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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (RTY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Sun, May 24, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-24
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 24.20 (+0.00) š”
RTY Term: FLAT (+0.2%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 21.9 is roughly in line with 60d RV 21.9: the realized-vol curve is steady.
RTY: 2895.50 (Session: +0.81%) š¢
Contract: /RTYM26
Weekly Momentum: RTY: +129.6 (1w: +17.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +20.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.382 (5d: +1.82%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.737 (5d: +0.09%) š¢
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.243 (5d: +0.85%) 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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ā
None in the next 10 days
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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2026-05-12 Tue 2878.80 2883.90 2807.70 2848.80 2.65 -1.04 0.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 2849.50 2862.40 2824.10 2852.20 1.34 + 0.09 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-14 Thu 2852.20 2881.40 2844.50 2868.60 1.29 + 0.57 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 2868.20 2869.20 2787.90 2792.10 2.83 -2.65 0.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 2788.80 2817.30 2762.00 2783.20 1.98 -0.20 0.2 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 2782.50 2794.40 2728.40 2752.00 2.37 -1.10 0.2 NORMAL
2026-05-20 Wed 2752.70 2823.20 2740.40 2818.20 3.01 + 2.38 0.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 2818.20 2858.70 2792.90 2847.00 2.33 + 1.02 0.2 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 2847.80 2887.00 2842.70 2865.30 1.56 + 0.61 0.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-24 Sun 2888.00 2898.90 2887.90 2895.50 0.38 + 0.26 0.0 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.98%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.99%
Avg Volume: 0.2M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.0M contracts (1% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 2.33% ā 0.38%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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
RVX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
RTY Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā 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:
⢠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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (54% 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 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 āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā 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 āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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