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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 21, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-21
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 9.40 (-0.06) š“
Vol Structure: FLAT (+6.3%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 9.4 is roughly in line with 60d RV 10.0: the realized-vol curve is steady.
AUDUSD: 0.71244 (Session: -0.40%) š“
Weekly Momentum: AUDUSD: -19.3 (1w: +48.7) strong bear š“ | SATY -14.5 ST +50 EMA -50 D +4.9
AUD vs Dollar: FXA/UUP: 2.557 (5d: -2.06%) š“
Commodities: DBC/UUP: 1.114 (5d: -2.34%) š“
China Beta: FXI/SPY: 0.049 (5d: -5.14%) 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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2026-05-08 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 0.71035 1.36 -0.84 105.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 0.71045 0.71710 0.70830 0.71445 1.24 + 0.56 115.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-21 Thu 0.71515 0.71540 0.70965 0.71210 0.80 -0.43 88.1 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.86%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.47%
Avg Volume: 100.7K contracts
Last Day Volume: 88.1K contracts (87% 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 HIGH VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 1.36% ā 0.80%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Contracting āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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 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 (54% 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
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
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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