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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 14, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-14
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.90 (+0.25) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+23.4%) ā
āā 20d RV 7.9 sits below 60d RV 9.7: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.72203 (Session: -0.49%) š“
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: +5.9 (1w: -52.1) bull š¢ | SATY +5.6 ST +50 EMA +50 D -24.3
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.611 (5d: -0.39%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.140 (5d: +3.24%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.052 (5d: +0.89%) 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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None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-05-01 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 0.72320 1.34 + 0.78 145.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 0.72320 0.72585 0.71995 0.72025 0.82 -0.41 106.2 NORMAL
2026-05-08 Fri 0.72075 0.72440 0.71950 0.72420 0.68 + 0.48 84.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-11 Mon 0.72345 0.72545 0.72110 0.72435 0.60 + 0.12 60.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-12 Tue 0.72450 0.72480 0.72045 0.72350 0.60 -0.14 78.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 0.72350 0.72675 0.72265 0.72535 0.57 + 0.26 74.8 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 0.72555 0.72610 0.72120 0.72160 0.68 -0.54 84.6 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.77%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 100.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 84.6K contracts (84% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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 DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.60% ā 0.68%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
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 āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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: āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāā 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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