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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 20, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-20
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 32.16 (-2.14) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+82.8%) ā
āā 20d RV 32.2 sits below 60d RV 58.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2123.00 (Session: -0.77%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: -56.9 (1w: -23.8) strong bear š“ | SATY -23.0 ST +50 EMA -50 D -10.5
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02747 (5d: -3.27%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.79 (5d: +0.34) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.276 (5d: -6.08%) š“
Model note: Using Schwab root /ETH, which auto-resolves to the active front-month CME ether futures contract.
š
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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2026-05-07 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
2026-05-18 Mon 2187.00 2192.50 2078.50 2118.50 5.21 -3.13 13.8 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 2136.50 2146.00 2094.00 2118.00 2.43 -0.87 6.1 DEAD
2026-05-20 Wed 2110.50 2150.00 2103.00 2135.50 2.23 + 1.18 8.9 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.55%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.81%
Avg Volume: 10.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 8.9K contracts (82% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 5.21% ā 2.23%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
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 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 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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (52% 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: āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā 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 āāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā
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 āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
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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