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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 24, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-24
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 28.03 (+0.16) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+33.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 28.0 sits below 60d RV 37.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 76765.00 (Session: +1.31%) š¢
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: +0.9 (1w: +52.2) neutral āŖ | SATY -5.4 ST -50 EMA -50 D +29.6
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.258 (5d: -6.48%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.77 (5d: +0.00) š¢
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.176 (5d: -0.60%) 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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2026-05-12 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 75915.00 3.03 -2.23 8.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-24 Sun 76485.00 76820.00 76105.00 76765.00 0.93 + 0.37 0.4 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.70%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.39%
Avg Volume: 7.6K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.4K contracts (5% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL 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 LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 2.09% ā 0.93%
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: 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 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 (52% 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 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 āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāā āāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā 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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