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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (BTC)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, May 19, 2026, 4:48 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-19
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 29.63 (-0.17) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+37.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 29.6 sits below 60d RV 40.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 76985.00 (Session: +0.12%) š¢
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +11.9 (1w: -64.5) bull š¢ | SATY -14.0 ST +50 EMA -50 D +29.9
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.268 (5d: -11.62%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.70 (5d: +0.35) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.182 (5d: +0.50%) 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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ā
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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2026-05-06 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
2026-05-18 Mon 78325.00 78495.00 76020.00 76910.00 3.16 -1.81 9.9 LOW VOL
2026-05-19 Tue 77080.00 77425.00 76120.00 76985.00 1.69 -0.12 5.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.90%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.44%
Avg Volume: 8.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 5.6K contracts (68% 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 LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 3.95% ā 1.69%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: DEAD š
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 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:
⢠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 (52% 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: āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā 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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