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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 11, 2026, 11:05 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-11
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 11.37 (+0.16) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+24.3%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.2 sits below 60d RV 10.2: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $85.70 (Gap: -0.44%) š“
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -88.7 (1w: +64.2) strong bear š“ | SATY -2.8 ST -50 EMA -50 D -50.0
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.64 (5d: -0.14) š¢
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.83 (5d: -0.05) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.906 (5d: +0.32%) 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“ Tomorrow 08:30: CPI
š“ Tomorrow 13:00: 10-year Treasury note auction
š“ Wed 05/13 13:00: 30-year Treasury bond auction
š“ Wed 05/20 13:00: 20-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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2026-04-27 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
2026-05-07 Thu 86.28 86.29 85.59 85.65 0.81 -0.73 21.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 86.06 86.28 85.99 86.08 0.34 + 0.02 30.8 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.55%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.29%
Avg Volume: 20.9M
Last Day Volume: 30.8M (147% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā HIGH VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 0.28% ā 0.34%
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: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXTLT Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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:
⢠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
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 āāāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
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
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 āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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