Regime context — size to the state: Constructive Rotation
This regime historically persists ~5 td, p_stay 0.80. Labels are monotone in forward VOLATILITY, not direction — Distribution Risk historically preceded the BEST fwd-20d returns (+2.54%).
SPY +0.43% since prior close; Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend leads (+0.02%), Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch lags (-2.41%).
This regime historically persists ~5 td, p_stay 0.80. Labels are monotone in forward VOLATILITY, not direction — Distribution Risk historically preceded the BEST fwd-20d returns (+2.54%).
2.48σ extended vs 60d (n=28). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.21σ extended vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.20σ compressed vs 60d (n=28). 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.
Up-gaps show no open->close follow-through edge across proxies EXCEPT XHB (+0.22, t=2.63, 57% follow).
The opportunity sigma board reveals a spread across wave regimes. Consumer Staples leads with an average opportunity score of 70.07 (Basing/early-cycle), closely followed by Health Care at 69.53 (Expansion/late acceleration). Among production baskets, Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch shows the highest average opportunity at 73.0, with accumulation as the dominant wave. The stage distribution is evenly split: 4 sectors in Basing/early-cycle, 3 in Expansion/late acceleration, and 4 in Reset within trend, suggesting broad dispersion of risk-reward setups.
Week-to-date factor moves reflect a defensive tilt: Quality outperforms Extended Risk by 1.68%, while HighBeta trails LowVol by 1.26%. Semiconductors continue to underperform the broader market, with a spread of -1.30%. Month-to-date, the trend intensifies: Quality’s edge over Extended Risk expands to -6.93% (reversal), and Small caps underperform Large by 2.72%. The Semis-Market spread widens to -9.12%, and Momentum - LowVol shows a -7.16% spread, indicating a sharp pullback in prior leadership. Credit spreads are modestly positive (1.29% mtd), while Duration remains under pressure (-2.6%).
The session marked a sharp sector rotation into Energy, which surged 3.04% with a positive gap of 3.30% and 92.5% of members advancing. Real Estate and Utilities also gained, returning 0.66% and 0.47% respectively. In contrast, Health Care dropped 1.32%, with a negative gap of 1.15%, and Information Technology fell 0.95%. Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services both declined more than 0.8%. The rotation underscores a move toward commodity-sensitive and defensive areas, while prior leadership in tech and healthcare takes a pause.
Theme performance was bifurcated. Cybersecurity led with a 0.58% daily gain, supported by a 1.12% intraday pop, while Cloud Software and Oil & Gas added 0.16% and 0.15%, respectively. On the downside, Semiconductors fell 0.65%, extending its month-to-date loss to 5.76%. Defense/Aerospace dropped 0.45%, with a 5.32% mtd decline, and AI Infrastructure shed 0.31%. Healthcare/Biotech, a degraded basket, dipped 0.42%. The divergence highlights ongoing rotation out of high-beta themes into more defensive and value-oriented areas, with notable weakness in prior secular growth leaders.
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 Constructive Rotation with 0.8 confidence and a composite score of 0.7375, up 0.05 from midday. Trend is supportive (score 1.05) with SPY 1.4% above its 50‑day and 8.27% above its 200‑day. Breadth is neutral at 0.5, volatility is relaxed (score 1.0, rv20 at 58.1st percentile), rotation is low at 0.15 and size a slight drag at –0.1. Style factors favor momentum/growth (score 1.5, mom‑lowvol spread +3.85% w/w). The regime has a 0.8 probability of persisting one day and expected dwell of 5 days; historically this precedes moderately higher volatility but not extreme drawdown frequency.
The close lands in a Constructive Rotation regime (composite 0.74, confidence 0.8), historically preceding elevated volatility without signaling direction. Today saw a sharp sector rotation: Energy surged 3.04% on broad participation (92.5% advancers), while Health Care dropped 1.32% with only 32.3% advancing. The Cybersecurity theme added 0.58%, but overall breadth was mixed. Volume anomalies flagged IBM, HCA, and BIIB as distribution, warranting caution.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | -0.35% | -0.35% | -0.35% | 46.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.9% | 67.3% | 466 | 535 | 20.8% |
In the close of July 14, 2026, market breadth is mixed. 62.91% of stocks trade above their 50‑day moving average and 67.3% above the 200‑day, yet the advance‑decline ratio is 0.871. Sector dispersion is wide: Energy leads with 92.5% advancing, while Health Care languishes at 32.28%. On the size front, small caps underperform large caps by –0.0676% on the day, –1.182% over the week, and –0.5599% over the month; small/mid versus $5B+ stocks is up 0.3487% today. The breadth backdrop supports a selective environment tilted toward large‑cap momentum.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.54 | 3.4% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 0.59 | 0.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.54 | 2.3% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.64 | 3.6% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.32 | 0.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.40 | 0.0% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.54 | 1.1% |
| Ticker | Basket | RVol | Return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Neutral / Transition | 9.45 | -24.35% | distribution volume |
| HCA | Neutral / Transition | 3.02 | -10.90% | distribution volume |
| BIIB | Neutral / Transition | 2.83 | -3.35% | distribution volume |
Volume patterns signal distribution in several names. Across production baskets, the Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch shows the highest median relative volume at 0.64, with 3.6% of members above 1.5x normal volume. Extended Momentum Risk and Quality/Low-Vol Uptrend baskets have zero members exceeding 1.5x rvol. Notable anomalies include IBM with 9.45x relative volume on a –24.35% decline, HCA with 3.02x rvol and –10.9% return, and BIIB at 2.83x rvol and –3.35%, all flagged as distribution volume. The elevated volume on weakness suggests institutional repositioning out of select issues.
CAC +1.00 — risk-supportive (positive = risk-supportive)
| Signal | 5d | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Credit (HYG−LQD) | +1.15% | +0.60 |
| Risk vs defensives | +2.55% | +0.40 |
| Dollar (−UUP) | -0.64% | -0.15 |
| Curve (IEF/TLT) | +0.80% | +0.15 |
Duration-in-disguise — 63d TLT beta of style spreads
| Spread | TLT β | β · SPY-ctrl | β | %ile | Duration read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | 1.35 | 0.24 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Growth - Value | 0.23 | -0.21 | 92% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| HighBeta - LowVol | 1.48 | -0.01 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Small - Large | 0.62 | 0.68 | 98% | duration-driven (persistent) |
| Ticker | Sector | Opportunity | Wave stage | Regime fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | Utilities | 93.2 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 95.8 |
| SWKS | Information Technology | 90.3 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 92.9 |
| TAP | Consumer Staples | 91.4 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 91.9 |
| OZK | Financials | 86.3 | Wave 3-5 / breakout | 91.5 |
| CGON | Health Care | 85.1 | Wave 3-5 / breakout | 90.3 |
| Ticker | Since close | Vs basket | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | -5.69% | -3.28% | diverges |
| SWKS | -5.88% | -3.47% | diverges |
| TAP | -1.46% | -1.25% | diverges |
| OZK | -0.10% | +0.21% | diverges |
| CGON | -4.15% | -3.90% | diverges |
Opportunity screen highlights names in accumulation stages despite intraday weakness failing to confirm. Top scores: OKLO (Utilities, 93.2, Oversold/Mean-Reversion Watch), SWKS (Technology, 90.3), and TAP (Consumer Staples, 91.4) all in Wave 1/accumulation, though all show negative intraday moves against their baskets. Setup patterns favor short entries, with double tops in PSKY (73.6) and RIOT (73.5), and a head-and-shoulders in SMCI (70.9). Long setups are less compelling: TMHC tight base (61.7) and LNC double bottom (60.7). The regime fit is strongest for OKLO (95.8) and OZK (91.5), but caution is warranted given the lack of intraday confirmation.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +0.10% | -0.21% | +0.33% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | -1.65% | -1.66% | +7.40% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | -0.18% | -0.31% | -0.50% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -3.87% | -2.41% | -14.38% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.15% | +0.02% | +0.47% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +0.49% | -0.64% | +12.61% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | -0.85% | -0.25% | +0.13% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | -0.90% | -0.31% | -2.44% |
| theme: Cloud Software | -0.32% | +0.16% | +2.59% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | -0.21% | -0.04% | -3.99% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | +0.42% | -0.20% | -0.08% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | -0.73% | -0.22% | +1.21% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | -0.44% | +0.58% | +1.17% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -1.34% | -0.45% | -5.32% |
| theme: Energy Transition | -0.78% | -0.27% | -1.46% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +0.08% | -0.00% | +1.29% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | -2.02% | -0.42% | +1.10% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | +0.19% | -0.00% | -1.20% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | -0.26% | -0.35% | -3.14% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | +0.30% | -0.08% | -0.70% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | -0.64% | +0.15% | +0.24% |
| theme: Semiconductors | -1.26% | -0.65% | -5.76% |
| sector: Communication Services | -1.06% | -0.44% | +1.16% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | +0.07% | -0.87% | -1.05% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +0.67% | -0.88% | +0.97% |
| sector: Energy | +3.00% | +3.04% | +5.73% |
| sector: Financials | +0.40% | +0.15% | +3.19% |
| sector: Health Care | -2.50% | -1.32% | +0.70% |
| sector: Industrials | -0.27% | -0.44% | -4.64% |
| sector: Information Technology | -1.78% | -0.95% | -3.30% |
| sector: Materials | +0.41% | -0.06% | -3.14% |
| sector: Real Estate | +0.85% | +0.66% | +1.03% |
| sector: Utilities | +1.06% | +0.47% | +0.68% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | -0.37% | -0.35% | -0.62% |
| size: Micro Cap $250M-$1B | -1.14% | +0.00% | -0.07% |
| size: Nano Cap <$250M | -2.88% | +0.00% | -3.31% |
| size: Small Cap $1B-$5B | -0.35% | +0.00% | -0.62% |
| style: Base Building / Coiled | -0.06% | -0.35% | -1.16% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | -0.90% | -0.87% | +7.53% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -1.61% | -1.19% | -1.17% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | +0.49% | -0.64% | +12.61% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | -0.71% | -1.09% | -1.26% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | -0.10% | +0.60% | +4.03% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | -0.64% | -0.64% | -1.98% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | -0.52% | -0.33% | -0.33% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -3.87% | -2.41% | -14.38% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +0.35% | +0.17% | +1.83% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +0.10% | -0.21% | +0.33% |
Multi-horizon returns show energy leadership and oversold weakness. Over three days, Energy gained 3.0% while Oversold/Mean-Reversion fell –3.87%. Week-to-date, Energy is up 3.04% and Momentum Breakout/Leadership +0.6%; Oversold/Mean-Reversion is –2.41%. Month-to-date, Smaller-Cap High‑Beta Breakout leads at +12.61% against Oversold’s –14.38%. The Semis‑Market spread is –1.3% wtd and –9.12% mtd, highlighting tech pressure. Breadth trends are flat near‑term but deteriorating mtd. The regime path shifted from Choppy Neutral to Constructive Rotation on July 10 (composite 0.5575), easing to 0.3675 on July 13.
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 | 2026-07-14T15:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-14 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-13 |
| screener_artifact | 2026-07-13T20:54:29.913442-04:00 |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |