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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 14, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-14
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 33.41 (+0.58) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+75.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 33.4 sits below 60d RV 58.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2303.50 (Session: +1.97%) š¢
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: +23.5 (1w: +6.7) strong bull š¢ | SATY -1.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D +3.0
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02818 (5d: -1.68%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.51 (5d: +0.16) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.282 (5d: -0.76%) 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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2026-05-01 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 2266.50 4.04 -1.09 9.4 LOW VOL
2026-05-14 Thu 2259.00 2326.50 2241.00 2303.50 3.78 + 1.97 12.8 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.49%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.34%
Avg Volume: 12.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 12.8K contracts (106% 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: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 3.92% ā 3.78%
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: 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 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 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:
⢠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: āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā 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: āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā
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