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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (NQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-06-05
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 25.38 (+2.16) š“
NQ Term: CONTANGO (+10.3%) ā
āā 20d RV 17.7 sits below 60d RV 19.6: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
NQ: 29730.25 (Session: -2.49%) š“
Contract: /NQM26
Weekly Momentum: NQ: +80.1 (1w: -103.1) strong bull š¢ | SATY -0.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +49.7
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.847 (5d: +3.91%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.77 (5d: +0.22) š“
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.978 (5d: +0.35%) 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“ 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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2026-05-22 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 30603.25 30151.00 30399.50 1.49 -0.18 0.7 NORMAL
2026-06-05 Fri 30414.00 30422.00 29726.50 29728.50 2.29 -2.25 0.4 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.48%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.68%
Avg Volume: 0.6M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.4M contracts (73% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā NORMAL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā CHOP ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.07% ā 2.29%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āā
VXN Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
NQ Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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 (50% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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: āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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