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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 7, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-07
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 11.65 (-0.57) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+32.8%) ā
āā 20d RV 7.8 sits below 60d RV 10.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $86.06 (Gap: -0.02%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -88.8 (1w: +64.1) strong bear š“ | SATY -2.8 ST -50 EMA -50 D -50.0
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.56 (5d: -0.62) š¢
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.87 (5d: +0.18) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.906 (5d: +0.23%) 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“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
š“ Tue 05/12 13:00: 10-year Treasury note auction
š“ Wed 05/13 13:00: 30-year Treasury bond auction
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-04-23 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
2026-04-29 Wed 85.98 85.99 85.55 85.70 0.51 -0.33 29.0 LOW VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 85.89 85.90 85.39 85.62 0.60 -0.31 28.5 NORMAL
2026-05-01 Fri 85.50 86.00 85.34 85.61 0.77 + 0.13 21.3 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 85.35 85.36 84.76 84.96 0.70 -0.46 27.2 NORMAL
2026-05-05 Tue 85.14 85.49 85.09 85.43 0.47 + 0.33 18.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 86.05 86.17 85.92 86.08 0.28 + 0.04 22.5 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.59%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.27%
Avg Volume: 19.9M
Last Day Volume: 22.5M (113% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
HIGH VOL 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: BEAR ā BULL ā CHOP
Range trend: 0.70% ā 0.28%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: DEAD š
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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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:
⢠Very tight ranges expected
⢠Reduce position size or trade less
⢠Consider sitting out weak setups
⢠Momentum confirmation matters more
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (58% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
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 āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā 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 āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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