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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 21, 2026, 11:10 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-21
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.11 (+0.04) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+3.4%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.4: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.78936 (Session: +0.35%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: +89.4 (1w: +17.6) strong bull š¢ | SATY +24.8 ST +50 EMA +50 D +9.2
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.247 (5d: +1.43%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.72 (5d: +0.91) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.908 (5d: +0.48%) 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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2026-05-08 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 0.78358 0.78518 0.63 -0.19 26.8 NORMAL
2026-05-21 Thu 0.78530 0.78858 0.78407 0.78753 0.57 + 0.28 14.7 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.55%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.34%
Avg Volume: 22.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 14.7K contracts (66% 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: HIGH VOL ā NORMAL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.87% ā 0.57%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
š§ BASELINE REGIME: LOW VOL ā ļø
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime hotter than 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 āāāā
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 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:
⢠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
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (52% 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 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 ā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā 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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