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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (QQQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, Jun 3, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-06-03
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 23.85 (+0.58) š“
QQQ Term: CONTANGO (+17.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 15.8 sits below 60d RV 18.6: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
QQQ: $745.90 (Gap: -0.03%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: QQQ: +169.8 (1w: -18.4) strong bull š¢ | SATY +38.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.847 (5d: +2.76%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.55 (5d: -0.38) š¢
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.982 (5d: +0.97%) 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” Tomorrow 08:30: Unemployment Claims
š“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Average Hourly Earnings m/m
š“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Non-Farm Employment Change
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-19 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
2026-05-28 Thu 729.73 736.60 726.41 735.60 1.40 + 0.80 32.8 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 737.84 741.63 735.25 738.31 0.86 + 0.06 37.5 LOW VOL
2026-06-01 Mon 737.04 745.65 735.99 742.74 1.31 + 0.77 33.9 NORMAL
2026-06-02 Tue 742.40 746.44 739.23 746.16 0.97 + 0.51 30.1 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.18%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.54%
Avg Volume: 38.9M
Last Day Volume: 30.1M (77% 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 LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BULL ā BULL
Range trend: 0.86% 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 āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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 āāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā 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 āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
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 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: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā 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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