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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (IWM)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 11, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-11
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 22.40 (+0.00) š¢
IWM Term: CONTANGO (+21.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 17.3 sits below 60d RV 21.1: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
IWM: $283.40 (Gap: +0.40%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: IWM: +70.6 (1w: -5.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +26.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D -9.1
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.386 (5d: -0.25%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.45%) š“
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.248 (5d: -1.38%) š“
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 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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2026-04-24 Fri 276.67 278.13 274.23 276.65 1.41 -0.01 21.6 NORMAL
2026-04-27 Mon 276.82 278.24 276.25 277.14 0.72 + 0.12 23.4 DEAD
2026-04-28 Tue 276.05 276.97 272.92 273.91 1.47 -0.78 24.1 NORMAL
2026-04-29 Wed 273.92 274.38 270.36 272.08 1.47 -0.67 29.4 NORMAL
2026-04-30 Thu 273.13 278.22 272.44 277.97 2.12 + 1.77 29.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 278.66 279.81 276.57 279.28 1.16 + 0.22 28.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-04 Mon 278.70 280.79 276.10 277.88 1.68 -0.29 28.6 NORMAL
2026-05-05 Tue 280.13 282.94 280.00 282.56 1.05 + 0.87 24.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 285.36 287.05 283.36 286.80 1.29 + 0.50 23.3 LOW VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 287.53 287.58 281.15 282.26 2.24 -1.83 28.4 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.46%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.71%
Avg Volume: 27.0M
Last Day Volume: 28.4M (105% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.05% ā 2.24%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 āā
RVX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
IWM Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (53% 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: āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā 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: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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