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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (YM)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 11:22 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-06-01
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXD: 15.31 (+0.73) š¢
YM Term: CONTANGO (+34.6%) ā
āā 20d RV 11.0 sits below 60d RV 14.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
YM: 50947.00 (Session: -0.25%) š“
Contract: /YMM26
Weekly Momentum: YM: +104.2 (1w: -17.8) strong bull š¢ | SATY +12.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D +44.8
Industrials: XLI/SPY: 0.229 (5d: -0.32%) š“
Financials: XLF/SPY: 0.068 (5d: -2.10%) š“
10Y Yield: $TNX: 44.53 (5d: -1.33) 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“ 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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2026-05-18 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 50788.00 0.78 + 0.55 0.1 DEAD
2026-05-28 Thu 50784.00 50855.00 50386.00 50758.00 0.92 -0.05 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-29 Fri 50750.00 51140.00 50704.00 51053.00 0.86 + 0.60 0.1 LOW VOL
2026-06-01 Mon 51128.00 51384.00 50824.00 50947.00 1.10 -0.35 0.1 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.18%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.56%
Avg Volume: 0.1M contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.1M contracts (65% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.92% ā 1.10%
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
VXD Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
YM 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 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 āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā 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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