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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (MSFT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 29, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-29
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 28.48 (+2.18) š“
Vol Structure: FLAT (+1.9%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 28.5 is roughly in line with 60d RV 29.0: the realized-vol curve is steady.
MSFT: $450.24 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: MSFT: +187.2 (1w: +120.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +46.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
RS vs SPY: MSFT/SPY: 0.566 (5d: -0.39%) š“
Mag 7 Breadth: 5/7 above 20d (5d: +0.0pp) š¢
Tech Leadership: XLK/QQQ: 0.254 (5d: +2.26%) 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“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-15 Fri 414.27 428.17 412.91 421.92 3.68 + 1.85 50.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 416.62 425.12 415.61 423.54 2.28 + 1.66 32.6 HIGH VOL
2026-05-19 Tue 429.90 432.70 416.49 417.42 3.77 -2.90 33.0 HIGH VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 414.17 422.10 411.30 421.06 2.61 + 1.66 27.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 424.75 426.34 415.71 419.09 2.50 -1.33 31.4 HIGH VOL
2026-05-22 Fri 419.54 424.40 416.33 418.57 1.92 -0.23 22.4 NORMAL
2026-05-26 Tue 416.43 419.77 413.02 416.03 1.62 -0.10 30.4 NORMAL
2026-05-27 Wed 411.01 415.94 409.58 412.67 1.55 + 0.40 28.9 NORMAL
2026-05-28 Thu 412.98 429.49 412.67 426.99 4.07 + 3.39 47.3 HIGH VOL
2026-05-29 Fri 432.55 450.33 432.36 450.24 4.15 + 4.09 77.5 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.82%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.76%
Avg Volume: 34.8M
Last Day Volume: 77.5M (223% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā HIGH VOL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BULL ā BULL
Range trend: 1.55% ā 4.15%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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 āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
Vol Structure 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 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 (52% 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 āāā ā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāā ā āāāāāāā 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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