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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 13, 2026, 12:19 PM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-13
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 16.57 (+0.36) š”
DIA Term: CONTANGO (+24.2%) ā
āā 20d RV 11.9 sits below 60d RV 14.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
DIA: $495.94 (Gap: -0.39%) š“
Weekly Momentum: DIA: +37.1 (1w: +16.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +13.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D -12.3
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.236 (5d: -0.85%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.070 (5d: -1.97%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.63 (5d: +0.47) š“
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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ā
None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-29 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 4.3 DEAD
2026-05-07 Thu 500.51 501.20 494.77 495.91 1.28 -0.92 4.5 HIGH VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 498.48 498.55 494.93 496.13 0.73 -0.47 3.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-11 Mon 495.80 497.84 494.76 497.11 0.62 + 0.26 4.2 DEAD
2026-05-12 Tue 496.51 498.41 493.19 497.89 1.05 + 0.28 7.4 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.95%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.58%
Avg Volume: 4.3M
Last Day Volume: 7.4M (172% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL 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 NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.73% ā 1.05%
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: 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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
DIA Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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:
⢠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: āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā 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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