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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (IWM)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 24.49 (+0.00) š”
IWM Term: FLAT (+4.7%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 20.7 is roughly in line with 60d RV 21.7: the realized-vol curve is steady.
IWM: $276.43 (Gap: -0.08%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: IWM: +92.9 (1w: -64.2) strong bull š¢ | SATY +40.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D -17.8
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.387 (5d: -0.22%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: +0.19%) š¢
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.249 (5d: -2.41%) 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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2026-04-13 Mon 260.24 265.36 260.02 265.07 2.05 + 1.86 23.8 HIGH VOL
2026-04-14 Tue 267.09 269.42 266.28 268.72 1.18 + 0.61 24.3 LOW VOL
2026-04-15 Wed 268.78 269.58 267.59 269.39 0.74 + 0.23 21.7 DEAD
2026-04-16 Thu 269.45 270.35 268.05 269.95 0.85 + 0.19 30.8 DEAD
2026-04-17 Fri 273.74 277.63 273.12 275.78 1.65 + 0.75 46.5 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 274.65 277.67 274.53 277.35 1.14 + 0.98 23.0 LOW VOL
2026-04-21 Tue 278.18 279.79 273.76 274.51 2.17 -1.32 32.2 HIGH VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 277.59 278.01 274.90 276.48 1.12 -0.40 20.3 LOW VOL
2026-04-23 Thu 276.73 277.87 271.95 275.52 2.14 -0.44 32.9 HIGH VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 276.67 278.13 274.23 276.65 1.41 -0.01 21.6 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.45%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.68%
Avg Volume: 33.5M
Last Day Volume: 21.6M (64% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.12% ā 1.41%
š EXPECTED REGIME: NORMAL ā
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
RVX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
IWM 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 ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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 IWM 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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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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