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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, May 11, 2026, 9:12 AM EDT
Saved session: pre-open
Report date: 2026-05-11
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.09 (-0.28) 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: 0.77768 (Session: +0.17%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -31.1 (1w: +36.5) strong bear š“ | SATY -6.0 ST -50 EMA -50 D +4.1
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.241 (5d: -0.84%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.64 (5d: -0.14) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.768 (5d: +2.12%) 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: 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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2026-04-28 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 0.77782 0.77351 0.77754 0.55 + 0.29 23.0 LOW VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 0.77767 0.77797 0.77319 0.77334 0.61 -0.56 17.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-11 Mon 0.77354 0.77664 0.77354 0.77483 0.40 + 0.17 7.1 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.69%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.41%
Avg Volume: 23.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 7.1K contracts (30% 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: LOW VOL ā LOW VOL ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā BEAR ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.55% ā 0.40%
š„ SQUEEZE DETECTED: Range at 10th percentile (TIGHT)
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 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 āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā
Regime Mixed āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā
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 (56% 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 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
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 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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