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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ES)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 11:22 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-06-01
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.04 (+0.72) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+19.9%) ā
āā Normal term structure
ES: 7591.00 (Session: -0.06%) āŖ
Contract: /ESM26
Weekly Momentum: ES: +126.5 (1w: -34.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +19.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.276 (5d: +0.16%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.58%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.53 (5d: -1.33) 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“ Wed 06/10 08:30: CPI
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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2026-05-18 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 7590.75 0.51 + 0.04 1.5 DEAD
2026-06-01 Mon 7595.00 7623.00 7576.25 7591.00 0.62 -0.05 0.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.92%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.33%
Avg Volume: 1.4M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.6M contracts (44% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.13% ā 0.62%
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 Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā 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:
⢠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
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā 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: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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