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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 21, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-21
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 31.08 (-1.09) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+67.6%) ā
āā 20d RV 31.1 sits below 60d RV 52.1: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
ETH: 2117.00 (Session: -1.05%) š“
Contract: /ETHK26
Weekly Momentum: ETH: -67.0 (1w: -33.9) strong bear š“ | SATY -26.3 ST +50 EMA -50 D -12.8
ETH/BTC: ETH/BTC: 0.02739 (5d: -2.92%) š“
Dollar: UUP: 27.73 (5d: +0.22) š“
Crypto Beta: COIN/QQQ: 0.268 (5d: -5.00%) 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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2026-05-08 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
2026-05-21 Thu 2127.50 2158.50 2108.00 2117.00 2.37 -0.49 3.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 3.45%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.59%
Avg Volume: 10.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 3.6K contracts (35% 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: DEAD ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 2.43% ā 2.37%
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: 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 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 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 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 āāāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā 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 āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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: āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā
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