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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 19, 2026, 11:18 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-19
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 9.60 (+0.80) š“
Vol Structure: FLAT (+6.3%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 9.6 is roughly in line with 60d RV 10.2: the realized-vol curve is steady.
AUDUSD: 0.70875 (Session: -1.12%) š“
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: -81.2 (1w: -13.2) strong bear š“ | SATY -25.6 ST -50 EMA -50 D -1.0
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.564 (5d: -2.27%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.133 (5d: -0.25%) š“
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.049 (5d: -3.41%) 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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2026-05-06 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 0.71430 1.14 -1.04 136.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 0.71450 0.71805 0.71150 0.71645 0.92 + 0.27 122.2 NORMAL
2026-05-19 Tue 0.71635 0.71730 0.70755 0.70835 1.36 -1.12 87.9 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.87%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.52%
Avg Volume: 100.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 87.9K contracts (88% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL 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: HIGH VOL ā NORMAL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.14% ā 1.36%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: HIGH VOL š„
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 āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Expect fast moves, quick T1/T2 exits
⢠Options may hit 30-50%+ peaks
⢠Fewer trades but bigger winners
⢠Hard stops are more likely to trigger
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of 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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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 āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā 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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