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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (EURUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-04-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 5.29 (-0.19) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+21.4%) ā
āā 20d RV 5.3 sits below 60d RV 6.4: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
EURUSD: 1.16969 (Session: -0.19%) š“
Weekly Momentum: EURUSD: -7.8 (1w: -16.7) bear š“ | SATY -4.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D -16.9
EUR vs Dollar: FXE/UUP: 3.937 (5d: -1.12%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.36 (5d: +0.86) š“
Europe Risk: EZU/SPY: 0.092 (5d: -3.53%) 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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2026-04-15 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 1.17480 0.44 + 0.06 116.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-28 Tue 1.17475 1.17540 1.17040 1.17235 0.43 -0.20 101.6 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.49%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.22%
Avg Volume: 170.9K contracts
Last Day Volume: 101.6K contracts (59% 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: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.43% ā 0.43%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 āāāā
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 āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Consistent āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāā
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 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 āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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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