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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 27, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
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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VXD: 15.59 (-0.49) š”
YM Term: FLAT (+7.5%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 14.3 is roughly in line with 60d RV 15.4: the realized-vol curve is steady.
YM: 50758.00 (Session: +0.42%) š¢
Contract: /YMM26
Weekly Momentum: YM: +94.8 (1w: -9.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +20.3 ST +50 EMA +50 D +22.2
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.232 (5d: +0.46%) š¢
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.069 (5d: -1.38%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.93 (5d: -1.30) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /YM, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Dow 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 49860.00 49911.00 49534.00 49895.00 0.76 + 0.07 0.1 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 49850.00 50292.00 49850.00 50156.00 0.89 + 0.61 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 50152.00 50166.00 49435.00 49485.00 1.46 -1.33 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-18 Mon 49464.00 49845.00 49152.00 49742.00 1.40 + 0.56 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 49740.00 49838.00 49324.00 49430.00 1.03 -0.62 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 49443.00 50160.00 49294.00 50040.00 1.75 + 1.21 0.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 50040.00 50470.00 49774.00 50404.00 1.39 + 0.73 0.1 NORMAL
2026-05-22 Fri 50402.00 50920.00 50402.00 50623.00 1.03 + 0.44 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 50776.00 51209.00 50425.00 50520.00 1.54 -0.50 0.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-27 Wed 50508.00 50896.00 50500.00 50758.00 0.78 + 0.49 0.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.20%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.66%
Avg Volume: 0.1M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.1M contracts (84% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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 HIGH VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.03% ā 0.78%
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: BULLISH š
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 Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
YM 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
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor YM 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 āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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