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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (DIA)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 22, 2026, 4:22 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-22
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 15.43 (+0.10) š¢
DIA Term: CONTANGO (+23.1%) ā
āā 20d RV 12.0 sits below 60d RV 14.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
DIA: $506.12 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: DIA: +102.4 (1w: +96.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +33.6 ST +50 EMA +50 D +3.5
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.230 (5d: -1.56%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.070 (5d: +1.60%) š¢
10Y Yield: $TNX: 45.86 (5d: +1.25) 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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2026-05-11 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
2026-05-13 Wed 496.16 497.61 494.63 497.14 0.60 + 0.20 3.3 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 501.39 502.16 498.85 500.80 0.66 -0.12 4.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 497.32 497.74 495.08 495.37 0.53 -0.39 5.3 DEAD
2026-05-18 Mon 495.65 497.64 493.60 497.01 0.82 + 0.27 5.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-19 Tue 494.83 496.34 492.58 493.98 0.76 -0.17 5.4 LOW VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 495.87 500.93 492.49 500.24 1.70 + 0.88 6.5 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 498.78 504.05 497.21 503.11 1.37 + 0.87 6.6 HIGH VOL
2026-05-22 Fri 507.01 508.74 505.69 506.12 0.60 -0.18 4.8 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.87%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 4.6M
Last Day Volume: 4.8M (105% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā HIGH VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.70% ā 0.60%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
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 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 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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (50% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor DIA long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
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: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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