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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, 11:14 AM EDT
Saved session: post-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: 16.09 (+0.32) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+22.2%) ā
āā Normal term structure
ES: 7587.25 (Session: -0.48%) š“
Contract: /ESM26
Weekly Momentum: ES: +124.2 (1w: -36.3) strong bull š¢ | SATY +18.5 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 7574.00 7587.25 0.71 -0.53 0.6 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.85%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.33%
Avg Volume: 1.4M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.6M contracts (41% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.74% ā 0.71%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 āāāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Contracting āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
VIX Term āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Consistent āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāā
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 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 āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
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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