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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 10:11 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-04-29
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 12.90 (+0.32) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+55.0%) ā
āā 20d RV 6.7 sits below 60d RV 10.3: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $85.84 (Gap: -0.61%) š“
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -98.5 (1w: -16.3) strong bear š“ | SATY -11.2 ST -50 EMA -50 D -42.4
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.54 (5d: +0.62) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.90 (5d: -0.16) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.907 (5d: -0.05%) 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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2026-04-15 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
2026-04-27 Mon 86.49 86.62 86.19 86.28 0.49 -0.24 19.3 LOW VOL
2026-04-28 Tue 86.12 86.37 85.94 86.37 0.50 + 0.29 14.6 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.59%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.30%
Avg Volume: 21.1M
Last Day Volume: 14.6M (69% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā BULL
Range trend: 0.66% ā 0.50%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
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
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:
⢠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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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