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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ETH)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-28
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 40.84 (+0.23) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+90.2%) ā
āā 20d RV 40.8 sits below 60d RV 77.7: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2276.00 (Session: -0.91%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: +1.0 (1w: -32.9) neutral āŖ | SATY -6.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D -5.9
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02977 (5d: -2.78%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.45 (5d: +0.13) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.296 (5d: -9.50%) 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“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
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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2026-04-15 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
2026-04-27 Mon 2372.50 2419.50 2275.00 2302.50 6.09 -2.95 12.4 NORMAL
2026-04-28 Tue 2300.50 2322.00 2266.50 2276.00 2.41 -1.06 2.7 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 4.14%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.95%
Avg Volume: 13.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 2.7K contracts (20% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL 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: DEAD ā NORMAL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.88% ā 2.41%
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: BEARISH š
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 Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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 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 ETH downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā 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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