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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (DIA)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 6, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-06
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 16.81 (+0.00) š”
DIA Term: FLAT (+3.5%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 15.0 is roughly in line with 60d RV 15.5: the realized-vol curve is steady.
DIA: $494.19 (Gap: +0.95%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: DIA: -25.0 (1w: -50.2) strong bear š“ | SATY -4.7 ST +50 EMA +50 D -30.8
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.238 (5d: -0.85%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.071 (5d: -2.16%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.16 (5d: +0.62) š“
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-21 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
2026-04-28 Tue 493.46 493.82 490.77 491.42 0.62 -0.41 3.1 DEAD
2026-04-29 Wed 490.95 491.49 487.00 488.67 0.91 -0.46 3.3 NORMAL
2026-04-30 Thu 490.98 497.58 490.39 496.65 1.46 + 1.15 5.4 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 498.84 499.93 494.91 495.02 1.01 -0.77 4.4 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 493.50 494.33 489.00 489.56 1.08 -0.80 3.3 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.99%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.52%
Avg Volume: 4.1M
Last Day Volume: 3.3M (80% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā NORMAL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BEAR ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.46% ā 1.08%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
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
VXD Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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 Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Balanced conditions for all tiers
⢠Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
⢠Good trade frequency expected
⢠Standard tier logic should work well
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠100% normal size
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor DIA 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāā āāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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