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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ETH)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 13, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-13
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 32.90 (-0.74) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+79.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 32.9 sits below 60d RV 59.1: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2262.00 (Session: -1.18%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: -10.9 (1w: -27.7) bear š“ | SATY -8.2 ST +50 EMA -50 D -0.1
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02835 (5d: -1.72%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.45 (5d: -0.05) š¢
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.294 (5d: +1.20%) 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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ā
None in the next 10 days
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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2026-04-30 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 2296.50 3.35 -2.75 10.5 DEAD
2026-05-08 Fri 2294.50 2328.50 2270.00 2314.00 2.55 + 0.85 8.1 DEAD
2026-05-11 Mon 2336.50 2390.50 2307.50 2342.50 3.55 + 0.26 9.9 DEAD
2026-05-12 Tue 2347.00 2351.00 2259.00 2289.00 3.92 -2.47 10.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 2291.50 2328.50 2236.00 2262.00 4.04 -1.29 9.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.33%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.22%
Avg Volume: 12.2K contracts
Last Day Volume: 9.3K contracts (76% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 7 days (70%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 3.55% ā 4.04%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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: 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 Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā
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