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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 28, 2026, 9:03 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.42 (+0.13) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+18.5%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $749.80 (Gap: -0.11%) š“
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +116.7 (1w: +14.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY +26.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D +29.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: +0.76%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.736 (5d: -0.69%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.81 (5d: -1.86) š¢
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š” TODAY 10:00: New Home Sales
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-12 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
2026-05-26 Tue 750.01 752.13 748.37 750.59 0.50 + 0.08 41.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.88%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.34%
Avg Volume: 47.9M
Last Day Volume: 41.1M (86% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā CHOP ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.06% ā 0.50%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than 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 Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāā 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:
⢠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 (57% 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 āāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā 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 āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā
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