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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (NQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 9:06 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-06-01
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 22.58 (+0.00) š”
NQ Term: CONTANGO (+17.4%) ā
āā 20d RV 16.3 sits below 60d RV 19.1: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
NQ: 30434.50 (Session: +0.10%) āŖ
Contract: /NQM26
Weekly Momentum: NQ: +143.2 (1w: -39.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +27.0 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.811 (5d: +2.07%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.53 (5d: -1.33) š¢
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.976 (5d: +1.45%) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /NQ, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Nasdaq contract.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
š“ Wed 06/10 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 COMPLETED CME SESSIONS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-18 Mon 29135.00 29419.75 28814.75 29076.00 2.08 -0.20 0.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-19 Tue 29100.00 29188.50 28663.00 28899.25 1.81 -0.69 0.7 NORMAL
2026-05-20 Wed 28929.75 29397.50 28797.25 29278.50 2.07 + 1.21 0.6 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 29253.00 29554.00 29113.00 29455.50 1.51 + 0.69 0.6 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 29444.00 29749.00 29436.00 29520.75 1.06 + 0.26 0.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 29676.25 30118.75 29676.25 30044.25 1.49 + 1.24 0.7 NORMAL
2026-05-27 Wed 30050.00 30379.00 29877.50 30125.25 1.67 + 0.25 0.6 NORMAL
2026-05-28 Thu 30120.00 30344.50 29763.00 30313.00 1.93 + 0.64 0.5 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 30328.00 30536.00 30216.50 30389.50 1.05 + 0.20 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-01 Mon 30415.50 30595.25 30361.25 30433.00 0.77 + 0.06 0.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.54%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.54%
Avg Volume: 0.6M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.1M contracts (20% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.93% ā 0.77%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
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: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXN Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
NQ Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (51% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor NQ long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
⢠10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
⢠11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
⢠2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āā 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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