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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (GBPUSD)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 8, 2026, 9:32 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-08
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 5.65 (+0.25) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+26.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 5.7 sits below 60d RV 7.2: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
GBPUSD: 1.36238 (Session: +0.55%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: GBPUSD: +92.1 (1w: +23.9) strong bull š¢ | SATY +20.4 ST +50 EMA +50 D +19.7
GBP vs Dollar: FXB/UUP: 4.756 (5d: -0.58%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.92 (5d: +0.02) š“
UK Risk: EWU/SPY: 0.063 (5d: -3.60%) š“
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with daily structure and volume derived from /6B pound futures.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-27 Mon 1.35180 1.35750 1.35090 1.35330 0.49 + 0.11 68.7 LOW VOL
2026-04-28 Tue 1.35330 1.35400 1.34620 1.35170 0.58 -0.12 65.0 LOW VOL
2026-04-29 Wed 1.35180 1.35280 1.34560 1.34730 0.53 -0.33 76.4 LOW VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 1.34730 1.36120 1.34540 1.36030 1.17 + 0.96 154.1 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 1.36060 1.36570 1.35670 1.35720 0.66 -0.25 89.5 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 1.35990 1.36040 1.35120 1.35310 0.68 -0.50 84.7 NORMAL
2026-05-05 Tue 1.35310 1.35780 1.35130 1.35400 0.48 + 0.07 66.8 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 1.35410 1.36430 1.35380 1.35920 0.78 + 0.38 112.6 NORMAL
2026-05-07 Thu 1.35920 1.36320 1.35470 1.35510 0.63 -0.30 83.4 NORMAL
2026-05-08 Fri 1.35550 1.36240 1.35450 1.36230 0.58 + 0.50 42.2 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.66%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.35%
Avg Volume: 81.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 42.2K contracts (52% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā NORMAL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā BULL
Range trend: 0.78% ā 0.58%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
š§ BASELINE REGIME: NORMAL ā
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
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 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 āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (50% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor GBPUSD 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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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