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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 22, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-22
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 27.92 (+1.30) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+35.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 27.9 sits below 60d RV 37.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 75875.00 (Session: -2.34%) š“
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: -52.5 (1w: -128.9) strong bear š“ | SATY -21.6 ST -50 EMA -50 D +15.4
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.271 (5d: -8.03%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.73 (5d: +0.11) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.177 (5d: -0.09%) š“
Model note: Using Schwab root /BTC, which auto-resolves to the active front-month CME bitcoin futures contract.
š
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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2026-05-11 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 77070.00 1.69 -0.01 5.6 DEAD
2026-05-20 Wed 77090.00 77920.00 76465.00 77750.00 1.89 + 0.86 6.7 DEAD
2026-05-21 Thu 77470.00 78275.00 76655.00 77740.00 2.09 + 0.35 8.7 DEAD
2026-05-22 Fri 77650.00 77940.00 75590.00 75875.00 3.03 -2.29 8.4 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.87%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.51%
Avg Volume: 8.0K contracts
Last Day Volume: 8.4K contracts (105% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.89% ā 3.03%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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: BEARISH 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 Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor BTC downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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 āāāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā
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