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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDCHF)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Sun, May 24, 2026, 6:11 PM EDT
Saved session: sunday reopen
Report date: 2026-05-24
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 7.05 (-0.01) š”
Vol Structure: FLAT (+2.7%) āŖ
āā 20d RV 7.0 is roughly in line with 60d RV 7.2: the realized-vol curve is steady.
USDCHF: 0.78267 (Session: -0.14%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -6.3 (1w: -5.1) bear š“ | SATY +3.3 ST -50 EMA +50 D -5.3
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.247 (5d: -0.20%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 45.58 (5d: -0.37) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.942 (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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2026-05-12 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 0.78315 0.48 -0.22 26.8 LOW VOL
2026-05-24 Sun 0.78598 0.78760 0.78263 0.78267 0.63 -0.42 0.0 NORMAL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.56%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.30%
Avg Volume: 22.4K contracts
Last Day Volume: 0.0K contracts (0% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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 NORMAL
Last 3 days direction: CHOP ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.59% ā 0.63%
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 āā
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 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 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: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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