BAC — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Monday, August 3, 2026, BAC scored in the 99th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $61.98 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 2–4 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
This grade was written by the market, not by us: the Play was timestamped at publication and scored automatically against its entry price. Winners and losers both stay up — the full record lives on the track record.
BAC lands in the 99th percentile on a rare convergence of options flow (100/100), fundamentals (88.2) and momentum (87). The engine cites a 0.49 put/call ratio with 30 unusual call flags and bullish sweeps, a 13.1 P/E against 0.85 PEG and 63% growth, plus price near a 52-week high on +16.4% three-month momentum. Smart-money depth reinforces it: insider cluster buying and marquee holders including Berkshire, Bridgewater and Renaissance.
This is a momentum-led continuation setup with entry near 61.98, meant to ride confirmed strength over a 2-4 week horizon with earnings 71 days out and outside the danger zone.
A close back below the key moving averages would confirm the flagged MACD bearish crossover and invalidate the momentum thesis, as would a reversal in the options flow or the offsetting insider selling (20 distinct sellers, 16 C-suite) gaining the upper hand.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.49)
- Unusual CALL activity (30 flags)
- Bullish sweep activity (5 call sweeps)
- Very high options volume (110,883)
- Attractive P/E (13.1)
- PEG undervalued (0.85)
- Strong growth (63%)
- Excellent margins (30.2%)
- Near 52-week high (93th percentile)
- Strong 3-month momentum (+16.4%)
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 1 in 24h (vs 1 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 6.0)
- High social media volume (31 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on social media
- Quant Grade: A- (80/100)
- Value: A-
- Growth: A
- Profitability: B-
- Momentum: B+
- Eps Revisions: A
- Revenue +99% (explosive)
- High net margin 30%
- 8 consecutive EPS beats
- Strong positive news sentiment (0.20)
- Strong analyst buy consensus (79%)
- Insider buying activity (6 buys)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- MACD bearish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- No recent earnings beats
- Flat estimate revisions
- Large average earnings surprise (+6.8%)
- Limited EPS estimate data available
- Insider cluster BUY: 3 insiders, $166,269,103 in 1d
- 8 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +6.8%
- EPS trending up
- 8 C-suite buy(s) totaling $3,126,183 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 25 distinct insiders bought (+20 pts)
- 31 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 13 buy(s) >= $500K (total $2,080,081,378) (+15 pts)
- 20 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 16 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
- Smart-money confirmation — strong (+6)
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