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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ETH)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-04-24
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 42.83 (-4.21) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+84.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 42.8 sits below 60d RV 79.1: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2341.00 (Session: +0.64%) š¢
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: +33.9 (1w: -70.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +6.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D -2.7
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02997 (5d: -4.40%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.53 (5d: +0.16) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.304 (5d: -2.61%) š“
Model note: Using Schwab root /ETH, which auto-resolves to the active front-month CME ether futures contract.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 COMPLETED CME SESSIONS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 2211.50 2273.50 2178.00 2258.00 4.32 + 2.10 11.4 LOW VOL
2026-04-14 Tue 2268.00 2424.50 2267.50 2321.50 6.92 + 2.36 20.8 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 2327.50 2392.50 2311.00 2369.50 3.50 + 1.80 8.8 DEAD
2026-04-16 Thu 2368.00 2388.00 2288.50 2353.50 4.20 -0.61 14.9 LOW VOL
2026-04-17 Fri 2346.50 2472.00 2320.50 2431.00 6.46 + 3.60 20.3 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 2285.00 2347.50 2253.00 2341.00 4.14 + 2.45 18.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-21 Tue 2327.00 2342.00 2286.50 2320.50 2.39 -0.28 13.1 DEAD
2026-04-22 Wed 2316.00 2427.50 2305.50 2391.00 5.27 + 3.24 16.9 NORMAL
2026-04-23 Thu 2407.50 2407.50 2286.00 2324.00 5.05 -3.47 12.8 LOW VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 2341.50 2353.50 2309.50 2341.00 1.88 -0.02 9.0 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 4.41%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.99%
Avg Volume: 13.8K contracts
Last Day Volume: 9.0K contracts (65% 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: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 5.27% ā 1.88%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š EXPECTED REGIME: DEAD š
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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 (51% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠18:00 EDT-20:00 EDT: CME reopen and Asia handoff can reset tone
⢠2:00 EDT-5:00 EDT: Europe often extends or reverses overnight momentum
⢠8:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: US macro releases and ETF flows matter most
⢠Weekend moves can detach from ETF and equity confirmation
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
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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