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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 27, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.92 (-0.09) š”
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+17.6%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $751.50 (Gap: +0.79%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +102.6 (1w: +21.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +27.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +14.5
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: +1.60%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.737 (5d: -0.23%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.93 (5d: -1.30) š¢
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 08:30: Core PCE Price Index m/m
š” Tomorrow 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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2026-05-11 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
2026-05-13 Wed 738.47 743.91 735.47 742.31 1.14 + 0.52 44.2 NORMAL
2026-05-14 Thu 743.65 749.53 743.56 748.17 0.80 + 0.61 45.3 NORMAL
2026-05-15 Fri 741.79 743.46 737.96 739.17 0.74 -0.35 60.4 LOW VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 739.83 741.41 733.39 738.65 1.08 -0.16 47.8 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 734.78 737.65 731.53 733.73 0.83 -0.14 54.3 NORMAL
2026-05-20 Wed 735.71 741.87 733.89 741.25 1.08 + 0.75 45.8 NORMAL
2026-05-21 Thu 738.64 744.87 737.03 742.72 1.06 + 0.55 43.3 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 746.24 748.94 744.48 745.64 0.60 -0.08 41.8 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.89%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.37%
Avg Volume: 47.5M
Last Day Volume: 41.8M (88% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BULL ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.08% ā 0.60%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 Contracting āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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