XAUMO REPORT, TUESDAY March 11

Institutional Grade Trading Plan – No Retail BS

🔥 Yesterday’s Full Breakdown → Today’s Outlook & Execution 🔥

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📍 SECTION 1: YESTERDAY’S MARKET STRUCTURE – HOW SMART MONEY ENGINEERED THE MOVE

📊 Market Maker Playbook from Yesterday (London & NYC Sessions Set the Trap)

Yesterday was a masterclass in institutional liquidity manipulation:

🟥 STEP 1: PRE-LONDON SETUP → BAITING RETAIL INTO BAD POSITIONS
• POC (Point of Control) Locked at: 2,902.50
• VAH (Value Area High): 2,909.50
• VAL (Value Area Low): 2,880.00
• VWAP All-Day Median: 2,898.00

🔹 Retail traders saw a breakout in pre-London and went long → But volume footprint showed absorption
🔹 Smart Money offloaded into this breakout, trapping weak buyers

🟨 STEP 2: LONDON FAKE BREAKOUT & STOP HUNT
• Liquidity was grabbed above VAH (2,909.50), forcing retail traders to buy at the worst price.
• After the engineered pump, price got slammed back into VWAP (2,898), confirming rejection.
• High delta spike into 2,909.50 → Market makers offloaded massive positions.

🟦 STEP 3: NYC EXPANSION MOVE – THE TRUE SMART MONEY PLAY
• Retail still believed the bullish breakout → Meanwhile, institutions unloaded short positions.
• Massive absorption → Buyers were trapped, price failed to hold above 2,909.50.
• NYC dumped price straight to 2,880.00 (VAL), completing the liquidity cycle.

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📍 SECTION 2: INSTITUTIONAL GAME PLAN FOR TODAY BASED ON YESTERDAY’S LIQUIDITY ENGINEERING

📊 The Psychology & Setup for Today

1️⃣ Market Makers took out liquidity yesterday at both extremes.
2️⃣ Asia session today is consolidating around POC, absorbing liquidity before the next expansion move.
3️⃣ London will determine today’s true bias based on VWAP reactions.

📍 Yesterday’s Key VWAP Levels to Watch Today

✅ VWAP Upper Band: 2,909.50 (Major Rejection Zone)
✅ VWAP Lower Band: 2,880.00 (Major Institutional Buy Zone)
✅ VWAP Median: 2,898.00 (Key Magnet Level – Expect Reactions Here)

📍 Fibonacci Levels to Watch

🔹 Fib 50% from Yesterday’s High to Low: 2,895.00 (Midpoint Control Level)
🔹 Fib 61.8% (Golden Ratio for Shorting): 2,902.00 (Liquidity Refill Zone)
🔹 Fib 38.2% (Bullish Retracement Support): 2,888.00 (If Holds, Expect Bullish Strength)

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📍 SECTION 3: ASIAN SESSION BREAKDOWN – HOW TODAY’S LIQUIDITY IS BEING SET UP

⏳ Time Breakdown:
🇦🇺 Australia Open (00:00 - 02:00 UTC) → Low volume, initial range formation.
🇯🇵 Tokyo Open (02:00 - 05:00 UTC) → Stronger liquidity, first stop hunt attempts.
🇨🇳 China Open (05:00 - 07:30 UTC) → Institutional volume enters, key VWAP reactions happen.
🇮🇳 India Open (07:30 - 09:00 UTC) → Last liquidity grab before London takes control.

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📍 SECTION 4: IN-DEPTH FOOTPRINT BAR ANALYSIS – SMART MONEY MOVEMENT

What the Footprint Chart Shows from Asia’s 6-Hour Trading Window

1️⃣ Weak buying into resistance at 2,902.00 (Fib 61.8%) → Classic Smart Money Fake Pump.
2️⃣ Delta Divergence at VWAP Upper Band (2,909.50) → Institutional Sellers Stepping In.
3️⃣ Absorption at 2,888.00 (Fib 38.2%) → Possible Institutional Long Accumulation Zone.
4️⃣ Low Volume Nodes (LVNs) at 2,895.00 → Expect Quick Moves Through This Area.

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📍 SECTION 5: HIGH-LEVEL TRADING PLAN FOR TODAY (INSTITUTION-GRADE EXECUTION)

🔥 SCENARIO 1: BULL TRAP & LIQUIDITY DUMP (HIGH PROBABILITY SHORT PLAY)

🔹 London pushes price to Fib 61.8% (2,902.00) → Traps retail buyers.
🔹 Smart Money offloads into the breakout.
🔹 NYC dumps price back to VAL (2,880.00).

📌 TRADE SETUP:
• Sell Limit @ 2,902.50
• SL @ 2,910.00 (Above institutional liquidity grab).
• TP1 @ 2,895.00 (VWAP median reaction zone).
• TP2 @ 2,888.00 (Fib 38.2% & Institutional Buy Zone).
• TP3 @ 2,880.00 (Full Liquidity Void Completion).

🚨 TRIGGER TO CLOSE & REVERSE:
• If VWAP holds at 2,888.00 → Exit short, flip LONG.
• Delta shift confirms institutional accumulation → Add to longs aggressively.

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🔥 SCENARIO 2: MARKET MAKER FAKEOUT & REVERSAL (HIGH PROBABILITY LONG PLAY)

🔹 London sweeps lows at 2,880.00, trapping sellers.
🔹 Smart Money steps in, absorbing all sell orders.
🔹 NYC reverses price back to POC (2,902.50).

📌 TRADE SETUP:
• Buy Limit @ 2,880.00
• SL @ 2,875.00 (Below institutional stop hunt).
• TP1 @ 2,888.00 (Fib 38.2% + Institutional Entry Zone).
• TP2 @ 2,895.00 (VWAP median).
• TP3 @ 2,902.00 (POC retest).

🚨 TRIGGER TO CLOSE & REVERSE:
• If price stalls at VWAP (2,895.00) → Exit long, reassess bias.
• If delta shift shows buyers getting absorbed at 2,902.00 → Flip short.

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📍 SECTION 6: TRADE LIKE A PRO – NO HESITATION, PURE EXECUTION

RULE #1: DON’T BE THE LIQUIDITY – BE THE HUNTER.
• Retail traders are jumping into fake breakouts. We fade those moves.
• Market Makers will manipulate the trend early. We wait for the real move.
• Only trade at VWAP + POC + FIB LIQUIDITY ZONES – Everything else is noise.

🚨 FINAL NOTE: THE MARKET MAKER CYCLE IS CLEAR
🔹 London will decide today’s direction.
🔹 NYC will execute the final liquidation move.
🔹 The goal is to ride the institutional wave, not fight it.

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🔥 EXECUTION LEVEL: INSTITUTIONAL TRADING – NOT FOR THE WEAK

📍 You now have a full market breakdown, footprint analysis, Fibonacci liquidity zones, VWAP levels, and trade execution plan.

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