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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, May 5, 2026, 4:13 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-05
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 8.21 (-0.33) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+22.1%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.2 sits below 60d RV 10.0: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.71832 (Session: +0.24%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +1.0 (1w: -57.6) neutral āŖ | SATY +7.0 ST +50 EMA +50 D -31.1
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.584 (5d: -0.36%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.140 (5d: +4.01%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.051 (5d: -0.12%) 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: FOMC Decision
š“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-22 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 NORMAL
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 0.71975 0.71045 0.71955 1.31 + 1.17 132.4 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 0.71950 0.72220 0.71785 0.71960 0.60 + 0.01 99.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-04 Mon 0.72075 0.72150 0.71480 0.71615 0.93 -0.64 126.9 NORMAL
2026-05-05 Tue 0.71640 0.71920 0.71295 0.71770 0.87 + 0.18 88.7 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.82%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.43%
Avg Volume: 108.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 88.7K contracts (81% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā NORMAL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.60% ā 0.87%
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: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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