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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 7, 2026, 9:16 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-07
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.08 (+0.01) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+1.7%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.2: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.77726 (Session: -0.10%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -54.7 (1w: -21.4) strong bear š“ | SATY -18.0 ST -50 EMA -50 D +6.9
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.241 (5d: -2.50%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.56 (5d: -0.62) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.725 (5d: +2.91%) 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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2026-04-24 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 0.77546 0.80 -0.55 26.2 NORMAL
2026-05-07 Thu 0.77528 0.77625 0.77387 0.77414 0.31 -0.15 7.0 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.65%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.35%
Avg Volume: 24.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 7.0K contracts (29% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL 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: DEAD ā NORMAL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.44% ā 0.31%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
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 āā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āāā
HV20 Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Squeeze āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāā āāā āā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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 (61% 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 āāāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā 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 āāāāā 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 āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā 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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