Stretched factor — mean-reversion watch: Quality - Extended Risk d1
25.19σ compressed vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
SPY -0.47% since prior close; Extended Momentum Risk leads (+17.46%), Unclassified / Insufficient Data lags (-10.45%).
25.19σ compressed vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
17.39σ extended vs 60d (n=29). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
3.91σ 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%).
2.33σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
2.11σ compressed vs 252d (n=252). Factor and regime extremes are risk-STATE signals, not direction calls (ref: the -3.45σ Momentum-LowVol week).
The regime board shows trend at 1.05, breadth at 1.0, volatility at 1.0, and rotation at 1.15. Size registers 0.55, while style scores -1.25. Within volatility, the 20-day realized volatility stands at the 43.3rd percentile of its two-year range, and the current intraday range is 0.304 of the 20-day average true range. The negative style reading is driven by momentum-to-low-volatility spread of -3.68, high-beta-to-low-volatility spread of -5.51, and growth-to-value spread of -2.21 week-over-week.
Momentum Breakout / Leadership leads with an intraday gain of 1.49% and a week-to-date return of 1.91%. At the other end, Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch is the worst performer, down 4.5% intraday and 7.49% week-to-date. Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership has declined 2.81% intraday and 5.09% week-to-date.
Consumer Discretionary leads with an intraday gain of 1.89% and a week-to-date return of 1.13%. Real Estate follows with 1.61% intraday and 2.12% week-to-date. At the bottom, Information Technology is down 2.56% intraday and 4.13% week-to-date. Breadth within IT is just 25.45% advancing members, while Consumer Discretionary breadth sits at 75.47%.
Within themes, Housing / Real Estate tops with an intraday return of 1.55% and a week-to-date return of 0.35%. Consumer / Retail also gains 1.29% intraday and 0.42% week-to-date. The weakest theme is Semiconductors, down 1.36% intraday and 2.86% week-to-date, with advancing breadth at 37.11%. Defense / Aerospace falls 0.66% intraday and 2.63% week-to-date.
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 is classified as 'Constructive Rotation' with a confidence of 0.8 and composite score of 0.62. Volatility is neutral (score 1.0), with realized volatility at the 43rd percentile of its two-year range and true range at 0.43 of the 20-day ATR. Trend (1.05) and breadth (1.0) are supportive, while rotation (1.15) highlights active sector shifts. The size factor is slightly positive at 0.55, but style is a drag at -1.25, reflecting relative weakness in momentum and high-beta versus low-volatility.
The current regime is Constructive Rotation with a composite score of 0.6225, down marginally from the premarket reading of 0.6325. Confidence in the label stands at 0.8. Since the prior run, the rotation sub-score decreased by 0.25 while the size sub-score increased by 1.1, and the style sub-score declined by 1.0.
| Size bucket | N | Intraday | D1 | WTD | Breadth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>=5B) | 1003 | +0.31% | +0.31% | -0.14% | 59.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.4% | 70.0% | 595 | 403 | 59.6% |
The size component scores 0.55, with small caps outperforming large by 0.65% on the day but lagging -0.26% over the past week. Small/mid-caps are down -0.31% versus the $5B+ universe. Breadth remains constructive: 65.4% of stocks trade above their 50-day moving average and 70.0% above the 200-day. The advance/decline ratio stands at 1.48, and 59.6% of production baskets are positive. At the sector level, breadth is starkly bifurcated — Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate show 75% and 80% advancers, while Information Technology has just 25%.
| Dimension | Basket | Median RVol | % Members RVol>1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| production | Broken Momentum / Avoid | 0.53 | 7.4% |
| production | Extended Momentum Risk | 4.29 | 100.0% |
| production | Institutional Large-Cap Accumulation | 0.67 | 5.3% |
| production | Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership | 1.38 | 33.3% |
| production | Neutral / Transition | 0.47 | 8.8% |
| production | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 0.75 | 25.0% |
| production | Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | 0.45 | 10.0% |
| production | Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | 0.51 | 7.1% |
| production | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 0.49 | 7.5% |
| production | Unclassified / Insufficient Data | 1.03 | 0.0% |
| Ticker | Basket | RVol | Return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTS | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 8.94 | -14.11% | distribution volume |
| VOYA | Thematic Momentum Leadership | 8.75 | +3.18% | breakout volume |
| UNH | Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership | 7.99 | +6.19% | breakout volume |
| IBM | Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | 6.31 | -29.32% | distribution volume |
| ABT | Neutral / Transition | 6.14 | +8.92% | breakout volume |
Basket-level volume signals show Extended Momentum Risk with median rvol of 4.29 and 100% of members above 1.5x average volume. Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership also runs elevated at 1.38 rvol with a third of names above 1.5. In contrast, Quality/Low-Vol Uptrend and Neutral/Transition baskets sit at 0.45 and 0.47 median rvol. Anomaly highlights include IBM distribution volume at 6.31 rvol and -29.3% return, while UNH posted breakout volume of 7.99 rvol with a 6.2% gain.
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 | -6.60% | -2.10% | diverges |
| TAP | +1.98% | +0.93% | confirms |
| OZK | +3.42% | +3.14% | confirms |
| SWKS | -2.51% | +1.99% | diverges |
| LNC | +1.59% | +1.31% | confirms |
Top opportunities are led by OKLO (score 93.6, Wave 1 accumulation) and TAP (91.0, Wave 1 accumulation). OKLO failed intraday confirmation, falling -6.6% versus its basket, whereas TAP confirmed with a +2.0% move. OZK (87.3, Wave 3 markup) and LNC (82.1, breakout) also confirmed with gains of 3.4% and 1.6%. SWKS (86.3) declined -2.5% and did not confirm. Among pattern setups, double-bottom longs in LNC (82.1) and short double-top in PSKY (75.9) stand out.
| Basket | D3 | WTD | MTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| production: Broken Momentum / Avoid | +1.05% | +0.55% | +0.40% |
| production: Extended Momentum Risk | +17.46% | +20.83% | +29.62% |
| production: Institutional Large-Cap Accumulation | -0.13% | +1.36% | +6.07% |
| production: Mega-Cap Liquid Momentum Leadership | -2.81% | -5.09% | -10.16% |
| production: Neutral / Transition | +0.28% | -0.24% | -0.88% |
| production: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.50% | -7.49% | -17.72% |
| production: Quality / Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.75% | +1.33% | +2.69% |
| production: Smaller-Cap High-Beta Breakout | +0.47% | -1.26% | -1.53% |
| production: Thematic Momentum Leadership | +0.36% | +0.10% | +2.67% |
| production: Unclassified / Insufficient Data | -10.45% | -14.93% | -14.35% |
| theme: AI Infrastructure | -0.30% | -1.23% | -3.07% |
| theme: Cloud Software | -0.38% | -0.07% | +2.47% |
| theme: Commodities / Materials | +0.01% | -1.22% | -5.03% |
| theme: Consumer / Retail | +0.73% | +0.42% | +0.55% |
| theme: Crypto / Digital Assets | +0.55% | -0.35% | +1.33% |
| theme: Cybersecurity | +0.31% | +0.74% | +2.25% |
| theme: Defense / Aerospace | -0.36% | -2.63% | -7.79% |
| theme: Energy Transition | -0.34% | -1.43% | -5.86% |
| theme: Financials / Credit | +0.47% | +0.57% | +2.18% |
| theme: Healthcare / Biotech | +0.19% | -0.97% | +0.43% |
| theme: Housing / Real Estate | +0.85% | +0.35% | -0.81% |
| theme: Industrial Automation | -0.13% | -1.15% | -3.79% |
| theme: Macro Rates / Inflation | +0.46% | -0.16% | -0.91% |
| theme: Oil & Gas | +0.25% | +0.79% | +0.13% |
| theme: Semiconductors | -0.93% | -2.86% | -7.28% |
| sector: Communication Services | +0.55% | +0.86% | +2.48% |
| sector: Consumer Discretionary | +1.89% | +1.13% | +0.94% |
| sector: Consumer Staples | +0.52% | +0.79% | +2.64% |
| sector: Energy | +0.52% | +3.17% | +5.88% |
| sector: Financials | +1.21% | +1.33% | +4.43% |
| sector: Health Care | +0.49% | -0.18% | +1.88% |
| sector: Industrials | +0.71% | -0.36% | -4.50% |
| sector: Information Technology | -2.56% | -4.13% | -6.04% |
| sector: Materials | +0.10% | -0.75% | -3.72% |
| sector: Real Estate | +1.61% | +2.12% | +2.49% |
| sector: Utilities | -0.33% | +0.08% | +0.30% |
| size: Large (>=5B) | +0.31% | -0.14% | -0.31% |
| 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 | +0.99% | +0.59% | -0.40% |
| style: Extended Overbought Momentum | +8.90% | +10.65% | +15.40% |
| style: High-Vol Breakdown | -0.58% | -2.26% | -5.01% |
| style: High-Vol Momentum | -0.45% | -2.33% | -2.91% |
| style: Low-Vol Uptrend | +0.68% | +1.24% | +2.74% |
| style: Momentum Breakout / Leadership | +1.49% | +1.91% | +5.89% |
| style: Neutral / Transition | -0.08% | -0.74% | -1.86% |
| style: Normal Vol/Trend | -0.06% | -0.62% | -0.56% |
| style: Oversold / Mean-Reversion Watch | -4.50% | -7.49% | -17.72% |
| style: Persistent Uptrend / Compounder | +0.97% | +1.17% | +3.49% |
| style: Weak Downtrend / Avoid Momentum | +1.05% | +0.55% | +0.40% |
Short-term momentum exhibits strong rank persistence, with a Spearman correlation of 0.76 between daily and weekly returns across sectors. However, that connection weakens to 0.43 between week-to-date and monthly returns, signaling a more dispersed medium-term picture. Energy and Financials sustain gains over daily (0.52%, 1.21%), weekly (3.12%, 1.60%), and monthly (4.63%, 4.76%) windows, while Information Technology declines -2.56% daily and -4.91% weekly. The wave stage distribution — three basing, five resets, three late-acceleration — confirms multi-timeframe 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 | 2026-07-16T09:45:00-04:00 |
| warehouse_snapshot | 2026-07-16 |
| proxy_daily | 2026-07-15 |
| screener_artifact | 2026-07-16T07:22:54.831554-04:00 |
| grouped_daily | unavailable |