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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (RTY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 29, 2026, 4:25 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-29
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 22.03 (-0.72) š¢
RTY Term: CONTANGO (+9.6%) ā
āā 20d RV 19.8 sits below 60d RV 21.7: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
RTY: 2920.80 (Session: -0.71%) š“
Contract: /RTYM26
Weekly Momentum: RTY: +145.7 (1w: +34.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +28.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.387 (5d: +2.50%) š¢
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.734 (5d: -0.74%) š“
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.238 (5d: -3.64%) 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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2026-05-15 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 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 2920.80 1.36 -0.61 0.2 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.99%
Avg Absolute Move: 1.02%
Avg Volume: 0.2M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.2M contracts (98% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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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 CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.32% ā 1.36%
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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
RTY Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā 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
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 āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā
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