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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (YM)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 13, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-13
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 16.46 (+0.25) š”
YM Term: CONTANGO (+14.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 13.4 sits below 60d RV 15.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
YM: 49855.00 (Session: -0.03%) āŖ
Contract: /YMM26
Weekly Momentum: YM: +42.3 (1w: +15.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +9.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D -2.2
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.236 (5d: -0.85%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.070 (5d: -1.97%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.63 (5d: +0.47) š“
Model note: Using Schwab root /YM, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Dow contract.
š
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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2026-04-30 Thu 48822.00 49934.00 48608.00 49909.00 2.72 + 2.23 0.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 49901.00 50138.00 49561.00 49595.00 1.16 -0.61 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 49705.00 49805.00 49016.00 49079.00 1.59 -1.26 0.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-05 Tue 49088.00 49477.00 49060.00 49397.00 0.85 + 0.63 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 49396.00 50135.00 49350.00 50022.00 1.59 + 1.27 0.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 50024.00 50238.00 49581.00 49639.00 1.31 -0.77 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-08 Fri 49599.00 49958.00 49582.00 49745.00 0.76 + 0.29 0.1 DEAD
2026-05-11 Mon 49640.00 49871.00 49468.00 49811.00 0.81 + 0.34 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 49788.00 49924.00 49397.00 49867.00 1.06 + 0.16 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 49860.00 49894.00 49534.00 49855.00 0.72 -0.01 0.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.26%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.76%
Avg Volume: 0.1M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.1M contracts (84% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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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 CHOP ā CHOP
Range trend: 0.81% ā 0.72%
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: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
VXD Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
YM Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (51% 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: āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āā āā ā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā 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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