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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-04-24
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 6.24 (-0.22) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+24.7%) ā
āā 20d RV 6.2 sits below 60d RV 7.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
USDCHF: 0.78503 (Session: -0.07%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: +6.3 (1w: +70.3) bull š¢ | SATY -4.3 ST -50 EMA -50 D +32.0
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.245 (5d: +1.01%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.23 (5d: +0.14) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.428 (5d: +1.01%) š¢
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with inverted /6S Swiss franc futures history used to model USD/CHF.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Fri 05/01 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-13 Mon 0.78641 0.78808 0.77773 0.77866 1.32 -0.99 29.4 HIGH VOL
2026-04-14 Tue 0.77854 0.77879 0.77390 0.77574 0.63 -0.36 23.7 LOW VOL
2026-04-15 Wed 0.77583 0.77803 0.77477 0.77676 0.42 + 0.12 18.4 DEAD
2026-04-16 Thu 0.77697 0.77967 0.77504 0.77876 0.59 + 0.23 16.6 LOW VOL
2026-04-17 Fri 0.77848 0.77921 0.77268 0.77733 0.84 -0.15 24.2 NORMAL
2026-04-20 Mon 0.77791 0.77936 0.77295 0.77363 0.82 -0.55 29.4 NORMAL
2026-04-21 Tue 0.77381 0.77800 0.77328 0.77616 0.61 + 0.30 24.7 LOW VOL
2026-04-22 Wed 0.77622 0.78052 0.77471 0.78037 0.75 + 0.53 22.3 NORMAL
2026-04-23 Thu 0.78037 0.78305 0.77888 0.78204 0.54 + 0.22 26.2 LOW VOL
2026-04-24 Fri 0.78204 0.78342 0.78034 0.78055 0.39 -0.19 19.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.69%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 27.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 19.6K contracts (72% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
DEAD 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: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.75% ā 0.39%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š EXPECTED REGIME: DEAD š
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 Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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 ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Very tight ranges expected
⢠Reduce position size or trade less
⢠Consider sitting out weak setups
⢠Momentum confirmation matters more
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor USDCHF 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 āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā 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 āāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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 āāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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