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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 20, 2026, 11:04 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-20
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.06 (-0.18) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+4.0%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.3: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.78755 (Session: -0.09%) āŖ
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: +31.5 (1w: -40.2) strong bull š¢ | SATY +17.3 ST -50 EMA +50 D +0.0
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.249 (5d: +2.31%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 46.67 (5d: +2.04) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.880 (5d: +0.69%) 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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None in the next 10 days
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-05-07 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 NORMAL
2026-05-11 Mon 0.77354 0.77664 0.77354 0.77504 0.40 + 0.19 15.0 DEAD
2026-05-12 Tue 0.77507 0.77970 0.77489 0.77788 0.62 + 0.36 19.5 NORMAL
2026-05-13 Wed 0.77788 0.78058 0.77754 0.77930 0.39 + 0.18 15.3 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 0.77915 0.78156 0.77830 0.78137 0.42 + 0.29 14.4 DEAD
2026-05-15 Fri 0.78122 0.78493 0.78122 0.78441 0.47 + 0.41 20.7 LOW VOL
2026-05-18 Mon 0.78444 0.78539 0.78171 0.78204 0.47 -0.30 22.6 DEAD
2026-05-19 Tue 0.78189 0.78839 0.78162 0.78669 0.87 + 0.61 21.2 HIGH VOL
2026-05-20 Wed 0.78666 0.78855 0.78478 0.78539 0.48 -0.16 17.8 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.53%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.34%
Avg Volume: 22.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 17.8K contracts (79% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL 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 HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā BULL ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.47% ā 0.48%
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: 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 āāā
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 ā āāāāā āāāāāāāā
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
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 āāāāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā 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: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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