Stretched factor — mean-reversion watch: Quality - Extended Risk d1
29.20σ compressed vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
SPY -0.38% since prior close; Extended Momentum Risk leads (+20.38%), Unclassified / Insufficient Data lags (-10.18%).
29.20σ compressed vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
20.30σ extended vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
4.58σ compressed vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
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%).
2.62σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.57σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
The volatility panel reads neutral with a score of 1.0, as 20-day realized volatility sits at the 43.3rd percentile of its two-year range, and intraday range relative to 20-day average is 0.487. Sector-level relative volume medians are modest, with Financials at 0.81, Health Care at 0.80, and Real Estate at 0.59, indicating no broad capitulation.
Factor moves this week show strong style dispersion, with momentum underperforming low volatility by 4.85%, high beta lagging low vol by 6.16%, and growth trailing value by 2.43%. Credit spreads are stable at +0.27%. Size effects are mixed; small caps outperformed large by 0.33% today but trail by 0.58% over the week.
Real Estate leads all sectors intraday with a 2.43% gain, followed by Consumer Discretionary at 1.93% and Financials at 1.51%. On the downside, Information Technology falls 2.48%, Utilities drop 1.15%, and Materials shed 0.54%. Week-to-date, Real Estate remains top at 2.95%, while Technology is down 4.0%.
Theme rotation mirrors sector action, with Housing/Real Estate up 1.98% intraday, Consumer/Retail gaining 1.66%, and Financials/Credit advancing 1.24%. Laggards include Semiconductors at -1.63%, Defense/Aerospace at -1.15%, and Energy Transition off 1.01%.
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,” a choppy neutral environment validated with a composite score of 0.5425 and 80% confidence. Breadth (1.2) and rotation (1.15) are the primary positive drivers, offset by negative style (-1.25) and size (-0.25). The expected dwell time is 5 trading days, with an 80% probability of persisting over the next day but only 31% over five days. This regime historically precedes elevated volatility, not a directional market call.
Midday action is marked by a sharp sector rotation, with Real Estate up 2.43%, Consumer Discretionary up 1.93%, and Financials up 1.51%, while Information Technology drops 2.48% and Utilities fall 1.15%. The quant regime reads 'Constructive Rotation' at a composite of 0.5425 and 0.8 confidence. Anomalies point to distribution in IBM (‑25.47%, 4.38x relative volume).
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | +0.34% | +0.34% | -0.09% | 60.0% adv |
| Micro Cap $250M-$1B | 204 | n/a | +0.00% | -1.50% | 0.0% adv |
| Nano Cap <$250M | 16 | n/a | +0.00% | +9.63% | 0.0% adv |
| Small Cap $1B-$5B | 805 | n/a | +0.00% | -0.43% | 0.0% adv |
| % > SMA50 | % > SMA200 | Advancers | Decliners | % Baskets Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66.5% | 70.2% | 599 | 398 | 53.2% |
The market’s internal architecture reveals a bifurcation: small-cap stocks underperformed large caps over the past week (small_large_w1 -0.578), though they are positive on the day (0.327) and month (0.713). Breadth metrics remain constructive with 66.5% of stocks above their 50-day moving average and 70.19% above the 200-day. The advance-decline ratio stands at 1.505, and 53.19% of production baskets are positive. Sector breadth ranges wide, from Real Estate at 87.88% advancing to Information Technology at just 36.97%, highlighting a rotation rather than uniform strength.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.74 | 4.7% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 3.18 | 100.0% |
| production | Institutional Large-Cap Accumulation | 0.84 | 0.0% |
| production | Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership | 1.31 | 25.0% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.70 | 6.7% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.95 | 32.1% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.76 | 10.7% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.75 | 3.6% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.75 | 6.5% |
| production | Unclassified / Insufficient Data | 1.18 | 0.0% |
| Ticker | Basket | RVol | Return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 4.38 | -25.47% | distribution volume |
| ASTS | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 4.33 | -19.72% | distribution volume |
| ABT | Neutral / Transition | 3.79 | +7.61% | breakout volume |
| JBHT | Neutral / Transition | 3.76 | +4.07% | breakout volume |
| FHN | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 3.34 | -2.77% | distribution volume |
Volume profiles concentrate risk in pockets: the Extended Momentum Risk basket shows a median relative volume of 3.18 with 100% of members trading above 1.5 times average volume, while the Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership basket records a median rvol of 1.31 and 25% above 1.5. Distribution dominates the anomaly list: IBM (rvol 4.38, -25.47%) and ASTS (rvol 4.33, -19.72%) are under severe selling pressure. Conversely, ABT (rvol 3.79, +7.61%) and JBHT (rvol 3.76, +4.07%) break out on heavy volume, signaling institutional accumulation in those names.
CAC +0.85 — risk-supportive (positive = risk-supportive)
| Signal | 5d | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Credit (HYG−LQD) | +0.27% | +0.30 |
| Risk vs defensives | +1.61% | +0.40 |
| Dollar (−UUP) | +0.39% | +0.00 |
| Curve (IEF/TLT) | +0.43% | +0.15 |
Duration-in-disguise — 63d TLT beta of style spreads
| Spread | TLT β | β · SPY-ctrl | β | %ile | Duration read | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum - LowVol | 1.34 | 0.25 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Growth - Value | 0.21 | -0.21 | 83% | factor-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| HighBeta - LowVol | 1.45 | 0.01 | 100% | duration-driven (current, unstable) | ||
| Small - Large | 0.62 | 0.67 | 98% | duration-driven (persistent) |
| Ticker | Sector | Opportunity | Wave stage | Regime fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | Utilities | 93.6 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 100.0 |
| TAP | Consumer Staples | 91.0 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 93.2 |
| OZK | Financials | 87.3 | Wave 3 / markup leader | 92.9 |
| SWKS | Information Technology | 86.3 | Wave 1 / accumulation | 91.0 |
| LNC | Financials | 82.1 | Wave 3-5 / breakout | 88.7 |
| Ticker | Since close | Vs basket | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| OKLO | -10.01% | -4.71% | diverges |
| TAP | +4.19% | +2.70% | confirms |
| OZK | +4.57% | +4.26% | confirms |
| SWKS | -4.17% | +1.13% | diverges |
| LNC | +1.84% | +1.53% | confirms |
Top opportunity scores are led by OKLO (93.6) in Wave 1 accumulation with a perfect regime fit, but it failed intraday confirmation (-10.01%). LNC (82.1) presents a Wave 3-5 breakout and confirmed with a 1.84% gain. Other high scorers include TAP (91.0) and OZK (87.3), both confirmed. Pattern-based setups highlight LNC’s double bottom and PSKY’s double top (short). Sector wave distribution shows 5 sectors in Reset within trend, 3 in Basing/early-cycle, and 3 in Expansion/late acceleration, indicating a mixed opportunity landscape.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +1.49% | +0.99% | +0.86% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | +20.38% | +23.83% | +32.84% |
| production: Institutional Large-Cap Accumulation | -0.41% | +1.08% | +5.79% |
| production: Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership | -3.89% | -6.14% | -11.17% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | +0.31% | -0.19% | -0.77% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -5.30% | -8.23% | -18.30% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.99% | +1.57% | +2.94% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | -0.51% | -2.21% | -2.45% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | +0.38% | +0.13% | +2.71% |
| production: Unclassified / Insufficient Data | -10.18% | -14.67% | -14.09% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | -0.29% | -1.21% | -3.01% |
| theme: Cloud Software | +0.08% | +0.41% | +2.99% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | -0.28% | -1.50% | -5.28% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | +0.94% | +0.63% | +0.78% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +0.47% | -0.42% | +1.31% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | +0.64% | +1.08% | +2.62% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -0.62% | -2.88% | -8.00% |
| theme: Energy Transition | -0.58% | -1.65% | -6.05% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +0.62% | +0.72% | +2.34% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | +0.07% | -1.09% | +0.31% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | +1.08% | +0.59% | -0.56% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | -0.09% | -1.10% | -3.71% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | +0.52% | -0.09% | -0.82% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | +0.10% | +0.64% | -0.01% |
| theme: Semiconductors | -1.11% | -3.03% | -7.38% |
| sector: Communication Services | +1.01% | +1.32% | +2.97% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | +1.93% | +1.17% | +1.00% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +0.96% | +1.22% | +3.09% |
| sector: Energy | +0.16% | +2.81% | +5.52% |
| sector: Financials | +1.51% | +1.64% | +4.77% |
| sector: Health Care | -0.01% | -0.67% | +1.38% |
| sector: Industrials | +0.78% | -0.29% | -4.40% |
| sector: Information Technology | -2.48% | -4.00% | -5.77% |
| sector: Materials | -0.54% | -1.38% | -4.31% |
| sector: Real Estate | +2.43% | +2.95% | +3.33% |
| sector: Utilities | -1.15% | -0.74% | -0.51% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | +0.34% | -0.09% | -0.23% |
| size: Micro Cap $250M-$1B | +0.00% | -1.50% | -1.09% |
| size: Nano Cap <$250M | +0.00% | +9.63% | +13.81% |
| size: Small Cap $1B-$5B | +0.00% | -0.43% | -0.93% |
| style: Base Building / Coiled | +1.12% | +0.73% | -0.25% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +10.27% | +12.06% | +16.91% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -0.59% | -2.24% | -4.90% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | -1.38% | -3.22% | -3.76% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.91% | +1.47% | +2.97% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +1.20% | +1.62% | +5.60% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | -0.10% | -0.74% | -1.81% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | -0.05% | -0.59% | -0.47% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -5.30% | -8.23% | -18.30% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +1.08% | +1.28% | +3.60% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +1.49% | +0.99% | +0.86% |
Multi-horizon returns exhibit a sharp divergence: Energy has risen 5.52% month-to-date and 34.38% year-to-date, while Information Technology is down 5.77% in July despite a 33.39% YTD gain and a 60.73% one-year return. Health Care surged 8.95% over the past month and 16.85% over three. Themes reinforce the rotation: Semiconductors are down 7.38% MTD but up 42.21% YTD, while Defense/Aerospace shows a 108.62% two-year return yet a painful 8.0% MTD decline, reflecting a market rewarding cyclical and defensive sectors near term while preserving long-duration growth gains.
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 | 2026-07-16T12:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-16 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-15 |
| screener_artifact | 2026-07-16T07:22:54.831554-04:00 |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |