Regime context — size to the state: Choppy Neutral
This regime historically persists ~8 td, p_stay 0.87. Labels are monotone in forward VOLATILITY, not direction — Distribution Risk historically preceded the BEST fwd-20d returns (+2.54%).
SPY -0.82% since prior close; Extended Momentum Risk leads (-0.03%), Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch lags (-2.12%).
This regime historically persists ~8 td, p_stay 0.87. Labels are monotone in forward VOLATILITY, not direction — Distribution Risk historically preceded the BEST fwd-20d returns (+2.54%).
2.55σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.25σ extended vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.01σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
Down-gaps >=1% have bounced +13-14bps from 10:00 into the close (n=74,435, t=14.3, 51.6% up); strongest faders DIA/XLE/XLI/KRE/MDY/SPY.
High short-float names carry ~2.5x baseline odds of a +15% 10-day move (16.9% vs 6.8%), in BOTH directions.
Cross-asset spreads compressed further intraday. Momentum-LowVol fell 2.34% and HighBeta-LowVol dropped 3.34%. Growth-Value declined 2.22%, while Small-Large eased 0.14%. Credit widened 0.21% and Duration lost 0.57%. Semis-Market slipped 3.27%, underscoring the tech-led risk-off tone.
Factor returns were predominantly negative. The Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch basket fell 2.12%, extending underperformance, while Thematic Momentum Leadership gave back 1.30%. Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout declined 1.31%, and the large Neutral/Transition cohort slipped 0.40%. Broken Momentum/Avoid lost just 0.21% with 53.79% advancing breadth and median relative volume at 0.58.
Sector rotation favored defensive and rate-sensitive groups. Energy surged 2.69% with 87.5% breadth, while Utilities and Real Estate added 0.46% and 0.39%. Communication Services gained 0.36%. In contrast, Information Technology slid 1.98%, Industrials dropped 1.17%, and Materials fell 1.11%, reflecting risk aversion.
Themes mirrored the risk-off tilt, with Semiconductors dropping 1.29% and Defense/Aerospace off 0.96%. Crypto/Digital Assets fell 0.66%, and AI Infrastructure declined 0.57%. Oil & Gas managed a marginal gain of 0.02%, while Cloud Software was nearly flat at 0.01%. Financials/Credit edged down 0.06% on above-average volume.
Labels are monotone in forward VOLATILITY, not direction — size positions to the risk state, don't chase the label. Transition is empirical; a label change needs two-run confirmation.
The regime is Choppy Neutral (confidence 0.87) with a composite of 0.3975. Historically, this state precedes elevated volatility and frequent drawdowns. The trend component is constructive: SPY stands 1.01% above its 50-day and 7.81% above its 200-day moving average. However, breadth is narrow—an advance/decline ratio of 0.88 and only 18.75% of factor baskets advancing. Rotation is sharp (Spearman d1 vs w1 0.89), and style spreads are under pressure, with Momentum-LowVol widening to -2.19% week-over-week.
The session closed in a Choppy Neutral regime (composite 0.40, confidence 0.87), a state historically preceding elevated volatility and frequent drawdowns. Energy led sectors with a 2.69% intraday gain, while Information Technology dropped 1.98%. Factor damage concentrated in oversold/mean-reversion baskets, down 2.12%, with Thematic Momentum Leadership shedding 1.30%. Breadth was narrow, with only 18.75% of baskets positive and the advance-decline ratio at 0.88.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | -0.57% | -0.57% | -0.57% | 46.8% adv |
| Micro Cap $250M-$1B | 220 | n/a | +0.00% | +0.00% | 0.0% adv |
| Nano Cap <$250M | 16 | n/a | +0.00% | +0.00% | 0.0% adv |
| Small Cap $1B-$5B | 805 | n/a | +0.00% | +0.00% | 0.0% adv |
| % > SMA50 | % > SMA200 | Advancers | Decliners | % Baskets Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.1% | 67.6% | 468 | 532 | 18.8% |
The size spread shows small underperformance week-to-date (Small-Large -0.14% wtd, -1.59% w1) yet holds a mild one-month gain of 0.72%. Breadth is mixed: 62.1% of members are above their 50-day moving average and 67.6% above their 200-day, but only 18.75% of factor baskets are positive, and the advance/decline ratio sits at 0.88. Breadth trends are deteriorating across the three-day and month-to-date horizons, with the weekly reading flat.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.58 | 0.0% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 0.56 | 0.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.53 | 1.6% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.61 | 4.5% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.35 | 0.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.36 | 0.0% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.55 | 0.5% |
Volume remains subdued across all production baskets. Median relative volume ranges from 0.35 (Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend) to 0.61 (Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch). Only the Oversold basket shows any meaningful elevation, with 4.5% of members exceeding 1.5x normal volume. All other baskets have negligible or zero readings above that threshold; the Neutral / Transition basket registered just 1.6%. No volume anomalies are detected.
CAC +1.15 — risk-supportive (positive = risk-supportive)
| Signal | 5d | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Credit (HYG−LQD) | +1.10% | +0.60 |
| Risk vs defensives | +2.12% | +0.40 |
| Dollar (−UUP) | -0.18% | +0.00 |
| Curve (IEF/TLT) | +0.70% | +0.15 |
Duration-in-disguise — 63d TLT beta of style spreads
| Spread | TLT β | β · SPY-ctrl | β | %ile | Duration read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | 1.29 | 0.21 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Growth - Value | 0.17 | -0.24 | 72% | factor-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| HighBeta - LowVol | 1.40 | -0.04 | 99% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Small - Large | 0.63 | 0.68 | 99% | duration-driven (persistent) |
The opportunity screener is currently unavailable, and no high-conviction setups are flagged. In this Choppy Neutral regime, disciplined risk management takes precedence, and we await a clearer environment for re-initiation of tactical positions.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +0.28% | -0.21% | +0.19% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | +1.71% | -0.03% | +9.20% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | +0.60% | -0.40% | -0.65% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.76% | -2.12% | -12.66% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.21% | -0.04% | +0.41% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +0.24% | -1.31% | +11.85% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | +0.15% | -1.30% | -0.88% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | +0.40% | -0.57% | -2.65% |
| theme: Cloud Software | +0.88% | +0.01% | +2.48% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | +0.40% | -0.50% | -4.40% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | +1.60% | -0.08% | +0.03% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +1.36% | -0.66% | +0.80% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | -0.15% | -0.29% | +0.33% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -0.79% | -0.96% | -5.78% |
| theme: Energy Transition | +0.10% | -0.30% | -1.47% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +1.36% | -0.06% | +1.25% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | -0.62% | -0.32% | +1.20% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | +0.85% | -0.18% | -1.35% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | +0.92% | -0.57% | -3.32% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | +0.99% | -0.17% | -0.77% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | -0.40% | +0.02% | +0.13% |
| theme: Semiconductors | +0.07% | -1.29% | -6.29% |
| sector: Communication Services | +0.49% | +0.36% | +1.96% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | +1.29% | -0.91% | -1.08% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +1.05% | +0.28% | +2.14% |
| sector: Energy | +1.26% | +2.69% | +5.37% |
| sector: Financials | +1.65% | +0.06% | +3.09% |
| sector: Health Care | -0.99% | -0.72% | +1.31% |
| sector: Industrials | -0.21% | -1.17% | -5.30% |
| sector: Information Technology | -0.37% | -1.98% | -4.14% |
| sector: Materials | -0.28% | -1.11% | -4.11% |
| sector: Real Estate | +0.81% | +0.39% | +0.76% |
| sector: Utilities | +0.83% | +0.46% | +0.67% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | +0.36% | -0.57% | -0.79% |
| size: Micro Cap $250M-$1B | +0.44% | +0.00% | -0.07% |
| size: Nano Cap <$250M | -3.38% | +0.00% | -3.31% |
| size: Small Cap $1B-$5B | +0.90% | +0.00% | -0.62% |
| style: Base Building / Coiled | +0.54% | -0.26% | -0.61% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +1.23% | +0.63% | +9.19% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -1.78% | -2.11% | -1.94% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | +0.24% | -1.31% | +11.85% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | -0.41% | -0.21% | -0.39% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +0.26% | -0.82% | +2.14% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | +0.33% | -0.79% | -2.14% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | +0.26% | -0.76% | -0.93% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.76% | -2.12% | -12.66% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +1.01% | -0.08% | +1.31% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +0.28% | -0.21% | +0.19% |
Oversold and mean-reversion names are under pressure across horizons, while extended momentum and high-beta baskets lead. Over three days, Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch lost 4.76% versus a 1.71% gain for Extended Momentum Risk and 1.65% for Financials. Week-to-date, Energy led at 2.69%. Month-to-date, Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout surged 11.85%, Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch dropped 12.66%, and Semiconductors fell 6.29%. Spreads show Momentum-LowVol at -9.68% MTD and HighBeta-LowVol at -8.45%, though the three-day Momentum-LowVol spread narrowed to -0.31%. Breadth deteriorated over d3 and MTD, flat WTD.
Leadership/uptrend with room — flow-confirmed
Leadership/uptrend with room — flow-confirmed
Leadership/uptrend with room — flow-confirmed
Leadership/uptrend with room — flow-confirmed
Leadership/uptrend with room — flow-confirmed
Long-only opportunity lens: names where the factor basket and the technical state agree over a 4-hour-to-1-week window. Confluence score, not a price target — size to the ATR stop and treat every setup as a probability, not a promise.
Long-only confluence screen: the factor engine's basket and the technical state pointing the same way over a 4-hour-to-1-week window.| Source | As of |
|---|---|
| intraday_bars | 2026-07-13T15:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-13 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-10 |
| screener_artifact | unavailable |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |