47
+1.10%
5D: +0.5%
VIX.REGIME
15.71
NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.7 (+0.8 this week). SPY +8.5% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Alright, let's cut through the noise.
VIX is chilling at 15.71 – nothing to see here, folks. Institutional flow is divergent: they're piling into NTLA, CWBC, and NOK, while aggressively selling NTR, AEM, and VOD. Don't fight that smart money; these are signals, not suggestions.
Our scanners are flashing green on COST, OKE, FANG, EW, and XOM. Crucially, FANG is a Grade A, CASTLE-tier name, sitting at FAIR VALUE (5.9%) with a strong ACCUMULATE verdict on dips. That's a buy, plain and simple. In contrast, COST and EW, despite high grades, are heavily OVERVALUED (COST -43.3%, EW -44.9%) – patience is warranted; WAIT for validation there. For the brave, GMEU is lighting up as a Nuclear Option with ADX 37.1.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 15.7. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 2 CONVERGENCES
MDLZ
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 71)
HLT
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.8)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 94)
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 74 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
UBER — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 4d)
UBER
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 4d
EOG
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
PFE
triangle_breakout → momentum
streak 2d
AON
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
COIN
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
GS
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
HOOD
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
MRVL
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // NORMAL
VIX normal at 15.7 (+0.8 this week). SPY +8.5% vs 200 SMA.
→ HEALTHY: Standard position sizing, focus on high-quality momentum.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Choice // MOMENTUM
$971.40
↳ RSI momentum at 59.3
Choice // LEVERAGED ETF
Play: GMEU | ADX: 37.1
↳ VWAP Reclaim play. EOD close required.
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-25
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2275
Options: 486
P/C: 0.75
🟢 TOP BUYING
NTLA
INTELLIA THERAPEUTICS INC
ARKG, ARKK
0.471
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
AVUV
0.346
TBBB
BBB Foods Inc
IDVO
0.25
CAD
CANADIAN DOLLAR
SILJ
0.176
DASH
DOORDASH INC A COMMON S
AVLV
0.168
EXP
EAGLE MATERIALS INC COMMO
AVUV
0.144
SKHY
SK hynix Inc
IDVO
0.136
🔴 TOP SELLING
NTR
Nutrien Ltd
IDVO
0.447
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
IDVO
0.366
CCJ
Cameco Corp
IDVO
0.218
VOD
Vodafone Group PLC
IDVO
0.198
TXG
Torex Gold Resources Inc.
GBUG
0.195
RIO
Rio Tinto PLC
IDVO
0.186
BNZ
Benz Mining Corp.
GBUG
0.185
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
AEM
↑ GBUG
↓ IDVO
WPM
↑ GBUG
↓ IDVO
Sector Flow →
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (+2.2258)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (+0.5517)
FINANCIALS (+0.401)
REAL ESTATE (+0.1401)
HEALTH CARE (-1.1425)
ENERGY (-0.0291)
CONSUMER STAPLES (-0.0143)
UTILITIES (-0.0014)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 136
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
+126 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Tech: 55
Fund: 70
Price: $960.01
RSI: 56.79
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-43.3%)
View Deep Dive →
FANG
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Tech: 100
Fund: 70
Price: $199.89
RSI: 66.27
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (+5.9%)
View Deep Dive →
EW
Edwards Lifesciences Corpora
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $90.87
RSI: 57.55
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-44.9%)
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 // 2026-08-26 // 2026-08-26 05:35 AM CST