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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (NQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-06-04
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 23.84 (+0.00) š“
NQ Term: CONTANGO (+21.3%) ā
āā 20d RV 15.6 sits below 60d RV 19.0: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
NQ: 30307.25 (Session: -1.06%) š“
Contract: /NQM26
Weekly Momentum: NQ: +129.4 (1w: -53.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +20.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.857 (5d: +5.00%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.91 (5d: +0.10) š“
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.987 (5d: +1.51%) 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“ Tomorrow 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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2026-05-21 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 30693.00 30291.50 30522.50 1.32 + 0.35 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-02 Tue 30544.75 30763.25 30317.75 30743.00 1.46 + 0.65 0.5 NORMAL
2026-06-03 Wed 30741.75 30807.75 30478.25 30495.00 1.07 -0.80 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-04 Thu 30453.00 30544.50 30164.25 30307.25 1.25 -0.48 0.2 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.38%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.56%
Avg Volume: 0.6M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.2M contracts (30% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.46% ā 1.25%
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: 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 Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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:
⢠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
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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
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
SWING ENTRY: āāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā 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 āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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