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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 18.39 (+0.22) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+14.4%) ā
SPY: $700.62 (Gap: +0.10%) āŖ
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š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-01 Wed 653.90 658.52 653.00 655.24 0.84 + 0.20 97.8 NORMAL
2026-04-02 Thu 646.42 658.20 645.11 655.83 2.02 + 1.46 68.4 HIGH VOL
2026-04-06 Mon 655.86 659.72 655.52 658.93 0.64 + 0.47 39.1 LOW VOL
2026-04-07 Tue 656.65 659.61 651.06 659.22 1.30 + 0.39 70.0 NORMAL
2026-04-08 Wed 676.39 677.08 671.46 676.01 0.83 -0.06 93.6 NORMAL
2026-04-09 Thu 674.84 681.16 673.77 679.91 1.10 + 0.75 57.1 NORMAL
2026-04-10 Fri 681.32 682.03 678.45 679.46 0.53 -0.27 42.3 LOW VOL
2026-04-13 Mon 677.41 686.30 676.58 686.10 1.43 + 1.28 54.2 NORMAL
2026-04-14 Tue 687.69 694.58 687.66 694.46 1.01 + 0.98 63.5 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 695.26 700.28 694.20 699.94 0.87 + 0.67 58.2 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.06%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.65%
Avg Volume: 64.4M
Last Day Volume: 58.2M (90% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BULL ā BULL
Range trend: 1.43% ā 0.87%
š Range contracting: Squeeze building...
š EXPECTED REGIME: NORMAL ā
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: 84% š¢
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: 32% š¢
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā 100%
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā 61%
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā 100%
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā 75%
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Contracting āāāāāāāāāā š Compression building
VIX Normal Term āāāāāāāāāā ā
No term structure warning
Events Upcoming āāāāāāāāāā š” Events on horizon
Regime Consistent āāāāāāāāāā ā
Stable pattern
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 (NORMAL regime)
⢠Standard conditions, full conviction
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor CALL entries on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run longer on calls
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠9:30-10:00: Opening volatility (trade carefully)
⢠10:00-11:30: Often cleanest setups
⢠11:30-2:00: Lunch lull, be patient
⢠2:00-4:00: Power hour, late day moves
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