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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 6, 2026, 11:29 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-06
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.91 (-0.30) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+24.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 7.9 sits below 60d RV 9.9: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.72357 (Session: +0.75%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +40.1 (1w: -18.5) strong bull š¢ | SATY +21.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D -25.4
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.586 (5d: +0.05%) š¢
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.135 (5d: +2.95%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.050 (5d: -1.02%) 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“ 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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2026-04-23 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 0.71765 0.87 + 0.17 89.5 NORMAL
2026-05-06 Wed 0.71760 0.72720 0.71760 0.72300 1.34 + 0.75 127.8 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.91%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.50%
Avg Volume: 105.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 127.8K contracts (122% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW 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: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā CHOP ā BULL
Range trend: 0.93% ā 1.34%
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 āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā 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 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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