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  • #421
  • Mar 3, 2022 8:32pm Mar 3, 2022 8:32pm
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  • #422
  • Mar 3, 2022 10:28pm Mar 3, 2022 10:28pm
for intraday scalping and short term trading
look for:

sessions high low swing directional bias - can defer from (counter trend) or conform to d1 high low swing directional bias
premium or discount market
break of market structure liquidity taken
market structure shift
retracement to fair value gap
low hanging fruit target with stops around fib 50-62 and fair value gap
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  • #423
  • Mar 4, 2022 12:04am Mar 4, 2022 12:04am
up bias
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  • #424
  • Edited 12:43am Mar 4, 2022 12:30am | Edited 12:43am
Quoting Inthebox
up bias {image}
Careful with long term up bias, can also be a liq grab I think on a overall higher timeframe perspective.
Last few days squeeze and no highs/lows being broken, now suddenly first move of the day spiked up and went back down as fast.

gold daily
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gold 4h micro FVG fill + March high grab
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  • #425
  • Mar 4, 2022 1:14am Mar 4, 2022 1:14am
Quoting ChrissK
{quote} Careful with long term up bias, can also be a liq grab I think on a overall higher timeframe perspective. Last few days squeeze and no highs/lows being broken, now suddenly first move of the day spiked up and went back down as fast. gold daily {image} gold 4h micro FVG fill + March high grab {image}
agree on the liquidity grab.
i am also looking at one in the monthly, if more cities fallen during the war.
24feb daily is the mother candle. after that all inside candles and no low is broken
compare the 2 circled fractals.
the higher one 3 days high has been broken and momentum is up.
my view is up as long as previous day low or the day low before that is not violated.
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  • #426
  • Mar 4, 2022 1:37am Mar 4, 2022 1:37am
Quoting Inthebox
{quote} agree on the liquidity grab. i am also looking at one in the monthly, if more cities fallen during the war. 24feb daily is the mother candle. after that all inside candles and no low is broken compare the 2 circled fractals. the higher one 3 days high has been broken and momentum is up. my view is up as long as previous day low or the day low before that is not violated. {image}
Yeh, awesome fractals!
Ofcourse I understand, confirmations are needed and structure still bullish. Market offered some nice buy opportunities today already as well and im also following it with a possible hedge in mind for later on.
Just that the first warnings/signs are there. Keep in mind also that 5-6 days in a row no daily low has been broken (yet), the probability of it happening goes higher with each next day. I think ICT mentioned in hes older videos something like "if theres 3+ upright/trending candles in a row then be careful with countinuation (high chance of a pullback/reversal)". It can mean taking lower risk entries or just using tighter stop but still following the trend yes. Also theres some red news on the way.

I see they also wanna take Kyiv so badly, but on the other hand Ukraine defending it really nicely. Theyre population is also quite big and theres alot of reservists ready to defend/fight for their country. Hoping that they can hold them back, I see they have the bigger odds right now.
  • #427
  • Mar 4, 2022 2:02am Mar 4, 2022 2:02am
Quoting Inthebox
up bias {image}
Picked up some low hanging fruits with the power of FVG-s & London Killzone, now taking step back and just watching, being aware that we might get the daily low breaks finnally with red news on the way. Already waiting for the Monday though. :]

gold 1m

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  • #428
  • Mar 4, 2022 4:09am Mar 4, 2022 4:09am
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  • #429
  • Mar 4, 2022 5:17am Mar 4, 2022 5:17am
exited on lower highs.
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  • #430
  • Mar 4, 2022 6:19am Mar 4, 2022 6:19am
Quoting ChrissK
{quote} Picked up some low hanging fruits with the power of FVG-s & London Killzone, now taking step back and just watching, being aware that we might get the daily low breaks finnally with red news on the way. Already waiting for the Monday though. :] gold 1m {image}
gold 1m FVG+OB touched, now watching and waiting if lower timeframe gives some signs of structure shifts.

gold 30m

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  • #431
  • Edited 7:20am Mar 4, 2022 6:54am | Edited 7:20am
Quoting ChrissK
{quote} gold 1m FVG+OB touched, now watching and waiting if lower timeframe gives some signs of structure shifts. gold 30m {image}
Some quick ~30 pips scalp results, now waiting for NFP and hoping that my runner wont get taken out.
Pretty amazing reaction from both of these areas from both 1M FVG and OB zones, both offered nice quick 20minute scalps with a basic "BOS & retest/fill FVG" setup.
Also notice how price rejected exactly 1950.00* area (highest point today, atleast for now), made a 1M doji there. Theres the round number confluence.
Shows that even when You can be wrong about the main direction, picking key strategic areas only to enter for is crucial.
Still missed the "best short" entry (@1949) FVG filler position though.

gold 1m
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  • #432
  • Mar 4, 2022 8:38am Mar 4, 2022 8:38am
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  • #433
  • Mar 4, 2022 9:19am Mar 4, 2022 9:19am
nasdaq late entry
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  • #434
  • Mar 4, 2022 9:52am Mar 4, 2022 9:52am
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  • #435
  • Mar 4, 2022 11:20am Mar 4, 2022 11:20am
nasdaq
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  • #436
  • Mar 5, 2022 9:04pm Mar 5, 2022 9:04pm
Quoting ChrissK
{quote} Picked up some low hanging fruits with the power of FVG-s & London Killzone, now taking step back and just watching, being aware that we might get the daily low breaks finnally with red news on the way. Already waiting for the Monday though. :] gold 1m {image}
Very nice.

The Market gave a couple nice Close Proximity Entries in Gold.

The first one is the one you showed.

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The second one came a little bit later. Price moved back down below the GTH Open and then we see the move to capture liquidity, and price takes off. This is a beautiful example of the POWER of THREE. Take a look at the lower panel on the left. That's the daily candle. All of the candle body range was available.

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Without VSA, you're playing checkers while the Smart Money plays chess.
  • #437
  • Edited 6:32am Mar 8, 2022 6:01am | Edited 6:32am
Today and yesterday gold instructions so clear & so textbook that I even had it printed out few days ago as one of the basic textbook examples.
Same setups every day, every week, every month, etc etc and keeps repeating, once seen then cannot be unseen. :]

Especcially this one, I just love it when they create that range before next session open and then
slash through sellside liq followed by buyside liq etc and offer a nice clean FVG + OB entry.
Simple & quick few minute duration scalps @ gold 1m.

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  • #438
  • Mar 8, 2022 8:41pm Mar 8, 2022 8:41pm
https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...4#post13913674
d1 - high low swing as directional bias to take out stops.

going against the d1 swing and big lots will kill.
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  • #439
  • Edited 7:04am Mar 9, 2022 6:40am | Edited 7:04am
Quoting ChrissK
Today and yesterday gold instructions so clear & so textbook that I even had it printed out few days ago as one of the basic textbook examples. Same setups every day, every week, every month, etc etc and keeps repeating, once seen then cannot be unseen. :] Especcially this one, I just love it when they create that range before next session open and then slash through sellside liq followed by buyside liq etc and offer a nice clean FVG + OB entry. Simple & quick few minute duration scalps @ gold 1m. {image}{image}
same setup, same time, different day..

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  • #440
  • Mar 9, 2022 8:15am Mar 9, 2022 8:15am
crazy.
took 2 days to go up, 1 day back to week open.
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