vsa with Malcolm

I would take B. Why?, ... because of the huge volume wide up bar where supply entered. I like to wait for the break of the "limits" (high or low) of this kind of bars. Once we have crossed the low of that bar I will wait for a clear sign for confirming weakness and jump in, ... in this case that sign was the ND you have marked.

Anyway in this case the ND in A has a volume a little high for my preferences so I wouldn't take it as a clear ND.

A is a more aggressive entry and one i wouldn't take due to lack of experience. There is no down trend confirmed yet entry A. Entry B has a down trend in the works, but in my opinion, given the recent strength in EU, i probably would not have taken that short either. if forced to go for a short, i would probably prefer the 3rd ND which confirms the wide spread down bar contained selling vs buying as the ND appears at the top of that bar.

I am still very new at learning VSA so I am just grasping ATM but the first entry is marked after a ND bar which has volume higher than the previous 2 bars... does that not void this as being a ND? Based on that the second one would be the best entry? Also it happens below the lowest point on the wide spread up bar in which supply entered while making the highest high.

I dont have a fucking idea

You lie like a rug. LOL

i have no clue. can you guide me to this thing called vsa? is this a funky indicator?

The no demand bar after the first entry looks kinda suspect to me, the volume is too high. Id take the 2nd.......

Some awesome answers so far (but not necessarily the answer I am looking for). This thread never ceases to amaze me. The quality of the traders here is second to none.

Hidden Gap.... what do you think of my explanation in the pic?

Well, I see that both are the same, 1 in M15, the other in M5.
The general background is still weakness.

The oppty to short came due to the exhaustion/Buying climax.

Pls correct my understanding. Thanks!

WOW. Somebody needs to post more (26?). We all could learn from you.

Just a few more responses until the reveal. In truth, some of the responses are better than mine .

CAN I BUY?

Short A because is closer to supply...

Does it have anything to do with the candles passing through the Hidden Gap zone and their corresponding volumes?

I really hope this is wrong lol

I prefer Short at B

Looking at the 5 min chart, the upthrust does not produce a down move, instead we get a strong up move. This must set a support level at the low of the WRB. Selling at A would be selling in to known support, not a good idea. Once price has traded below the support level, short B becomes a safer bet.

Testing same Price level again ......

How about one Failed (red), and the other Passed(white) , after Supply hit the market.

Best entry was ND immediatly after low volume UT in M5.
First UHV wide up bar, then LV UT and then ND, all you need, right?

Very Sexy voice, intel . lol - am off to the Horse Race track .

Here.
Low volume UT means that nobody is intrested higher prices and next bar confimation is ND and down it goes.

I thought this would be a bit harder since it is a bit of a trick question.

Short entry A is not No Demand. It is a squat. It's still a valid entry for some, but not the old friend we actually like to see. Entry A is valid based on some of the older teachings of VSA, including MTM. In fact this is an entry that would be discussed in the original Bootcamp with Tom and Todd. Sgfxtrader nailed the concept and it would be more correct if that was actually a No Demand bar.

Short entry B is the ideal place to short according to the more recent VSA teachings because the trend has changed to down at that point. One needs to be able to define trend. If you put the PAL on for example, you would see that A is above the line and B is below it. Prices below the PAL means downtrend. FXing mentions the fact that B is below the "limits" of the high volume bar/candle. I think he/she is close to the idea of a change in trend. Well done.

Nobody (as of the time I am writing this) mentioned a very important point. Take a look at the 15 minute chart. Almost every sign of weakness (supply) is actually followed by an UP bar/candle. Therefore, whilst the market is weakening, momentum is taking us higher. Only after the confirmation of the No Demand can we interpret the market as "ready to fall". So we have to wait for the confirmation of the No Demand which comes at 0400 hrs.

Short B comes at 0425 hrs and thus we have seen confirmation on the 15 minute. Short A (if we pretend for a moment that it is No Demand) comes at 0355 hrs. At this time we can see that the 15 minute bar/candle is lower but it is not confirmed until the interval closes.

Summing it up: At short B we have a change in trend in place. We have confirmed weakness in the background (15 minute chart as well as the 5 itself).

There were bonus points for an explanation of a trend change using price action only. I would point to the fact that we have a High point that has a minimum of two consecutive light (open<close) candles closing higher to its left and a minimum of two consecutive dark (open>close) candles closing lower on the right. Technically this does not define a trend but it does define a reaction high. Short A (even if it was actually No Demand) comes before we know that we are dealing with a reaction high/pivot high/trend change. Short B comes after.