Gold Spot / U.S. Dollar
Short

XAUUSD W SHORT LDN 062221

76
RISKED 0.5% Half the usual due to 30m no topwick,
+0.03%

When candle fails to form wicks on either end, there's an increased in probability that it has reached overbought/sold conditions OR that a huge retracement could occur on Smaller timeframe. This could be observed on the 2 following candles.
It also means you need to be extra strict with your risk management and ensures that you don't get caught closing positions or partials when price is doing a steep retracement.

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