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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, May 22, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-22
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.06 (+0.01) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+4.1%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.1 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.3: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.78482 (Session: -0.17%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -2.1 (1w: -73.8) neutral āŖ | SATY +9.2 ST -50 EMA +50 D -12.8
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.247 (5d: +0.75%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.86 (5d: +1.25) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.918 (5d: -0.24%) 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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2026-05-11 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 0.78398 0.78481 0.59 -0.06 24.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-22 Fri 0.78484 0.78582 0.78207 0.78309 0.48 -0.22 26.3 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.53%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.28%
Avg Volume: 23.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 26.3K contracts (114% 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: NORMAL ā LOW VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.63% ā 0.48%
š Range contracting: Compression building...
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 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 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
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 āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā ā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
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 āāā āā āāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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