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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 19.05 (+0.34) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+11.8%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $713.45 (Gap: -0.07%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +105.2 (1w: -42.6) strong bull š¢ | SATY +47.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D -20.7
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.283 (5d: -1.09%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: +0.19%) š¢
10Y Yield: $TNX: 43.10 (5d: +0.64) š“
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Wed 04/29 14:00: FOMC Statement
š“ Wed 04/29 14:30: FOMC Press Conference
š“ Thu 04/30 08:30: Core PCE Price Index m/m
š” Thu 04/30 08:30: Unemployment Claims
š” Fri 05/01 10:00: ISM Manufacturing PMI
š” Fri 05/01 10:00: ISM Manufacturing Prices
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 677.41 686.30 676.58 686.10 1.43 + 1.28 54.2 HIGH VOL
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
2026-04-16 Thu 701.06 702.78 698.53 701.66 0.61 + 0.09 50.0 LOW VOL
2026-04-17 Fri 706.14 712.39 705.76 710.14 0.94 + 0.57 70.7 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 708.78 709.91 706.14 708.72 0.53 -0.01 43.5 DEAD
2026-04-21 Tue 710.28 711.27 702.64 704.08 1.22 -0.87 58.9 NORMAL
2026-04-22 Wed 709.15 711.45 708.22 711.21 0.46 + 0.29 42.5 DEAD
2026-04-23 Thu 709.50 712.36 702.28 708.45 1.42 -0.15 56.2 HIGH VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 710.75 714.47 709.01 713.94 0.77 + 0.45 45.2 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.93%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.54%
Avg Volume: 68.3M
Last Day Volume: 45.2M (66% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.46% ā 0.77%
š EXPECTED REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
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
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor SPY 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 āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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