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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Tue, May 5, 2026, 11:33 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-05
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.37 (+0.03) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+3.0%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.4 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.6: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.78191 (Session: -0.21%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -11.0 (1w: +22.3) bear š“ | SATY -4.1 ST -50 EMA -50 D +17.2
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.244 (5d: -0.12%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.46 (5d: +1.10) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.607 (5d: +1.41%) 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“ Tomorrow 08:30: FOMC Decision
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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2026-04-22 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
2026-04-27 Mon 0.78073 0.78247 0.77900 0.78149 0.45 + 0.10 15.0 DEAD
2026-04-28 Tue 0.78134 0.78706 0.78085 0.78524 0.79 + 0.50 25.2 NORMAL
2026-04-29 Wed 0.78542 0.78880 0.78465 0.78793 0.53 + 0.32 19.5 LOW VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 0.78756 0.78867 0.77697 0.77776 1.49 -1.24 64.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 0.77767 0.77939 0.77432 0.77809 0.65 + 0.05 23.2 NORMAL
2026-05-04 Mon 0.77815 0.78125 0.77649 0.78046 0.61 + 0.30 23.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-05 Tue 0.78052 0.78134 0.77809 0.77845 0.42 -0.26 13.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.66%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.37%
Avg Volume: 26.0K contracts
Last Day Volume: 13.1K contracts (50% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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: CHOP ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.65% ā 0.42%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 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 āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (60% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor USDCHF 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 āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā
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 āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
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 āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāā
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