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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AAPL)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-04-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 26.02 (-0.32) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+1.2%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 26.0 is roughly in line with 60d RV 26.3: the realized-vol curve is steady.
AAPL: $267.61 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: AAPL: -12.8 (1w: -58.4) bear š“ | SATY +1.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D -31.6
RS vs SPY: AAPL/SPY: 0.380 (5d: -0.23%) š“
Mag 7 Breadth: 7/7 above 20d (5d: +0.0pp) š¢
Tech Leadership: XLK/QQQ: 0.241 (5d: +1.45%) 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“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-14 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 38.2 DEAD
2026-04-27 Mon 266.09 268.36 265.07 267.61 1.24 + 0.57 41.3 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.03%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.26%
Avg Volume: 41.7M
Last Day Volume: 41.3M (99% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.50% ā 1.24%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š EXPECTED REGIME: DEAD š
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BEARISH 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 āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor AAPL downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āā āā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āā āā āāā āāāā āāāāāāā 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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