# MARKET REGIME SCORER

Answer 5 questions about current market conditions. Takes 5 minutes. Run every Sunday before scanning.

Where to find these numbers before scoring

**VIX level** finance.yahoo.com/quote/^VIX or TOS watchlist

**SPY vs MA** TOS chart — add 50-day and 200-day SMA overlays

**QQQ vs MA** Same as SPY — check daily chart in TOS

**Market direction** Was SPY up or down this week? By how much?

**Sector strength** Check your RS Tracker results first

0 of 5 answered

1. What is VIX right now?

**VIX measures fear in the market.** Low VIX = calm conditions. High VIX = fear and wide swings.

Check: finance.yahoo.com/quote/^VIX or your TOS watchlist

- Below 15 — calm market  
- 15–20 — normal conditions  
- 20–25 — elevated volatility  
- 25–30 — high fear  
- Above 30 — extreme fear

2. Where is SPY relative to its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?

**The 200-day MA is the long-term trend line.** The 50-day is medium term. Being above both is the healthiest market condition.

Check: SPY daily chart in TOS — add SMA 50 and SMA 200 overlays

- Above both 50-day AND 200-day  
- Above 200-day, below 50-day  
- Below 50-day, near 200-day  
- Below both moving averages

3. How did the broad market perform this week?

**Recent momentum matters.** A market that just had a strong week has different risk than one in a 3-week slide.

Check: SPY weekly % change in TOS or finance.yahoo.com

- Up 1.5%+ — strong week  
- Up 0–1.5% — mild gain  
- Flat — less than ±0.5%  
- Down 0–1.5% — mild loss  
- Down 1.5%+ — weak week

4. How broad is the rally — are most stocks participating?

**A healthy bull market has most stocks moving up together.** A fragile market is propped up by only a few large names.

Check: Compare RSP (equal-weight ETF) vs SPY in TOS. If RSP is outperforming SPY the rally is broad.

- RSP outperforming SPY — broad rally  
- RSP roughly matching SPY  
- SPY up but RSP flat — narrow rally  
- SPY up, RSP down — very narrow

5. Are at least 3 sectors showing positive RS vs SPY this week?

**Sector leadership confirms the rally has depth.** If only 1-2 sectors are leading the market is fragile.

Check your RS Tracker results from tonight — look at the sector column

- 5+ sectors positive — strong breadth  
- 3–4 sectors positive — decent  
- 2 sectors positive — narrow  
- 1 or fewer sectors positive — weak

Total Score

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The regime scorer is a decision-support tool — not financial advice. Always apply your own judgment.