20251024 pre market



News
cpi came out
09:45 numbers
10:00 numbers

Condition 1
we have 2 smaller and one big balance area

Condition 0
we gap up to new ath on cpi numbers

Thoughts
Do not take new highs for granted. Sometimes these news gaps get sold off
If we see acceptance of new ath there should me some forced buying

Sweetspot Trader 

20251024 pre market News cpi came out 09:45 numbers 10:00 numbers Condition 1 we have 2 smaller and one big balance area Condition 0 we gap up to new ath on cpi numbers Thoughts Do not take new highs for granted. Sometimes these news gaps get sold off If we see acceptance of new ath there should me some forced buying

I would say we are going UP, as all the buyback shackles are removed today as well as 10.10 woo-doo spell ....

This framework does a solid job of laying out a disciplined, probabilistic approach to trading rather than prediction. The emphasis on classifying what’s happening live and applying game theory to market structure shows a strong understanding of order flow dynamics.

I especially like how it connects short-term emotional behavior and imbalanced inventory to trade setups, which is often where real edge comes from. The structured setups (SCALP continuation/contra, MOVE initial/second) make the logic repeatable while still accounting for changing conditions.

Clear, systematic thinking — this kind of process-driven approach is what separates speculation from strategy.

My only problem with this framework was nicely accentuated by yesterday price action where after huge Gap UP and unrelenting move up all those POC concepts became completely useless for a day trader in particular while price was going further and further from POC. Of cause at some point price will reverse, but chances that it happens during those huge move up are quite slim, so what is the point of having the system which tells you nothing in particular except that price and volume and TPO are marching upwards. I can see that without microscope.

I am ill at the moment. Plan to be back on thursday

Sweetspot Trader 

I am ill at the moment. Plan to be back on thursday

I guess you are just sick from this relentless drive to the moon. I would be too, mate. Get well !

20251030 pre market



News
msft and meta down after earnings
09555 feds bowman
today amc amzn & aaapl

Condition 1
in bigger picture we break out of a 6 week balance
in smaller picture we have a 3 day balance

Condition 0
we open near y low

Thoughts
i will watch if we go into the gap (bottom of 3 day balance)
how we behave in it (acceptance/rejection)
balance rules apply

20251030 recap



Beginning was on point:
-shake out below bottom of balance
-rejection
-long
-Exit 1/3 on flush (volume peak)

I saw potential for more but that did not come
After the fact i should have exited all at the flush
But i saw potential that they go through the balance area which by % was not a long way to go

20251031 pre market



News
aapl +2%
amzn +14%
0945 chicago pmi
1200 feds bostic

Condition 1
4 day balance area

Condition 0
open above y liquidation spike on good earnings

Thoughts
As long as we do not challenge the lower areas of the balance area it is bullish for me
Oni is 100% long so there can be some balancing og f it

Interesting to see most of the 'Gap' was filled after Cash Close up the Futures Close, an hour later.

Asian and Euro session today was mostly horizontal until the US transition period.

I do like using Yesterdays Value and VPOC as important structure in ETH until the Cash session takes over, although today its worked well in the early Cash session
31 Oct Futures and Cash