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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 14, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-14
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 17.90 (+0.03) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+18.3%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $743.50 (Gap: +0.72%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +83.9 (1w: -32.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +28.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D -3.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.276 (5d: -1.68%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.736 (5d: +0.21%) š¢
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.81 (5d: +1.25) š“
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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ā
None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-29 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 44.0 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 736.89 738.84 731.83 738.18 0.95 + 0.18 54.2 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.78%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.35%
Avg Volume: 49.6M
Last Day Volume: 54.2M (109% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD 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: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.48% ā 0.95%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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 āā
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (51% 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
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: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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