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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDJPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Thu, May 7, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-05-07
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 9.93 (+0.01) š”
Vol Structure: BACKWARDATION (-12.9%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 9.9 is above 60d RV 8.7: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
USDJPY: 156.863 (Session: +0.42%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: USDJPY: -31.2 (1w: +22.8) strong bear š“ | SATY -17.1 ST -50 EMA -50 D +24.8
USD vs Yen: UUP/FXY: 0.466 (5d: -3.36%) š“
10Y Yield: TNX: 43.56 (5d: -0.62) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.725 (5d: +2.91%) š¢
Model note: Spot quote from Schwab FX feed, with inverted /6J yen futures history used to model USD/JPY.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Tue 05/12 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 TRADING DAYS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(K) Regime
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2026-04-24 Fri 159.008 159.172 158.629 158.718 0.34 -0.18 118.3 DEAD
2026-04-27 Mon 158.844 158.957 158.441 158.781 0.33 -0.04 117.7 DEAD
2026-04-28 Tue 158.718 159.160 158.316 158.995 0.53 + 0.17 145.6 LOW VOL
2026-04-29 Wed 158.957 159.834 158.881 159.783 0.60 + 0.52 140.3 LOW VOL
2026-04-30 Thu 159.783 160.179 154.991 156.067 3.25 -2.33 624.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-01 Fri 156.067 156.801 154.967 156.568 1.18 + 0.32 238.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-04 Mon 156.128 156.777 155.159 156.703 1.04 + 0.37 254.8 HIGH VOL
2026-05-05 Tue 156.580 157.394 156.544 157.369 0.54 + 0.50 136.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-06 Wed 157.356 157.431 154.500 155.885 1.86 -0.94 339.7 HIGH VOL
2026-05-07 Thu 155.751 156.421 155.533 156.372 0.57 + 0.40 125.9 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.02%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.58%
Avg Volume: 178.1K contracts
Last Day Volume: 125.9K contracts (71% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 2 days (20%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā HIGH VOL ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: BULL ā BEAR ā BULL
Range trend: 0.54% ā 0.57%
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: MIXED/CHOP āļø
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āā
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 ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
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 (55% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠No strong directional bias
⢠Quick exits and tighter targets make more sense
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: āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāā āā ā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā ā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
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