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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 18, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT
  Saved session: post-open
  Report date:   2026-05-18
šŸ“” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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  RVX:        25.21 (+0.20) šŸ”“
  IWM Term:   CONTANGO (+17.9%) āœ…
              ā””ā”€ 20d RV 18.0 sits below 60d RV 21.2: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
  IWM:        $276.08 (Gap: -0.55%) šŸ”“
  Weekly Momentum:    IWM: +10.4 (1w: -80.1) bull šŸŸ¢ | SATY -7.7 ST +50 EMA +50 D +4.3
  Small-Cap RS:    IWM/SPY: 0.376 (5d: -2.52%) šŸ”“
  Credit:    HYG/LQD: 0.737 (5d: +0.38%) šŸŸ¢
  Regional Banks:    KRE/IWM: 0.241 (5d: -1.85%) šŸ”“

šŸ“… UPCOMING EVENTS
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  āœ… None in the next 10 days

šŸ“Š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date         Day       Open      High       Low     Close  Range%   Move%  Vol(M) Regime    
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2026-05-04   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  
2026-05-08   Fri     284.04    284.97    282.61    284.17    0.83 +  0.05    22.5 DEAD      
2026-05-11   Mon     284.92    287.05    284.59    285.33    0.86 +  0.14    20.2 DEAD      
2026-05-12   Tue     284.04    284.06    278.28    282.57    2.03  -0.52    27.4 HIGH VOL  
2026-05-13   Wed     282.92    283.56    279.93    282.67    1.28  -0.09    20.7 LOW VOL   
2026-05-14   Thu     283.84    285.65    281.96    284.45    1.30 +  0.21    17.4 LOW VOL   
2026-05-15   Fri     280.30    280.33    277.24    277.60    1.10  -0.96    35.4 LOW VOL   
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šŸ“ˆ SUMMARY STATISTICS
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  Avg Daily Range:    1.37%
  Avg Absolute Move:  0.55%
  Avg Volume:         25.7M
  Last Day Volume:    35.4M (138% of avg)

šŸ“‰ REGIME BREAKDOWN:
  LOW VOL    ā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 5 days (50%)
  DEAD       ā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 2 days (20%)
  HIGH VOL   ā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 2 days (20%)
  NORMAL     ā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 1 days (10%)

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šŸŽÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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  Last 3 days regime:     LOW VOL ā†’ LOW VOL ā†’ LOW VOL
  Last 3 days direction:  CHOP ā†’ DRIFT ā†’ BEAR
  Range trend:            1.28% ā†’ 1.10%

  šŸ§­ BASELINE REGIME:     LOW VOL āš ļø
  šŸ“Š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL āœ…
              ā””ā”€ Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
  šŸ“ˆ EXPECTED DIRECTION:  BULLISH šŸ“ˆ
  āš” CONFIDENCE:          ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’
  šŸ”„ REGIME CHANGE PROB:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’

  CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
    Regime Consistency   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’
    Range Stability      ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    RVX Alignment        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Volume Health        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

  REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
    Range Stable         ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    IWM Term             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Event Risk           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Regime Instability   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Cross-Asset Stress   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

  šŸ“‹ STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
    ā€¢ Balanced conditions for all tiers
    ā€¢ Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
    ā€¢ Good trade frequency expected
    ā€¢ Standard tier logic should work well

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šŸ“‹ TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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  šŸ’° POSITION SIZING:
      ā€¢ 100% normal size

  šŸŽÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
      ā€¢ Favor IWM long setups on pullbacks
      ā€¢ Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms

  ā° SESSION TIMING:
      ā€¢ 9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
      ā€¢ 10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
      ā€¢ 11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
      ā€¢ 2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window

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šŸ“† 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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  SWING BIAS:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING SIZE:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING THESIS:           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING ENTRY:            ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING INVALIDATION:     ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING CATALYST WINDOW:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

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