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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ES)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 29, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-29
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 15.32 (-0.42) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+21.8%) ā
āā Normal term structure
ES: 7592.00 (Session: +0.14%) š¢
Contract: /ESM26
Weekly Momentum: ES: +161.0 (1w: +35.4) strong bull š¢ | SATY +34.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.276 (5d: +0.36%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.74%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.55 (5d: -1.17) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /ES, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini 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(M) Regime
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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 7373.50 7420.25 1.09 + 0.14 1.9 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 7423.50 7440.75 7354.25 7372.50 1.17 -0.69 1.7 NORMAL
2026-05-20 Wed 7377.00 7458.00 7356.00 7433.25 1.38 + 0.76 1.5 NORMAL
2026-05-21 Thu 7432.75 7486.75 7407.50 7467.00 1.07 + 0.46 1.7 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 7467.00 7524.00 7466.75 7484.25 0.77 + 0.23 1.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 7519.00 7569.75 7517.00 7532.75 0.70 + 0.18 1.3 DEAD
2026-05-27 Wed 7533.00 7570.75 7515.00 7554.25 0.74 + 0.28 1.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-28 Thu 7553.75 7590.75 7505.75 7587.75 1.13 + 0.45 1.2 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 7587.50 7611.50 7572.75 7592.00 0.51 + 0.06 1.4 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.01%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.46%
Avg Volume: 1.4M contracts
Last Day Volume: 1.4M contracts (101% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā NORMAL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 0.74% ā 0.51%
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: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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 (56% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor ES long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
⢠10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
⢠11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
⢠2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā 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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