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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ETH)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 7, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-07
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 33.94 (+1.33) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+79.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 33.9 sits below 60d RV 61.0: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2304.00 (Session: -2.27%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: +10.7 (1w: +3.4) strong bull š¢ | SATY -0.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D -9.0
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02867 (5d: -3.10%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.35 (5d: -0.26) š¢
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.285 (5d: +3.58%) 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“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
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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2026-04-24 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 2307.00 2.41 + 0.28 6.6 DEAD
2026-04-29 Wed 2302.50 2359.00 2227.00 2247.50 5.73 -2.39 14.8 NORMAL
2026-04-30 Thu 2257.50 2287.50 2238.50 2272.00 2.17 + 0.64 8.2 DEAD
2026-05-01 Fri 2266.00 2339.50 2260.00 2295.50 3.51 + 1.30 10.5 DEAD
2026-05-04 Mon 2342.00 2412.00 2319.00 2359.50 3.97 + 0.75 15.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-05 Tue 2376.50 2413.50 2354.00 2393.00 2.50 + 0.69 9.1 DEAD
2026-05-06 Wed 2388.00 2435.50 2345.50 2358.50 3.77 -1.24 14.2 DEAD
2026-05-07 Thu 2361.50 2363.50 2284.50 2304.00 3.35 -2.43 10.3 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.54%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.27%
Avg Volume: 12.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 10.3K contracts (80% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 2.50% ā 3.35%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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
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 ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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 ETH long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā
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