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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, 11:15 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 23.13 (-0.26) š”
QQQ Term: CONTANGO (+20.4%) ā
āā 20d RV 16.1 sits below 60d RV 19.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
QQQ: $733.48 (Gap: +0.55%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: QQQ: +161.5 (1w: +13.7) strong bull š¢ | SATY +35.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.816 (5d: +5.28%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.81 (5d: -1.86) š¢
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.972 (5d: +1.66%) 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 14:00: Treasury Sec Bessent Speaks
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-13 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
2026-05-27 Wed 732.96 733.32 725.44 729.45 1.08 -0.48 35.1 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.33%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.56%
Avg Volume: 39.5M
Last Day Volume: 35.1M (89% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.86% ā 1.08%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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 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 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā
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