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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, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
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: 16.10 (+0.33) š¢
VIX Term: CONTANGO (+22.8%) ā
āā Normal term structure
ES: 7567.25 (Session: -0.74%) š“
Contract: /ESM26
Weekly Momentum: ES: +113.7 (1w: -46.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +13.8 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 7562.50 7567.00 0.87 -0.80 1.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.86%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 1.4M contracts
Last Day Volume: 1.3M contracts (89% 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 CHOP ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.74% ā 0.87%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VIX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
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 Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Balanced conditions for all tiers
⢠Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
⢠Good trade frequency expected
⢠Standard tier logic should work well
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠100% 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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: āāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā 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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