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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (SPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-06-04
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.37 (+0.31) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+20.7%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $752.61 (Gap: -0.92%) š“
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +146.2 (1w: -1.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +28.3 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: -0.04%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.28%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.91 (5d: +0.10) š“
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 08:30: Average Hourly Earnings m/m
š“ Tomorrow 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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2026-05-19 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
2026-05-27 Wed 750.88 751.38 748.22 750.46 0.42 -0.06 42.1 DEAD
2026-05-28 Thu 750.25 755.15 749.23 754.60 0.79 + 0.58 41.6 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 755.90 758.08 754.69 756.48 0.45 + 0.08 55.1 DEAD
2026-06-01 Mon 755.36 760.28 754.69 758.54 0.74 + 0.42 43.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-02 Tue 757.03 760.40 756.75 759.57 0.48 + 0.34 31.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.70%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.31%
Avg Volume: 46.3M
Last Day Volume: 31.6M (68% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.45% ā 0.48%
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: MIXED/CHOP āļø
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 āāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 (52% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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 āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
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 āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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