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Daily Intelligence Report // Sam the Quant Ghost // 2026-08-27
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2026-08-27 03:13 PM CST
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MARKET.MOOD
Risk-On // CALM
VIX 14.46
· SPY +0.65%
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 14 — low and relaxed.)
⭐ Sam's favorite today is EMR — she scored it 48 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
$771.08
+0.65%
5D: +0.7%
Nasdaq 100
$721.11
+1.37%
5D: +1.1%
Russell 2000
$299.81
+0.29%
5D: -0.1%
Dow 30
$535.21
+0.18%
5D: +0.6%
Bitcoin
$80,000.90
+1.23%
5D: +2.9%
Ethereum
$2,498.41
-0.31%
5D: +1.4%
Gold
$422.62
+0.31%
5D: -0.2%
20Y Treasuries
$83.13
-0.20%
5D: +1.3%
VIX.REGIME
14.46
CALM
VIX calm at 14.5 (-1.6 this week). SPY +9.1% vs 200 SMA.
SECTOR.ROTATION // 5D LEADERS
🧠 AI.SYNTHESIS _
Alright, let's cut to the chase.
The VIX chilling at 14.46 confirms the market's sleepwalking, but don't get complacent. Smart money's making moves: institutions are piling into CBRS, FCX, and LRCX – follow those flows. On the flip side, they're dumping dead weight like FDXF, TWST, and notably, AMD. Don't fight the tape on those sells.
Our scanner flagged PGR, JNJ, and EMR, but the real play is PGR. This FORTRESS-tier stock, despite being down 17.4% to fair value, is a clear "ACCUMULATE on dips." JNJ and EMR, while showing Grade A tech, are massively overvalued (-48.3% and -44.1% respectively). Patience here, folks; "WAIT for validation" on those. Don't get caught chasing.
— Ghost out. 👻
🌤️ MARKET.WEATHER // CONTANGO
Calm contango, VIX 14.5. Green light.
🎯 TODAY'S.WATCHLIST // 6 CONVERGENCES
PGR
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 1.0)
triangle · triangle_breakout (score 93)
EMR
2 legs
trend · momentum A score 48
flow · bullish flow (top 72)
LNG
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.9)
flow · bullish flow (top 72)
EW
2 legs
trend · momentum A score 46
flow · bullish flow (top 25)
CCJ
2 legs
trend · Ghost Alpha V2 (score 0.7)
institutional · 13F buying
GOOGL
2 legs
trend · Core Watchlist (score 0.55)
institutional · 13F buying
Independent legs: trend · triangle · flow · 13F. Bullish agreement adds; bearish/short-dated flagged amber.
🔼 MIGRATION // 76 MATURATION EVENTS
⭐ Migration of the Day
EOG — matured triangle_breakout → momentum (streak 2d)
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
OXY
new → high_conviction
streak 16d
⚠️ MARKET.REGIME // CALM
VIX calm at 14.5 (-1.6 this week). SPY +9.1% vs 200 SMA.
→ BULLISH: Market favorable for momentum, can be more aggressive.
🔪 DAILY.CUTS // PRIME · CHOICE · SELECT
Prime // MOMENTUM
$157.72
⚡ BOUNCE
↳ Bounce 2.0 setup (EMA+ADX+Stoch); Trending (ADX 43.7); Full EMA stack
INSTITUTIONAL.SIGNALS
// TICKERTRACE API
As of: 2026-08-26
Funds: 71
Tickers: 2277
Options: 488
P/C: 0.75
🟢 TOP BUYING
CBRS
CEREBRAS SYSTEMS INC - A
ARKK, ARKW
3.536
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
DIVO
2.002
CF
CF Industries Holdings In
DIVO
0.874
LRCX
Lam Research Corp
KQQQ, ULTY
0.853
SON
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO COMMON
AVUV
0.226
CCJ
Cameco Corp
IDVO
0.204
LYFT
LYFT INC A COMMON STOCK U
AVUV
0.17
MAN
MANPOWERGROUP INC COMMON
AVUV
0.134
🔴 TOP SELLING
FDXF
Fedex Freight Holding Co
DIVO
0.903
TWST
TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP
ARKK
0.726
TEM
TEMPUS AI INC-CL A
ARKK
0.454
RIOT
Riot Platforms Inc
ULTI, BLOX
0.676
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices In
ARKW
0.353
IBM
International Business Ma
KQQQ
0.185
META
Meta Platforms Inc
KQQQ
0.041
MARA
MARA Holdings Inc
BLOX
0.036
⚡ CROSS-FUND
DIVERGENCES
NVDA
↑ ULTY, KQQQ
↓ BLOX
HOOD
↑ ULTY, KYLD
↓ BLOX
FIGR
↑ ULTY
↓ BLOX
TSLA
↑ KQQQ
↓ SLTY
AMD
↑ KQQQ, ULTY, KYLD
↓ ARKW
LYFT
↑ AVUV
↓ SLTY
Sector Flow →
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (+0.2225)
INDUSTRIALS (+0.1866)
MATERIALS (+0.0504)
HEALTH CARE (+0.0286)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (-2.4482)
FINANCIALS (-1.1067)
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (-0.1161)
ENERGY (-0.0343)
PERSISTENCE.TRACKER // 21-DAY ROLLING WINDOW
🔥 Lifers: 0
💎 HiConv: 131
Total: 281
🔥 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
+121 more
📊 TODAY'S WATCHLIST // A-GRADE SETUPS
PGR
The Progressive Corporation
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $217.68
RSI: 52.6
ACCUMULATE on dips
Valuation: FAIR VALUE (-17.4%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $265.76
RSI: 59.27
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-48.3%)
View Deep Dive →
Tech: 95
Fund: 80
Price: $157.72
RSI: 49.99
WAIT for validation
Valuation: OVERVALUED (-44.1%)
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 // 2026-08-27 // 2026-08-27 03:13 PM CST