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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (BTC)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 8, 2026, 9:33 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-08
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 24.88 (-0.10) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+71.3%) ā
āā 20d RV 24.9 sits below 60d RV 42.6: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 79920.00 (Session: -0.53%) š“
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +116.6 (1w: +6.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +17.0 ST +50 EMA +50 D +46.6
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.278 (5d: -1.26%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.41 (5d: +0.05) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.172 (5d: -0.19%) 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“ 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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2026-04-27 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
2026-05-04 Mon 78925.00 81155.00 78545.00 80265.00 3.31 + 1.70 12.0 NORMAL
2026-05-05 Tue 80550.00 82120.00 80040.00 81985.00 2.58 + 1.78 6.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 81855.00 83215.00 81005.00 81745.00 2.70 -0.13 7.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 81770.00 81995.00 79645.00 80130.00 2.87 -2.01 7.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 79905.00 80730.00 79370.00 79920.00 1.70 + 0.02 2.5 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.94%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.17%
Avg Volume: 8.2K contracts
Last Day Volume: 2.5K contracts (30% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 2.70% ā 1.70%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
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 ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (51% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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 āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
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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