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 +0.29% since prior close; Broken Momentum / Avoid leads (+0.52%), Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout lags (-2.10%).
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%).
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 volatility panel reflects a mixed risk environment: regime volatility score at 1.0, with 20-day realized volatility at the 57.6th percentile and intraday range versus 20-day average at 0.672. Among production baskets, Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend shows elevated relative volume at 0.97, while Broken Momentum / Avoid is lowest at 0.62. Isolated volume anomalies include PYPL with rvol 6.35 on a 16.99% gain, and FHN distributing at rvol 3.17 with a -3.05% decline.
Style factor performance was heavily negative for high-momentum and low-volatility strategies. High-Vol Momentum fell -2.1% intraday and -1.79% week-to-date, while Low-Vol Uptrend dropped -1.26% and -1.22% respectively. Extended Overbought Momentum declined -1.48% on the day but remains up 2.26% for the week. The weekly style spread widened: high-beta outperformed low-vol by 1.4428 percentage points, and momentum over low-vol by 1.0599.
Sector rotation was stark: Communication Services led with a 1.43% daily gain and +0.86% week-to-date, followed by Consumer Discretionary (+0.70% d1) and Financials (+0.65% d1). Information Technology was the worst performer, down -1.41% on the day and -2.21% week-to-date. Energy fell -0.94%, though it remains up 4.91% month-to-date. Breadth weakened in Energy (17.50% advancing) and Utilities (15.91%). The leadership flip is confirmed by a daily-to-weekly Spearman rank correlation of -0.3929.
Thematic performance was mixed. Crypto / Digital Assets rose 0.67% intraday (+0.30% wtd), while Semiconductors fell -0.94% intraday (-1.42% wtd). Cloud Software edged down -0.23% but remains +2.54% mtd. AI Infrastructure declined -0.44% d1 and is -2.58% mtd. The healthcare/biotech thematic is degraded but reported +0.33% intraday. Cybersecurity fell -1.26% on the day. Consumer/Retail and Financials/Credit both gained modestly, up 0.34% each.
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 registers as 'Constructive Rotation' with a composite score of 0.57 and confidence of 0.80. The rotation component is sharply negative at -1.35, reflecting leadership flips, while style (+1.0) and volatility (+1.0) remain firm. Near-term persistence probability is 0.80, but the 5-day persistence drops to 0.31, indicating the current state may not hold beyond a week. This regime is calibrated to forecast near-term volatility and drawdown frequency, not market direction.
The session closed with the Constructive Rotation regime intact, composite score 0.5675, confidence 0.8. 62.01% of members above 50-day moving average, advance-decline ratio 1.03. However, the rotation component weakened to -1.35 with a leadership flip and a daily-to-weekly Spearman correlation of -0.3929. Intraday sector performance was bifurcated: Communication Services led at +1.43%, while Information Technology lagged at -1.41%. Realized volatility sits at the 57.6th percentile of its two-year range.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | -0.07% | -0.07% | -0.39% | 50.7% adv |
| Micro Cap $250M-$1B | 213 | n/a | +0.00% | -1.10% | 0.0% adv |
| Nano Cap <$250M | 16 | n/a | +0.00% | +6.01% | 0.0% adv |
| Small Cap $1B-$5B | 805 | n/a | +0.00% | -0.26% | 0.0% adv |
| % > SMA50 | % > SMA200 | Advancers | Decliners | % Baskets Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.0% | 67.2% | 507 | 492 | 33.3% |
Breadth metrics show 62.01% of stocks above their 50-day moving average and 67.2% above their 200-day, with an advance-decline ratio of 1.03. Only 33.33% of production baskets are positive, signaling narrow participation. Size dynamics reveal near-term parity with small vs. large returns of +0.04% on the day, but small-caps have lagged by -0.47% over one week and -0.78% over one month, indicating persistent relative weakness.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.62 | 2.5% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 0.93 | 0.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.66 | 2.1% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.77 | 12.5% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.97 | 0.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.65 | 0.0% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.68 | 5.5% |
| Ticker | Basket | RVol | Return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYPL | Neutral / Transition | 6.35 | +16.99% | breakout volume |
| FHN | Neutral / Transition | 3.17 | -3.05% | distribution volume |
| IBM | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 3.04 | -3.30% | distribution volume |
Volume participation is skewed. The Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch basket shows the highest proportion of members with relative volume above 1.5 at 12.5%, while Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend has a median rvol of 0.97 but zero members above the 1.5 threshold. Notable anomalies include PYPL with 6.35x volume on a +16.99% breakout, and distribution signals in FHN (3.17x) and IBM (3.04x), highlighting concentrated activity in reversal and transition names.
CAC +0.85 — risk-supportive (positive = risk-supportive)
| Signal | 5d | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Credit (HYG−LQD) | +0.52% | +0.30 |
| Risk vs defensives | +1.54% | +0.40 |
| Dollar (−UUP) | +0.04% | +0.00 |
| Curve (IEF/TLT) | +0.40% | +0.15 |
Duration-in-disguise — 63d TLT beta of style spreads
| Spread | TLT β | β · SPY-ctrl | β | %ile | Duration read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | 1.38 | 0.26 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Growth - Value | 0.24 | -0.20 | 93% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| HighBeta - LowVol | 1.47 | -0.00 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Small - Large | 0.62 | 0.67 | 98% | duration-driven (persistent) |
| Ticker | Sector | Opportunity | Wave stage | Regime fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | Utilities | 93.2 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 96.9 |
| TAP | Consumer Staples | 94.0 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 94.2 |
| CMCSA | Communication Services | 90.5 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 90.7 |
| SWKS | Information Technology | 86.8 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 88.4 |
| OZK | Financials | 84.6 | Wave 3-5 / breakout | 87.8 |
| Ticker | Since close | Vs basket | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | -1.66% | -1.83% | diverges |
| TAP | +1.61% | +1.09% | confirms |
| CMCSA | +0.58% | +0.06% | confirms |
| SWKS | +0.53% | +0.36% | confirms |
| OZK | +1.17% | +1.25% | confirms |
The opportunity screener is led by TAP with a score of 94.0 and OKLO at 93.2, both in Wave 1 accumulation phases. Intraday confirmations are positive for TAP, CMCSA, SWKS, and OZK, while OKLO fails to confirm. Top technical setups include PSKY as a double-top short (score 80.23) and RIOT also a double-top short (73.89), with long patterns in FTDR double-bottom (68.2) and TMHC tight base (62.83). The mix of early-cycle accumulation names and short patterns reflects a market in transition.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | -0.38% | -0.38% | +0.01% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | -0.61% | -0.61% | +5.85% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | -0.34% | -0.34% | -0.89% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.09% | -4.09% | -14.33% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.02% | +0.02% | +0.47% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | -1.79% | -1.79% | +11.30% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | -0.07% | -0.07% | +1.41% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | -0.60% | -0.60% | -2.58% |
| theme: Cloud Software | +0.01% | +0.01% | +2.54% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | -0.12% | -0.12% | -3.99% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | -0.44% | -0.44% | -0.32% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +0.30% | +0.30% | +1.99% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | +0.68% | +0.68% | +1.24% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -1.03% | -1.03% | -5.95% |
| theme: Energy Transition | -0.71% | -0.71% | -1.90% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +0.12% | +0.12% | +1.38% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | -1.48% | -1.48% | -0.05% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | -0.06% | -0.06% | -1.26% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | -0.90% | -0.90% | -3.65% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | -0.37% | -0.37% | -1.07% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | -0.08% | -0.08% | +0.07% |
| theme: Semiconductors | -1.42% | -1.42% | -6.05% |
| sector: Communication Services | +0.86% | +0.86% | +2.48% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | -0.20% | -0.20% | -0.38% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | -1.15% | -1.15% | +0.68% |
| sector: Energy | +2.24% | +2.24% | +4.91% |
| sector: Financials | +0.82% | +0.82% | +3.89% |
| sector: Health Care | -0.99% | -0.99% | +1.04% |
| sector: Industrials | -0.44% | -0.44% | -4.67% |
| sector: Information Technology | -2.21% | -2.21% | -4.39% |
| sector: Materials | -0.44% | -0.44% | -3.46% |
| sector: Real Estate | +0.74% | +0.74% | +1.10% |
| sector: Utilities | -0.54% | -0.54% | -0.32% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | -0.39% | -0.39% | -0.63% |
| size: Micro Cap $250M-$1B | -1.10% | -1.10% | -1.02% |
| size: Nano Cap <$250M | +6.01% | +6.01% | +7.01% |
| size: Small Cap $1B-$5B | -0.26% | -0.26% | -0.84% |
| style: Base Building / Coiled | -0.25% | -0.25% | -0.69% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +2.26% | +2.26% | +11.02% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -2.97% | -2.97% | -2.85% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | -1.79% | -1.79% | +11.30% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | -1.22% | -1.22% | -0.29% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +1.24% | +1.24% | +4.98% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | -0.75% | -0.75% | -2.44% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | -0.45% | -0.45% | -0.58% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.09% | -4.09% | -14.33% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +0.11% | +0.11% | +2.10% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | -0.38% | -0.38% | +0.01% |
Multi-horizon returns reveal stark dispersion. Energy has rallied 4.91% month-to-date but fell -0.94% on the day, while Information Technology is down -4.39% MTD yet up 23.63% over three months. Health Care shows robust 66.55% one-year gains but daily and weekly returns are muted. Themes follow suit: Healthcare/Biotech has returned 70.58% over one year but -1.48% week-to-date. Near-term stress coexists with durable longer-term trends, underscoring a backdrop of rotation and sector divergence.
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 | 2026-07-15T15:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-15 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-14 |
| screener_artifact | 2026-07-14T20:48:11.354598-04:00 |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |