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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, May 12, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-12
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 11.89 (+0.00) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+18.6%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.3 sits below 60d RV 9.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $84.99 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -145.2 (1w: -56.5) strong bear š“ | SATY -32.7 ST -50 EMA -50 D -41.0
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.63 (5d: +0.47) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.68 (5d: -0.00) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.901 (5d: -0.29%) š“
Model note: Combines macro calendar with scheduled Treasury auctions and refunding events that can reset duration risk.
š
UPCOMING EVENTS
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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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2026-04-29 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
2026-05-11 Mon 85.88 85.92 85.49 85.56 0.49 -0.37 17.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 85.19 85.20 84.92 84.99 0.33 -0.23 27.7 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.53%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.30%
Avg Volume: 21.7M
Last Day Volume: 27.7M (128% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.34% ā 0.33%
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 āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
TLT Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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
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: āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā 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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