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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (EURUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-04-30
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 4.72 (-0.03) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+34.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 4.7 sits below 60d RV 6.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
EURUSD: 1.17013 (Session: +0.25%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: EURUSD: -5.8 (1w: -14.7) bear š“ | SATY -4.0 ST +50 EMA +50 D -16.1
EUR vs Dollar: FXE/UUP: 3.902 (5d: -0.71%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.18 (5d: +1.24) š“
Europe Risk: EZU/SPY: 0.092 (5d: -2.15%) š“
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with daily structure and volume derived from /6E euro futures.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tomorrow 08:30: Jobs Report
š“ Wed 05/06 08:30: FOMC Decision
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-17 Fri 1.18130 1.18815 1.17920 1.17950 0.76 -0.15 215.6 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 1.17670 1.18225 1.17595 1.18195 0.54 + 0.45 151.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-21 Tue 1.18190 1.18215 1.17480 1.17725 0.62 -0.39 172.7 NORMAL
2026-04-22 Wed 1.17720 1.17925 1.17320 1.17340 0.51 -0.32 134.9 LOW VOL
2026-04-23 Thu 1.17345 1.17450 1.16975 1.17110 0.40 -0.20 175.7 DEAD
2026-04-24 Fri 1.17135 1.17510 1.17005 1.17490 0.43 + 0.30 154.4 LOW VOL
2026-04-27 Mon 1.17405 1.17825 1.17305 1.17480 0.44 + 0.06 116.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-28 Tue 1.17475 1.17540 1.17040 1.17385 0.43 -0.08 177.1 LOW VOL
2026-04-29 Wed 1.17385 1.17445 1.16850 1.16995 0.51 -0.33 156.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 1.17005 1.17435 1.16775 1.17250 0.56 + 0.21 152.8 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.52%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.25%
Avg Volume: 164.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 152.8K contracts (93% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 6 days (60%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.43% ā 0.56%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
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: 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 Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
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 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 (61% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor EURUSD 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 āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
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 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: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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