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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (BTC)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 27, 2026, 9:29 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-27
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 27.91 (+0.21) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+27.2%) ā
āā 20d RV 27.9 sits below 60d RV 35.5: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
BTC: 75025.00 (Session: -1.15%) š“
Contract: /BTCK26
Weekly Momentum: BTC: -39.1 (1w: +12.2) strong bear š“ | SATY -18.1 ST -50 EMA -50 D +20.1
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.246 (5d: -8.15%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.75 (5d: +0.05) š“
Real-Rate Proxy: TIP/IEF: 1.175 (5d: -0.55%) 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“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
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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2026-05-13 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
2026-05-26 Tue 76485.00 78085.00 75620.00 75950.00 3.22 -0.70 16.0 LOW VOL
2026-05-27 Wed 75775.00 76000.00 75010.00 75025.00 1.31 -0.99 2.3 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 2.79%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.37%
Avg Volume: 8.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 2.3K contracts (28% 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: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 3.03% ā 1.31%
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: 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 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 āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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
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 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: 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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