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  #622 (permalink)
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20250512 pre market



News
trade talks between us and china were positive

Condition 1 and 0
Very huge gap out of balance area
market opens 3% higher
oni very long

Thoughts
I do not follow large gaps early
large gaps often suck the life out of trade
Do not sit on the flagpole
wait for some balancing of inventory = liquidation


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  #623 (permalink)
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20250513 pre market



News
cpi came out
09:45 trump talks

Condition 1
daily is exploring higher
> do not go against

Condition 0
open with small gap up

Thoughts


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  #624 (permalink)
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20250514 pre market



News
10:30 crude inventories

Condition 1
otf up /price exploring

Condition 0
We open in y belly

Thoughts
As we are a bit overextended/overbought it gets more and more risky to sit in longs
Wait for some liquidation before you look for longs


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20250515 pre market



News
1000 numbers
1300 numbers
1400 feds barr

Condiiton 1
otf up / price exploring
yesterday inside day (which is a sign of balance)

Condition 0
open near y low after having been lower

Thoughts
The edges of the inside day are good milestones to judge what the markets wants to do
- shake out a few longs and continue higher?
- build a balance area?
- ...


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20250516 pre market



News
1000 MIchigan numbers

Condition 1
otf up / price exploring

Condition 0
We open with small gap up

Thoughts
Market is a bit overextended
There will be better opportunities after we have seen a liquidation and have a defined balance area
Do not anticipate a liquidation, wait until it happens
Do not sit in longs


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  #627 (permalink)
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20250519 pre market



News
10:00 numbers
13:30 feds kashkari


Condition 1
otf up
todays gap down brings the market in balance

Condition 0
Big gap down after rating downgrade

Thoughts
We are in a strong up-market
The actual development will shake out some poor located longs
Lets see if it does more (or not)


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  #628 (permalink)
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Judge the market in relation to reference levels/millestones
If there were any serious selling after a gap down the market should not go through the previous low that easy like it did today


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20250520 pre market



News
09:30 feds collin
11:55 trump
13:00 wh press sec
13:00 feds musalem

Condition 1

market is exploring higher

Condition 0
open in y belly
> expect chop

Thoughts
I see yesterdays last 6 tpos and eth as one belly
Expect chop inside
Edges are interesting


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  #630 (permalink)
 Sweetspot Trader 
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20250527 pre market



News
10:00 numbers
11:30 numbers

Condition 1
10 day balance area
On friday we tested the downside but (for now) failed

Condition 0
i ignore yesterday
we open with a big gap up

Thoughts
If we hold these prices this is a look below balance and fail (which is bullish)
As we are already in the middle of that balance area we could see chop


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