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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (TLT)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 22, 2026, 4:22 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-22
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXTLT: 12.21 (-0.75) š¢
TLT Term: FLAT (+4.8%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 10.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 10.6: the realized-vol curve is steady.
TLT: $84.68 (Gap: +0.00%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: TLT: -22.8 (1w: +200.3) strong bear š“ | SATY -5.3 ST +50 EMA -50 D -15.3
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.86 (5d: +1.25) š“
Curve: TYX-TNX: 5.26 (5d: -0.25) āŖ
Duration RS: TLT/IEF: 0.898 (5d: -0.34%) 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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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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2026-05-11 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
2026-05-20 Wed 83.06 84.00 83.04 83.91 1.16 + 1.02 44.5 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 83.62 84.26 83.33 84.22 1.12 + 0.72 24.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-22 Fri 84.61 84.68 84.14 84.68 0.64 + 0.09 26.3 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.66%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.35%
Avg Volume: 26.9M
Last Day Volume: 26.3M (98% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.16% ā 0.64%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXTLT Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Contracting āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
TLT Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (50% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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