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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 6, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-06
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.83 (-0.55) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+23.7%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $726.12 (Gap: +1.13%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +26.1 (1w: -48.7) strong bull š¢ | SATY +15.3 ST +50 EMA +50 D -25.6
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.281 (5d: -0.47%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.736 (5d: +0.03%) š¢
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.16 (5d: +0.62) š“
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š” Tomorrow 08:30: Unemployment Claims
š“ Fri 05/08 08:30: Average Hourly Earnings m/m
š“ Fri 05/08 08:30: Non-Farm Employment Change
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-21 Tue 710.28 711.27 702.64 704.08 1.22 -0.87 58.9 HIGH VOL
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
2026-04-27 Mon 713.17 715.63 712.29 715.17 0.47 + 0.28 33.1 DEAD
2026-04-28 Tue 711.82 712.88 709.25 711.69 0.51 -0.02 43.1 DEAD
2026-04-29 Wed 711.00 712.20 708.37 711.58 0.54 + 0.08 41.9 DEAD
2026-04-30 Thu 714.63 719.79 710.45 718.66 1.31 + 0.56 67.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 721.25 724.87 720.47 720.65 0.61 -0.08 43.0 LOW VOL
2026-05-04 Mon 720.07 722.12 714.99 718.01 0.99 -0.29 52.0 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.83%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.31%
Avg Volume: 54.3M
Last Day Volume: 52.0M (96% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.31% ā 0.99%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
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
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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
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 āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā 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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