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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AAPL)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-04-24
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 26.33 (+0.38) š“
Vol Structure: BACKWARDATION (-0.5%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 26.3 is above 60d RV 26.2: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
AAPL: $271.06 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: AAPL: +45.5 (1w: -21.6) strong bull š¢ | SATY +24.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D -27.3
RS vs SPY: AAPL/SPY: 0.386 (5d: +2.81%) š¢
Mag 7 Breadth: 7/7 above 20d (5d: +0.0pp) š¢
Tech Leadership: XLK/QQQ: 0.239 (5d: +0.79%) š¢
Model note: Mag 7 stock model tracks AAPL/SPY leadership plus seven-stock breadth across AAPL/AMZN/GOOGL/META/MSFT/NVDA/TSLA.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Thu 04/30 after close: Apple earnings
š“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 259.73 260.18 256.66 259.20 1.36 -0.20 36.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-14 Tue 259.25 261.93 257.19 258.83 1.83 -0.16 48.4 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 258.16 266.56 257.81 266.43 3.39 + 3.20 49.9 HIGH VOL
2026-04-16 Thu 266.80 267.16 261.27 263.40 2.21 -1.27 43.3 NORMAL
2026-04-17 Fri 266.96 272.30 266.72 270.23 2.09 + 1.22 61.4 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 270.33 274.27 270.29 273.05 1.47 + 1.01 36.6 LOW VOL
2026-04-21 Tue 271.50 272.80 265.40 266.17 2.73 -1.96 50.2 HIGH VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 267.82 273.74 266.87 273.17 2.57 + 2.00 43.2 HIGH VOL
2026-04-23 Thu 275.05 275.77 271.65 273.43 1.50 -0.59 33.4 LOW VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 272.75 273.06 269.65 271.06 1.25 -0.62 38.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.04%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.22%
Avg Volume: 42.1M
Last Day Volume: 38.1M (91% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 2.57% ā 1.25%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š EXPECTED REGIME: DEAD š
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Very tight ranges expected
⢠Reduce position size or trade less
⢠Consider sitting out weak setups
⢠Momentum confirmation matters more
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (55% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor AAPL long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
⢠10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
⢠11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
⢠2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āā āā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āā āā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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