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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-04-30
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.83 (+0.38) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+32.6%) ā
āā 20d RV 7.8 sits below 60d RV 10.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.71764 (Session: +0.89%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +37.1 (1w: -16.0) strong bull š¢ | SATY +17.1 ST +50 EMA +50 D -19.8
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.554 (5d: -1.05%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.126 (5d: +4.82%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.051 (5d: -1.76%) š“
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with daily structure and volume derived from /6A Australian dollar futures.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 08:30: Jobs Report
š“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-17 Fri 0.71540 0.72150 0.71475 0.71605 0.94 + 0.09 138.2 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 0.71110 0.71735 0.71090 0.71715 0.91 + 0.85 95.0 NORMAL
2026-04-21 Tue 0.71715 0.71795 0.71235 0.71455 0.78 -0.36 118.9 LOW VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 0.71455 0.71700 0.71405 0.71535 0.41 + 0.11 75.4 DEAD
2026-04-23 Thu 0.71535 0.71610 0.71050 0.71220 0.78 -0.44 133.1 LOW VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 0.71285 0.71495 0.71090 0.71450 0.57 + 0.23 86.4 DEAD
2026-04-27 Mon 0.71420 0.71945 0.71330 0.71800 0.86 + 0.53 71.9 NORMAL
2026-04-28 Tue 0.71815 0.71890 0.71450 0.71755 0.61 -0.08 97.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-29 Wed 0.71765 0.71840 0.70930 0.71090 1.27 -0.94 107.1 HIGH VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 0.71120 0.71745 0.71045 0.71705 0.98 + 0.82 80.5 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.81%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.45%
Avg Volume: 107.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 80.5K contracts (75% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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 HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.61% ā 0.98%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
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
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
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:
⢠Balanced conditions for all tiers
⢠Expect 15-25% option peaks typical
⢠Good trade frequency expected
⢠Standard tier logic should work well
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠100% normal size
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor AUDUSD long setups on pullbacks
⢠Let winners run a bit longer when momentum confirms
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠17:00 EDT-20:00 EDT: New session reset, spreads can widen
⢠2:00 EDT-5:00 EDT: London morning often sets the day tone
⢠8:00 EDT-11:00 EDT: London/New York overlap is the main liquidity window
⢠After 13:00 ET: Activity often slows unless macro news hits
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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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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