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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (RTY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 27, 2026, 9:29 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-27
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 24.13 (+0.00) š”
RTY Term: BACKWARDATION (-0.2%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 22.2 is above 60d RV 22.1: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
RTY: 2933.40 (Session: +0.29%) š¢
Contract: /RTYM26
Weekly Momentum: RTY: +155.2 (1w: +43.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +32.3 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.387 (5d: +3.59%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.737 (5d: -0.23%) š“
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.242 (5d: -1.68%) 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“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
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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2026-05-13 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
2026-05-26 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 2920.80 2933.40 1.07 + 0.28 0.0 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.92%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.02%
Avg Volume: 0.2M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.0M contracts (19% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BULL ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.56% ā 1.07%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
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
RVX Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
RTY Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (58% 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā 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
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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