While High-Time-Frame indicators say buy, Chart Patterns, Moving Averages, Fibs & Volume say Sell. Volatility dead. Ranges too tight.
Probabilities too balanced at this point to either buy or sell. It's a coin-flip.
I think most whales consider that there is still significant upside (120%+) even buying on a 10,500 breakout. They may stay away from buying 9K and buy the breakout to 10,500 on the daily close instead (if it happens).
But if it DOESN'T, they are well primed to try LONGS at 8.5-8.7 range.
For this reason, while probability for Longs & Shorts here is a coin flip, I think R/R might discourage pros/whales from getting in right now. No willingness to enter Longs could send the price further down.
Let's see...