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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (BTC)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-04-24
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 32.07 (-2.65) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+84.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 32.1 sits below 60d RV 59.3: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 78110.00 (Session: -0.16%) š“
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +128.1 (1w: -19.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +22.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D +45.7
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.304 (5d: -2.61%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.53 (5d: +0.16) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.170 (5d: +0.38%) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /BTC, which auto-resolves to the active front-month CME bitcoin futures contract.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 COMPLETED CME SESSIONS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 71520.00 73660.00 70535.00 73370.00 4.37 + 2.59 9.0 NORMAL
2026-04-14 Tue 73400.00 76320.00 73400.00 74285.00 3.98 + 1.21 11.9 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 74370.00 75445.00 73420.00 75020.00 2.72 + 0.87 6.8 LOW VOL
2026-04-16 Thu 75160.00 75655.00 73185.00 75395.00 3.29 + 0.31 6.8 NORMAL
2026-04-17 Fri 75205.00 78545.00 74645.00 77545.00 5.19 + 3.11 12.5 HIGH VOL
2026-04-20 Mon 74600.00 76685.00 73810.00 76405.00 3.85 + 2.42 10.8 NORMAL
2026-04-21 Tue 76100.00 77030.00 74860.00 75785.00 2.85 -0.41 8.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 75550.00 79600.00 75415.00 78525.00 5.54 + 3.94 12.0 HIGH VOL
2026-04-23 Thu 78830.00 78900.00 76985.00 77890.00 2.43 -1.19 6.9 LOW VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 78395.00 79095.00 77690.00 78110.00 1.79 -0.36 8.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.60%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.64%
Avg Volume: 8.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 8.1K contracts (91% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 5.54% ā 1.79%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š EXPECTED REGIME: DEAD š
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Very tight ranges expected
⢠Reduce position size or trade less
⢠Consider sitting out weak setups
⢠Momentum confirmation matters more
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (51% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor BTC long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠18:00 EDT-20:00 EDT: CME reopen and Asia handoff can reset tone
⢠2:00 EDT-5:00 EDT: Europe often extends or reverses overnight momentum
⢠8:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: US macro releases and ETF flows matter most
⢠Weekend moves can detach from ETF and equity confirmation
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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