Daily Briefing · August 24, 2026 · US Market Open

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ULTRA QUANT · DAILY BRIEFING

August 24, 2026

US Market Open · 23:00 KST · 6-Layer AI Analysis

RISK-ON

Overall AI Stance · Score +45

L6UQ AI Engine · Final JudgementLLM Synthesis · L1×L4 adjusted

RISK-ON

Buy signals: AAPL (69%), NVDA (61%), MELI (85%). RISK-ON macro, positive market, GCS strategy. Bullish macro, sideways market. VWAP uptrend. Overall macro: RISK-ON (score +45).

L1Macro EnvironmentFRED · DXY · Fear&Greed · CPI · FFR · Unemployment

Score +45RISK-ON

Sahm Rule

-0.03

Safe+10

10Y−2Y Spread

0.50

Normal+15

10Y−3M Spread

0.86

Normal+5

CPI YoY

—

No data0

Fed Funds Rate

3.63

Neutral0

Fear & Greed

73 · Greed

Balanced0

DXY

98.9

Weak Dollar+10

Unemployment

4.1

Healthy+5

ScoreSahm+10 · Spread+15 · 3M+5 · DXY+10 · Unemp+5 = +45

RISK-ON

Risk appetite elevated — growth assets favored

L2Market DirectionS&P500 · BTC · VIX

MIXED

S&P 500 · data 2026-08-24

7,652.93

SIDEWAYS

-0.0% vs MA20 · Sideways

MA20Below (7,656)

ADX18 — Weak

TrendSideways

Bitcoin · data 2026-08-24

78,668.52

BULL

+16.6% vs MA20 · Strong BULL

MA20Above (67,495)

ADX31 — Strong

TrendStrong BULL

VIX · data 2026-08-24

16.06

Normal

+6.1% 1d · Volatility Index

Low< 15

Normal15 – 25

High / Extreme> 25 / > 35

L4Sector StrengthUS 11 Sectors · ETF momentum

Energy leading

Energy (XLE)

+8.2%×1.05

Consumer Disc. (XLY)

+7.1%×1.05

Healthcare (XLV)

+6.8%×1.05

Materials (XLB)

+5.0%×1.00

Communication (XLC)

+4.4%×1.00

Consumer Staples (XLP)

+2.1%×1.00

Real Estate (XLRE)

-0.8%×1.00

Financials (XLF)

+2.4%×1.00

Technology (XLK)

+2.9%×0.90

Industrials (XLI)

-1.9%×0.90

Utilities (XLU)

-6.0%×0.90

L4 Rotation SignalDefensive rotation — Staples·Utilities·Healthcare leading

L5Strategy SignalsAI-optimized per ticker· GCS · MA_ALIGN · AI_VWAP · MTF

BUY 5 · SELL 0 · HOLD 5

SPY

GCS · 1d

HOLD

763.06

Entry / SL / TP

763.06 / 751.61 / 793.58

Confidence

55%

50→55

Technical HOLD signal, macro is mixed

AAPL

GCS · 1d

BUY

312.42

Entry / SL / TP

312.42 / 324.92 / 307.74

Confidence

69%

70→69

RISK-ON macro, positive market, GCS strategy.

NVDA

AI_VWAP · 1d

BUY

209.21

Entry / SL / TP

209.21 / 196.64 / 234.36

Confidence

61%

62→61

Bullish macro, sideways market. VWAP uptrend.

TSM

GCS · 1d

HOLD

406.88

Entry / SL / TP

406.88 / 390.60 / 412.98

Confidence

55%

50→55

Neutral macro, sideways market, below GCS centerline

MELI

GCS · 1d

BUY

1,948.84

Entry / SL / TP

1,948.84 / 1,909.86 / 2,046.28

Confidence

85%

77→85

RISK-ON, GCS bullish, leading sectors, holding above Gaussian

005930.KS

GCS · 1d

HOLD

257,000

Entry / SL / TP

257,000 / 260,855 / 246,720

Confidence

42%

38→42

SIDEWAYS market, technical HOLD, central line resistance.

BTC-USD

MTF_ORDERFLOW · 15m

HOLD

78,809

Entry / SL / TP

78,809 / 74,868 / 86,689

Confidence

55%

50→55

MTF conditions not met, holding position.

ETH-USD

GCS · 1h

BUY

2,497.69

Entry / SL / TP

2,497.69 / 2,460.22 / 2,622.57

Confidence

75%

68→75

Bullish macro/market, strong RSI, above centerline

XRP-USD

AI_VWAP · 1h

BUY

1.4952

Entry / SL / TP

1.4952 / 1.3756 / 1.7344

Confidence

75%

68→75

RISK-ON macro, BULL crypto phase, positive signals.

SOL-USD

AI_VWAP · 4h

HOLD

95.0700

Entry / SL / TP

95.0700 / 88.0398 / 109.13

Confidence

55%

50→55

HOLD: Overbought RSI, downward ML VWAP trend.

SIGNAL HISTORY — Recent 5

SAP08/24 14:07BUY218.52

ASML08/24 14:07HOLD1,733.49

PBR08/24 14:07BUY18.4894

VALE08/24 14:07HOLD14.9850

SHIB-USD08/24 14:07HOLD0.000005

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