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CLS Method 3/9 - A Wick Past the Line Is the Hunt. Hey what's up guys, part 2 showed you why the hunt exists. This is part 3 of 9. It is the candle you are allowed to mark as the range. The mistake is marking every large candle, or hunting a three-candle sticker. A CLS range is one specific candle. The flow from parts 1 and 2 left a footprint. You do not need a volume indicator to see it. After you have looked at enough charts, the print is obvious. Until then, use the five conditions. If one fails, it is not the range. 🕯️ Five Conditions A

BTCUSD Liquidity & Fibonacci Expansion Model BTCUSD Liquidity Sweep + Fibonacci SMC Strategy — Full Candle-by-Candle Explanation This chart demonstrates how liquidity, candle behaviour, trendline structure, Fibonacci 0.50–0.618, CHoCH/BOS and FVG can be combined into one SMC execution model. The important point is that each candle gives information about the battle between buyers and sellers. One candle alone is not a trade signal; the sequence and location of candles create the setup. 1. Initial Bullish Candles — Building Buy-Side Press

by Mr_Basit_Forex

CLS Method 4/9 - Valid Candle in the Wrong Half Is Still a Pass.Hey what's up guys, part 3 gave you the candle. This is part 4 of 9. A valid candle in the wrong half of the range is still a pass. The mistake is buying the nice continuation at the top, because it looks like strength. That print is usually where the stops get built. The trade, if there is one, is lower. ✂️ The Dealing Range A dealing range is not every swing you can see. Price has to take a swing high and a swing low, then make a clear expansion. That expansion leg is the dealing range.

BTC Trendline Break | A Gann-Inspired Perspective Bitcoin’s lower channel boundary supported the major lows in 2018, March 2020, and late 2022. In 2026, price slipped below it and is now testing that boundary again. I think this trendline will fail, and this retest will lead to another leg lower. My expectation is that former support becomes resistance, confirming the breakdown. Gann warned about a fourth test breaking through after previous tests held. His original rule referred to the same price level; I’m applying that concept here to a ri

by MarketWarfare

BTCUSD Rising Trendline Holds as 90K Liquidity Comes Into Focus 🔹 BTCUSD is holding within a rising market structure, with price respecting the ascending trendline after the reaction from the 74,000–75,000 area. The recent consolidation around 83,000–86,000 suggests a period of balance after the previous bullish expansion. Price is currently trading above the highlighted 80,000–81,000 support zone, while the 87,000–88,000 area appears to act as nearby resistance. Above that region, the 90,000 liquidity area remains a major upside objective visible on the cha

One Winning Trade Can Distort a Strategy A profitable trading record does not always mean that a strategy has been consistently profitable. Sometimes one unusually large winner is responsible for a substantial percentage of the entire result. Imagine a strategy tested across 100 trades. Ninety-nine of those trades collectively produce almost no profit, but one exceptional position captures a massive trend and pushes the overall result strongly positive. Looking only at total return, the strategy appears successful. Looking at how tha

BTCUSD — Breakout Structure | Resistance in Focus (2H) Bitcoin has broken above the descending trendline and is holding above the marked support zone. The next major resistance is around 88,500. 🟦 Support Zone: 84,500–85,300 🎯 Resistance Objective: 88,500 Structure: Bullish breakout structure while price holds above the support zone. A sustained hold above 84,500–85,300 keeps the upside structure active. A move back below this zone would weaken the breakout setup.

by Apex_Legends

BTCUSD — PRICE ACTION EDUCATION | READ THE MARKET NOT THE NOISE BTCUSD — PRICE ACTION EDUCATION | READ THE MARKET, NOT THE NOISE Bitcoin does not move because of candles alone. Every candle is a reflection of buyers, sellers, liquidity, market sentiment, news, and global risk conditions. This educational analysis explains the possible reason behind each candle and how global country-related issues can influence BTCUSD without assuming that every price move is caused by one specific event. 1. The First Bullish Candle — Buyers Step In A bullish candle show

by Gold_pro_traders

BTCUSD — Understanding Missed Entries BTCUSD — Missed Entry & Price Action Educational Analysis This chart explains an important trading lesson: missing an entry does not mean you should chase the market. Every candle provides information about buying pressure, selling pressure, rejection, momentum and market structure. The distance from the planned entry zone should always be considered before taking any new position. Example 1 — Smaller Move / Still Close The first example shows BTCUSD gradually moving upward from the planned e

by Gold_pro_traders

REJECTION BLOCK | LIQUIDITY-BASED PRICE ACTION MODEL. A Rejection Block represents an area where price shows a strong rejection after reaching a meaningful liquidity or premium/discount zone. The important point is not simply the candle shape, but why price rejected that area. THE CORE MODEL Liquidity → Rejection → Displacement → Structure Shift → Retracement → Entry A stronger setup develops when the rejection occurs after liquidity has been taken and price produces clear displacement in the opposite direction. BULLISH REJECTION BLOCK Price

Recovery Speed Matters How much price recovers after a decline matters, but how quickly it happens can reveal something that the percentage alone cannot. Suppose CRYPTOCAP:BTC falls from $80,000 to $72,000 over ten days. In one scenario, price needs another ten days to recover back toward $80,000. The recovery is constructive, but buyers needed roughly the same amount of time to undo the damage that sellers created. Now imagine CRYPTOCAP:BTC suffers the same decline over ten days but recovers to $80,000 in only

BITCOIN Is it in similar 1D MA200 pullback scenario as Jan 2023?Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has been on Higher Highs since late August but its 1D RSI on the same period of time is under a Lower Highs trend-line. That is technically a Bearish Divergence and we saw the very same pattern after the bottom of the 2022 Bear Cycle. More specifically, it was formed through late January - February 2023 and when BTC filled the Gap 1 Resistance from the Bear Cycle Lower High, it got rejected. The resulting pull-back broke below the 1D MA50 (blue trend-line) and bottomed on the 1

Liquidity Sweeps And Stop Hunts: Why Price Wicks Past Zones That wick through support or resistance is not always random. Obvious levels collect orders, and those orders are liquidity. 🔵 Obvious Levels Create Obvious Liquidity Traders tend to place orders in the same places. Stops sit just below support, just above resistance, beyond equal highs and lows, and around round numbers. Breakout orders often sit around those same areas. Once enough orders gather there, the level becomes more than a line on the chart. It becomes a pool of liquidity. This i

by SwallowAcademy

BTCUSD Bullish Breakout Toward 86,300 BTCUSD is showing a bullish structure on the 1H chart, with price holding above the **83,000–83,200 support zone** and pushing back toward the **85,000 resistance area**. A sustained breakout above 85,000 could open the way toward the marked **target around 86,300–86,400**. The rising trendline also supports the bullish setup. **Target:** 🎯 **86,300–86,400** **Key Support:** **83,000–83,200** **Breakout Level:** **85,000–85,100** *Bullish idea remains valid while the key support zone holds.*

by Alpha_Trade_Scope

When Indicators Say the Same Thing Using several indicators can make a trade look more convincing. RSI is bullish, MACD has crossed higher, moving averages are trending upward, and a momentum oscillator confirms the move. It looks like four separate reasons to take the trade. In reality, you may be looking at the same information four times. Most technical indicators are derived from price, volume, or a combination of both. RSI and MACD use different calculations, for example, but both respond to changes in price momentum. When

BTCUSD (SMC) | Trendline + Fibonacci 0.5, 0.618, 1.5 & 1.7 Targe BTCUSD Smart Money Concepts (SMC) | Trendline + Fibonacci 0.5, 0.618, 1.5 & 1.7 Target Model This BTCUSD educational chart explains a complete Smart Money Concepts (SMC), Trendline Break, Fibonacci Retracement and Fibonacci Extension model. The objective of this chart is to demonstrate how multiple technical concepts can be combined to understand market structure, liquidity, retracement behavior, confirmation and potential target areas. The setup should be studied as a sequence of price-actio

by FX_Momentum_pips

BITCOIN Plenty of buy opportunities to come.Bitcoin (BTCUSD) is well known for its parabolic nature, which however in recent Cycles have normalized as Diminishing Returns are the norm due to the asset's inevitable market cap growth. Through all of its Cycles, BTC has always presented, on average, the most common buying opportunities within its Parabolic Growth Curve (PGC). That's a concept we've talked over and over in the past 10 years and has shown great efficiency. Right now BTC remains within its PGC and based on 3 out of 4 Bull Cycl

BITCOIN Are we gonna have an UPTOBER?Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has officially entered the final (Q4) quarter of the year today and with that the month of October. Whether you are new to the market or not, you've heard of the Uptober meme, which in a play of words suggests that October will be a bullish month for BTC. But is it? What is the statistical truth behind it? For some reference, last time we made a mention on the 'Uptober' effect was a year ago (see chart below) at the start of the recent Bear Cycle, giving a strong Sell Signal tha

Reading Price With Open Interest Price tells you where the market moved. Open interest can help explain whether traders were adding or removing derivative exposure while that move happened. The useful part is not whether open interest is simply “high” or “low.” It is how it changes relative to price. Suppose CRYPTOCAP:BTC rallies from $78,000 to $82,000 while open interest rises sharply. Price is advancing while more derivative positions are being created. The move is therefore developing alongside increasing leverage and p

BTCUSD Bearish Breakdown BTCUSD faced strong selling pressure after being rejected from the upper resistance zone near **$87,200**. Price has now broken below the rising trendline and the key resistance zone around **$84,800–$85,100**, indicating a potential bearish shift in market structure. If sellers maintain control below the broken zone, BTCUSD could continue its downward move toward the major support area. 🎯 **Target: $83,200** 📉 **Key Resistance: $84,800–$85,100** 🛡️ **Major Support: $82,800–$83,200** The bear

by Alpha_Trade_Scope

BTCUSD | Bearish Rejection & Downside Potential Setup BTCUSD | Bearish Rejection & Downside Potential Setup Fundamental View Bitcoin remains sensitive to the broader macro environment as elevated U.S. Treasury yields and a relatively firm U.S. dollar continue to create headwinds for risk assets. Recent price action has shown that softer U.S. economic data can initially support Bitcoin, but persistent high yields can limit the sustainability of those gains. Although expectations for an October Fed rate hike have recently declined following weaker

by YOUSUF-ANALYTICS

BITCOIN on the 1st 'Relief Zone' of the Bull Cycle.Bitcoin (BTCUSD) is approaching the 1W MA100 (green trend-line), which is technically a strong pressure level as it was the one that provided the first Support of the Bear Cycle during November 2025 - January 2026, before it eventually broke. At the same time, it has just reached the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level of the Cycle. Historically, during every Bull Cycle except for 2019, BTC pulled back to or below the 0.382 Fib when it reached the 1W MA100 - 0.5 Fib Zone. We technically call this t

BTC/USD — Daily Chart BTC/USD — Daily Chart Bitcoin has broken above the descending trendline and is consolidating between $83,066 support and $87,925 resistance. The bullish bias holds while $83,066 remains supported. A daily close above $87,925, followed by a successful retest, would strengthen the case for $90,000 and then $94,000. A daily close below $83,066 would weaken the setup and bring the $78,000–$80,000 area into focus, followed by $74,000–$76,000. Watching daily closes for confirmation. The rising tre