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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (MSFT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 11, 2026, 11:06 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-11
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 34.84 (+0.45) š“
Vol Structure: BACKWARDATION (-22.0%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 34.8 is above 60d RV 27.2: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
MSFT: $409.56 (Gap: -1.34%) š“
Weekly Momentum: MSFT: +58.4 (1w: +5.4) strong bull š¢ | SATY +3.6 ST +50 EMA +50 D +23.2
RS vs SPY: MSFT/SPY: 0.563 (5d: -2.14%) š“
Mag 7 Breadth: 5/7 above 20d (5d: -14.3pp) š“
Tech Leadership: XLK/QQQ: 0.247 (5d: +2.78%) š¢
Model note: Mag 7 stock model tracks MSFT/SPY leadership plus seven-stock breadth across AAPL/AMZN/GOOGL/META/MSFT/NVDA/TSLA.
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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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2026-04-27 Mon 422.38 427.11 417.07 424.82 2.38 + 0.58 30.9 HIGH VOL
2026-04-28 Tue 424.57 429.92 421.90 429.25 1.89 + 1.10 30.4 NORMAL
2026-04-29 Wed 424.57 426.82 420.29 424.46 1.54 -0.03 38.3 NORMAL
2026-04-30 Thu 410.81 414.42 398.01 407.78 3.99 -0.74 70.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 412.80 417.11 410.44 414.44 1.62 + 0.40 31.4 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 411.54 420.78 410.80 413.62 2.43 + 0.51 28.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-05 Tue 415.32 416.78 408.80 411.38 1.92 -0.95 25.7 NORMAL
2026-05-06 Wed 408.00 418.42 405.11 413.96 3.26 + 1.46 30.3 HIGH VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 420.11 427.98 418.76 420.77 2.19 + 0.16 34.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 417.38 418.63 414.00 415.12 1.11 -0.54 33.4 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.23%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.65%
Avg Volume: 35.9M
Last Day Volume: 33.4M (93% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL 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 LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 3.26% ā 1.11%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: HIGH VOL š„
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
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
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā 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:
⢠Expect fast moves, quick T1/T2 exits
⢠Options may hit 30-50%+ peaks
⢠Fewer trades but bigger winners
⢠Hard stops are more likely to trigger
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (63% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor MSFT 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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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