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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (RTY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, Jun 2, 2026, 9:02 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-06-02
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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RVX: 22.92 (+0.00) š”
RTY Term: FLAT (+3.7%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 19.9 is roughly in line with 60d RV 20.6: the realized-vol curve is steady.
RTY: 2911.20 (Session: +0.05%) āŖ
Contract: /RTYM26
Weekly Momentum: RTY: +109.6 (1w: -35.2) strong bull š¢ | SATY +12.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D +50.0
Small-Cap RS: IWM/SPY: 0.381 (5d: -0.37%) š“
Credit: HYG/LQD: 0.733 (5d: -0.60%) š“
Regional Banks: KRE/IWM: 0.236 (5d: -2.84%) 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“ 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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2026-05-19 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 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 2915.00 2889.30 2911.20 0.88 + 0.21 0.0 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.77%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.82%
Avg Volume: 0.2M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.0M contracts (11% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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 DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā CHOP
Range trend: 1.36% ā 0.88%
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: MIXED/CHOP āļø
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 āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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 (66% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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: āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
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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