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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ES)
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REPORT REFRESH
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  Saved refresh: Mon, May 18, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
  Saved session: post-open
  Report date:   2026-05-18
  Table note:    Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
šŸ“” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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  VIX:        18.55 (+0.12) šŸŸ”
  VIX Term:   CONTANGO (+14.2%) āœ…
              ā””ā”€ Normal term structure
  ES:        7411.75 (Session: -0.28%) šŸ”“
  Contract:   /ESM26
  Weekly Momentum:    ES: +85.7 (1w: -10.3) strong bull šŸŸ¢ | SATY +11.7 ST +50 EMA +50 D +30.8
  Breadth:    RSP/SPY: 0.273 (5d: -1.45%) šŸ”“
  Credit:    HYG/LQD: 0.737 (5d: +0.38%) šŸŸ¢
  10Y Yield:    $TNX: 45.95 (5d: +2.31) šŸ”“
  Model note:  Using Schwab root /ES, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini contract.

šŸ“… UPCOMING EVENTS
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  āœ… None in the next 10 days

šŸ“Š LAST 10 COMPLETED CME SESSIONS
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Date         Day       Open      High       Low     Close  Range%   Move%  Vol(M) Regime    
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2026-05-05   Tue    7228.75   7304.25   7223.75   7295.50    1.11 +  0.92     1.1 NORMAL    
2026-05-06   Wed    7300.50   7395.75   7293.50   7386.75    1.40 +  1.18     1.5 NORMAL    
2026-05-07   Thu    7380.50   7410.50   7345.50   7352.25    0.88  -0.38     1.7 LOW VOL   
2026-05-08   Fri    7340.00   7427.75   7336.25   7420.50    1.25 +  1.10     1.2 NORMAL    
2026-05-11   Mon    7403.50   7454.75   7390.50   7435.00    0.87 +  0.43     1.2 LOW VOL   
2026-05-12   Tue    7435.50   7443.75   7363.25   7420.50    1.08  -0.20     1.5 NORMAL    
2026-05-13   Wed    7419.25   7483.75   7399.00   7476.00    1.14 +  0.76     1.2 NORMAL    
2026-05-14   Thu    7477.50   7540.00   7471.00   7523.00    0.92 +  0.61     1.3 LOW VOL   
2026-05-15   Fri    7522.25   7528.25   7409.25   7418.00    1.58  -1.39     1.8 HIGH VOL  
2026-05-18   Mon    7410.00   7454.25   7375.00   7411.75    1.07 +  0.02     1.0 NORMAL    
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šŸ“ˆ SUMMARY STATISTICS
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  Avg Daily Range:    1.13%
  Avg Absolute Move:  0.70%
  Avg Volume:         1.4M contracts
  Last Day Volume:    1.0M contracts (71% of avg)

šŸ“‰ REGIME BREAKDOWN:
  NORMAL     ā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 6 days (60%)
  LOW VOL    ā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 3 days (30%)
  HIGH VOL   ā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 1 days (10%)

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šŸŽÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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  Last 3 days regime:     LOW VOL ā†’ HIGH VOL ā†’ NORMAL
  Last 3 days direction:  DRIFT ā†’ BEAR ā†’ CHOP
  Range trend:            0.92% ā†’ 1.07%

  šŸ§­ BASELINE REGIME:     NORMAL āœ…
  šŸ“Š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL āœ…
              ā””ā”€ Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
  šŸ“ˆ EXPECTED DIRECTION:  BULLISH šŸ“ˆ
  āš” CONFIDENCE:          ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’
  šŸ”„ REGIME CHANGE PROB:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’

  CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
    Regime Consistency   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Range Stability      ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    VIX Alignment        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Volume Health        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’

  REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
    Range Stable         ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    VIX Term             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Event Risk           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Regime Instability   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Cross-Asset Stress   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

  šŸ“‹ STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
    ā€¢ Balanced conditions for all tiers
    ā€¢ Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
    ā€¢ Good trade frequency expected
    ā€¢ Standard tier logic should work well

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šŸ“‹ TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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  šŸ’° POSITION SIZING:
      ā€¢ 100% normal size

  šŸŽÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
      ā€¢ Favor ES long setups on pullbacks
      ā€¢ Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms

  ā° SESSION TIMING:
      ā€¢ 9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
      ā€¢ 10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
      ā€¢ 11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
      ā€¢ 2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window

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šŸ“† 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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  SWING BIAS:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING SIZE:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING THESIS:           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING ENTRY:            ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING INVALIDATION:     ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING CATALYST WINDOW:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

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