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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (USDJPY)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Mon, Jun 1, 2026, 11:22 AM EDT
Saved session: post-open
Report date: 2026-06-01
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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HV20: 4.65 (-0.04) š¢
Vol Structure: CONTANGO (+67.9%) ā
āā 20d RV 4.7 sits below 60d RV 7.8: near-term volatility is compressed versus the medium-term baseline.
USDJPY: 159.649 (Session: +0.24%) š¢
Weekly Momentum: USDJPY: +68.7 (1w: -13.2) strong bull š¢ | SATY +16.6 ST +50 EMA +50 D +7.4
USD vs Yen: UUP/FXY: unavailable āŖ
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.53 (5d: -1.33) š“
Risk Appetite: SPY/IEF: unavailable āŖ
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“ Fri 06/05 08:30: Jobs Report
š“ Wed 06/10 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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2026-05-18 Mon 158.378 158.718 158.228 158.491 0.31 + 0.07 120.5 DEAD
2026-05-19 Tue 158.541 158.907 158.290 158.718 0.39 + 0.11 148.3 DEAD
2026-05-20 Wed 158.680 158.831 158.240 158.604 0.37 -0.05 127.9 DEAD
2026-05-21 Thu 158.592 159.096 158.504 158.692 0.37 + 0.06 121.8 DEAD
2026-05-22 Fri 158.692 158.945 158.604 158.919 0.21 + 0.14 105.7 DEAD
2026-05-26 Tue 158.718 159.122 158.479 159.033 0.41 + 0.20 135.5 DEAD
2026-05-27 Wed 159.033 159.324 158.919 159.274 0.25 + 0.15 116.7 DEAD
2026-05-28 Thu 159.236 159.451 158.894 159.020 0.35 -0.14 100.6 DEAD
2026-05-29 Fri 159.008 159.185 158.894 159.071 0.18 + 0.04 143.1 DEAD
2026-06-01 Mon 159.122 159.630 159.096 159.464 0.34 + 0.22 96.6 DEAD
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 0.32%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.12%
Avg Volume: 133.8K contracts
Last Day Volume: 96.6K contracts (72% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
DEAD āāāāāāāāāā 10 days (100%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: DEAD ā DEAD ā DEAD
Last 3 days direction: DRIFT ā CHOP ā DRIFT
Range trend: 0.35% ā 0.34%
š§ BASELINE REGIME: DEAD š
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: LOW VOL ā ļø
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 āāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā 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:
⢠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 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: āāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāāā 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 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 āāāāāā āāāāāāāā 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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