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"Stand by Me"Ben E. King, 1961. Classic Soul, Rhythm & Blues. Inspired by a popular gospel hymn of the South, same title. Your author wanted to show a clean trading chart, and he also wanted to show his "Stand by Me" chart with its many supports and resistances. He always trades from a clean 5minute chart. He simply clicks the hide button on & off. If you switch to a 5m chart and you follow his trading plans you know he "bot" the Dip from 26110 - 26085. He also "bot" the Dip from 26060 - 26010. You know he is nearly always Long and Short. He "would have" already pocketed much profit from 11.2 open to 11.3 10:15 - the first BTD entry. You would also know he "started" a new Pawn for a King sequence selling 1 Pawn @ 26079.50 & buying 2 Kings @ 26080.00. What's up with the quotation marks? Thrice this year he has been flagged as a national security risk. Twice he has been deplatformed and twice his trading account seized. This third time he pulled his account before it could be seized once again, & he deplatformed once again. Adokimos is the Greek word Paul used in Rom.1:28 to describe our present society. It's a form of insanity. A society that declares itself autonomous from Eternal Truth always ends up here. Such a society perverts good and evil to such an extent that it punishes good and exalts evil. We do have the best form of human government ever conceived - the culmination of millennia of Judaism and Christianity. We do get the government we deserve. When we choose to throw off self-government, i.e. virtue, we end up with Nihilism, Adokimos, our present society. John Adams, one of our founding fathers, is well-known for having written, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." Regarding self-government, i.e. individuals governing their behavior by Judeo-Christian ethics, he wrote, "The only foundation of a pure Constitution is pure virtue." "When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled, the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form." "The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity." On this, the eve of the New York mayoral election, Adams wrote this - "...poets read history to collect flowers not fruits - they attend to fanciful images, not the effects of social institutions." There is so much that is just, pure and virtuous that our founding fathers have left us that many volumes have been written and, unfortunately, rejected by our present society. I will end with this quote from Adams, "The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing." And I shall add - Trading. Adokimos.
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by Sidgate
GBPUSD | 4H Break Confirmation for Buyside ContinuationGBPUSD has reacted from a daily order block after sweeping daily equal lows, indicating potential buyside momentum developing from this level. If the 4H candle closes above 1.3149, it will confirm a bullish bias for aggressive buyers, aligning with intraday structure shifts. Ideally, the best execution would’ve occurred after a sweep of the previous week’s low, which hasn’t yet been achieved — this remains the main con of the setup. If price continues to hold above 1.3123 and we see a 4H close above 1.3149, I’ll expect the current or next session (Tuesday) to set the weekly low, leading to a bullish expansion toward 1.3300. Trade Parameters: Bias: Bullish (confirmed above 1.3149) Invalidation: 4H close below 1.3123 Target: 1.3190 → 1.3230 → 1.3300 Context: Daily liquidity sweep + Order Block reaction + 4H structure shift
Long
by unfazetrader
Waves Breakout and Buy Idea !Waves Corporation Ltd (PSX: WAVES) – Long term Technical Setup Waves has finally broken out of a multi-year accumulation zone after trading sideways since late 2022. The stock has cleared the major supply area around 10–11 PKR, turning that region into a fresh support base. From here, I expect a healthy pullback into that zone (shakeout/retest) before the next leg higher. The first major resistance sits around 17.20, and a sustained breakout above that level could open the way towards the 28–30 PKR zone over the longer term. Volume has been picking up, which suggests real money is starting to rotate in. As long as price holds above 10, the structure remains bullish. This chart is setting up for a classic accumulation → breakout → retest → markup phase. Longer term investors may want to watch closely how it behaves on the retest before positioning for the bigger move.
PSX:WAVESLong
by TradeMarketWatch
November Gold Paradox: Expected Strength Meets Blurred Direction 🍂 November typically brings seasonal bullish moves for Gold; demands from India and China, central bank interest, and safe-haven flows as the year winds down. ⭐But November 2025 opens with hesitation, not momentum. October closed with fresh all-time highs, followed by a sharp end-month correction that broke short-term structure. Now, Gold begins November range-bound, lacking both clarity and fundamental conviction. Contributing to this indecision is the U.S. government shutdown, which has delayed critical economic data. Without jobs reports or inflation metrics, the Fed has no updated visibility and traders are left without macro confirmation to support directional conviction. While shutdowns often support Gold as a safe haven, the current blackout has instead amplified uncertainty. 🔹 This first week already carries weight: ISM Manufacturing PMI on Monday (negative for Dollar as of recent release) and ADP Employment on Wednesday; two of the few confirmed releases still standing despite the shutdown. They could offer short-term directional clues if volatility aligns with structure, but just as easily trigger reactive spikes that fade within hours. Either way, the message is the same let structure confirm before conviction takes over. Until that changes, structure not sentiment is the only valid guide. 📚 November’s Setups in Disguise Gold is trading November more in anticipation. Because the market isn’t lost, but simply waiting for structure to confirm direction. Our metal is moving between defined zones, reacting level to level, not to headlines or speculation. For now, price is holding inside a decision area, no breakout yet and that telling us to be patient. Here’s the paradox: → If Gold begins to rally this month, the whispers of an early Fed pivot will return. Risk appetite expands, and momentum traders chase continuation. → If it sells off, those same expectations get priced out. The safe-haven flows unwind, and bearish narratives resurface. → But if Gold simply stays trapped in a wide, reactive range both buyers and sellers become liquidity for one another if they do not pay attention. And that’s the part most traders miss. November is a preparation month. Volatility without confirmation is dangerous. → Read the structure, not the headlines. → Trade the reaction, not the assumption. → Focus on your system, not the noise. Clarity will come, but maybe not in the first week. ⚖️ The Mindset Shift This Market Demands Beware this not the Gold environment we were trading even two months ago. We’ve entered a phase where volatility has changed: one-minute candles can travel 200+ pips, and price can sweep both sides of structure in minutes. Volumes in a day can exceed 2000+ pips. 🔹 Think in wider zones, not narrow scalps. High timeframe levels — like H1/30M and H4 — are providing more stability in these volatile conditions. Entries defined there, confirmed on M15 or M5, are showing better follow-through. 🔹 Consider reducing your lot sizes. Not as a rule, but as a response to the increased range and unpredictability. What worked with older volatility may now lead to outsized losses in the blink of an eye. 🔹 Let go of urgency. This isn’t about catching every move. In fact, the best setups in this market come from not chasing, but letting structure unfold first. 1 good setup/day is more than enough. 🔹 Trade with the trend first — countertrend only with caution. The current volatility makes every retracement look like opportunity, but most reversals are just liquidity sweeps. Until structure confirms a real shift, fading moves is riskier than riding them. XAUUSD has changed pace again. And the traders who are adapting ,without needing to predict ,are the ones who’ll stay in profit in this cycle. This November isn’t a month for bold predictions, so let’s trade what’s real, adjust often, and survive cleanly into December, with capital and clarity intact. If this article gave you clarity for the weeks ahead, drop a 🚀 and follow us ✅for Trading Psychology articles and daily ideas.
FOREXCOM:XAUUSD
by GoldMindsFX
Technical Analysis WeeklyGermany 40 is still stuck in a neutral range phase. Price is at 24,159, close to the VWAP of 24,150. The RSI at 50.3 suggests a totally neutral bias. Support is at 23,878, and resistance is at 24,427. UK 100 continues in a strong bullish impulsive trend, trading at 9,732 above its VWAP of 9,532. Momentum remains strong with an RSI of 69.3, nearing overbought territory. Support is seen at 9,234 and resistance at 9,829. Wall Street maintains its bullish trend and is still in an impulsive phase, trading at 47,643 and comfortably above the VWAP of 46,711. The RSI at 68.0 reflects strong upside pressure. Support lies at 45,359, with resistance at 48,063. Brent Crude is still bearish overall, though it has entered a correction phase- and could be staging a trend reversal. Price is at 6,461, hovering above the VWAP of 6,333. RSI at 51.5 indicates a neutral stance. Support is found at 6,000, while resistance caps at 6,667. Gold’s bullish trend has paused into a correction, now trading at 4,002, still below the VWAP of 4,104. The RSI of 49.1 reflects a cooling momentum. Support is at 3,861, with resistance at 4,104. EUR/USD has broken down into a 3-month low but remains in an overall neutral trend, trading at 1.1515 and under its VWAP of 1.1614. The RSI at 33.1 hints at building downside momentum. Support is found at 1.1500, with resistance at 1.1710. GBP/USD has weakened to test the bottom of its multi-month range setting up possible breakdown into a new bearish trend, currently at 1.3127 and beneath the VWAP of 1.3309. The RSI at 30.4 signals oversold conditions. Support is at 1.3106, with resistance at 1.3513. USD/JPY continues its bullish impulsive trend, now trading at 154.13, above the VWAP of 152.19. The RSI at 66.3 shows strong upward pressure. Support lies at 149.74, with resistance at 154.64.
SPREADEX:GDAXI
by Spreadex Trading
XAUUSD – Long Setup (15m)Looking for a long entry around 4010.80, aligning with prior demand + HVN shelf + bullish FVG. Stop below 3990 (invalidates structure). Targeting 4060.80, which aligns with the opposing POI high and completion of the prior imbalance. Structure shows liquidity sweep under 3990, reclaim of value area, and bullish displacement through 4020 confirming buyers in control. ⚙️ Trade Plan: • Entry: 4010.80 • Stop: < 3990 • TP1: 4035 (LVN reaction zone) • TP2: 4060.80 (POI completion) • R:R ≈ 1:2.7 Watching for continuation during London / NY expansion windows.
OANDA:XAUUSDLong
by alldyn_pip_king
Gold Forming Bearish Three Drives Pattern Below Channel MidlineHi team! Gold has formed a double top near the upper boundary of a long-term ascending channel, signaling potential exhaustion of the bullish momentum. After breaking below the local support and retesting it, price created a lower high, which confirms a short-term bearish structure. Currently, the market is consolidating below the midline of the new channel. The recent sequence of moves is forming a potential Three Drives pattern, where Drive 1 and Drive 2 are already complete, and a possible Drive 3 could be developing. If price fails to reclaim the main support zone around $4,000–$4,050, we can expect a continuation to the downside toward: $3,815 – the first key support level and measured target for Drive 3. $3,604 – the next major support zone and lower boundary of the broader channel. As long as price remains below the recent swing highs, the bearish scenario remains valid. A clear break above the midline of the channel would invalidate this setup and suggest a potential reversal. Disclaimer: As part of ThinkMarkets’ Influencer Program, I am sponsored to share and publish their charts in my analysis.
THINKMARKETS:XAUUSDShort
by melikatrader94
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