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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 11, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-11
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 18.38 (+1.19) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+15.5%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $739.30 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +90.2 (1w: -26.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY +32.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D -4.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: -1.68%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.45%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 43.64 (5d: -0.14) š¢
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 08:30: CPI m/m
š“ Tomorrow 08:30: CPI y/y
š“ Tomorrow 08:30: Core CPI m/m
š“ Wed 05/13 08:30: Core PPI m/m
š“ Wed 05/13 08:30: PPI m/m
š“ Thu 05/14 08:30: Core Retail Sales m/m
š“ Thu 05/14 08:30: Retail Sales m/m
š” Thu 05/14 08:30: Unemployment Claims
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-28 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
2026-05-05 Tue 721.77 725.04 721.49 723.77 0.49 + 0.28 36.9 DEAD
2026-05-06 Wed 728.16 734.59 727.82 733.83 0.93 + 0.78 53.3 NORMAL
2026-05-07 Thu 735.05 736.13 729.75 731.58 0.87 -0.47 51.7 NORMAL
2026-05-08 Fri 734.93 738.08 734.57 737.62 0.48 + 0.37 47.2 DEAD
2026-05-11 Mon 736.45 740.79 736.45 739.30 0.59 + 0.39 41.2 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.73%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.33%
Avg Volume: 50.0M
Last Day Volume: 41.2M (82% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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 DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.87% ā 0.59%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 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 āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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
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 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 āāā āāāāā 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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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