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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Wed, May 6, 2026, 4:49 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-06
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.07 (-0.27) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+2.0%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.2: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.77880 (Session: -0.51%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -38.6 (1w: -5.3) strong bear š“ | SATY -13.6 ST -50 EMA -50 D +12.1
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.244 (5d: -0.91%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.16 (5d: +0.62) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.657 (5d: +2.47%) 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“ 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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2026-04-23 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 0.77791 0.77970 0.44 -0.11 17.4 DEAD
2026-05-06 Wed 0.77979 0.78003 0.77381 0.77549 0.80 -0.55 26.1 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.67%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 25.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 26.1K contracts (103% 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: LOW VOL ā DEAD ā NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.61% ā 0.80%
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: 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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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:
⢠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
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
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 āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā 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: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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