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 -0.77% since prior close; Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout leads (+0.81%), Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch lags (-2.05%).
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).
2.28σ extended vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.08σ 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.
Volatility conditions register a sigma board score of 0.5, with 20-day realized volatility at the 68th percentile of the trailing two-year distribution and true range at 0.70 of its 20-day average. Intraday range relative to the 20-day mean was 0.68, underscoring active intra-session swings. The board reflects elevated but contained volatility, with no individual basket flashing extreme volume relative to its own history.
Closing performance was decisively negative: only Cloud Software (+0.34%) and Financials/Credit (+0.05%) posted gains among the twelve themes. Semiconductors dropped 2.04% and Defense/Aerospace shed 2.09%, anchoring a session where eight themes declined more than 1%. The average theme return stood near -0.9%, with breadth heavily skewed against.
Rotation signals score 0.65, driven by a leadership flip and a Spearman rank correlation of 0.56 between daily and weekly returns, indicating that near-term performance patterns are not strongly persistent. The monthly correlation stands at 0.58. With breadth positive in only 22.92% of baskets, the intra-market churn points to a rapid hand-off of leadership typical of choppy neutral environments.
Theme performance was deeply bifurcated. Cloud Software managed a 0.34% gain, while Financials/Credit added 0.05%. The remaining ten themes lost ground, led lower by Defense/Aerospace (-2.09%), Semiconductors (-2.04%), and Healthcare/Biotech (-1.45%). Even previously strong year-to-date leaders like Semiconductors (YTD +44.43%) and Defense/Aerospace (YTD +23.02%) succumbed to selling pressure. Breadth within themes was uniformly poor, with advancing percentages mostly below 50%, underscoring the defensive rotation under the choppy regime.
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 model labels the current environment Choppy Neutral with a composite score of 0.3675 and 87% confidence. Trend remains positive at 1.05, supported by SPY 7.87% above its 200-day moving average, but breadth and volatility components are muted at 0.80 and 0.50. The size factor is the most negative at –0.80, reflecting small-cap underperformance of –1.53% over one week. The regime's persistence probability of 87% over one day and expected dwell near 8 days suggest historically elevated near-term volatility.
The market operated under a Choppy Neutral regime (confidence 0.87), with trend components holding above key moving averages (SPY +1.07% vs 50-day, +7.87% vs 200-day) but intraday range running at 0.68 of the 20-day average, consistent with whippy price action. The composite settled at 0.3675, reflecting mixed signals from robust trend and deteriorating size dynamics, while volatility registered at the 68th percentile of the two-year range.
| Basket | Side | Ticker | Return | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | top | NAVN | +0.81% | 1.00 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | top | WMT | +0.77% | 0.15 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | top | PLTR | +2.56% | 0.04 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | top | CRM | +4.84% | 0.02 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | bottom | CRWV | -6.27% | 0.01 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | bottom | NEM | -2.30% | 0.02 |
| Broken Momentum / Avoid | bottom | LOW | -1.86% | 0.02 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | top | VZ | +1.33% | 0.22 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | top | EQT | +1.78% | 0.04 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | top | CLF | +3.30% | 0.01 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | bottom | ORCL | -6.47% | 0.49 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | bottom | IONQ | -9.29% | 0.02 |
| Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | bottom | TTMI | -6.90% | 0.03 |
The 'what worked' panel highlighted a narrow pocket of resilience. Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout gained 0.81%, while Broken Momentum/Avoid was unchanged. In contrast, Oversold/Mean-Reversion Watch plunged 2.05% and Thematic Momentum Leadership fell 1.16%. Breadth within these baskets mirrored the overall tape: only one of seven production baskets advanced, and oversold names saw just 22.73% advancing members. The relative strength in low-vol uptrend and extended risk remained absent, with no significant participation from those buckets.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | -0.46% | -0.46% | -0.46% | 48.0% adv |
| Micro Cap $250M-$1B | 220 | -1.49% | -1.48% | -1.48% | 36.1% adv |
| Nano Cap <$250M | 16 | -3.19% | -3.19% | -3.19% | 12.5% adv |
| Small Cap $1B-$5B | 805 | -0.42% | -0.42% | -0.42% | 45.9% adv |
| % > SMA50 | % > SMA200 | Advancers | Decliners | % Baskets Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.9% | 68.1% | 480 | 516 | 22.9% |
Size dynamics continued to drag, with the size component scoring -0.8 as small underperformed large by -0.08% on the day and -1.53% over the week, reversing the prior month's 0.78% advantage. Breadth deteriorated markedly, with only 22.92% of baskets positive and an advance-decline ratio of 0.93. Pattern census identified 96 breakouts against 23 oversold names, but the overwhelming tilt toward breakdowns kept the equity curve under pressure amid shrinking participation.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.71 | 0.7% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 0.69 | 0.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.71 | 2.2% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.77 | 4.5% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.49 | 0.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.79 | 0.0% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.70 | 0.0% |
Volume patterns concentrated in troubled areas. The Oversold/Mean-Reversion Watch basket registered the highest median relative volume at 0.77, with 4.5% of its members exceeding 1.5 times average volume. Broken Momentum/Avoid and Neutral/Transition each posted 0.71, while outliers remained minimal elsewhere. Notably, Quality/Low-Vol Uptrend exhibited the lowest median rvol at 0.49, indicating that safe-haven bids were not volume-driven. Overall, elevated volume clustered in deteriorating pockets, reinforcing a risk-off liquidity skew.
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 long setups are generated from the screened opportunity layer. Both the top-setup screener and intraday confirmation signals are unavailable due to a source outage, resulting in no intraday or swing-trade candidates for Tuesday's session.
| Side | Dimension | Basket | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| best | production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +2.39% |
| best | style | High-Vol Momentum | +2.39% |
| best | production | Extended Momentum Risk | +1.74% |
| worst | size | Nano Cap <$250M | -6.57% |
| worst | style | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.69% |
| worst | production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.69% |
| Spread | Move |
|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | -0.24% |
| HighBeta - LowVol | -0.62% |
| Growth - Value | -1.16% |
| Small - Large | -0.51% |
| EqualWeight - CapWeight | +0.45% |
| Credit | +0.48% |
| Duration | -0.46% |
| Semis - Market | -1.75% |
| Quality - Extended Risk | -1.53% |
Breadth trend: deteriorating.
| Date | Mode | Regime | Composite | Top basket | Bottom basket | SPY D1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | wrap | Choppy Neutral | 0.3 | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | Extended Momentum Risk | +0.85% |
| 2026-07-10 | wrap | Constructive Rotation | 0.6 | Broken Momentum / Avoid | Extended Momentum Risk | +0.43% |
The three-day window shows deteriorating breadth with a clear risk-off tilt. Nano Cap <$250M declined 6.57%, while Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch fell 4.69%. On the upside, Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout gained 2.39% and Extended Momentum Risk added 1.74%. Factor spreads underscore defensive rotation: Semis – Market moved –1.75% and Quality – Extended Risk dropped 1.53%, indicating fading cyclical leadership.
| Side | Dimension | Basket | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| best | sector | Energy | +2.62% |
| best | production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +0.81% |
| best | style | High-Vol Momentum | +0.81% |
| worst | size | Nano Cap <$250M | -3.19% |
| worst | theme | Defense / Aerospace | -2.09% |
| worst | style | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -2.05% |
| Spread | Move |
|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | -2.28% |
| HighBeta - LowVol | -3.27% |
| Growth - Value | -2.22% |
| Small - Large | -0.08% |
| EqualWeight - CapWeight | +0.73% |
| Credit | +0.23% |
| Duration | -0.59% |
| Semis - Market | -3.39% |
| Quality - Extended Risk | -0.04% |
Breadth trend: flat.
Week-to-date, Energy leads at 2.62%, while Defense / Aerospace trails at –2.09%. Nano Cap remains under pressure at –3.19%, and Oversold names lost 2.05%. Breadth is flat overall, but factor-level spreads reveal significant rotation: Semis – Market compressed –3.39%, and HighBeta – LowVol contracted –3.27%, pointing to a retreat from aggressive beta exposures.
| Side | Dimension | Basket | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| best | production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +14.25% |
| best | style | High-Vol Momentum | +14.25% |
| best | style | Extended Overbought Momentum | +9.27% |
| worst | style | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -12.60% |
| worst | production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -12.60% |
| worst | theme | Semiconductors | -6.87% |
| Spread | Move |
|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | -9.64% |
| HighBeta - LowVol | -8.38% |
| Growth - Value | -4.22% |
| Small - Large | -2.64% |
| EqualWeight - CapWeight | +0.36% |
| Credit | +1.37% |
| Duration | -2.83% |
| Semis - Market | -11.04% |
| Quality - Extended Risk | -8.82% |
Breadth trend: deteriorating.
| Date | Mode | Regime | Composite | Top basket | Bottom basket | SPY D1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-08 | wrap | Choppy Neutral | -0.2 | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | Extended Momentum Risk | -0.31% |
| 2026-07-09 | wrap | Choppy Neutral | 0.3 | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | Extended Momentum Risk | +0.85% |
| 2026-07-10 | wrap | Constructive Rotation | 0.6 | Broken Momentum / Avoid | Extended Momentum Risk | +0.43% |
Month-to-date performance shows stark divergence. Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout surged 14.25%, and Extended Overbought Momentum added 9.27%, while Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch cratered –12.60% and Semiconductors declined –6.87%. The Momentum – LowVol spread widened by –9.64% and Semis – Market spread fell –11.04%, as deteriorating breadth signals narrowing participation and mounting stress in crowded leaders.
| Basket | QTD | YTD | 1Y | 2Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +0.41% | -16.05% | -14.22% | +11.69% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | +9.23% | +9.15% | -7.57% | +9.63% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | -0.57% | +15.16% | +27.98% | +51.26% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -12.60% | -1.31% | +26.19% | +92.19% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.41% | +1.73% | +23.49% | +55.38% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +14.25% | +52.99% | n/a | n/a |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | -0.75% | +57.46% | +83.02% | +116.02% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | -2.90% | +21.91% | +38.21% | +66.09% |
| theme: Cloud Software | +2.89% | +12.43% | +15.56% | +41.35% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | -4.88% | +10.41% | +36.39% | +52.87% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | -0.18% | +6.79% | +7.23% | +24.28% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +0.53% | +16.01% | +27.79% | +60.56% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | +0.70% | +14.09% | +19.29% | +55.59% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -6.73% | +23.02% | +50.25% | +100.85% |
| theme: Energy Transition | -1.81% | +16.57% | +32.22% | +49.22% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +1.36% | +12.83% | +16.84% | +38.75% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | +0.06% | +24.69% | +70.28% | +72.62% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | -1.61% | +11.06% | +13.66% | +26.71% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | -3.67% | +22.33% | +36.78% | +62.02% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | -1.09% | +14.27% | +23.04% | +38.77% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | +0.08% | +22.59% | +46.27% | +53.12% |
| theme: Semiconductors | -6.87% | +44.43% | +68.18% | +80.26% |
| sector: Communication Services | +1.91% | -3.87% | +15.86% | +67.32% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | -0.91% | +5.79% | +8.08% | +29.43% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +2.11% | +7.29% | +1.56% | +11.24% |
| sector: Energy | +5.29% | +33.94% | +32.49% | +37.70% |
| sector: Financials | +3.17% | +9.34% | +14.87% | +55.25% |
| sector: Health Care | +1.38% | +26.68% | +65.63% | +70.85% |
| sector: Industrials | -5.21% | +18.27% | +31.62% | +71.13% |
| sector: Information Technology | -3.83% | +38.33% | +64.35% | +93.84% |
| sector: Materials | -3.85% | +13.38% | +26.32% | +43.65% |
| sector: Real Estate | +0.88% | +10.26% | +10.90% | +24.36% |
| sector: Utilities | +0.61% | +7.93% | +14.47% | +46.88% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | -0.68% | +18.00% | +31.94% | +58.47% |
| size: Micro Cap $250M-$1B | -1.46% | +15.43% | +37.77% | +48.52% |
| size: Nano Cap <$250M | -5.66% | +23.49% | -7.01% | +20.15% |
| size: Small Cap $1B-$5B | -0.93% | +20.00% | +36.50% | +51.82% |
| style: Base Building / Coiled | -0.53% | +11.10% | +18.96% | +41.23% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +9.27% | +29.18% | +58.87% | +61.47% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -1.64% | -23.51% | -21.89% | -7.24% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | +14.25% | +52.99% | n/a | n/a |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | -0.67% | +7.37% | +14.55% | +28.22% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +2.30% | +47.31% | +73.50% | +114.72% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | -2.01% | +19.15% | +34.53% | +58.45% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | -0.79% | +23.21% | +41.60% | +71.19% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -12.60% | -1.31% | +26.19% | +92.19% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +1.32% | +26.56% | +37.83% | +60.25% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +0.41% | -16.05% | -14.22% | +11.69% |
Multi-horizon factor returns demonstrate the durability of momentum and high-beta leadership. YTD, Thematic Momentum Leadership returned 57.46% and Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout gained 52.99%, while Broken Momentum / Avoid lost 16.05%. The Semis – Market spread stands at +52.75% YTD. Over one year, Thematic Momentum leads at 83.02% and Semis – Market spreads to 83.97%. The two-year picture reinforces the trend: Thematic Momentum Leadership at 116.02%, with Broken Momentum / Avoid still negative at –14.22%.
| Breakouts | Breakdowns | Oversold |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | None | 23 |
Today's pattern census identifies 96 breakouts against 23 oversold signals, with no breakdowns detected. The setup count data is unavailable due to a source disruption, limiting full characterization. The imbalance points to continued momentum dispersion beneath the surface.
| Spread | Legs | Intraday | D1 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | MTUM − USMV | -2.28% | -2.28% | -2.28% | -9.64% |
| HighBeta - LowVol | SPHB − SPLV | -3.27% | -3.27% | -3.27% | -8.38% |
| Growth - Value | IWF − IWD | -2.22% | -2.22% | -2.22% | -4.22% |
| Small - Large | IWM − SPY | -0.08% | -0.08% | -0.08% | -2.64% |
| EqualWeight - CapWeight | RSP − SPY | +0.73% | +0.73% | +0.73% | +0.36% |
| Credit | HYG − LQD | +0.23% | +0.23% | +0.23% | +1.37% |
| Duration | TLT | -0.59% | -0.59% | -0.59% | -2.83% |
| Semis - Market | SMH − SPY | -3.39% | -3.39% | -3.39% | -11.04% |
| Momentum Leadership - Broken Momentum | Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership − Broken Momentum / Avoid | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Quality - Extended Risk | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend − Extended Momentum Risk | -0.04% | -0.04% | -0.04% | -8.82% |
The outlook for Tuesday remains consistent with the Choppy Neutral regime, carrying an 87% one-day persistence probability. No screened setups or intraday confirmation signals are available, leaving the near-term framework directionless. Expect continued range-bound, two-sided action with elevated factor-rotation risk.
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 | 2026-07-13T18:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-13 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-10 |
| screener_artifact | unavailable |
| grouped_daily | 2026-07-13 |