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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, 4:13 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-06-04
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 15.38 (-0.68) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+25.0%) ā
āā Normal term structure
SPY: $757.09 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: SPY: +131.7 (1w: -15.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +21.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: +0.34%) 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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2026-05-21 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
2026-06-03 Wed 758.15 758.80 753.57 754.24 0.69 -0.52 51.4 LOW VOL
2026-06-04 Thu 752.10 758.31 751.47 757.09 0.91 + 0.66 48.5 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.66%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.34%
Avg Volume: 46.8M
Last Day Volume: 48.5M (104% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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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 BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.48% ā 0.91%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter 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 Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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 (60% 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 āāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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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