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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (EURUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Apr 27, 2026, 9:13 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-27
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 5.49 (-0.07) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+22.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 5.5 sits below 60d RV 6.7: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
EURUSD: 1.17494 (Session: +0.27%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: EURUSD: +26.8 (1w: +17.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +9.7 ST +50 EMA +50 D -14.7
EUR vs Dollar: FXE/UUP: 3.936 (5d: -0.88%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.10 (5d: +0.64) š“
Europe Risk: EZU/SPY: 0.093 (5d: -3.03%) 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“ Fri 05/01 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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2026-04-14 Tue 1.17955 1.18455 1.17905 1.18300 0.47 + 0.29 160.7 LOW VOL
2026-04-15 Wed 1.18290 1.18425 1.18060 1.18305 0.31 + 0.01 127.0 DEAD
2026-04-16 Thu 1.18300 1.18565 1.17990 1.18135 0.49 -0.14 128.9 LOW VOL
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 1.17765 0.44 + 0.31 57.7 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.50%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.26%
Avg Volume: 171.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 57.7K contracts (34% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 6 days (60%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BULL ā BULL
Range trend: 0.40% ā 0.44%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š EXPECTED REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BULLISH 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 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 Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Tighter moves, more T4/T5/T6 exits
⢠Options may struggle to hit 20%+
⢠More breakeven and small gains likely
⢠Be more selective on entries
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠75-100% of normal size
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor EURUSD 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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā 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 āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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 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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