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XAU/USD Completing Wave Y: Final Dip Before RallyGold has completed its major 5-wave rise and is now finishing a corrective W-X-Y pattern. The recent drop looks like the final leg of this correction, meaning sellers are getting weaker. Price may show a small bounce up and then one last dip to complete the correction. After that final drop, a strong new uptrend is expected to start again. In short: correction ending soon, last dip big bullish move ahead. Stay tuned! @Money_Dictators Thank you :)
OANDA:XAUUSD
by Money_Dictators
Methodology: Smart Money Concept (SMC) 📈 BULLISH ANALYSIS - XAUUSD (GOLD) Timeframe: 15M - 1H 🎯 TRADE SETUP · ENTRY ZONE: 3,930 · STOP LOSS: 3,892 · TAKE PROFIT: 4,018 · RISK/REWARD: 1:2.32 ✅ 📊 MARKET CONTEXT · Liquidity Sweep Complete: The market swept the buy stops below 3,900, trapping late sellers. · FVG (Fair Value Gap) on 1H: A clear imbalance exists near 3,930, acting as a bullish magnet. · Order Block (15M): Price rejection at 3,930 confirms institutional buying interest. · Fakeout & Inducement: Retail was fooled into shorting the lows, just before the reversal. 🔍 SMART MONEY FLOW Phase: Accumulation Institutions loaded longs during the dip (3,892-3,930) while weak hands capitulated. Next Target: 4,018 This is a liquidity pool above the recent high — where sell stops likely cluster. New Higher High (HH) Incoming A break above 4,018 confirms the resumption of the bullish trend. 🎮 TRADE LOGIC Step 1: Liquidity grab below support (trapping sellers) Step 2: Price returns into FVG + Order Block Step 3: Rally toward liquidity above 4,018 ⚖️ RISK & REWARD · Risk: 38 points · Reward: 88 points · R/R Ratio: 1:2.32 · Position: Long (Buy-side) 📉 SCENARIOS · Main (70%): Direct push to 4,018 after holding 3,930. · Retest (30%): Quick dip to 3,910-3,920 before the rally. · Invalidation: Close below 3,892 (break of accumulation zone). 💬 MOTIVATIONAL CLOSE: “The market shook out the weak — now it’s our turn. We’re not chasing; we’re entering where institutions accumulated. The fakeout is over. The rally is just beginning. Trust your edge. Let’s ride this to 4,018! GOOD LUCK TRADERS…💪🎯
CAPITALCOM:GOLDLong
by Fonseca87
Did weekly lows for GBP/JPY get put in?The exchange rate has declined a little bit less then one percent from the weekly open. In reference to the current weekly high price has declined greater then one percent. Seeing as there is not any major data for the Yen or GBP. This feels like a safe position for me considering all of the implied interest rate cuts forecasted for this week. Using UIP for directional bias and TP, hoping to roll it up if GBP03Y yields climb. SL is ATR(14)x1.5.
Long
by MostlyFXcharts
XAUUSD Gold Price is currently trading around 3,933, showing a downward correction after a strong bullish rally. The market has reached a key support zone near 3,920 – 3,900, where a potential rebound could occur. A bullish breakout from the minor descending trendline could trigger an upward move toward the first target zone at 4,050 – 4,100. If momentum continues, the next major target lies around 4,200. However, if price breaks below the current support, further downside may extend toward the next support zone near 3,850 – 3,800. Overall, price action suggests a critical decision point, with potential for a trend reversal if support holds. "Thank you for your support! If you found this idea valuable or learned something new, please consider liking and leaving a comment. I’d really appreciate hearing your feedback and thoughts."
OANDA:XAUUSDLong
by Pintu_sahu01
Quiet in FX Options — But Gold Is Heating Up Over the past 24 hours, major currency options saw little of interest. In contrast, precious metals — especially Gold — are attracting serious attention. Let’s break down the key developments: 🔹 Observation #1: A New Bullish (But Hedged) Portfolio Appears (See risk profile on screenshot.) A new SMART option portfolio has entered the market: Bullish bias, but with a built-in hedge — which reduces its predictive value. If price drops below $3,800, the portfolio starts generating profit for its owner (via the hedge). Built on the February 2025 futures contract, under an option series expiring in December 2025. 📌 Yes, it sounds confusing — and it is. Option series expire, but futures live on. This creates what we call "expiry risk" — a topic for another deep-dive article. 🔹 Observation #2: Put Activity at 3900 (Dec Series) There’s growing activity in puts at the 3900 strike — moderate bullish positioning or support. The bullish structure is hedged — not a pure directional bet. Bearish positioning remains active. Price has not yet shown signs of moving toward the main long setup. I’d recommend at least 2–7 days of observation before considering any reversal trades. 📌 And here's why: It’s rare for price to move immediately toward the target of a large, long-dated portfolio. More often, there’s a delay of several days — especially when expiry is still far out. Watch the flow. Trade only when the edge is clear. May the data-driven approach be with you!
COMEX:GCZ2025Long
by ClashChartsTeam
BUY NFLXNFLX is due to fall down or short soon at 1,134.00 to 1,405.00, but for next week or maybe this week – it's time to BUY NFLX at 1,164.00, riding back up to 1,134.00 to 1,405.00 as Profit Targets, Stop Loss is at 1,132.00! If anyone likes long mumbo jumbo garbage analysis, than this is NOT for you. Also, if you are afraid of risk, failure, and want only a 100% sure thing, than run as fast as you can from the market, because the market is NOT a sure thing, so it is definitely NOT for you. WARNING: This is just opinions of the market and its only for journaling purpose. This information and any publication here are NOT meant to be, and do NOT constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations. Trading any market instrument is a RISKY business, so do your own due diligence, and trade at your own risk. You can loose all of your money and much more.
NASDAQ:NFLXLong
by pstock123
BTCUSD — New York Cleans London Highs 🧭 Context New York came in aggressive and swept the London highs — a clean stop-hunt above the morning range. After the sweep, price slipped back inside structure, confirming it was liquidity collection, not breakout continuation. Same playbook we’ve seen all week: clean liquidity, reset the board, and wait for direction. 📐 Technical Map Structure: Still inside a bearish daily range, rotating between 116,077.51 – 103,516.75. Geometry: We remain in an internal bullish bias as long as price holds above 114,128.30. If we close below 114,128.30, that’s the first sign of weakness in price action — an early signal the range may start to roll over. Confirmation: A decisive close below 112,885.20 confirms breakdown; holding above keeps the range intact. Bias: Neutral-to-bearish unless we see strong volume confirmation to either side. 🌐 Fundamental Pulse Dollar strength persists after Monday’s yield rebound — the 10-year Treasury hovers near 4.58%. CPI miss remains in play and crypto liquidity stays tight. Risk tone across markets leans defensive — institutions hedging more, speculating less. 📊 Volume & Order Flow Map The sweep showed a clear volume burst but no continuation. Footprint data suggests liquidity taken from the highs and absorbed back into range — a controlled event, not momentum-driven. 🎯 Plan No need to rush trades after a sweep. Let price confirm with a clean close — below 114,128.30 signals early weakness; below 112,885.20 opens range extension lower. Above 114,128.30, we stay inside the current rotation. Patience here protects capital. 🧠 CORE5 Note — For Traders Sweeps are designed to pull emotion. Your edge is to let them happen, then read what survives after. Stay patient — control builds confidence. — CORE5DAN Institutional Logic. Modern Technology. Real Freedom.
COINBASE:BTCUSDShort
by CORE5DAN
Trade Idea | $NKE – Reversal Setup Under Macro Pressure🔍 Trade Idea | NYSE:NKE – Reversal Setup Under Macro Pressure Timeframe: Daily | Structure + Flow + Macro by VolanX DSS Setup Summary: Price emerging from long down-channel into potential base formation. Support zone near ~$55.85 aligned with prior liquidity hub. Macro catalysts: brand pivot, margin improvement, consumer discretionary sentiment shift. Flow trigger: Look for delta-volume expansion on breakout above upper trendline. Trade Plan: Entry Trigger: Close above $70 with volume > 1.5× average and retest of breakout level. Target Zones: TP1 ~$110–120 (structural recovery), TP2 ~$164 (long-term confluence). Invalidation: Close below $55.85 or re-entry into channel without breakout. Risk-Management: Max 1.5 % risk, monitor implied volatility if using options. Narrative: This isn’t just a consumer stock – it’s a brand undergoing re-engineering. If Nike executes on its “Sport Offense” and operational momentum aligns, the technicals offer a high-probability inflection point for a swing leg. But the thesis is contingent on both structural confirmation and flow/volume alignment. ⚠️ Not investment advice. For educational/trading-alert use only. #NKE #VolanX #WaverVanir #QuantEdge #SmartMoneyConcepts #LiquidityReclaim #SwingTrade
NYSE:NKELong
by Wavervanir_International_LLC
$BYND - The Next GMELet's look at the thesis behind this idea :- 1) Massive Short interest. 2) Falling Wedge Pattern. 3) Diamond Hands are back again and This time they are supporting BYND. 4) Untapped Liquidity Resting above and possibility of liquidating Shorts would also be appealing to Market makers to supply Liquidity to HIGHER Bidders for building new Short positions. From my speculation, this is highly risky play. But how to play it? No need to go full APE. Risk Assessment can be used. Assess your risk. Use a Stop loss. Accept your Risk. Always use a Stop loss with risk in mind of what you can afford to lose. This is not a Financial Advice. Your gains and losses are your responsibility. I wish you good luck. This idea is for educational purposes only. DYOR. If you like this idea then Follow me please.
NASDAQ:BYNDLong
by StunnerStock
4
$UMC | Monthly Structure Outlook (WaverVanir DSS View)📈 NYSE:UMC | Monthly Structure Outlook (WaverVanir DSS View) United Microelectronics Corp is shaping an interesting long-term structure. After years of compression, we’re now seeing price hovering just above the long-term base near $5.84 — a critical liquidity floor that has held since 2022. 🔹 Chart Context Structure: Descending wedge breakout forming on the 1M timeframe Fibonacci Retracement: 0.618–0.786 levels (≈ $8.46–$10.32) are immediate resistances Expansion Targets: 1.236 → $15.29 1.382 → $16.93 (major macro target) 1.618 → $19.50 (extension zone) 🔹 Macro Bias (VolanX DSS Projection) If macro tailwinds continue to support semiconductor demand and liquidity cycles expand, UMC could stage a large cyclical recovery. However, a monthly close below $5.84 would invalidate this bullish thesis and suggest deeper structural weakness. 🔹 Thesis Summary Bullish confirmation: Breakout + retest of red trendline Bearish invalidation: Monthly close under $5.84 Long-term projection: $16.93+ Timeframe: 12–24 months ⚙️ Chart generated with VolanX DSS (AI model blend: Fibonacci + Macro Flow). 🧠 For educational use only. Not financial advice.
NYSE:UMCLong
by Wavervanir_International_LLC
5 Truths That Took Me 2 Years to Accept and 5 to UnderstandTrading isn’t something you “get” in a few weeks. You might catch a lucky streak early on and feel like that Lambo is just a few months away; but that illusion fades fast. The truth is, trading is a rollercoaster. Especially in the early stages, when emotions, variance, and lack of structure hit all at once. Even for those few who survive beyond the average life span of a retail trader (which is painfully short), it takes years for the craft to settle into something resembling steady, reliable income. Over time, traders collect scars and lessons that only experience can teach. Here are five of the most important ones I’ve learned after more than two decades in this game. They may sound simple or vague now, but trust me, if you stick around long enough, one day you’ll read them and nod quietly, realizing they’ve all become true. 1️⃣ Technical Analysis isn’t linear, perfect, or enough. Patterns evolve, markets change, and setups fail. I’m sure you’ve experienced it, that “perfect trade” that still turned into a loss. That’s why TA should be treated as a lens, not a compass. Relying 100% on technical analysis is too basic; if you want to succeed, you need something deeper: context, probability, and process. 2️⃣ I’m never right or wrong. A loss doesn’t mean you were wrong, it’s just risk doing its job. In technical terms, it’s variance at work. The only real mistake is confusing randomness with failure. 3️⃣ Consistency always beats prediction. The future is uncertain.Trying to predict the next tick, the next day, or the next week is futile. Once you understand that your system lives inside uncertainty, everything changes. Discipline compounds, prediction doesn’t. Stop treating trading as a guessing game and start treating it as a process. 4️⃣ Emotions are a sign you’ve misunderstood your system. If you find yourself reacting to your last win or loss, it’s a sign you don’t truly understand how trading works. Each trade is just one data point in the variance of your system. When you start to see it that way, emotions disappear and clarity takes over. 5️⃣ Chasing outsized returns produces outsized losses. Every shortcut in trading is just a longer route to pain. Your system has an expected future value: it fluctuates in the short run, but it’s stable in the long term. When you try to force profits or speed up growth, what you’re really doing is increasing risk to a level that can destroy you. Remember: it’s not about getting rich fast; it’s about staying solvent long enough for your edge to compound. 🧠 Trading isn’t about being smart, reading charts well, or even being right; it’s about being disciplined, logical, and consistent. Each of these lessons was learned through years of mistakes, setbacks, and reflection. They might sound vague, simple, or even wrong today, but trust me, when you reach your tenth year in trading, you’ll see every one of these truths play out in real life. If you’d like me to expand on any of them, drop a comment below, I’d love to dive deeper.
NASDAQ:RKLBEducation
by CF_444
5
$HBARUSD Potential UpsideGood morning, Looks like the shakeout is over for now. Something I noticed was the force-out of leveraged players. We won't see the prices the institutions were able to scoop up, because all of those "sellers" were forced out of the market, and shares immediately bought up. I have invested in several strong utility cryptos, and I could see COINBASE:HBARUSD being in that conversation in the near future. As always, first target is the 0.888 Fibonacci. 888 = abundance Alex
COINBASE:HBARUSD
by AirborneAlex