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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 21, 2026, 9:22 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-21
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 14.03 (+0.00) š”
TLT Term: CONTANGO (+18.4%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.6 sits below 60d RV 10.2: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
TLT: $83.70 (Gap: +0.82%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -172.8 (1w: +50.3) strong bear š“ | SATY -49.7 ST -50 EMA -50 D -32.1
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.72 (5d: +0.91) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.44 (5d: -0.22) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.892 (5d: -1.05%) 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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ā
None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-06 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
2026-05-14 Thu 85.26 85.38 84.91 84.92 0.55 -0.40 25.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 83.87 83.97 83.59 83.66 0.45 -0.25 50.8 LOW VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 83.70 83.92 83.31 83.56 0.72 -0.17 26.2 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 82.96 83.23 82.77 83.02 0.55 + 0.07 35.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.51%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.25%
Avg Volume: 24.9M
Last Day Volume: 35.3M (142% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā NORMAL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 0.45% ā 0.55%
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 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 āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā
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 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: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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