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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (RTY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
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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RVX: 26.33 (+3.65) š“
RTY Term: BACKWARDATION (-6.7%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 24.4 is above 60d RV 22.8: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
RTY: 2815.80 (Session: -4.20%) š“
Contract: /RTYM26
Weekly Momentum: RTY: -13.5 (1w: -158.3) bear š“ | SATY -20.5 ST -50 EMA -50 D +46.0
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.386 (5d: -0.34%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.733 (5d: -0.12%) š“
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.240 (5d: +0.63%) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /RTY, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Russell 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 2847.80 2887.00 2842.70 2865.30 1.56 + 0.61 0.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 2888.00 2928.30 2887.90 2925.40 1.40 + 1.30 0.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-27 Wed 2925.30 2952.00 2913.40 2929.50 1.32 + 0.14 0.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-28 Thu 2929.90 2948.60 2898.80 2936.20 1.70 + 0.22 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 2938.70 2942.70 2902.70 2919.60 1.36 -0.65 0.2 LOW VOL
2026-06-01 Mon 2920.50 2935.10 2882.30 2904.20 1.81 -0.56 0.2 NORMAL
2026-06-02 Tue 2905.10 2938.40 2889.30 2936.20 1.69 + 1.07 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-06-03 Wed 2936.00 2938.00 2886.70 2891.30 1.75 -1.52 0.2 NORMAL
2026-06-04 Thu 2892.80 2948.30 2885.10 2934.20 2.18 + 1.43 0.2 NORMAL
2026-06-05 Fri 2934.30 2934.50 2814.60 2815.80 4.09 -4.04 0.2 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.89%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.15%
Avg Volume: 0.2M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.2M contracts (132% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL 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: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BULL ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.75% ā 4.09%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: HIGH VOL š„
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āā
RVX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
RTY Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā 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:
⢠Expect fast moves, quick T1/T2 exits
⢠Options may hit 30-50%+ peaks
⢠Fewer trades but bigger winners
⢠Hard stops are more likely to trigger
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (61% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor RTY downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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