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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 12.40 (+0.00) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+25.2%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.3 sits below 60d RV 10.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $86.07 (Gap: -0.74%) š“
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -82.2 (1w: -73.4) strong bear š“ | SATY -2.1 ST -50 EMA -50 D -45.9
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.36 (5d: +0.86) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 6.06 (5d: -0.25) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.907 (5d: -0.03%) š“
Model note: Combines macro calendar with scheduled Treasury auctions and refunding events that can reset duration risk.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report
š“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
š“ Wed 05/06 08:30: Quarterly Treasury refunding announcement
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 86.44 86.80 86.25 86.75 0.64 + 0.36 12.7 NORMAL
2026-04-14 Tue 86.70 87.24 86.63 87.21 0.70 + 0.59 16.6 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 87.02 87.07 86.72 86.83 0.40 -0.22 15.1 DEAD
2026-04-16 Thu 86.92 86.97 86.20 86.28 0.89 -0.73 20.0 HIGH VOL
2026-04-17 Fri 87.05 87.21 86.89 87.07 0.37 + 0.02 29.6 DEAD
2026-04-20 Mon 87.11 87.12 86.71 87.05 0.48 -0.07 14.6 LOW VOL
2026-04-21 Tue 86.97 87.09 86.53 86.57 0.65 -0.46 19.8 NORMAL
2026-04-22 Wed 87.05 87.16 86.70 86.74 0.52 -0.36 13.7 LOW VOL
2026-04-23 Thu 86.83 87.04 86.24 86.55 0.92 -0.32 21.1 HIGH VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 86.46 86.82 86.25 86.71 0.66 + 0.29 22.3 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.62%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.34%
Avg Volume: 23.3M
Last Day Volume: 22.3M (96% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.52% ā 0.66%
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: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXTLT Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
TLT Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor TLT downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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 āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā 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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