BWA Market Newsletter
2026-06-11
Small caps are leading the charge, with IWM surging 2.96% today, outpacing its large-cap counterparts. This move comes as the market's volatility regime is waking up, and momentum is decidedly in the leadership camp. The broad market is also in a good place, with DIA up 1.82%, SPY +1.70%, and only NDAQ lagging with a 0.02% gain. Trend participation is solid at 66.7%, and a whopping 88.9% of stocks are trading above their 50-day moving averages. We're keeping a close eye on XLE, which is coiled and ready to go, and fits our leadership expansion setup thesis. If XLE can break out, it could be a key catalyst for further market gains; conversely, a failure to participate could signal a shift in market dynamics. The watchlist centers on XLE under the Leadership Expansion Setup thesis.
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'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Overextended', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.07694905536778059, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Waking Up', 'value': 0.031945523781058624, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'HYG': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Fastest momentum build', 'value': 1.1924581488408803, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.12818976143269933, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'IEF': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.3702781172762996, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'IWM': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.23407172220150468, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'LQD': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.3055472806901278, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Waking Up', 'value': 0.3055472806901278, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'MTUM': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Sharpest momentum fade', 'value': -1.2905807937214935, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Cooling Off', 'value': 0.5489252091741211, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Cooling Off', 'value': 0.5489252091741211, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'NDAQ': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Stormy', 'value': 0.778474945038498, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Highest Volatility', 'value': 0.778474945038498, 'desc': 'Highest Volatility (0.78)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'QQQ': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.14396088929844567, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Waking Up', 'value': 0.14396088929844567, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'QUAL': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.04202958617412604, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Tightest Compression', 'value': 0.04202958617412604, 'desc': 'Tightest Compression (0.04)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'RSP': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.44476093911408676, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.44476093911408676, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'SPY': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.07100988755507777, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Waking Up', 'value': 0.0635914425955743, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Fastest Expansion', 'value': 3.268129840800043, 'desc': 'Fastest Expansion (3.27)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'TLT': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Strongest momentum vs peers', 'value': 2.1146127545720703, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Most extended trends vs peers', 'value': 1.5509520575939562, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Cooling Off', 'value': 0.6849648133971586, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'USMV': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.1927554327698241, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'VLUE': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Cooling Off', 'value': 0.7888338771489983, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLB': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Recovery', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.3071243618432448, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLC': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Fastest momentum build', 'value': 1.2222245047529867, 'desc': 'Trend is improving', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.49437894497841184, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Fastest Expansion', 'value': 3.2595347457999964, 'desc': 'Fastest Expansion (3.26)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLE': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Sharpest momentum fade', 'value': -1.1854610430380923, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.017824320591169347, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Tightest Compression', 'value': 0.017824320591169347, 'desc': 'Tightest Compression (0.02)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLF': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.1703257375584602, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLI': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.17724498300762578, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Waking Up', 'value': 0.16328184381386476, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLK': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Sharpest momentum fade', 'value': -1.4070927010104766, 'desc': 'Trend is fading', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Cooling Off', 'value': 0.6405604485092575, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLP': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Fastest momentum build', 'value': 2.495594255880891, 'desc': 'Trend is improving', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Stormy', 'value': 0.5371000016401282, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Stormy', 'value': 0.5228348209629333, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Highest Volatility', 'value': 0.5371000016401282, 'desc': 'Highest Volatility (0.54)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLRE': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.16561613396957334, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLU': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Coiled Spring', 'value': 0.18782413619487126, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Tightest Compression', 'value': 0.18782413619487126, 'desc': 'Tightest Compression (0.19)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLV': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Leadership', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Strongest momentum vs peers', 'value': 1.624403371270352, 'desc': 'Trend is improving', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Most extended trends vs peers', 'value': 2.391245999096738, 'desc': 'Trend is improving', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Stormy', 'value': 0.5993963979781897, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'event', 'subtype': 'volatility_transition', 'label': 'Shifted to Stormy', 'value': 0.5214637438211982, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Highest Volatility', 'value': 0.5993963979781897, 'desc': 'Highest Volatility (0.60)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'outlier', 'subtype': 'volatility_leader', 'label': 'Fastest Expansion', 'value': 2.351375782200023, 'desc': 'Fastest Expansion (2.35)', 'date': '2026-06-11'}], 'XLY': [{'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'momentum', 'label': 'Weakness', 'value': 0, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}, {'type': 'regime', 'subtype': 'volatility', 'label': 'Waking Up', 'value': 0.31414315649998886, 'desc': '', 'date': '2026-06-11'}]}
QUANTITATIVE SNAPSHOT:
1. MARKET STRUCTURE (Trend Strength 0-100):
- DIA [Weakness, 72]
- IEF [Leadership, 93]
- IWM [Leadership, 79]
- NDAQ [Weakness, 87] vs QQQ [Weakness, 0/100] -> INTERNAL WEAKNESS (-87pts on QQQ)
- QUAL [Leadership, 85]
- RSP [Leadership, 88]
- SPY [Weakness, 31] vs RSP [Leadership, 88/100] -> INTERNAL STRENGTH (+57pts on RSP)
- USMV [Weakness, 89]
- XLE [Weakness, 92]
- XLP [Leadership, 97]
2. MARKET INTERNALS (Breadth):
- Trend Participation (>SMA20): 66.7%
- Net Breadth Score: 81.5%
- Regime State: Expanding Volatility
- Extremes: 0.0% Overbought / 0.0% Oversold
3. CROSS-ASSET CORRELATIONS:
- SPY Slope: -1.539 | VIXY Slope: 0.000
- Signal: Normal.
4. NEWSWIRE CONTEXT (RSS/Vector DB):
No external news data provided.
5. SECTOR BREADTH:
- Net Breadth Score: 1 (Positive=Bullish, Negative=Bearish)
- Leaders (Strong Trend): XLP (97), IEF (93), QUAL (85), IWM (79)
- Laggards (Weak Trend): XLE (92), USMV (89), DIA (72)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INPUTS:
- Date: 2026-06-11
- Day Adjective: Leadership Expansion Setup
- Volatility Regime: Waking Up
- Momentum Regime: Leadership
- Core Daily Performance: DIA +1.82%, SPY +1.70%, NDAQ +0.02%, IWM +2.96%
- Focused Tape Performance: DIA +1.82%, SPY +1.70%, NDAQ +0.02%, IWM +2.96%, QUAL +1.68%, IEF +0.69%, RSP +1.56%, USMV +0.44%, XLE -1.94%, XLP -0.26%
- Focus Scores (selection): DIA=102 (core +100, momentum +1, volatility +1); SPY=101 (core +100, momentum +1); NDAQ=102 (core +100, momentum +1, volatility +1); IWM=101 (core +100, momentum +1); QUAL=3 (momentum +1, volatility +1, volume-profile +1); IEF=2 (momentum +1, volatility +1); RSP=2 (momentum +1, volatility +1); USMV=2 (momentum +1, volatility +1); XLE=2 (momentum +1, volatility +1); XLP=2 (momentum +1, volatility +1)
- Leader (All ETFs): IWM
- Laggard (All ETFs): XLE
- Trend Participation (>SMA20): 66.7%
- Daily Positive (% green today): 88.9%
- Coiled Springs: DIA, IEF, QUAL, USMV, XLE
- Watchlist: QUAL
- Volume Signals: Filter: within 1.0% of Pivot/R1/R2/S1/S2 OR Coiled/Waking ticker with imbalanced profile.
QUAL: Price 215.90, near R1; watchlist imbalance (p_shaped); profile p_shaped (imbalanced), POC 215.35, Value Area 215.35-215.77, OBV 22803374, CMF 0.24, MFI 82.23, VWAP14 215.38
XLE: Price 57.12, near S2; profile balanced (balanced), POC 58.42, Value Area 56.99-60.42, OBV 118900427, CMF -0.10, MFI 43.86, VWAP14 57.85
XLP: Price 85.27, near Pivot; profile balanced (balanced), POC 85.52, Value Area 82.13-85.52, OBV -94713530, CMF -0.12, MFI 63.01, VWAP14 83.52
USMV: Price 95.64, near R1; profile balanced (balanced), POC 95.63, Value Area 95.50-96.82, OBV -10305727, CMF -0.09, MFI 48.83, VWAP14 96.19
IEF: Price 94.34, near R2; profile balanced (balanced), POC 93.62, Value Area 93.53-94.34, OBV -29773285, CMF 0.03, MFI 66.76, VWAP14 94.09
NDAQ: Price 86.74, near Pivot; profile balanced (balanced), POC 90.81, Value Area 86.64-92.48, OBV 16510918, CMF -0.17, MFI 43.97, VWAP14 89.35
IWM: Price 290.41, near R2; profile balanced (balanced), POC 284.53, Value Area 277.86-290.09, OBV 254124831, CMF 0.10, MFI 51.56, VWAP14 287.44
RSP: Price 209.75, near R1; profile balanced (balanced), POC 208.64, Value Area 202.49-209.15, OBV -2274673, CMF 0.17, MFI 73.02, VWAP14 208.46
DIA: Price 509.36, near R2; profile balanced (balanced), POC 507.01, Value Area 495.65-512.07, OBV 30266516, CMF 0.08, MFI 51.68, VWAP14 509.22
SPY: Price 737.76, near R1; profile balanced (balanced), POC 734.88, Value Area 734.88-755.67, OBV 138842389, CMF 0.02, MFI 50.20, VWAP14 745.55
- Pivot Levels: QUAL: Pivot 213.53, R1 214.84, R2 217.36, S1 211.01, S2 209.70
XLE: Pivot 58.36, R1 58.93, R2 59.62, S1 57.67, S2 57.10
XLP: Pivot 85.17, R1 85.94, R2 86.38, S1 84.72, S2 83.95
USMV: Pivot 95.47, R1 95.80, R2 96.37, S1 94.90, S2 94.57
IEF: Pivot 93.73, R1 93.86, R2 94.03, S1 93.56, S2 93.42
NDAQ: Pivot 87.06, R1 87.48, R2 88.25, S1 86.30, S2 85.88
IWM: Pivot 284.27, R1 286.78, R2 291.51, S1 279.54, S2 277.03
RSP: Pivot 207.64, R1 208.82, R2 211.12, S1 205.34, S2 204.16
DIA: Pivot 503.03, R1 505.96, R2 511.67, S1 497.32, S2 494.39
SPY: Pivot 729.71, R1 734.10, R2 742.76, S1 721.05, S2 716.66
- VWAP Probability: QUAL: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
XLE: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
XLP: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
USMV: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
IEF: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
NDAQ: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
IWM: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
RSP: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
DIA: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
SPY: VWAP probability: insufficient data.
6. VOLATILITY WATCHLIST:
- Coiled (Compression/Breakout Risk): DIA, IEF, QUAL, USMV, XLE
- Waking Up (Expanding Volatility): IWM
7. STATISTICAL OUTLIERS (>2 StdDev):
DIA (Volatility Transition: 0.27); RSP (Volatility Transition: 0.44); SPY (Volatility Transition: 0.06); XLP (Volatility Transition: 0.52)
Select Asset:
Long
Short
DIA Bias: Long (49.8% confidence)
Support: 497.32
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Resistance: 505.96
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POC: 507.01
Long
Short
SPY Bias: Long (31.2% confidence)
Support: 721.05
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Resistance: 734.10
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POC: 734.88
Long
Short
NDAQ Bias: Short (62.0% confidence)
Support: 86.30
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Resistance: 87.48
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POC: 90.81
Long
Short
IWM Bias: Long (83.9% confidence)
Support: 279.54
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Resistance: 286.78
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POC: 284.53
Long
Short
QUAL Bias: Long (90.0% confidence)
Support: 211.01
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Resistance: 214.84
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POC: 215.35
Long
Short
IEF Bias: Long (49.0% confidence)
Support: 93.56
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Resistance: 93.86
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POC: 93.62
Long
Short
RSP Bias: Long (71.7% confidence)
Support: 205.34
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Resistance: 208.82
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POC: 208.64
Long
Short
USMV Bias: Short (27.4% confidence)
Support: 94.90
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Resistance: 95.80
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POC: 95.63
Long
Short
XLE Bias: Short (84.5% confidence)
Support: 57.67
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Resistance: 58.93
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POC: 58.42
Long
Short
XLP Bias: Long (2.0% confidence)
Support: 84.72
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Resistance: 85.94
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POC: 85.52
Advanced
Momentum Map (Advanced Leadership Model)
How to read:
The x-axis measures trend stretch adjusted for volatility.
The y-axis measures momentum quality combining rate-of-change and RSI deviation.
Use the slider to explore rotation over time.
Upper-right = Leadership, Lower-left = Weakness.
Upper-right = Leadership, Lower-left = Weakness.
Volatility Quadrant Map (BB Width vs 5-Day Change)
How to read:
Cycle moves clockwise:
Coiled (Squeeze) →
Waking (Breakout) →
Stormy (Expansion) →
Cooling (Mean Reversion).
Signal History
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Disclaimer: I am a former trader and SWE. I monitor market data for fun. Nothing I say should be considered formal financial advice or life advice, these are my opinions - always DYOR (do your own research)