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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (ETH)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Sun, May 17, 2026, 7:22 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-17
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 31.25 (-1.71) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+90.2%) ā
āā 20d RV 31.3 sits below 60d RV 59.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2176.00 (Session: -2.22%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: -42.8 (1w: -9.7) strong bear š“ | SATY -16.8 ST +50 EMA -50 D -10.5
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02806 (5d: -2.53%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.77 (5d: +0.43) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.276 (5d: -2.53%) 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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2026-05-05 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 2302.00 3.78 + 1.90 13.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 2304.00 2306.50 2205.00 2221.00 4.41 -3.60 14.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-17 Sun 2187.00 2192.50 2167.50 2176.00 1.14 -0.50 0.3 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.30%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.54%
Avg Volume: 11.0K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.3K contracts (3% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 6 days (60%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
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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: DRIFT ā BEAR ā CHOP
Range trend: 3.78% ā 1.14%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āā
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 ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Balanced conditions for all tiers
⢠Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
⢠Good trade frequency expected
⢠Standard tier logic should work well
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠100% normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (58% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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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