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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ES)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, Jun 3, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-06-03
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VIX: 16.27 (+0.50) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+19.8%) ā
āā Normal term structure
ES: 7607.25 (Session: -0.22%) š“
Contract: /ESM26
Weekly Momentum: ES: +134.4 (1w: -26.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY +23.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Breadth: RSP/SPY: 0.277 (5d: -0.04%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.48%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.55 (5d: -0.38) 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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2026-05-20 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 7632.25 7576.25 7608.50 0.74 + 0.18 1.3 LOW VOL
2026-06-02 Tue 7612.00 7632.00 7576.50 7628.25 0.73 + 0.21 1.0 LOW VOL
2026-06-03 Wed 7628.00 7628.50 7602.00 7607.25 0.35 -0.27 0.2 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.81%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.31%
Avg Volume: 1.4M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.2M contracts (13% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD 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: CHOP ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.74% ā 0.35%
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: 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 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
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 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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