-FVG Example This candle creates the -FVG high. Use the low of this candle and extend out.
This candle breaks market structure to the downside in the form of an impulse candle, bearish engulfing.
The high of the candle following the engulfing candle sets the low of the -FVG and the candle should not trade back above through the candle high that created the lo.
You can look for setups at the -FVG high @3716.70, middle @3713.70 and low @3710.70.
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SPX +FVG failure I'm usually looking for my trades between 7am-12pm. Initially was looking for a BUY but the sell setup took over and I needed to remind myself of what it looks like when a +FVG.
Bullish POI, where I would normally be looking for a BUY entry and target the last highs made.
Price traded through the Bullish POI, a +FVG, then we traded retested the lows of it and continued to fall from there.
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SPX Sell 927/22 Good WinSmall Sell on SPX with a gain but nothing big
3708 entry
3716.50 SL
3691.90, 3680, 3673.70 targets
Since we're ranging I decided to sell the highs. we did make it to my first target which was basically the weekly opening price and I adjusted my SL into profit.
Price pushed back up to take today and yesterday's high out and ran back down to target 1 again. Added back on near my SL but already at BE with no complaints.
Second entry
SPX Top Down Analysis 9/27/22We are trading within a range near the most recent low on the daily after a big move to the downside. Definitely still overall bearish but we are trading into HTF points of interest to the downside, basically buy to sell setup's in the making. Missed the trade yesterday off of the range high but that's okay. Lots of news today so I won't be so quick to pull the trigger and just be more reactive today.
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SPX 9/26/22 No new entries so far So far no new entries on anything today and I'll probably leave it that way. We have had a confirmed response to the +OB and the +FVG after opening up the week to the downside. That said, we are still heavy and holding within a range (3704.10-3657.90) for now.
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These two news events are going to likely drive us for the day so I'll likely hold on for those and look for a response to whatever POI we are near at those given times.
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A quickish scalp on BitcoinShorting bitcoin for a quick trade. Market execution ONLY in case of a decent bounce / reaction.
Retracement off the golden pocket fib entering a fair value gap. Targets are value areas (a VWAP tap could also be a decent target).
If it didn't bounce off the golden pocket, then I will be watching for a reaction from the supply zone (in red above imbalance).
Use adequate position sizing and always trail ur stop.
SPX setup 9/23/22Looking for a retracement at this area for rejection and continuation.
No reason for us to move higher than this but if we do the A/S range left a FVG, an -OB, TDO, and the daily open as supply.
Going to be waiting for the times & sales to show the entry. The pass few days NAS has shown all the order flow except for the afternoon entry on SPX.
Projected low from daily fib level
End of the week so the risk will be reduced and no trades will be at a risk of more than 0.25% for the total of all trades entered.
SPX EOD day order flowWe got a sell off at the end of the day to close out today.
Just before the close, we had an order to the down side of over 70k between the daily open, the -FVG(L) price 3790, and a small -OB
At the level we saw definite follow through from that point on and near the daily lows at 3748.50
SPX neutral with a bias to the downsideAfter yesterday's drop that hit my 3770 target, we are holding near the weekly lows in discount. On the LTF the buying started in A/S sessions on through London session to take out some on the short term price imbalances.
Last POI was a reaction off of a -FVG that can be seen on the 15m and 1H charts. We will need to see if the fresh +FVG (not noted but its there on the same charts), the A/S session range, the DO, or the TDO holds up, else we continue down for the day. There's even a +OB at the 2:30 candle on the 15m, so I'll definitely be watching out for these +POIs.
The unemployment claim release at 8:30 is a good catalyst for a decision on the move today and that's where I'll be focused in on. The forecast is for higher claims and I am in agreement with that but I'll be patient in my bias.
Terms:
LTF: Lower Time Frame
POI: Point Of Interest
A/S: Asian Sydney session
-FVG: Bearish Fair Value Gap
+FVG: Bullish Fair Value Gap
DO: Daily Open
TDO: True Day Open
+OB:Bullish Order Block
SPX setup 9/20/22Trading inside yesterday's move up and near the weekly opening price.
Currently inside a 15m+FVG on no volume so I'll be paying attention to this area for the time being. The times and sales and level 2 aren't showing anyone big trading for now, so we wait.
I'm neutral to bullish for the short term but if we trade near the daily and the 15m-FVG and reject, I don't mind reversing the position in the opposite direction.
Boring Monday into FOMC Week9/19/22 It was a slow moving day after a pretty nasty gap down over the weekend and coming into a FOMC week. I hope your bias was bullish because there was legit no bearish momentum unless you swung puts over the weekend. Besides that you probably got crushed being bearish today unless you were just being a scalp master. the entries were difficult to spot today but they were there as long as your bias was correct.
NAS LONGSRiding the wave
1:24 PM, Price almost completely filled 5min FVG. Reaction from this low created an SH & a clear BOS.
It's been playing ping pong but understanding where PA wants to go on HTF should be prevalent.
Bearish 3-tap setup on BitcoinWe have shot up to a new range high which got deviated and retested successfully (what looks like a double but it is in reality a triple top due to the swept high that preceded which is a stronger pattern to trade).
We can also notice a bearish divergence in RSI.
Targets marked; FVG and equal lows.
US30 into the Fed rate Light news week going into the Sunday opening until Wednesday when the interest rate is released. We could have one or two thing happen until the Wednesday release:
1) We see priced in data and a direction chosen into the lead up
2) We see price stall out until we enter the day into the rate release.
This is a market moving data release so this is one to take with precaution after the CPI data implied a 75-100 bp increase.
NAS 100 into the Fed Rate Light news week going into the Sunday opening until Wednesday when the interest rate is released. We could have one or two thing happen until the Wednesday release:
1) We see priced in data and a direction chosen into the lead up
2) We see price stall out until we enter the day into the rate release.
This is a market moving data release so this is one to take with precaution after the CPI data implied a 75-100 bp increase.
SPX trading into Fed rate releaseLight news week going into the Sunday opening until Wednesday when the interest rate is released. We could have one or two thing happen until the Wednesday release:
1) We see priced in data and a direction chosen into the lead up
2) We see price stall out until we enter the day into the rate release.
This is a market moving data release so this is one to take with precaution after the CPI data implied a 75-100 bp increase.
CPI Data release TradeFirst video ever. Once again not financial advice, this is simply to monitor and journal by trade ideas.
This trade was on the ES S&P 500 E-mini Futures. Shorted some contracts off the lunch hour consolidation into the new daily lows. Pretty simple and easy price action to trade today so long as your bias was bearish.
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