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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 14, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-14
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 11.19 (-1.07) š¢
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+19.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.2 sits below 60d RV 9.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $85.22 (Gap: +0.50%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -155.8 (1w: -67.1) strong bear š“ | SATY -36.9 ST -50 EMA -50 D -41.9
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.81 (5d: +1.25) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.66 (5d: -0.21) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.899 (5d: -0.78%) 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“ 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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2026-04-30 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
2026-05-13 Wed 84.94 85.05 84.59 84.80 0.54 -0.16 26.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.53%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.28%
Avg Volume: 22.3M
Last Day Volume: 26.3M (118% 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: LOW VOL ā DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.49% ā 0.54%
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: 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 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 āāāā 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāā āāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā 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: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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