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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 17, 2026, 7:22 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-17
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 28.45 (+0.05) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+47.0%) ā
āā 20d RV 28.4 sits below 60d RV 41.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 77945.00 (Session: -1.60%) š“
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +43.3 (1w: -33.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY -7.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D +31.4
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.276 (5d: -2.53%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.77 (5d: +0.43) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.183 (5d: +0.83%) 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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None in the next 10 days
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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2026-05-05 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 80390.00 1.70 + 0.61 5.4 DEAD
2026-05-11 Mon 80895.00 82725.00 80585.00 82070.00 2.65 + 1.45 9.3 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 82115.00 82215.00 79950.00 80855.00 2.76 -1.53 5.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 80875.00 81530.00 78815.00 79820.00 3.36 -1.30 8.8 NORMAL
2026-05-14 Thu 79565.00 82310.00 78985.00 81580.00 4.18 + 2.53 11.6 NORMAL
2026-05-15 Fri 81555.00 81895.00 78675.00 79165.00 3.95 -2.93 11.5 NORMAL
2026-05-17 Sun 78325.00 78495.00 77700.00 77945.00 1.02 -0.49 0.8 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.78%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.48%
Avg Volume: 7.8K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.8K contracts (11% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 4.18% ā 1.02%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter 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 ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (50% 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 āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā 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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