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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Sun, Apr 26, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-04-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 6.71 (-0.08) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+57.8%) ā
āā 20d RV 6.7 sits below 60d RV 10.6: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.71464 (Session: -0.06%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +12.2 (1w: -40.9) bull š¢ | SATY +10.9 ST +50 EMA +50 D -29.0
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.579 (5d: -0.67%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.087 (5d: +5.09%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.052 (5d: -2.49%) 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“ Fri 05/01 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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2026-04-14 Tue 0.70915 0.71415 0.70700 0.71200 1.01 + 0.40 97.3 NORMAL
2026-04-15 Wed 0.71205 0.71710 0.71155 0.71640 0.78 + 0.61 103.9 LOW VOL
2026-04-16 Thu 0.71640 0.71910 0.71455 0.71545 0.64 -0.13 106.8 LOW VOL
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
2026-04-26 Sun 0.71284 0.71554 0.71128 0.71464 0.60 + 0.25 0.0 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.74%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.35%
Avg Volume: 110.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.0K contracts (0% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.78% ā 0.60%
š EXPECTED REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 āā
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 Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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 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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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