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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (EURUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 18, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-18
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 4.98 (+0.06) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+27.5%) ā
āā 20d RV 5.0 sits below 60d RV 6.3: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
EURUSD: 1.16595 (Session: +0.29%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: EURUSD: -19.0 (1w: +93.2) strong bear š“ | SATY -9.6 ST -50 EMA -50 D +20.9
EUR vs Dollar: FXE/UUP: 3.862 (5d: -2.87%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.95 (5d: +2.31) š“
Europe Risk: EZU/SPY: 0.089 (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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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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2026-05-05 Tue 1.17155 1.17365 1.16990 1.17160 0.32 + 0.00 110.0 DEAD
2026-05-06 Wed 1.17160 1.18195 1.17135 1.17705 0.90 + 0.47 216.9 HIGH VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 1.17705 1.17985 1.17425 1.17450 0.48 -0.22 148.3 LOW VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 1.17435 1.18085 1.17405 1.18070 0.58 + 0.54 127.2 NORMAL
2026-05-11 Mon 1.17890 1.18075 1.17680 1.18025 0.34 + 0.11 122.4 DEAD
2026-05-12 Tue 1.18025 1.18065 1.17405 1.17570 0.56 -0.39 157.9 NORMAL
2026-05-13 Wed 1.17575 1.17600 1.17130 1.17305 0.40 -0.23 108.5 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 1.17315 1.17380 1.16820 1.16845 0.48 -0.40 146.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-15 Fri 1.16850 1.16870 1.16325 1.16415 0.47 -0.37 177.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 1.16370 1.16760 1.16235 1.16745 0.45 + 0.32 188.0 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.50%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.31%
Avg Volume: 158.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 188.0K contracts (119% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
HIGH VOL 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 LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.48% ā 0.45%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 āā
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 āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
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 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
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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