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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 14, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-05-14
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 10.02 (+0.01) š”
Vol Structure: BACKWARDATION (-17.5%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 10.0 is above 60d RV 8.3: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
USDJPY: 158.164 (Session: +0.22%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: USDJPY: +77.7 (1w: +115.6) strong bull š¢ | SATY +14.5 ST +50 EMA +50 D +18.8
USD vs Yen: UUP/FXY: 0.473 (5d: +1.48%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.81 (5d: +1.25) š¢
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: 7.870 (5d: +1.88%) 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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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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2026-05-01 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 155.751 156.482 155.533 156.470 0.61 + 0.46 128.1 LOW VOL
2026-05-08 Fri 156.433 156.519 155.958 156.226 0.36 -0.13 92.6 DEAD
2026-05-11 Mon 156.360 156.814 156.213 156.715 0.38 + 0.23 79.5 DEAD
2026-05-12 Tue 156.715 157.319 156.287 157.146 0.66 + 0.28 109.2 LOW VOL
2026-05-13 Wed 157.146 157.580 157.122 157.443 0.29 + 0.19 70.4 DEAD
2026-05-14 Thu 157.443 157.803 156.924 157.778 0.56 + 0.21 130.4 LOW VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.75%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.36%
Avg Volume: 174.8K contracts
Last Day Volume: 130.4K contracts (75% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 3 days (30%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā DEAD ā LOW VOL
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā DRIFT ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.66% ā 0.56%
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 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 āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
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 USDJPY 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: āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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 āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā 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 āāā 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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