Class A ▲ detected in nyam_sb

Wed, May 20, 2026, 10:00 AM EDT

ICT perspective

Setup, swing context, displacement, killzone

▭ FVG▭ iFVG┄ MSS━ OB━ PWH/PWL▣ Swept

A bullish Class A displacement formed after the sweep of London low (49405) and subsequent break above the ITH at 49844, establishing a swing low at 49325 and a fresh ITH at 49924. The displacement spans 49294–49827, with the bull FVG at 49405–49410 sitting at the bottom of the range—precisely where London low was cleared. An iFVG (49456–49494) formed during Asian hours and has since been filled. The MSS level at 49695 aligns with the PM high sweep, marking structural resistance in the ongoing bull swing. Price currently sits within NYAM (New York AM) killzone, having cycled through multiple liquidity sweeps across Asian, London, and PM sessions. A student watching this setup should observe how the bull FVG at the displacement floor acts as a supply-absorption level; price respects micro-structure when that gap remains unbroken, and a fresh break below it would signal a shift in the short-term bias despite the higher-timeframe bull structure remaining intact.

same setup, second lens

Traditional TA perspective

VWAP / EMA stack / RSI / MACD / Volume

━ VWAP━ EMA 20━ EMA 50┄ EMA 200·━ RSI(14)━ MACD━ Signal

Price closes 256 points above VWAP with the 20 and 50 EMAs aligned below it, though the 200 EMA sits 52 points above—creating a mixed stack that suggests uptrend structure remains intact but without clean layering. RSI at 64.47 reflects strong momentum without overbought extremes, while MACD shows the line (12.92) decisively above its signal (-24.23) with a positive histogram expanding at 37.16, confirming directional conviction. Volume at 42,152 contracts trades approximately 6.4× the 20-bar mean, signaling substantial participation behind the move. ATR at 158.96 points indicates elevated volatility relative to recent context—consistent with the sharp volume influx. The confluence of price above both the short-term VWAP and intermediate EMA pair, coupled with positive MACD momentum and volume expansion, frames an environment where upside structure remains present, though the elevated EMA 200 position warrants observation for resistance behavior on any continuation.

Setup context

MSS level: 49695
Displacement: 49294 → 49827
FVG: 49405 → 49410
Killzone: nyam_sb
Swept liquidity: pdl, asian_hi, asian_lo, london_hi, london_lo, pm_hi, pm_lo, nwog_ce, ndog_ce, dl

Swing sequence

ITL@49427 → ITH@49844 → ITL@49325 → ITH@49924

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Educational observation only. Not financial advice.