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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (YM)
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REPORT REFRESH
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  Saved refresh: Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT
  Saved session: post-close
  Report date:   2026-04-24
  Table note:    Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
šŸ“” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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  VXD:        18.53 (+0.57) šŸ”“
  YM Term:   BACKWARDATION (-6.1%) āš ļø
              ā””ā”€ 20d RV 16.6 is above 60d RV 15.6: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
  YM:        49424.00 (Session: -0.13%) šŸ”“
  Contract:   /YMM26
  Weekly Momentum:    YM: +35.8 (1w: -64.7) strong bull šŸŸ¢ | SATY +23.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D -32.7
  Industrials:    XLI/SPY: 0.246 (5d: +1.22%) šŸŸ¢
  Financials:    XLF/SPY: 0.073 (5d: -1.40%) šŸ”“
  10Y Yield:    $TNX: 43.23 (5d: +0.14) šŸ”“
  Model note:  Using Schwab root /YM, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Dow contract.

šŸ“… UPCOMING EVENTS
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  šŸ”“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report

šŸ“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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2026-04-13   Mon   47674.00  48457.00  47534.00  48449.00    1.94 +  1.63     0.1 HIGH VOL  
2026-04-14   Tue   48446.00  48808.00  48344.00  48785.00    0.96 +  0.70     0.1 LOW VOL   
2026-04-15   Wed   48758.00  48911.00  48482.00  48704.00    0.88  -0.11     0.1 LOW VOL   
2026-04-16   Thu   48685.00  48871.00  48529.00  48829.00    0.70 +  0.30     0.1 DEAD      
2026-04-17   Fri   48823.00  49924.00  48808.00  49663.00    2.29 +  1.72     0.1 HIGH VOL  
2026-04-20   Mon   49324.00  49731.00  49090.00  49693.00    1.30 +  0.75     0.1 NORMAL    
2026-04-21   Tue   49673.00  50043.00  49229.00  49487.00    1.64  -0.37     0.1 HIGH VOL  
2026-04-22   Wed   49500.00  49810.00  49420.00  49488.00    0.79  -0.02     0.1 DEAD      
2026-04-23   Thu   49495.00  49703.00  49036.00  49389.00    1.35  -0.21     0.1 NORMAL    
2026-04-24   Fri   49423.00  49598.00  49243.00  49424.00    0.72 +  0.00     0.1 DEAD      
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šŸ“ˆ SUMMARY STATISTICS
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  Avg Daily Range:    1.26%
  Avg Absolute Move:  0.58%
  Avg Volume:         0.1M contracts
  Last Day Volume:    0.1M contracts (84% of avg)

šŸ“‰ REGIME BREAKDOWN:
  DEAD       ā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 3 days (30%)
  HIGH VOL   ā–ˆā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 3 days (30%)
  LOW VOL    ā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 2 days (20%)
  NORMAL     ā–ˆā–ˆā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ā–‘ 2 days (20%)

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šŸŽÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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  Last 3 days regime:     DEAD ā†’ NORMAL ā†’ DEAD
  Last 3 days direction:  CHOP ā†’ DRIFT ā†’ CHOP
  Range trend:            0.79% ā†’ 0.72%

  šŸ“Š EXPECTED REGIME:     DEAD šŸ’€
  šŸ“ˆ EXPECTED DIRECTION:  BULLISH šŸ“ˆ
  āš” CONFIDENCE:          ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’
  šŸ”„ REGIME CHANGE PROB:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’

  CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
    Regime Consistency   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Range Stability      ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    VXD Alignment        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Volume Health        ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’

  REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
    Range Stable         ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    YM Term              ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Event Risk           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Regime Mixed         ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
    Cross-Asset Stress   ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

  šŸ“‹ STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
    ā€¢ Very tight ranges expected
    ā€¢ Reduce position size or trade less
    ā€¢ Consider sitting out weak setups
    ā€¢ Momentum confirmation matters more

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šŸ“‹ TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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  šŸ’° POSITION SIZING:
      ā€¢ 50-75% of normal size

  šŸŽÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
      ā€¢ Favor YM long setups on pullbacks
      ā€¢ Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms

  ā° SESSION TIMING:
      ā€¢ 9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
      ā€¢ 10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
      ā€¢ 11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
      ā€¢ 2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window

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šŸ“† 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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  SWING BIAS:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING SIZE:             ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING THESIS:           ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING ENTRY:            ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING INVALIDATION:     ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’
  SWING CATALYST WINDOW:  ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’ā–’

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