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 -0.59% since prior close; Extended Momentum Risk leads (+0.69%), Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch lags (-1.83%).
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%).
2.18σ 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.
The Panel Sigma Board signals moderately elevated volatility: realized volatility sits at the 68th percentile of its two-year range, while the intraday range relative to the 20-day average stands at 0.57, yielding a volatility score of 0.5. Market breadth is bifurcated; 63.4% of members trade above their 50‑day moving average, yet the advance/decline ratio is 0.96. Basket‑level turnover is elevated in the Oversold / Mean‑Reversion Watch (median rvol 0.74) and Broken Momentum (0.72) cohorts, while Quality / Low‑Vol Uptrend registers a subdued 0.44.
Factor moves are decisively negative for Momentum and High Beta: the Momentum‑LowVol spread contracts –2.51%, HighBeta‑LowVol –2.82%, and Growth‑Value –1.90% intraday. The Oversold / Mean‑Reversion Watch basket extends its slide by –1.83%, while Extended Momentum Risk manages +0.69%. EqualWeight‑CapWeight gains 0.65%, signaling rotation toward equal‑weighted equities. Credit edges 0.08% higher but Duration loses –0.46%, keeping bonds under pressure. Semiconductors underperform the broad market by –3.22%. Leadership remains narrow, with only 27.1% of baskets positive.
Sector rotation is stark: Energy surges +2.22% and Communication Services +1.17%, while Information Technology declines –1.32%. Consumer Discretionary (–0.35%), Industrials (–0.99%), and Materials (–0.93%) all underperform. Breadth is thin; only Energy (87.5% advancing) and Communication Services (83.7%) show broad participation. Utilities (+0.38%) and Real Estate (+0.26%) edge higher. The rotation leans toward value and cyclical energy, away from growth tech, though the EqualWeight‑CapWeight spread at +0.65% hints at some broadening within the cap‑weighted complex.
Thematic performance is bifurcated: Cloud Software leads with +0.65%, while Semiconductors tumble –1.52%. Consumer/Retail (+0.19%) and Financials/Credit (–0.03%) are near flat. Healthcare/Biotech (–0.68%) and Defense/Aerospace (–1.25%) weigh, with Defense breadth at only 28.9% advancing. Crypto/Digital Assets fall –0.83% and Commodities/Materials drop –0.81%. Leadership is narrow, with most high‑momentum themes under pressure, consistent with the sector‑level rotation away from growth.
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 current regime is Choppy Neutral with a composite score of 0.50 and 87% confidence. Rotation leads components at 1.40, driven by a Spearman correlation of 0.61 between daily and weekly sector returns and a leadership flip. Trend reads neutral at 1.05, while volatility sits at 0.50 with realized volatility in the 68th percentile of a two-year lookback. Breadth registers 0.80, size -0.40, and style -0.50, collectively implying a range-bound, low-conviction backdrop. The expected dwell time is 7.7 days, and historically, such regimes have preceded elevated volatility and intermittent rotations.
At midday, the tape splits sharply: Energy (+2.22%) and Communication Services (+1.17%) lead, while Information Technology (–1.32%) and the Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch basket (–1.83%) drag. The Extended Momentum Risk basket adds 0.69%, but gains are narrow. EqualWeight outperforms CapWeight by 0.65% intraday, while Duration sheds 0.46% and credit edges 0.08% higher. The overall tone is one of rotation toward value/energy and away from growth, with high-beta and momentum under pressure.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | -0.34% | -0.34% | -0.34% | 48.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.4% | 68.2% | 489 | 510 | 27.1% |
Market breadth shows mixed signals with 63.4% of constituents above their 50-day moving average and 68.2% above the 200-day, yet declining participation is evident as the advance-decline ratio sits at 0.959 and only 27.1% of baskets are positive. The size factor registers a score of -0.4 as small versus large underperforms week-to-date by -1.63%, though the one-month return is a modest 0.68%. Intraday, small-lagging continues at -0.18% and small/mid versus the $5 billion threshold is positive at 0.34%, suggesting internal divergence without a clear tilt.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.72 | 0.7% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 0.60 | 0.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.61 | 3.9% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.74 | 22.7% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.44 | 0.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.43 | 0.0% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.67 | 3.8% |
| Ticker | Basket | RVol | Return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBD | Neutral / Transition | 3.60 | +2.26% | breakout volume |
| KMB | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 2.59 | -2.87% | distribution volume |
Volume characteristics are subdued overall, with median relative volume across production baskets ranging from 0.43 to 0.74. The Oversold/Mean-Reversion Watch basket exhibits the highest median rvol at 0.74 alongside 22.7% of members trading above 1.5x normal volume, hinting at capitulation dynamics. In contrast, Extended Momentum Risk, Quality/Low-Vol, and Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout baskets show medians of 0.60, 0.44, and 0.43 respectively with zero members breaking the 1.5x threshold, confirming low-conviction participation. Anomalies include WBD’s breakout volume at 3.6x rvol and KMB’s distribution volume at 2.59x rvol within Thematic Momentum Leadership.
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) |
No actionable factor setups are highlighted at this midday scan. The screener artifact is unavailable, as flagged in quality warnings, preventing the generation of intraday confirmations or top setups. This constraint limits the identification of high-conviction entries within the current Choppy Neutral regime, and we await resolution of the data source to restore the opportunity set.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +0.57% | +0.08% | +0.48% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | +2.46% | +0.69% | +9.96% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | +0.81% | -0.20% | -0.45% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.48% | -1.83% | -12.38% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.19% | -0.06% | +0.39% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +2.06% | +0.48% | +13.88% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | +0.39% | -1.05% | -0.64% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | +0.63% | -0.33% | -2.41% |
| theme: Cloud Software | +1.27% | +0.41% | +2.89% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | +0.49% | -0.41% | -4.32% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | +1.80% | +0.11% | +0.23% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +1.47% | -0.56% | +0.90% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | +0.12% | -0.02% | +0.60% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -0.54% | -0.71% | -5.54% |
| theme: Energy Transition | +0.25% | -0.15% | -1.33% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +1.40% | -0.02% | +1.29% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | -0.56% | -0.27% | +1.26% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | +0.92% | -0.11% | -1.28% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | +1.06% | -0.44% | -3.18% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | +1.10% | -0.06% | -0.66% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | -0.42% | -0.00% | +0.10% |
| theme: Semiconductors | +0.35% | -1.02% | -6.01% |
| sector: Communication Services | +1.30% | +1.17% | +2.79% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | +1.87% | -0.35% | -0.51% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +1.13% | +0.37% | +2.23% |
| sector: Energy | +0.80% | +2.22% | +4.86% |
| sector: Financials | +1.50% | -0.09% | +2.94% |
| sector: Health Care | -0.71% | -0.44% | +1.60% |
| sector: Industrials | -0.03% | -0.99% | -5.14% |
| sector: Information Technology | +0.30% | -1.32% | -3.45% |
| sector: Materials | -0.11% | -0.93% | -3.95% |
| sector: Real Estate | +0.68% | +0.26% | +0.63% |
| sector: Utilities | +0.76% | +0.38% | +0.60% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | +0.59% | -0.34% | -0.56% |
| 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 | +0.69% | -0.12% | -0.46% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +1.64% | +1.04% | +9.64% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -0.95% | -1.28% | -1.12% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | +2.06% | +0.48% | +13.88% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | -0.20% | -0.00% | -0.18% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +0.66% | -0.42% | +2.54% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | +0.61% | -0.52% | -1.86% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | +0.54% | -0.49% | -0.65% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.48% | -1.83% | -12.38% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +1.01% | -0.07% | +1.32% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +0.57% | +0.08% | +0.48% |
Across multi-horizon windows, leadership remains concentrated in extended momentum and high-beta themes. Over three days, Extended Momentum Risk returned 2.46% and Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout 2.06%, while Oversold/Mean-Reversion Watch declined -4.48%. Week-to-date, Energy and Communication Services lead at 2.22% and 1.17%, with Oversold baskets lagging at -1.83%. Month-to-date, Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout surged 13.88% versus a -12.38% drop in Oversold. Spread contraction is broad: Momentum-LowVol tightened -0.47% in d3, -2.51% wtd, and -9.85% mtd; Semis-Market shed -1.57%, -3.22%, and -10.89% over the same periods. Breadth trends deteriorated in d3 and mtd, while flattening 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 | 2026-07-13T12:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-13 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-10 |
| screener_artifact | unavailable |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |