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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (QQQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:03 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 23.39 (+0.00) š”
QQQ Term: CONTANGO (+14.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 16.9 sits below 60d RV 19.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
QQQ: $727.24 (Gap: -0.42%) š“
Weekly Momentum: QQQ: +165.4 (1w: +17.6) strong bull š¢ | SATY +36.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.825 (5d: +6.57%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.81 (5d: -1.86) š¢
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.973 (5d: +1.81%) š¢
Model note: Tracks macro calendar plus the near-term Mag 7 earnings cluster that can swing Nasdaq leadership.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š” TODAY 10:00: New Home Sales
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-12 Tue 708.22 710.18 696.64 707.24 1.91 -0.14 45.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 709.96 716.65 704.83 714.71 1.66 + 0.67 40.0 HIGH VOL
2026-05-14 Thu 714.62 722.03 714.22 719.79 1.09 + 0.72 33.3 NORMAL
2026-05-15 Fri 710.14 715.13 705.55 708.93 1.35 -0.17 51.8 NORMAL
2026-05-18 Mon 711.54 712.07 698.85 705.88 1.86 -0.80 49.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-19 Tue 699.81 706.49 695.25 701.53 1.61 + 0.25 46.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 705.29 713.15 703.79 713.15 1.33 + 1.11 36.8 NORMAL
2026-05-21 Thu 708.99 717.12 706.77 714.51 1.46 + 0.78 36.4 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 718.07 722.12 715.95 717.54 0.86 -0.07 33.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 725.96 731.17 724.16 730.28 0.97 + 0.60 34.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.41%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.53%
Avg Volume: 39.4M
Last Day Volume: 34.3M (87% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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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: BULL ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.46% ā 0.97%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
āā Live tape is broadly in line with 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
QQQ Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 QQQ 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā
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