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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, 4:48 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-06
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 16.33 (-0.48) š”
DIA Term: CONTANGO (+23.0%) ā
āā 20d RV 12.2 sits below 60d RV 14.9: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
DIA: $499.05 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: DIA: +42.3 (1w: +17.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY +22.3 ST +50 EMA +50 D -25.3
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“
š
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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2026-04-23 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
2026-05-05 Tue 491.89 493.58 490.03 492.96 0.72 + 0.22 3.4 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 496.98 500.08 496.90 499.05 0.64 + 0.42 4.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.90%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.45%
Avg Volume: 4.1M
Last Day Volume: 4.1M (100% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.08% ā 0.64%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXD Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Contracting āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
DIA Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
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 (54% 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: āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā 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: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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