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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (BTC)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Sun, May 3, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-03
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 23.70 (-3.44) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+104.0%) ā
āā 20d RV 23.7 sits below 60d RV 48.3: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 79435.00 (Session: +0.84%) š¢
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +116.7 (1w: +6.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +15.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.284 (5d: -5.72%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.41 (5d: -0.07) š¢
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.175 (5d: +0.46%) 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“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
š“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
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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2026-04-21 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
2026-04-27 Mon 78690.00 79930.00 76770.00 77365.00 4.02 -1.68 8.0 NORMAL
2026-04-28 Tue 77065.00 77840.00 75935.00 76815.00 2.47 -0.32 4.4 LOW VOL
2026-04-29 Wed 76770.00 78325.00 75130.00 75995.00 4.16 -1.01 7.4 NORMAL
2026-04-30 Thu 76100.00 77030.00 75655.00 76800.00 1.81 + 0.92 4.2 DEAD
2026-05-01 Fri 76605.00 79420.00 76515.00 78220.00 3.79 + 2.11 9.8 NORMAL
2026-05-03 Sun 78925.00 79535.00 78925.00 79435.00 0.77 + 0.65 0.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.96%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.26%
Avg Volume: 8.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.1K contracts (1% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā NORMAL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.81% ā 0.77%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āā
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 āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Tighter moves, more T4/T5/T6 exits
⢠Options may struggle to hit 20%+
⢠More breakeven and small gains likely
⢠Be more selective on entries
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠75-100% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (56% 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
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 āāāāāā 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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