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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 28, 2026, 4:09 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-28
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 6.88 (+0.00) š”
Vol Structure: BACKWARDATION (-1.7%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 6.9 is above 60d RV 6.8: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
USDCHF: 0.78385 (Session: -0.35%) š“
Weekly Momentum: USDCHF: -12.2 (1w: -11.0) bear š“ | SATY +2.8 ST -50 EMA +50 D -9.1
USD vs Franc: UUP/FXF: 0.248 (5d: -0.38%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.81 (5d: -1.86) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.957 (5d: +0.97%) 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“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-05-14 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
2026-05-26 Tue 0.78217 0.78474 0.77906 0.78410 0.73 + 0.25 32.6 NORMAL
2026-05-27 Wed 0.78413 0.78601 0.78266 0.78555 0.43 + 0.18 23.9 DEAD
2026-05-28 Thu 0.78561 0.78867 0.78201 0.78256 0.85 -0.39 26.4 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.59%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.29%
Avg Volume: 24.3K contracts
Last Day Volume: 26.4K contracts (109% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: NORMAL ā DEAD ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā BEAR
Range trend: 0.73% ā 0.85%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: NORMAL ā
āā Live tape is running one regime quieter than 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 āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Stable āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Vol Structure āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā
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
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 āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāā āāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāā āāā āā ā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāā āāāā
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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