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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (AUDUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 15, 2026, 4:12 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-15
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 8.70 (+0.81) š”
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+14.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 8.7 sits below 60d RV 10.0: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
AUDUSD: 0.71491 (Session: -0.99%) š“
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: -65.9 (1w: -123.8) strong bear š“ | SATY -14.8 ST +50 EMA -50 D -33.3
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.588 (5d: -0.76%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.128 (5d: +2.19%) š¢
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.050 (5d: -2.09%) 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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2026-05-04 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 0.72165 0.68 -0.54 85.6 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 0.72180 0.72185 0.71360 0.71450 1.14 -1.01 134.7 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.82%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.45%
Avg Volume: 100.2K contracts
Last Day Volume: 134.7K contracts (134% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH 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: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BEAR ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.57% ā 1.14%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter than the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā 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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (51% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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