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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 10:12 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-04-29
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.07 (+0.58) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+47.1%) ā
āā 20d RV 7.1 sits below 60d RV 10.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.71303 (Session: -0.70%) š“
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: -13.4 (1w: -66.5) bear š“ | SATY +4.2 ST +50 EMA +50 D -37.7
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.585 (5d: +0.45%) š¢
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.102 (5d: +3.64%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.051 (5d: -3.36%) 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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2026-04-16 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
2026-04-27 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 0.71175 0.71245 0.93 -0.72 50.8 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.74%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 108.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 50.8K contracts (47% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā CHOP ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.86% ā 0.93%
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: BEARISH 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 Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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