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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (DIA)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-29
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 17.35 (+0.00) š”
DIA Term: FLAT (+3.5%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 14.8 is roughly in line with 60d RV 15.3: the realized-vol curve is steady.
DIA: $491.87 (Gap: +0.01%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: DIA: +5.9 (1w: -30.4) bull š¢ | SATY +13.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D -39.2
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.240 (5d: -1.33%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.073 (5d: -1.92%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 43.54 (5d: +0.62) š“
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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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 482.41 485.97 481.86 485.49 0.85 + 0.64 4.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-15 Wed 486.51 487.08 482.86 484.72 0.87 -0.37 3.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-16 Thu 485.82 486.78 483.35 485.63 0.71 -0.04 4.1 LOW VOL
2026-04-17 Fri 490.67 497.04 490.36 494.22 1.36 + 0.72 10.2 HIGH VOL
2026-04-20 Mon 493.45 494.77 492.31 494.33 0.50 + 0.18 3.8 DEAD
2026-04-21 Tue 497.24 498.38 490.31 491.36 1.62 -1.18 4.3 HIGH VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 495.32 496.14 493.23 494.76 0.59 -0.11 4.0 DEAD
2026-04-23 Thu 492.55 495.13 488.51 493.00 1.34 + 0.09 4.1 HIGH VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 493.05 493.49 490.77 492.21 0.55 -0.17 3.4 DEAD
2026-04-27 Mon 491.60 493.55 490.29 491.83 0.66 + 0.05 2.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.91%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 4.9M
Last Day Volume: 2.1M (43% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.34% ā 0.66%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXD Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
DIA Term 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 Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Tighter moves, more T4/T5/T6 exits
⢠Options may struggle to hit 20%+
⢠More breakeven and small gains likely
⢠Be more selective on entries
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠75-100% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (52% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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 āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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